neko-custom/docs/changelog.md

Changelog

master branch

New Features

• Added m1k1o/neko:microsoft-edge tag.
• Fixed clipboard sync in chromium based browsers.
• Added support for implicit control (using NEKO_IMPLICITCONTROL=1). That means, users do not need to request control prior usage.

Misc

• Automatic WebRTC SDP negotiation using onnegotiationneeded handlers. This allows adding/removing track on demand in a session.
• Added UDP and TCP mux for WebRTC connection. It should handle multiple peers.
• Broadcast status change is sent to all admins now.

n.eko v2.5

Bugs

• Fix ungoogled-chromium auto build bug.
• Audio on iOS works now! Apparently only for 15+ though #62.

New Features

• Lock controls for users, globally.
• Ability to set locks from config NEKO_LOCKS=control login.
• Added control protection - users can gain control only if at least one admin is in the room NEKO_CONTROL_PROTECTION=true.
• Emotes sending on mouse down holding.
• Include banned, locked, server_started_at, last_admin_left_at, last_user_left_at, control_protection data in stats.

Misc

• ARM-based images not bound to Raspberry Pi only.
• Repository cleanup, renamed .m1k1o to .docker.
• Updated docs, now available at https://neko.m1k1o.net.
• Add japanese characters support.
• Sanitize display name and markdown codeblock input to prevent xss.
• Display unmute overlay when joined.
• Sync player play/pause/mute/umpute/volume state with store (beneficial for mobiles when using fullscreen mode).
• Automatic WebRTC SDP negotiation using onnegotiationneeded handlers. This allows adding/removing track on demand in a session.

n.eko v2.4

New Features

• Show red dot badge on sidebar toggle if there are new messages, and user can't see them.
• Added m1k1o/neko:brave tag.

Bugs

• Fixed keyboard mapping on macOS, when CMD could not be used for copy & paste.
• Fixed stop signal sent by supervisor to gracefully shut down neko server.

Misc

• Switched to the latest Firefox version instead of esr.
• Fixed very fast scroll speed on macOS.
• Broadcast pipeline errors are reported to the user.
• On stopping server all websocket connections are going to be gracefully disconnected.

Other changes

• Upgraded dependencies (server, client),
• Don't kill webrtc on temporary network issues #48.
• Custom ipfetch #63.
• Build images using github actions #70.
• Refactored RTMP broadcast design #88.
• Based on Debian 11 #91.

n.eko v2.3

New Features

• Added simple language picker.
• Added ?usr=<display-name> that will prefill username. This allows creating auto-join links.
• Added ?cast=1 that will hide all control and show only video.
• Shake keyboard icon if someone attempted to control when is nobody hosting.
• Support for password protected NEKO_ICESERVERS (by @mbattista).
• Added bunch of translations (🇸🇰, 🇪🇸, 🇸🇪, 🇳🇴, 🇫🇷) by various people.
• Added m1k1o/neko:google-chrome tag.

Bugs

• Upgraded and fixed emojis to a new major version.
• Fixed bad keymap -> keysym translation to respect active modifiers (#45, with @mbattista).
• Respecting NEKO_DEBUG env variable.
• Fullscreen support for iOS devices.
• Added chrome-sandbox to fix weird bug when chromium didn't start.

Misc

• Arguments in broadcast pipeline are optional, not positional and can be repeated {url} {device} {display}.
• Chat messages are dense, when repeated, they are joined together.
• While IP address fetching is now proxy ignored.
• Start unmuted on reconnects and auto unmute on any control attempt.

n.eko v2.2

New Features

• Added limited support for some mobile browsers with playsinline attribute.
• Added VIDEO_BITRATE and AUDIO_BITRATE in kbit/s to control stream quality (in collaboration with @mbattista).
• Added MAX_FPS, where you can specify max WebRTC frame rate. When set to 0, frame rate won't be capped and you can enjoy your real 60fps experience. Originally, it was constant at 25fps.
• Invite links. You can invite people and they don't need to enter passwords by themselves (and get confused about user accounts that do not exits). You can put your password in URL using ?pwd=<your-password> and it will be automatically used when logging in.
• Added /stats?pwd=<admin> endpoint to get total active connections, host and members.
• Added m1k1o/neko:vlc tag, use VLC to watch local files together (by @mbattista).
• Added m1k1o/neko:xfce tag, as an non video related showcase (by @mbattista).
• Added ARM-based images, for Raspberry Pi support (by @mbattista).

Bugs

• Fixed h264 pipelines bugs (by @mbattista).
• Fixed sessions manager thread safety by adding mutexes (caused panic in rare edge cases).
• Now when user gets kicked, he won't join as a ghost user again but will be logged out.
• iOS compatibility! Fixed really strange CSS bug, which prevented iOS from loading the video.
• Proper disconnect only once with unsubscribing events. When webrtc fails, user won't be logged in without username again.

Misc

• Versions bumped: Go 16, Node.js 14 (by @mbattista).
• Remove HTML tags from user name.
• Upgraded pion/webrtc to v3 (by @mbattista).
• Added requestFullscreen compatibility for older browsers.
• Fixed small lags in video and improved video UX (by @mbattista).
• Added m1k1o/neko:vncviewer tag, use NEKO_VNC_URL to specify VNC target and use n.eko as a bridge.
• Abiltiy to include neko as a component in another Vue.Js project (by @gbrian).
• Added HEALTHCHECK to Dockerfile.

n.eko v2.1

New Features

• Clipboard button with text area - for browsers, that don't support clipboard syncing or for HTTP.
• Keyboard modifier state synchronization (Num Lock, Caps Lock, Scroll Lock) for each hosting.
• Added chromium ungoogled (with h265 support) an kept up to date by @whalehub.
• Added Picture in Picture button (only for watching screen, controlling not possible).
• Added RTMP broadcast. Enables broadcasting neko screen to local RTMP server, YouTube or Twitch.
• Stereo sound (works properly only in Firefox host).

Bugs

• Fixed minor gst pipeline bug.
• Locked screen only for users, admins can still join.

Misc

• Custom docker workflow.
• Based on debian buster instead of stretch.
• Custom avatars without any 3rd party depenency.
• Ignore duplicate notify bars.
• No pointer events for notify bars.
• Disable debug mode by default.

n.eko v2.0

n.eko v1.1

n.eko v1.0