Epochtalk development overview. Current version:1.35.4 (2020-11-09)

[TheBeardedBaby]

For those who still follow my updates, here is the new verion of Epochtalk.

1.17.0 (2020-06-08)
Features

    fixes #788 copy quote when thread is locked (0885832)
    wip add quote button for when thread is locked which will copy quote (7791dcf)

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[TheBeardedBaby]

I missed somehow the 1.18v.Found it. Here is the two updates.

1.18.0 (2020-06-17)
Bug Fixes
bug with edit board showing wrong default val for disable post edit (195e012)
for auth for title edit, fix issue with post not rejecting once edit timelimit was reached (d3d0379)
issue with board not showing value previously saved for post edit disable (b38a66d)
issue with thread title not hiding after post edit is disabled (6be492c)
update ui and apply fix for setting edit values of board, wip (1b8f272)
Features
change controls for post edit time constraint (3d36cc7)
check post edit time constraint when checking if user can update post (465a7c1)
update gitignore to ignore themes (2a35c7b)
update post title update route to check time constraint on post edit (768fdd3)
update post update auth to check time constraint on post edit (c746679)
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1.18.1 (2020-06-18)
Bug Fixes
fix but with feedback reference link (d53471c)
fix issue with trust reference links not containing a prefix (7fa8fe7)
for url profile not working without prefix, fixes #842 (272074d)

[TheBeardedBaby]

Another update, version 1.19

1.19.0 (2020-06-22)
Features

    implement class on body to indicate when motd is present (1c10a14)

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[TheBeardedBaby]

New version: 1.20.0

1.20.0 (2020-06-26)
Bug Fixes
bug caused by missing comma in boards create (7c3e25b)
fix for wrong default being selected when editing/creating new board (fa365b0)
issue with disable signature option being inverted (7d78728)
return boolean for disable_signature property on boards (dc1d7a2)
Features
account for new board option disable self mod in board create route (adb21b3)
disable selfmod in ui when board disables it (f2e159f)
hide signatures when they are disabled at the board level, fixes #751 (a65ddf6)
modify board update route to account for new disable selfmod board option (27f762a)
update allCategories to pull new property disable_signature (4ae8d11)
update board all query to pull disable_signature (62dcfba)
update board create route to accept disable_signature (1fe32a2)
update board update route to accept disable_signature (e82bd5a)
update boards all Categories to return disable selfmod option (a5ffeb5)
update boards all to return disable selfmod option (b36882f)
update boards find to bring back disable signature property (db2f2f9)
update boards find to return disable self mod option (151e31c)
update category editor directive to support new selfmod option (5cbace5)
update category editor html to support disable selfmod option for boards (f2e1188)
update category editor to account for new board option disable_signature (fabdc7b)
update html to add new toggle for enable/disable sig (3794a0e)
update nestable boards directive to account for new board option disable_signature (8294e15)
update nestable boards directive to account for new disable selfmod option (14ecd0f)
update nestable categories to account for new selfmod board option (00d8b7b)
update nestable categories to account for new board option disable_signatures (e0c8ebf)
update post controller to have variable indicating if selfmod is enabled or not (1a34827)
update threads create authorization to disallow moderated threads if board disables them (7c2e012)

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[TheBeardedBaby]

And you think that nothing has been done for all those years and so many bitcoins wasted, right?
Completely wrong thoughts.

1.21.0 (2020-06-29)
Features
add apidoc and apidocmarkdown deps (5aac06a)
add custom template for api docs page (fd49205)
add generated md docs to vuepress, automation todo (f5b628b)
add scripts to package.json to build/dev vuepress docs (5ccc947)
add vuepress (7e1f259)
implement build scripts to build api docs and vuepress (31a8b31)
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[TheBeardedBaby]

New release :

1.22.1 (2020-07-09)
Bug Fixes
breadcrumbs fix, wip not sure if this is the right way to do this (c4d5909)
correct fix for breadcrumbs issue, side affect of sortable threads new query params (1afa7ed)
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[TheBeardedBaby]

Fresh new update

1.23.0 (2020-07-11)
Features
apply unlock to UI (fa22db0)
delete locked_at when unlocking post (74dbeac)
show locked by date in ui (854120c)
show who locked post (cd9d9ff)
store lock date when post is locked (08f2efc)
store locked by username when post is locked (98c1234)
update ui when locking post (bd87ebc)
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[TheBeardedBaby]

Another new verison from today

1.24.0 (2020-07-14)
Features

    add raw url incase its blocked by email client, fixes #752 (24b7cfd)

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[TheBeardedBaby]

There's a new version
Cheers

1.25.0 (2020-07-21)
Bug Fixes
issue with draft status not clearing after message appears (97050d2)
Features
add db method for querying post draft by user id (d615417)
add db method for upserting post drafts (4a8d11b)
add resource for updating/retrieving drafts (3374e70)
allow null for draft, in order to clear out users current draft (12f0988)
clear out draft after post is created (e3bf192)
create route to update post drafts (a956c61)
display draft status in editor (d96ba80)
dont save draft if it hasnt changed (59c94cc)
load draft on editor open (59e1328)
route for getting post draft now functional (ba56180)
update to use latest version of epoch (e111b6c)

[TheBeardedBaby]

New version

1.26.0 (2020-07-24)
Bug Fixes
typo in messages db index (df6b66c)
typo in messages resource (cd52b7e)
Features
add editorConvoMode and exitSwitch properties to the message editor (b78c6db)
clear message draft data once reply or convo is made (7b14721)
implement routes for fetching and updating message drafts (237b7a4)
support editorConvoMode and import Messages (8257e77)
update compose filesto use latest version of epoch (1f35ab2)
update editor directive to support both message and post drafts (340bc00)
update resource for messages to include draft routes (482e1cd)
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[TheBeardedBaby]

Another update.

1.26.1 (2020-07-25)
Bug Fixes
clear draft when posting thread (918c143)
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[TheBeardedBaby]

There are two new releases of the Epochtalk which came out recently.
The last version is : 1.26.3

1.26.2 (2020-08-18)
Bug Fixes

    security issue with serialize javascript dependency (3866c60)

1.26.3 (2020-08-18)
Bug Fixes

    modify resolve of package json to fix security flaw with dot-prop dep (7d980d9)

In addition to the previouse updates, here are three more. So instead of creating new post, just edited the last one and the OP

1.26.4 (2020-08-18)
Bug Fixes

    issue with sort order of threads being wrong when clicking thread link from boards view (362f1f7)

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v1.27.0

Repository: epochtalk/epochtalk · Tag: v1.27.0 · Commit: fc29daa · Released by: unenglishable
1.27.0 (2020-08-18)
Bug Fixes

    issue with threads viewed not working (c590eda)

Features

    add regex validation to meta-byThreads and slugToThreadId (3111cb2)
    add route to convert slug to id (fed1d2a)
    add slugify dependency (6fb230f)
    add slugify to webpack (353e441)
    fix issue with breadcrumbs not working after slugs (c293e44)
    handle slug conflict on insert (3f738e8)
    modify compose files to test with new epoch branch (36b8c12)
    update compose file to match latest epoch release (3eb9742)
    update patrol route to work with slugs (9621567)

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1.27.1 (2020-08-19)
Bug Fixes

    issue with breadcrumbs breaking with titles with the percent sign in them (fbb551b)

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[TheBeardedBaby]

I missed that one. There you go

1.27.2 (2020-08-20)
Bug Fixes

    fix security issue with bcrypt (d8892c7)

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[examplens]

is there a version of the software with all the updates installed somewhere? I want to try it. I can install it on my server, but I am afraid I will lose curiosity. 
is there any estimated time, when it is expected to be finished if it is ever possible to complete any software?

[Rizzrack]

is there a version of the software with all the updates installed somewhere? I want to try it. I can install it on my server, but I am afraid I will lose curiosity. 

Here are the releases: https://github.com/epochtalk/epochtalk/releases

I would recommend v1.26.4 or wait a bit more so they finish the slugs for boards (human readable paths for pages) and install the next one coming out.

is there any estimated time, when it is expected to be finished if it is ever possible to complete any software?

No official ETA but might be earlier than many think (fingers crossed)

[TheBeardedBaby]

is there a version of the software with all the updates installed somewhere? I want to try it. I can install it on my server, but I am afraid I will lose curiosity. 
is there any estimated time, when it is expected to be finished if it is ever possible to complete any software?

I think you are looking for something like the https://coinbistro.com you can see how the software looks and feels like but I don't know how updated is, the last time I asked was on 1.26.1 If I remember correctly so I guess they are keeping it up to date
Good luck

[dkbit98]

Testing epochtalk in Coinbistro, and I must say I am not impressed so far, and same opinion share other members from our local board.
We are also waiting for days for our local test board opening there. 
It needs bigger scale testing and feedback from more people.

[TheBeardedBaby]

New version from today

1.28.0 (2020-08-26)
Bug Fixes

    attempt to fix tests for board creation/deletion (5d746cc)
    issue with boards create since slugs were added (45dff88)
    issue with breadcrumbs after adding board slugs (5d5e538)
    retrigger tests (d8b9028)
    update compose files to point to board-slugs branch (1482359)

Features

    update compose files to point to current api tests and epoch releases (266c139)

[TheBeardedBaby]

Keeping it updated >

1.28.1 (2020-09-01)
Bug Fixes

    handle foreign characters, assign random hash for slug can add pinyin support later if necessary, references #890 (ecb205c)
    issue with asterisk being allowed in slugs, references #890 (a0d7d49)
    issue with duplicate tildes in slugs, references #890 (f89e238)
    issue with error upon thread purge references #890 (8d08c24)

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1.28.2 (2020-09-02)
Bug Fixes

    for thread/board slugs (acb0355)

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[TheBeardedBaby]

New update from today, also some old versions from some days ago.
We are moving forward.

1.29.0 (2020-09-11)
Bug Fixes
client/layout/login: check google credentials (e08b548)
access config variables in forumData (8089456)
Features
code cleanup (652fb2f)
fix sign up flow, hide google sign in if creds arent provided (a5fffca)
implement google sign out (e7059e9)
implement login with google (06646db)
move app domain into env variable (97a9fe7)
prompt user for username when registering with google (fc0c819)
rename googleLogin to googleAuth (b1234e6)
show error when trying to log in with google in incognito mode (ac7a400)
update docs for login with google (1d993f7)
config: add google api key/cient id (b7092dd)
example.env: add google api key/client id (95bd588)
public/index.js: add google_client_id/_api_key (b5ca123)
set avatar and name when creating account with google (4833aaa)
update code to supply client id and api key in all views (00bc25a)
server/routes/index: add google api config (4bc4719)
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1.30.0 (2020-09-15)
Features
prompt for account login when hitting the sign in with google on the register modal (26ce1bd)
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1.31.0 (2020-09-15)
Features
fix hapi issue reported by dependabot (0b976fa)
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