📝 Changelog & Versioning

Track the progress and improvements of UIElement with our changelog. This page outlines the versioning scheme used, notable changes, and updates across all pre-releases. Once version 1.0 is released, the changelog will be organized with more detailed information about each version.

1. Versioning Scheme

UIElement follows Semantic Versioning (SemVer), which is structured as MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH.

MAJOR: Breaking changes that require migrations.
MINOR: New features that are backwards compatible.
PATCH: Bug fixes and performance improvements.

2. Pre-Releases Overview

The following is a chronological list of changes and improvements made to UIElement in the pre-release versions. Once version 1.0 is reached, these changes will be grouped under a <details> section for archival purposes.

v0.8.3 (2023-09-29)
- New Features:
  - Auto-effects now accept anonymous functions for passing state.
  - Map interface methods on UIElement now accept any key type.
- Breaking Changes:
  - dispatch() auto-effect renamed to emit().
- Other Changes:
  - Optimizations for context and functions connected to the UI interface.
  - Updated test cases to use the latest API.
v8.0.2 (2023-08-30)
- Bugfixes:
  - Attribute parser now returns unknown[] to avoid issues with partially applied parser functions.
  - Fixed scheduler bug where updated state was skipped if another update was scheduled for the same property.
  - Slight optimizations to the scheduler.
v0.8.1 (2023-08-21)
- New Features:
  - Scheduler deduplicates DOM instructions on the same element property within the same tick.
  - Chainable UI API for selecting elements using this.self, this.first(selector), and this.all(selector).
  - Partially applied pass(stateMap) to connect with the chainable UI interface.
  - Auto-effects and event handlers now integrate with the chainable UI interface.
- Breaking Changes to Core Features since v0.7.3:
  - attributeMap is now static like observedAttributes.
  - this.pass(element, stateMap) is replaced by this.[first|all](selector).map(pass(stateMap)).
v0.7.3 (2023-08-01)
- Bugfixes and Tests:
  - Improved context provider and consumer logic.
  - Enhanced attribute parser functions and type definitions.
- Breaking Changes since 0.7.2:
  - Removed support for array values in attributeMap.
  - Refactored component props interface.
v0.7.2 (2023-07-22)
- New Features:
  - Glitch-free derive() with memoization for expensive computations.
  - Faster Cause & Effect.
- Non-Core Features:
  - Introduced new auto-effects methods and event handlers on UI references.
  - New asJSON() attribute parser.
v0.7.1 (2023-07-15)
- Bugfixes:
  - Fixed performance issues with derived signals.
  - Enhanced type checking for attributes and context maps.
v0.7.0 (2023-07-15)
- New Features:
  - Source code refactored and converted to TypeScript.
  - Context controller added with providedContexts and consumedContexts.
  - New core method this.targets() for target highlighting.
- Breaking Changes since v0.6.2:
  - Renamed attribute parsing functions for consistency.
  - Updated context controller implementation.
v0.6.2 (2023-07-03)
- New Features:
  - Added this.set() and this.pass() functions with enhanced functionality.
  - Effect callback functions receive a queue function for fine-grained updates.
- Breaking Changes since v0.4.0:
  - attributeMapping renamed to attributeMap.
v0.4.0 (2023-05-01)
- New Features:
  - Consolidated API with a Map-like interface for state management.
- Breaking Changes from v0.3.0:
  - Refined signal handling to follow the TC39 Signals Proposal.

3. Resources

For more information on changes and releases:

GitHub Releases: View all releases and associated notes.
Semantic Versioning: Learn more about the versioning scheme followed by UIElement.