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Version 0.4 (2022/03/14):

• FixScript 0.7
  • Added ability to get hash value using key from different heap in C API
  • Added ability to get element size of array in C API
  • Added ability to change stack size, also increased the default size
  • Added ability to check arrays for having references in C API
  • Added ability to protect references from native libraries that expose arbitrary references to scripts
  • Added JIT compiler for x86 and x86_64 CPU architectures
  • Improved C API to have easy ability to check for shared arrays, handles and function references
  • Improved locking of arrays to provide direct pointer for non-shared arrays in C API
  • Changed access parameter of fixscript_lock_array in C API
  • Fixed handling of overflow for external reference counts to values and shared arrays
  • Fixed crash on integer overflow in remainder operation
  • Fixed unneeded upgrading of arrays when locking in C API
  • Fixed parsing of extended operator with leading plus or minus sign
  • Fixed exact comparison that incorrectly compared integer portion only
  • Fixed integer overflow in string concatenation
• FixScript Classes 0.6
  • Added ability to get real names of methods in API
  • Added easier way to check for non-primitive types in API
  • Added ability to check for assignability between types in API
  • Improved error message when importing non-existing script
  • Fixed parsing of extended operator with leading plus or minus sign
• FixIO 0.6
  • Added ability to specify new buffers when resetting ArrayStream
  • Added serialization of keys and comparison in serialized form
  • Added AtomicFile to allow atomic updates of files using transactions
  • Updated for API change in fixscript_lock_array
  • Improved array_create_view function to not require offset and length
• FixImage 0.5
  • Added initial support for loading of SVG images
  • Updated for API change in fixscript_lock_array
  • Fixed handling of overflow for internal reference counts
• FixGUI 0.6
  • Added read only state in SubTextField
  • Added get_scroll_view method in CodeEditor
  • Fixed disabled state in SubTextField
  • Fixed focus redirection in CodeEditor
• FixTask 0.4
  • Added running of compute tasks in parallel with ability to access parent heap concurrently
  • Added support for atomic operations on shared arrays
  • Added support for setting of stack size in Heap
  • Added Dispatcher
  • Added asynchronous variant of channel call
  • Added simple way to handle messages from single channel
  • Added optional integration with FixIO async event loop
  • Improved returning of errors in synchronous channel call
  • Renamed fixtask_get_cores_count to fixtask_get_core_count in C API
  • Changed setting of channel queue size to be possible in original heap only
  • Fixed passing of wrong core ID when using fixtask_run_on_compute_threads
  • Fixed comparison of channel handles with sender/receiver variants
  • Fixed lockup when sending messages to synchronous channels from multiple threads
• FixBuild 0.4
  • Added integration of FixTask with FixIO
  • Fixed usage of compatible symbols on Linux 64bit

Version 0.3 (2021/10/03):

• FixScript 0.6
  • Added support for packed char literals
  • Added unused symbols to be directly available for token processing
  • Changed serialization format to be more compact
  • Changed symbols to be directly represented in token type
  • Removed unneeded extra symbol for appending to arrays (no syntax change)
  • Fixed counting of total heap size when cloning shared arrays
  • Fixed compatibility with Windows 2000
  • Fixed traversing of invalid symlinks in fixembed
• FixScript Macros 0.4
  • Adjusted for new symbol representation in tokens
• FixScript Classes 0.5
  • Adjusted for new symbol representation in tokens
  • Fixed types for string_to_utf8 function
• FixScript Simple 0.2
  • Adjusted for new symbol representation in tokens
• FixScript Unpack 0.3
  • Adjusted for new symbol representation in tokens
• FixScript Optional 0.2
  • Adjusted for new symbol representation in tokens
• FixScript AutoInit 0.1
  • Initial release
• FixIO 0.5
  • Added is_empty function to Path
  • Added sync function to File
  • Added ability to get native file descriptor/handle
  • Added ability to set length of file
  • Added support for file locking
  • Fixed caching of file type
  • Fixed create_directories in Path
• FixImage 0.4
  • Added fiximage_create to C API
  • Adjusted for new symbol representation in tokens
• FixGUI 0.5
  • Added code editor
  • Added ability to disable buttons
  • Added ability to set label in PureButton
  • Adjusted for new symbol representation in tokens
  • Fixed memory leak when exchanging messages with workers
  • Fixed handling of key combinations with ALT modifier on Windows
  • Fixed other mouse buttons wrongly working when clicking on SubButton
• FixTask 0.3
  • Added ability to start tasks using function handle directly
  • Added support for channels
• FixNative 0.3
  • Adjusted for new symbol representation in tokens
• FixBuild 0.3
  • Added support for icons
  • Added matches and find functions in build scripts
  • Added automatic excluding of nested projects
  • Adjusted for new symbol representation in tokens
  • Fixed initialization of tasks not being done in every case
  • Fixed traversing of invalid symlinks
• FixUtil 0.2
  • Added stable sort variant
  • Fixed wrong to_bytes function in JSON

Version 0.2 (2021/05/12):

• FixScript 0.5
  • Added ability to set time limit for execution of scripts
  • Added ability to stop execution of scripts from another thread
  • Added ifloor, iceil, clamp, fclamp, add64 and sub64 intrinsic functions
  • Added script_line function
  • Added non-heap references to shared arrays in C API
  • Added array_get_element_size function
  • Added ability to reload scripts in-place replacing previous functions
  • Added variant of array_fill function for the whole array
  • Added ability to retrieve list of functions from script
  • Improved error reporting of syntax errors produced by token processors
  • Changed to use full error when optional native function is called without obtaining the error
  • Changed heap_size function to return size in kilobytes
  • Changed tokens_parse function to return the reference of the tokens array
  • Changed the way compiler errors are handled (values instead of strings)
  • Changed and renamed fixscript_create_shared_array_from to be clear what it does
  • Removed trailing newlines in fixscript_to_string and in compiler errors
  • Fixed crash when calling non-existing functions when running token processors in fixembed
  • Fixed compression of scripts in fixembed
  • Fixed fixscript_dump_value to properly end line when newlines are not used
  • Fixed fixscript_set_heap_data to properly free data on all errors
  • Fixed comparison of unresolved function references
  • Fixed wrong clearing of temporary roots when native handlers invoke root clearing operation during GC
  • Fixed inadequate adding of shared arrays to temporary roots
  • Fixed crash on unclosed multiline comments
  • Fixed handling of strings that contain nulls when dumping and logging
  • Fixed small memory leak in perf_log function
  • Fixed missing string escaping in to_string and dump
  • Fixed too small precision when converting doubles to string
  • Fixed inability to catch stack overflow errors
  • Fixed crash when getting script name or function with no script provided in C API
  • Fixed writing of floats to shared arrays
• FixScript Macros 0.3
  • Added support for top-level functions defined from within a macro
  • Changed to use script_line function for error reporting
• FixScript Classes 0.4
  • Added ability to directly define static methods using private constants
  • Added access to constants, locals and variables in API
  • Added basic support for import aliases
  • Added automatic to_string implementation
  • Added ability to define global functions using private constants
  • Changed to use script_line function for error reporting
  • Changed adjusting of function calls to include return type in API
  • Fixed parsing of empty array with whitespace between braces
  • Fixed adjusting of functions when called from methods (using API)
  • Fixed bug in throw statement that prevented method calls
• FixScript Unpack 0.2
  • Changed to use script_line function for error reporting
  • Fixed determination of nesting level
• FixScript Optional 0.1
  • Initial release
• FixIO 0.4
  • Added generalization of async stream interface
  • Added print_err and println_err functions
  • Added ability to get current time (both normal and monotonic)
  • Added array_create_view function
  • Added string representation of Path objects when dumping
  • Added ability to get just file name from Path
  • Added ability to get modification time of files
  • Fixed accepted async TCP sockets not being put into non-blocking mode on Linux
  • Fixed crashing due to SIGPIPE signal
• FixImage 0.3
  • Added fiximage_get_core_count to C API
  • Added functions for getting X and Y in Rect
  • Fixed color conversion functions to be public
• FixGUI 0.4
  • Added scroll_to_visible method in SubScrollView
  • Added support for border in SubScrollView and PureScrollView
  • Added set_rect variant without Rect in View
  • Added SubDivider and PureDivider
  • Added EventListeners
  • Added initial code for SubTable and PureTable
  • Added initial code for SubList and PureList
  • Added relative mouse mode in Canvas
  • Added get_scroll_position and set_scroll_position methods in SubScrollView
  • Added ability to obtain native window handle on Windows
  • Added initial support for GTK 2/3
  • Added console output on Windows
  • Changed worker interface to be optional
  • Fixed missing EVENT_KEY_DOWN for KEY_ENTER/ESCAPE on Windows
  • Fixed wrong EVENT_KEY_TYPED when Ctrl/Alt modifiers are active on Windows
• FixTask 0.2
  • Added ability to create custom FixScript heaps
  • Added ComputeTask and Global classes
  • Fixed waiting on messages with timeout
  • Fixed overinflation of heap when sending messages between tasks
• FixNative 0.2
  • Added ability to get pointer to shared array data
  • Added proper setting of return type for functions called using the 'extern' token processor
  • Added ability to create memory region from given pointer and size
  • Renamed SYSTEM_MACOSX to SYSTEM_MACOS
  • Fixed incorrect checking for memory range on raw pointers
  • Fixed error when trying to bind library multiple times
• FixBuild 0.2
  • Added ability to set custom logging function
  • Added internal parameters for getting scripts
  • Added support for build scripts
  • Renamed 'macosx64' target to 'macos'
  • Fixed crash when calling non-existing functions in token processors
  • Fixed compression of scripts
  • Fixed ability to include *.fix files in resources
  • Fixed random resource reading failures due to missing mutex
  • Fixed problems with finding and opening of executable file
  • Fixed compilation of FixGUI on Haiku 32bit
• FixUtil 0.1
  • Initial release

Version 0.1 (2020/10/13):

• Initial release