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

[TheBeardedBaby]

See the last post for the last updates.


Note: You can get the last Epochtalk changes on the Official Bitcointalk Discord Server : https://discord.gg/PEkAkb
The last few weeks there is some activity in the development of the new forum software.
I get new email with updates almost every day. So I'll try to keep you guys updated.

Let me start from the last to the first (since I started following the project on github)

Repository: epochtalk/epochtalk · Tag: v1.6.2 · Commit: ba37c31 · Released by: unenglishable

1.6.2 (2019-12-04)
Bug Fixes

    posts: set "start" param to null when saving a post (36bcd23)
    remove threadId from stateParams before location.search (34fc4c7)
    set params.page to lastPage (49b3837)

1.6.1 (2019-12-03)
Reverts

    Revert "feat: WIP maintain scroll position upon post delete" (e3987af)

1.6.0 (2019-12-02)
Features

    WIP maintain scroll position upon post delete (4637d78)

1.5.1 (2019-11-27)
Bug Fixes

    ui display of edit icon for mods in locked thread editing their own post (c835524)

1.5.0 (2019-11-26)
Bug Fixes

    dont allow toggles to be changed when server dies (8f35e15)
    ui for ignore boards settings (f67e8ab)

Features

    add ui to display list of boards to ignore (e82f80b)
    Bring back list of boards for ignore boards user settings (57e2d4d)
    filter boards that are ignored from thread view (75615d9)
    filter ignored boards from home page view (0f3969c)
    hide category if all boards in cat are ignored (6c2f81f)
    store ignored boards in database (aafc9bc)
    support new user preference ignored_boards (921583c)

1.4.0 (2019-11-23)
Bug Fixes

    add missing properties for disable_post_edit and fix logic (248c667)
    allow admins/mods to delete/undelete locked posts (8ab0eba)
    bug in ui input for disable_edit_post (3836e81)
    bug where priority mod could not delete/undelete in locked thread (d0f2900)
    controller logic for diable post edit input (32d7c1d)
    fix edit button being availble when thread is locked (9bd7fa9)
    invert switch logic (790e441)
    issue with being able to change thread title when board is locked (75e695c)
    issue with edit button not showing for admins/mods when board post edit is disabled (b08f75c)
    issue with hasPriority passing if user doesnt have supplied permission (8e70ef6)
    issue with thread title being editable while thread is locked (f4eba9b)
    issue with toggle not working (c3ac9c4)
    update input name for disabling post edit on new boards (62c2075)
    update name of input for disabling post editing (6a895bb)
    update owner message when updating posts (9320f31)
    update post locked error message when updating post (b1b4a37)
    update thread locked error message when updating post (cbfe878)

Features

    add authorization checking if post edit is locked for board on post update (2c05624)
    add joi validation for disable_board_edit on board update (1da1ff8)
    add joi validation for disable_post_edit on board create (5016c86)
    disable ui for editing posts if board has editing disabled (8d3b2d5)
    pass board meta to db in board update route (98979a8)
    pass board meta to db method in board create route (911726a)
    query diabled_post_edit in allCategories query (c57184d)
    query disable_post_edit for all boards (a14e7c4)
    return disable_post_edit for boards find query (b8ee204)
    store board.meta in boards create (3c4d00b)
    store board.meta when updating boards (953b8ec)

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1.3.0 (2019-11-21)
Bug Fixes

    delete edit meta when editing own post (eb9bf3f)

Features

    dont show edit message if edited within 10 mins (e952300)
    show who edited post (c3b18ec)
    store edited by information when post is edited (cf9f3c7)

1.2.0 (2019-11-07)
Bug Fixes

    for drag handle on roles being wonky, fixes #707 (44a91a7)
    order role by priority (ace01c6)

Features

    remove confusing user interface showing priority (27eff23)

1.1.0 (2019-11-05)
Bug Fixes

    count for user search with modified weight (a097c83)

Features

    add weight to search match to order search results (8337424)
    add weighted search for username in admin panel db methods (058bf84)
    broaden username search lookup and weight by match (e5a4b6e)
    fix admin paging of users to search usernames using weight (d808721)

1.0.4 (2019-11-04)
Bug Fixes

    for selfmod ui visibility for lock/hide (593ed91)

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1.0.3 (2019-11-04)
Bug Fixes

    broken permissions for posting in locked thread (4330be6)

1.0.2 (2019-11-01)
Bug Fixes

    circleci: increase no_output_timeout to 20m (199f436)

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1.0.1 (2019-10-31)
Bug Fixes

    run tests in circle build (b821677)

1.0.0 (2019-10-31)
Bug Fixes

    circleci epoch version epoch:1.0.0 -> v1.0.0 (16315cc)
    docker-compose: epoch:1.0.0 -> epoch:v1.0.0 (9c932e9)
    protractor docker-compose: epoch:1.0.0 -> epoch:v1.0.0 (577efd1)

https://github.com/epochtalk/epochtalk

[TheBeardedBaby]

Some new updates from today, looks like the development is quite active at the moment. Hope to see a bit more complete software soon.

1.7.0 (2019-12-05)
Features
add link to post edited by, fixes #721 (1e31fcf)
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1.8.0 (2019-12-06)
Bug Fixes
purge-post: Revert to the correct page when deleting last post on page (0f04ed3), closes #737
Features
Finished, save scroll position when purging posts (419025d)
save scroll pos on post purge WIP (a2746b9)
save scroll position upon post purge, code cleanup (cc79986)
Reverts
Revert "revert: Revert "feat: WIP maintain scroll position upon post delete"" (465f85a)

https://github.com/epochtalk/epochtalk

[TheBeardedBaby]

 New update :

1.8.1 (2019-12-06)
Bug Fixes
posts: issue with post position being off (15fc96f)
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Latest version of the project is 1.8.1.

[andulolika]

Any chance we get 2fa on this forum? Or perhaps I'm missing it.
Will the forum move? As far as I remember epochtalk is a open source software but can't recall if the forum was going to change.

I imagine this is not the right place but had no idea where to write/ask. Will erase after about 24h (short memory)

[SFR10]

Any chance we get 2fa on this forum? Or perhaps I'm missing it.

On Epochtalk, "Yes"...

• It's part of "planned features":

Planned Features
 

• 2-Factor Authentication

Will the forum move?

If you're referring to its domain name, I don't think so ^{[not sure]}.

[andulolika]

Any chance we get 2fa on this forum? Or perhaps I'm missing it.

On Epochtalk, "Yes"...

• It's part of "planned features":

Planned Features
 

• 2-Factor Authentication

Will the forum move?

If you're referring to its domain name, I don't think so ^{[not sure]}.

I always had thought in the beguinning that the userbase and posts will move to "the new forum" but more than that it created source code for anyone to make their forum, whichs is friggin amazing but that broke expectancies for this forum, and if this is true even more obvious should be the need for 2fa if not even 3fa.

[Vod]

Theymos should make a bug bounty.

https://ostif.org/bug-bounties-what-they-are-and-why-they-work/

[Rizzrack]

Theymos should make a bug bounty.

After all the bitcointalk specific modules are added (still missing a few... bumps etc) I think that would actually help.
I know the forum has been in development for a long time now and maybe some lost their patience but a little community effort/assistance can go a long way.
Give it a try on cryptos currencies or Coinbistro and this will get finished faster. Right now it's pro bonno, but that should not stop anyone IMO. Bug bounty would probably be a good idea after a finished product (or at least 99% ready).

[Welsh]

Any bugs found would likely be appreciated. This is a open source piece of software so usually you just make the developers aware or commit yourself to fix the bug. If you've found an exploit it might be worth contacting theymos directly, and who knows he might give you something for your time. Even if it is just his appreciation.

Probably only worth contacting him over security issues though. See: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=309785.0

[TheBeardedBaby]

I don't know if anyone is following the Epochtalk development process but here I'm posting the new updates from this year until today, project is still rolling with some minor changes:

Last version is  1.10.0 from yesterday.  

1.8.2 (2020-01-14)
Bug Fixes

    update copy-webpack-plugin (d94ee34)

1.9.0 (2020-01-15)
Bug Fixes

    check if directory release version exists (e2c2af4)
    correct link by adding v to version tag (b4688a6)
    fix directory version check for branch with hyphens (f41fcc2)

Features

    display directory release version (da572f4)
    display git release version, if at HEAD (2dd8141)

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1.10.0 (2020-01-28)
Bug Fixes

    update timezone offset when resetting (58435a2)

Features

    add reset timezone offset function in controller (5569b15)
    add save timezone offset function (ed0fa34)
    add timezone offset sign option to settings html (2d8fa87)
    add timezone options to settings html (61a996f)
    add timezone_offset to update user route (112aebe)
    create button for resetting timezone offset (0b1a22b)
    create function to check if timezone offset is valid (56095c9)
    handle timezone_offset in preferences service (3e2ddc2)
    include PreferencesSvc in human-date (eb67350)
    include timezone_offset column in preferences query (a9ac59b)
    include timezone_offset in users db update (2a0c094)
    set initial timezone offset values in controller (9589e97)
    set useful default for tz offset hours (c67a64e)
    set useful default for tz offset minutes (457cbf0)
    set useful default info in tz sign select (e4a179b)
    ept-users/common: add timezone to preferences update query (793174a)
    human-date: initial logic for displaying dates with timezone (01bcd0c)

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[TheBeardedBaby]

New update from today :
OP updated as well.

1.11.0 (2020-02-28)
Bug Fixes

    permissions-upgrade: Fix issue with add and update role routes not swapping back permissions (0796a0e)
    permissions-upgrade: fix issue with custom_permissions not populating when deleted (e67a835)
    permissions-upgrade: fix issue with roles management view not working with null permissions (30c2eb9)
    permissions-upgrade: prevent server error on startup when custom roles permissions are deleted (f772ffe)
    permissions-upgrade: remove unused permission for post lock on user (1316560)

Features

    permissions-upgrade: add deep diff for diffing permissions (b2f92f2)
    permissions-upgrade: fix diff of module permissions on startup (be6eb9f)
    permissions-upgrade: server startup process verifyRoles should now be functional (ae40b51)
    permissions-upgrade: store custom permissions when saving from UI (9964092)
    permissions-upgrade: use deep diff on server startup (eb6e78b)

[TheBeardedBaby]

New week today and there are already new fixes. The current version of the project is : v1.11.2
Keep on going guys, every version is closer to the main adoption

v1.11.1

Repository: epochtalk/epochtalk · Tag: v1.11.1 · Commit: 92d69a4 · Released by: unenglishable
1.11.1 (2020-03-05)
Bug Fixes

    duplicate-post: lock post submission until submitting finishes, fixes #768 (5c030f8)
    permissions: issue with duplicate ban permissions in admin panel, fixes #759 (f10779c)

v1.11.2

Repository: epochtalk/epochtalk · Tag: v1.11.2 · Commit: 5216d6c · Released by: unenglishable
1.11.2 (2020-03-05)
Bug Fixes

    user-search: sort secondarily by username when sorting, references #755 (28ac9fa)

[TheBeardedBaby]

New updates bug fixes and features comming with the new version 1.12.0. Seems like the developent is focused on the patrol feature, which is great.
The project is not dead, same as bitcoin!!

1.11.3 (2020-03-20)
Bug Fixes

    fix issue with hidden by metadata on post causing permissions issues. fixes #787 (fea55c6)
    show that error is coming from auto moderator (dd5ddf8)

1.12.0 (2020-03-20)
Bug Fixes

    clone userprefs so inplace modification doesnt change settings (5433750)
    issue with page 404ing when there are no newbie posts (e74d909)
    issue with page scrolling when hiding posts (d948a8c)
    rename delete to hide for newbie post patrol (04d652a)
    scroll to top of page when changing pages of newbie posts (fb0d05e)

Features

    add preference in users settings to allow users to view patroller page (e0f5652)
    bring back mod data with patroller posts (61086f5)
    bring back thread started by username with newbie posts (48dfdd2)
    check that the board we are querying the newbie posts from are viewable by the authed user (09a4ca7)
    initial layout for newbie patrol posts (a913e3c)
    pull information about ignored users for newbie posts (14e332e)
    query board left_to_right when querying newbie posts (0a502b3)
    set online status of users on newbie post page (b1dfbca)
    show breadcrumbs in newbie patroller page (a89fb80)
    show purge action for newbie posts patrol (0c4eb13)
    update db to return from query as separate objects (7ec6478)
    update newbie post query to bring back only needed fields (5f07a04)
    patrol-newbies: create skeleton route,db,controller,view for new patrol newbie view (7314788)
    patroller: add skeleton for public patroller view module (1a5851a)

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[TheBeardedBaby]

New week start with more updates of the development of the project. Seems coronavirus cannot stop the progress
Two small updates.
OP updated as well.
   

v1.12.1

Repository: epochtalk/epochtalk · Tag: v1.12.1 · Commit: 38fe6bd · Released by: unenglishable
1.12.1 (2020-03-20)
Bug Fixes

    edit-thread-title: issue with not being able to edit thread title is now resolved, fixes #772 (38fe6bd)

v1.12.2

Repository: epochtalk/epochtalk · Tag: v1.12.2 · Commit: 16347cb · Released by: unenglishable
1.12.2 (2020-03-21)
Bug Fixes

    issue with not being able to register new accounts, fixes #794 (f6eed6b)

[TheBeardedBaby]

No need to discontinue the project,a lot of work was already been done and the things are moving forward slowly. Here is the last update since 23st of March related to the patrol page.

1.12.3 (2020-05-05)
Bug Fixes

    allow non authenticated users to view patrol page (82b7800)

1.12.4 (2020-05-05)
Bug Fixes

    patrol-view: fixes #812, parse mentions in patrol view (ca6f846)

[TheBeardedBaby]

Two new updates from 8th of May.

1.12.5 (2020-05-08)
Bug Fixes

    issue with kind-of package vulnerability (4096aae)
    issue with minimist high severity vulnerability (34d6bbd)
    security issue with acorn which is used by webpack (6b77464)

1.12.6 (2020-05-09)
Bug Fixes

    issue with profile url not accepting urls starting with 'www' (e91009e)

OP updates as well

[TheBeardedBaby]

Two new big update from today

1.13.0 (2020-05-11)
Bug Fixes
issue with being able to send message with invalid receivers (f664e0f)
issue with marking conversations read in the ui (99c6e33)
new messages not appearing at top of convo list (995976d)
query read_by_user_ids from conversation not message (46e81e1)
turn messages query into db transaction, fix update of read_by_user_ids (d8b6b1c)
pm: allow users to send messages to themselves (777c12d)
Features
add read by date when creating new messages (104254d)
disallow users from messaging DefaultTrustList (e495a05)
mark pms read after they are queried (b5a3696)
reload the currently selected message when fetching new conversations (628df50)
return read by ids when querying latest messages (04ce033)
store read by data when creating conversation (3bc115d)
update conversation to be only read by message sender when new reply is made (92691a7)

1.14.0 (2020-05-12)
Bug Fixes
add hash to id of autocomplete-user-id directive, so you can reuse the same component on one page (2ebb31f)
bug with quoting pm's, switch to editor reply mode (53cf6da)
change color of quote button to grey using action class (dee9d08)
issue with getUserIgnored params being swapped (39461c0)
issue with message quote body being undefined (78e649c)
issue with message settings not updating (e876031)
issue with quotes not parsing when slug ids contain "_" (5053908)
issue with typo causing test failure (dc6bec7)
remove unneeded console log (bda3d2b)
spacing in new message email (6b70d1b)
Features
add autocomplete directive to ignore user post (8747225)
add autocomplete username used for messages to mentions ignore (bb26b2f)
add db method for changing messaging email settings (d9ec74b)
add db method for toggling message email settings (0580f84)
add db methods for ignore/unignore messages (e8dcb3c)
add directive for ignoring users via their profile page (ca3e8c3)
add email template for new pm, wip (5afa70c)
add emailer method for new pms (6612cbb)
add hook for ignored messages on user find (c98c14c)
add hook to check if user is ignored before sending messages (ed3cf74)
add ignore messages directive to user profile (d2df5e1)
add ignore user route (8bd403d)
add new messages routes to server (bec6464)
add pageIgnoredUsers route (93d1b4c)
add resources for new ignore message routes (8b9a827)
add route to toggle email settings for messages (a05e8b2)
add route to toggle message email settings (d126cc4)
add routes for getting ignored user data. (bf5983f)
add unignore user route (ccfbf65)
bring back more data on ignored users, ignore users both ways (6ccb127)
bring back subject for new pm email, references #783 (83e5499)
check user prefs before sending email when creating conversation (8d39817)
check user prefs before sending email when creating message (3b38e3e)
handle just author and date for quote bbcode tag (ef205c4)
modify ignore message hook to block both users from sending a message when ignored (4b20ac7)
modify ignore posts directive to work with username autocomplete (3b8335d)
send email to receivers of private messages (fb7c50c)
show message in pm email, wip show subject for replies (7bdcd40)
wip add user lookup for messages ignore (2ed649f)
wip, add directive for modifying messaging settings (019ba6f)
wip, show ignoree that they are being ignored when trying to send message (58b5943)
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[TheBeardedBaby]

Quick update with some fixes.

1.15.0 (2020-05-15)
Bug Fixes
attempt to rerun test after latest update to epochtalk-api-test (78421fa)
issue with role_name and role_highlight_color causing error (bad2f61)
issue with role_name not being present (8d83aa8)
rerun test (7a91adc)
update to user proper test (b0949d6)
Features
add to find user query for plain english version of role name and highlight color of role (062f8e2)

[TheBeardedBaby]

New update:

1.15.1 (2020-05-26)
Bug Fixes
make regex for trust feedback reference more lax, to match the user profile url (0f72ef4)
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[TheBeardedBaby]

Another big update.

1.16.0 (2020-05-29)
Bug Fixes
bugfix, only show unique message receivers in convo list (9d6393f)
Do not close message editor on error, fixes #833 (99dfdb0)
error message wording for createConversation auth (64803f9)
fixes #831, issue with wrong receiver name in error when blocking messages from a users (ce1f6d5)
issue with all convo members not being listed, fixes #832 (5fbb2c1)
issue with half the settings page being missing (c55f9e9)
issue with setting not sticking on page refresh (6467751)
issue with success showing duplicate usernames if original sender includes themself in list of receipients (f4be091)
only show unique receivers in messages pane (9e666d8)
show newbie alert when page refreshes after nessage reply (4ce5c54)
sort usernames so they appear in the same order, messages view (112a8d9)
wording of error messages in createMessage auth (0c06ca5)
Features
add css to style hover of newbie warning (9e37903)
add db method for enabling/disabling ignore newbie post preferences (32e6e7f)
add hover tooltip to explain newbie warning (9721bf4)
add resource for enabling/disabling newbie messaging (55f612b)
add route to support enabling/disabling newbie messages (cbe42db)
disallow users from sending messages to newbies if they are ignoring them (8bfeef1)
do no process links or youtube videos for newbies (263439c)
do not allow newbies to create messages with members who are ignoring them (282bd02)
do not allow newbies to start convos with members who are ignoring them (f666b9e)
don't show newbie alert message to newbie message sending message (df5f2e9)
hookup backend for toggle newbie messages (399251d)
make it so you cant reply to a newbie if you are currently ignoring them (4b6905a)
pass newbie variable to post processing directive (68e094e)
return if the message sender is a newbie (c773f76)
return user preference for ignored_newbies in getMessageSettings (3cc8e76)
show badge on message coming from newbies (c89b040)
wip add new toggle for ignore newbies in settings page, need to hook up backend (918752b)

And one small one :

1.16.1 (2020-05-30)
Bug Fixes
issue with wrong avatar being displayed in last post info, fixes #773 (931f0ae)
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