IO Ninja Changelog

What's new in IO Ninja 5.0.4

Sep 30, 2021

New IO Ninja accounts, capabilities, and subscriptions ecosystem;
New WebSocket client and server plugins;
Device Monitor updates for recent builds of Linux kernel;
Support for custom baud rates in the Serial plugin on Linux and macOS;
Detection of serial status line changes on Linux and macOS;
Find-Next (F3) and Find-Prev (Shift+F3) in the log;
Significant improvements in the UI look-and-feel on macOS;
Reliable TX/RX stats in the presence of log converters or filters;
Lots of other bug fixes, optimizations, and other improvements!

New in IO Ninja 5.0.3 (Sep 17, 2021)

New in IO Ninja 5.0.1 (Sep 14, 2021)

version 5.0.1 (2020-09-03):
Major update. Introduces capability & subscription ecosystem, personal and workgroup accounts, WebSocket client and server plugins, support for custom baud rates on Linux and macOS, lossless observers in Ninja Scroll, compiler pragmas in Jancy, extended POSIX signal and Windows exception information availble in Jancy catch-handlers, Device Monitor updates for recent Linux kernels.
Main application changelog:
nj_app: capbility & subscription subsystems
nj_app: account subsystem; sign-in via web-browser or via token
nj_app: redesign of update notifications
nj_log, nj_srv: count TX/RX stats in the main log writer; access it through PluginHost.m_txRxStats. This way, we can avoid adding log observers and guarantee lossless stats with or without converters/filtes in the pipeline
nj_app: major style fixes/updates for macOS
nj_app: Find Next (F3) and Find Prev (Shift+F3) shortcuts now work without the need to open the Find dialog beforehand
nj_app: critical fix: use special names for mappings & events when inside the macOS sandbox
nj_app: opt: only enable RX pumping when terminal is visible or there is a session link
nj_doc: critical fix: Plugin::transmitNext MUST create a new call-site with the proper runtime; calling JIT-ted code with a wrong runtime might lead to gc-heap corruption, use-after-delete, and all kinds of issues
nj_app: critical fix: potential crash on dangling template pointer; saving binary property page could have left a dangling template pointer in the combo box
nj_app: fix: packet-template-widget mistreated bigendian enums (hex-edit to property-browser)
nj_app: fix: packet contents in the Transmit Pane was lost after closing the last document, then opening a new one
nj_app: fix "weird" button collapse in the main toolbar
nj_app: add documentation & forum links to the Help menu
conf: fix: add EthernetTapLog.njplg to the std plugin list (otherwise, opening EthernetTap logs in a freshly started IO Ninja doesn't work)
nj_app: when a representer is not found, show its GUID
nj_app: use "unknown" progress bar when we are rebuilding log with a non-null conversion pipeline
nj_app: maintain three sets of dock-states (for logs, read-write sessions, and monitor sessions)
nj_srv: opt: don't add RxObserver by default; manually add/remove it as necessary (e.g. for terminal, session-link)
nj_app: sort plugins (unlocked first, then locked)
nj_app: don't rely on QByteArray::toBase64 (QByteArray::Base64UrlEncoding) which is only available in QT-5.2+
conf: add devicemon-log plugin to macos packages
nj_app: qt-5.0.2 compat fixes
nj_srv: use session/layer class names as module tags
nj_ui: require std.HashTable from ui.DictionaryProperty
nj_app: force-sync .njcfg files
nj_app: center password dialog over session startup progress
nj_app: remove custom escape encoding in TextTransmitEdit, use the new AXL enc::EscapeEncoding facilities
nj_app: fix: apply escape encoding on the resulting packet (after codec)
nj_app: add new setting: show whitespace chars
nj_app: fix FileTransmit::updatePreview for empty filenames
nj_app: don't re-use file scripts in new sessions, but do keep non-file (temp) scripts
package-msi: rename program directory (Ninja 3 -> IO Ninja) -- we are bumping major version to 5
nj_app: add DigiCert Root EV CA (apparently, on some machines it's missing)
Scripts changelog:
new plugins: websocket-client & websocket-server
regex-colorizer: critical fix: partial match IMMEDIATELY after a quantified match yielded wrong retro-colorize offsets
servers: critical fix: when transmit is not completely buffered, wait for client events (otherwise, we might miss the WriteBufferReady event)
ias: add http-server
all: use the new pragma(Alignment) directive
common: add CRC8-CCITT
serial: don't report "unknown-driver" and fall back to conservative unless the driver is in the list)
all: major update: Listener -> Observer, use TxRxStats, LogDocument
ez-tap-pro: change name to "Stratus EZ-Tap Pro" (so it's not the first on the list when sorted)
serial: show status line changes for DCD & RI
all: don't restart waiting for WriteBufferReady
replay: allow broken records (but not in the beginning of the log)
replay: add replay-count and interval-scale parameters
common: ui.SslPropertySet should take ui.Property*, not io.GroupProperty* as a parent
common: sockets ui should allow adjusting the default remote address
ssl: rename SslLogRecordCode.SslConnectionCompleted -> SslConnectCompleted
all: update re latest jancy extensions updates (extract common events & options into base enums)
serialmon: support TCSETS2 (termios2 with custom baud rates)
serial-tap: maintain the currently opened device name
serial: rename SerialLogRecordCode.PortClosed -> PortClosedNamed, add SerialLogRecordCode.PortClosed (unnamed) and use it in all official serial-based plugins
pcap: remove "Wireshark file" from all Pcap device dropdowns
Device Monitor changelog:
dm_lnx_lkm: support read_iter/write_iter
dm_lnx_lkm: check fops for null before forwarding
dm_lnx_lkm: fix page protection removal on arm (linux 5.10+)
dm_app: fix: missing string for dm_NotifyCode_DataDropped
Ninja Scroll changelog:
njs_log: major redesign: replace Listener-s with Observer-s, support lossless observers (when suspended, record file is locked so that no new records can be added)
njs_log: major redesign of rebuild-completion detection in case of non-null conversion pipeline
njs_wdg: clear 4-bit cursor flag on kill-focus
njs_log: pre-rebuild initialization (scroll to the top, set rebuild flag, clear sticky scroll flags)
njs_log: don't retro-colorize cross-pages (kills performance)
njs_log: typo fix: removeAllDetailizer_s -> removeAllDetailizers_s
njs_log: support moveFilterToTail/moveConverterToTail
njs_log: support upgrade/downgrade for read-write locks
njs_log: reset folding filters
njs_log: support record file format v3.0.1
njs_log: handle broken records (need to improve even further)
QT Property Browser changelog:
qtpb: make label inside QtDictionaryEditWidget clickable
qtpb: emit change events from QtEnumEditotFactory even if the value has not changed (e.g., for forcing values in packet template editor)
Jancy & Graco changelog:
jnc_websocket: new extension library for websockets
jnc_ct: major update: compiler pragmas (for now: Alignment, ThinPointers, ExposedEnums)
jnc_ct: ptr-operator on 'dynamiclib'-s translates to member-operator for member 'lib'
jnc_rt, jnc_api, jnc_ct: major update: save extended exception information (both Windows and POSIX)
jnc_ct: clean-up cast operator resolver (shouldn't set errors on conflicts)
graco, llk: move catch nodes to a separate stack
graco: support catch(eof) -- required for code-assist
jnc_ct: add catch(eof) to pass-1 expressions -- critical for code-assist in initializers
jnc_rt: critical fix: nesting runtimes didn't work
jnc_io_ssl: major refactoring (extract SSL socket common code to be shared between SslSocket & WebSocket)
jnc_io_base: implemented waiting for serial status line changes on Linux (TIOCMIWAIT)
jnc_ct: critical bugfix: zero-initialize all static variables (except for const and externally mapped ones)
jnc_api, jnc_ct, jnc_dll: capability checks & management
jnc_api, jnc_ct, jnc_dll: add optional code authentication for dynamic extensions
jnc_ct: compat fix: some versions of clang report ambiguous call to overloaded constructor Value::Value(...) in ControlFlowMgr::setJmp()
jnc_edit: set axl module tag
jnc_mini_ide: fix axl module tag
jnc_api: c-compatibility fix in JNC_CALL_SITE_xxx
jnc_api: don't restore SJLJ frame if it already is restored
jnc_ct: assert success of conditionalJump from ControlFlowMgr::setJmp
jnc_ct: typo fix in statement_sync: TokenKind_Reswitch -> TokenKind_ReSwitch
jnc_ct: warning fix: false-vs-null in ct::OperatorMgr::createClosureObject()
jnc_ct: fix: typo in ct::OperatorMgr::getValueFunctionTypeOverload: invalid closure function-ptr base arg idx
graco: typo fix in NodeMgr::indexBeacons
graco: remove unused variables
graco: warning fix: false-vs-NULL in Parser::resolverSpecifier()
jnc_io_base: add property io.Serial.m_updateInterval
jnc_stdlilb: update .forced.jnc
jnc_api: add jnc_Module_getName
jnc_std: require std.MapEntry from std.HashTable & std.RbTree
jnc_io_ssl: regression fix: accepted socket io thread was not started
jnc_io_cmn: minor refactoring of AsyncIoDevice::bufferedWrite/ addToWriteBuffer
jnc_io_ssl: move SslSocketEvents to a separate file
jnc_io: put overlapped struct back to pool immediately (was causing memory leaks in some IO classes)
jnc_api, jnc_ct, jnc_rtl: add requireOpaqueItemsFunc pointer to opaque classes (this should replace external return type set)
jnc_api: use DualString (axl::sl::String + jnc::DataPtr) for convenient string generation and caching GC heap pointers
jnc_api: add utility: struct DualString (mainain both axl::sl::StringRef and cached jnc::DataPtr)
jnc_io_xxx: extract common options & events and inherit from base enums
jnc_ct, jnc_api, jnc_edit: support enum inheritance
jnc_io_ssl: allow external creation of io.SslState (e.g. from websockets)
jnc_io_cmn: save overflow write data for datagram devices
jnc_ct: propagate POD flag in TypedefShadowType (important for code-assist)
jnc_ct: fast-exit from appendFmtLiteralBinValue if no codegen
sample: fix: 90_SslSocket.jnc
samples: pass_c/pass_cpp: update sample jancy code (formatting out-of-range
char pointer now yields empty string)
jnc_io_ssl: regression fixes
jnc_ct: fast-exit from await operators & async sequencers if no codegen
jnc_rtl: fix: properly handle pointer's end-of-range in formatting literals
jnc_io_usb: fix: incorrect check before removing USB iface from the device
jnc_sys: make sys.Event.wait & sys.NotificationEvent.wait interruptible (so that Runtime::abort can abort waiting threads)
jnc_api, jnc_ct: fix: Function::isUnusedExternal should check m_llvmFunction directly
jnc_ct: ensure layout of the target type before cast
jnc_io_ssh: typo fix: PTY-less mode didn't really work due to an incorrect check (0 vs LIBSSH2_ERROR_EAGAIN)
jnc_io_usb: implemented vid/pid-based access restriction to usb devices
jnc_io_cmn: moved enum SocketOption to io_SocketBase.h
jnc_api: remove unnecessary JNC_EXPORT_O (only relevant when building jnc_dll)
tools/sign-jnx: implemented sign-jncx for linux (via elfsign)
jnc_io_base: simplify generation of stdio pipe names
AXL changelog:
axl_sys: critical update: new implementation of sys::NameableEvent on macOS PTHREAD_PRODCESS_SHARED doesn't work reliably on Darwin, so the traditional pthread_cond + pthread_mutex approach in shared memory doesn't work well
axl_io: critical fix: custom baud rates on Linux
axl_sys_ca: added a new library for cross-platform code authentication
axl_sec: added a new library axl_sec (Darwin Security Framwork wrappers)
axl_io: critical fix: pass correct size to axl::io::psx::Mapping::unmap()
axl_sl: add overload sl::CmpBin::operator(const T*, const T*)
axl_sys: add ExceptionError (to save exception information)
axl_gui: typo fix in WidgetScrollBar::WidgetScrollBar
axl_spy: typo fix: unnecessary assignment in conditional operator in hookEnterCommon
axl_sys: typo fix: incorrect check of the dlinfo result
cmake: import_xxx should check if lib-dirs were auto-detected
axl_sys: warning fix: false vs NULL in DynamicLib::getInfo()
axl_io: NT native functions returns NULL as an invalid handle value, not -1
axl_sys: on windows, add missing intrinsics for InterlockedExchangeAdd
axl_sys: add sys::atomicAdd
axl_sys: add sys::ReadWriteLock::upgrade/downgrade
axl_io: use ptsname instead of ptsname_r on osx
cmake: check the presence of opensslconf.h
axl_mem, test: use MAP_ANON instead of MAP_ANONYMOUS (better compatibility)
axl_sl: add method sort() to List, BoxList, HashTable
axl_ref: fix: incorrect assert in ref::Buf::operator -> ()
axl_err: allow overriding error router
axl_enc: add Base64Encoding, fix Base32Encoding, rename old (incompatible) implementation to Base32Encoding_nj (used for legacy ioninja product keys)
axl_sl: fix: AXL_SL_BEGIN_STRING_HASH_TABLE_IGNORE_CASE was broken
axl_enc: add encoding flags to enc::EscapeEncoding
axl_enc: isprint -> utfIsPrintable
axl_enc: added enc::EscapeEncodingDynamic (with a CharCodec*)
axl_enc: not necessary to check for reserve() result
axl_sl: ensure exclusivity in sl::Array & sl::String in non-const indexers
enc: EscapeEncoding now supports all UTF encodings (not just UTF-8)
axl_enc: refactor API of enc::CharCodec
axl_cry: rettype: const sl::String -> sl::String
axl_sys_win: fix: RegCloseKey returns LONG (error), not BOOL (success)
axl_cry: add axl_cry_Pem.cpp/.h with cry::encodePem/cry::decodePem
axl_cry: use failWithLastCryptoError/completeWithLastCryptoError wherever possible
axl_sl: only allow Handle::p() on empty handles
axl_io: fix: don't directly assign mmap to m_p (mmap returns -1 on failure, not NULL)
axl_io, axl_sys: added success-ASSERTs to ctors/dtors

New in IO Ninja 3.15.1-a (Dec 20, 2020)

New in IO Ninja 3.15.1 (Dec 18, 2020)

Introduces: new packet library & packet history panes; major improvements in script file management; the ioninja-server system log is viewable from the main app; synchronous `receive` function added to in-app scripting
Main application changelog:
nj_app: add packet library & packet history panes
nj_app: removed history up/down buttons (now that we have a dedicated packet historty pane)
nj_app: new design of in-app script file management
nj_ias_srv: implemented synchronous 'receive'
nj_ias: allow omittnig 'main' if 'onLogRecord' is present
nj_srv: support multiple compilation errors when ioninja-server is run from the IDE
nj_app: major improvements in dock-state persistency
nj_app, nj_srv: add system log viewer (very helpful for script debugging)
nj_app: for read-only jancy-edit: use simple grey color & disable current line highlighting
nj_app: adjust the default size for the packet template editor
package/msi: add a new file type: *.njpkt (IO Ninja Packet Library)
conf: add ias.conf (stock in-app scripts)
nj_app: add the 'Copy As' submenu to HexEditWidget
nj_app: fix: disable/unable link/unlink buttons on the 'Link Session' dlg
nj_app: override copy/paste in the text-transmit-pane to properly handle escape sequences
Scripts changelog:
api: add declaration: `size_t errorcode receive(void const* p, size_t size)`
ssl-server: critical fix: set ephemeral DH/ECDH parameters even when we have a certificate (required for certain cipher suits)
df1: moved DF1 proto declarations to protocols/io_Df1.jnc
samples: add TutoProto analyzer
common: add default binPartRecordCode = 0 for representStruct()
common, plugins, samples: updates re latest changes in jancy regex engine
samples: add PostIt plugin as a sample (allows adding plain text notes to the log)
Device Monitor changelog:
tdevmon: release 3.3.8 (linux-only)
dm_lnx_lkm: critical fix: __force_order was removed in linux-5.9.2
Jancy changelog:
jnc_rt: save/restore EXCEPTION_REGISTRATION in jnc_setJmp/jnc_longJmp on win-x86
jnc_ct: add support for function-ptr & property-ptr const-casts (cructial when function pointers are stored in variants)
jnc_api: add jnc.Function.isUnusedExternal
jnc_ct: fix: ptr type flags for function ptrs and property ptrs were not applied
jnc_ct: convert function-ref to function-ptr in cdecl vararg
jnc_ct: fix: only fall back to llvm cast from a failed const cast if there is codegen
jnc_rtl: fix: don't rollback jnc.RegexState unless we are in the lexer-mode
jnc_ct, jnc_rtl: replace jnc.RegexState.m_isIncremental -> jnc.RegexState.m_flags
add jnc.RegexStateFlags.Lexer (matches final DFA state immediately)
jnc_ct: Value::setType(TypeKind_Void) should set m_valueKind to ValueKind_Void
jnc_ct: reset argument tip stack on skipped tokens during synchornization
jnc_ct: use 'char const thin*' instead of 'char thin*' in Parser::appendFmtLiteralValue
jnc_ct: add cast ops for typedef shadow types (for code-assist)
llk: add overridables: onSynchronizeSkipToken, onSynchronized
Ninja Scroll changelog:
njs_log: critical fix: setting font didn't update base col (thus leading to
njs_log: critical fix: UiFlag_Rebuilding may have been set AFTER IndexMgr completed rebuilding (due to delayed CacheMgr::updateUi)
njs_log: handle allocation failures in copy-processor (logs may be huge)
njs_wdg: add HexEditWidget::copyBin(CopyBinKind)
njs_wdg: move the copy-bin logic into a common file (njs_CopyBin.h)
njs_log: add LogWidget::ensureVisibleLine() and use it from CacheMgr::onRepresentPageCompleted()
njs_log: typo fix: implicit cast size_t -> bool (should check for -1 instead) bogus cursor placement)
njs_log: add internal trace engine for debugging
AXL changelog:
axl_ini: support line continuation for values
axl_gui: gui::Engine::writeClipboard should use sl::ArrayRef, not sl::Array

New in IO Ninja 3.15.0 (Oct 30, 2020)

Main application changelog:
nj_app: use jnc_edit for script editing
nj_app, nj_srv, nj_ias: turned script transmit page into stand-alone IAS (in-app-scripting) script pane
nj_app: crashes due to QT static being exported from the resulting executable because of mixing POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE/-fPIC/-fPIE
nj_ias: fix: if runtime was aborted, suppress the error message from onLogRecord()
nj_app: when we press "scroll-to-bottom", force-set sticky scroll (even when not scrolled)
nj_app: fix: only save transmit/script pane states for sessions (otherwise, opening log hides those panes for all upcoming sessions)
nj_app: jump to the error line in the script widget
nj_ias, nj_srv: add function clearLog()
nj_ias: abort IAS-scripts on error in onLogRecord()
nj_app: save script source before running (code-assist is not stable ebough just yet)
nj_app, nj_ias: don't let OK-close PacketTemplateEditDlg on errors (parse and wait before closing the dialog)
nj_app: fix: case sensitivity in history combos (find-dlg, address-bar, etc)
nj_app: fix: serialize state of information/transmit/script panes
nj_app: add toolbar icons for convenient show/hide of information/transmit/script panes
nj_app: add load/save-as toolbars to packet-template edit dialog and script pane
nj_srv, nj_doc: make syncConnect wait for the SessionConnectionState
nj_srv, nj_etx, nj_cmn: improved script transmit API (don't endlesslyqueue transmit block, allow connect/disconnect/write-to-log)
nj_app: don't hide transmit panes for linked sessions (so we can inject)
nj_app, nj_cmn, nj_doc, nj_srv: added protocol messages and implementation for m_sessionConnectionState/connectSession/disconnectSession
nj_app: fix: cloning menus did not preserve titles
nj_app: fix: EditLogBinMenu was not properly disabled when in context menus
Scripts changelog:
api: add property doc.Session.m_sessionConnectionState
pipe, file, ssl, udp, tcp, ssl-server, tcp-server, serial: implement m_sessionConnectionState/connectSession/disconnectSession
udp: critical fix: buffer size was not applied (as a result, on the first run of UDP Socket there was a barrage of 0-sized packets)
ias: added samples for echo-server and saving-to-file
odsp: added the recently created skeleton for osdp analyzer as a sample plugin
api: add overload log.Writer.write(char const*) -- use log.StdRecordCode.PlainText
api: add function clearLog()
api: add the 'prototype' attr to in-app-scripting entry points (so that we can conveniently auto-complete those)
tcp-flow, udp-flow: should be pure-layers (attachable to logs)
api: rename tx.jnc -> ias.jnc
api: extend transmit api (add sync-transmit/connect/disconnect/log-write)
plugins: use log.RecordCodeFlags.Foldable instead of the 0x8xxxxxx prefix
df1: iniitial commit of DF1 analyzer (Allen-Bradley PLC protocol)
file, jlink, pipe, process, ssl, tcp, udp: typo
fix: m_isTransmitEnabled was (incorrectly!) enabled on each IO event* pipe-server, ssl-server, tcp-server: update session ids
tcp, ssl: fix: don't change m_sessionConnectionState after resolve (i.e., we are still connecting)
Device Monitor changelog:
tdevmon: release 3.3.7
package: bundle msvc10 runtime (otherwise, possible runtime error on windows 10 which sometimes misses msvc10 runtime)
package: link msi-actions dll against libcmt (otherwise, possible install error on windows 10 which sometimes misses msvc10 runtime)
package: install dm_MachineIface.h
dm_win_lib: build a libcmt twin for dm_win_lib (for the msi action dll)
dm_app: turn stdout buffering off when monitoring on windows (on linux, it was already off)
Jancy changelog:
jnc_api, jnc_rt: added jnc_setJmp/jnc_longJmp (ensure no unwinding during SJLJ)
jnc_edit: new code-assisting editor component for QT (based on QPlainTextEdit)
jnc_ct: support for error recovery and parsing with code-gen disabled
jnc_io_ssh: critical fix: authenticate didn't clear private key if null was passed; hence, it was not possible to switch from private-key-auth to password-auth
jnc_io_base: add functions: io.getTempDir(), io.getHomeDir()
jnc_ext: release assertion string before throwing (destructor will not be called)
jnc_ext: fix: add import "io_SocketAddress.jnc" to io_NetworkAdapter.jnc
jnc_ct: fix: adjust m_storageKind for class member functions
jnc_io_base: fix: io.ChildProcess on windows should use time-based pipe names (as to avoid the all-pipe-instances-are-used error)
jnc_io_base: fix: io.ChildProcess on windows should use SW_SHOWNORMAL and NOT use CREATE_NEW_CONSOLE
jnc_ct: allow member operator in the dynamiclib.lib namespace to return a non-function value
jnc_ct: fix type string generation for reactor class types
jnc_ct: move error-code check from DeclTypeCalc to FunctionType::calcLayout
jnc_api: set jnc_TypeKindFlag_ErrorCode for jnc_TypeKind_TypedefShadow
jnc_app: move to the 'tools' source group
jnc_app: print failing source dirs (-S switch)
jnc_ct: always cast integer -> floating point implicitly
jnc_ct: fix: result types of integer arithmetic operators (e.g. -65535 should be int32_t, not uint32_t)
jnc_ct: ignore unimplemented prototypes while processing the require-set
llk: remove the cryptic "add a 'catch' clause to the grammar" error
jnc_ct: update synopsis generation for aliases, functions & properties
jnc_ct: accept typedef shadows as enum base-types
jnc_ct: replace prototypes when adding functions to a namespace
jnc_ct: adjust sync-set for statements
jnc_ct: support typedef shadow in type operators (for code-assist)
jnc_ct: ensure alias is resolved before accessing its type
jnc_ct: fix: setCastError didn't handle 'void' values properly (Type* of 'void' may be NULL)
jnc_ct: don't fast-exit from Module::parseImports
jnc_api: fix: getNextImportDir should use it.getEntry()
jnc_ct: ensure type layout before getting a field
jnc_ct: prevent broken scope structure on errors
jnc_ct: support 'null' as an attribute value
jnc_api, jnc_ct: make compile-error-count-limit freely adjustible
jnc_app: make disable-code-gen controllable from command-line
jnc_ct: make disable-code-gen a compile-flag
Ninja Scroll changelog:
njs_wdg: support insert/overwrite xterm modes
njs_wdg: critical fix: backspace at the beginning of line should move cursor *before* to the last char on the prev line
njs_wdg: critical fix: reset scroll region on e[r
njs_wdg: warning fix (signed-vs-unsigned comparison)
njs_log: don't update sticky-scroll on every key/mouse press, only when the cursor position actually changes
njs_wdg: use m_consoleSize.m_width_u instead of now-removed TerminalScreenBuffer::getConsoleWidth()
njs_wdg: reset insert-mode during hard-terminal-reset
njs_wdg: fix: don't zero console-width during terminal-reset
njs_wdg: fix: terminal widget should reset char set and insert mode on csi-soft-reset
njs_log: typo fix: jancy literal terminator should be a string-literal (not char-literal)
AXL changelog:
axl_io: critical fix: if the initial GetAdaptersAddresses failed with ERROR_BUFFER_OVERFLOW, the buffer was not reallocated, resulting in a invalid memory access
axl_gui: added gui::QtRagelSyntaxHighlighter (ragel-based syntax highlighter for QT (derived from QSyntaxHighlighter)
cmake: on msvc, build limcmt twin libraries (by default, for axl_core & axl_io) -- required when we can't afford MSVC CRT dependencies
axl_io: add function: io::getHomeDir()
axl_cry: add support for IAP receipts in AppStore receipt validation
axl_err: add overloads ErrorRef::ErrorRef(string)
axl_sl: added overloads sl::String::isPrefix(C c)/isSuffix(C c)
axl_lex: added Token::m_flags (union-ed with m_channelMask)
axl_lex: added method lex::RagelLexer::setLineColOffset
axl_lex: added struct lex::LineColOffset
axl_lex: extracted lex::Ragel from lex::RagelLexer (so it can be shared with gui::QtRagelSyntaxColorizer)
axl_cry: added decoding for app store receipt creation/expiration dates

New in IO Ninja 3.14.4 (Jul 27, 2020)

New in IO Ninja 3.14.3 (Jul 10, 2020)

Introduces: new TCP Flow and UDP Flow layers, support for app-sandbox,
support for appstore receipts & winstore receipts, a critical bugfix in
tdevmon for Windows, support for mixed DPI multi-monitors, support for recent
kernels in tdevmon for Linux.
Main application changelog:
nj_app: check for winstore license
nj_app: check app store receipt
nj_app: show privacy settings once on the first run
package: build sandboxed pkg for appstore
package: build MSIX for winstore
package/msi: produce two kinds of MSI packages (core and full)
nj_app: use QWidget::fontMetrics for measuring char width
nj_log: added implementation for class log.ProxyWriter
nj_app: set privacy setting defaults to FALSE if inside app-sandbox
nj_app: fix: terminal ansi-white/ansi-black were not applied as standard
text/back colors
nj_app: save security-scoped bookmarks wheh running in a sandbox
otherwise, MRU lists and file-transmit wouldn't work after app restart
nj_app: use sandbox-compatible names for shared-memory and semaphores
nj_app: fix: clone shared sub-menus (apparently, it's not OK to add the
same QMenu* to multiple menus; clone it to avoid QT warnings)
nj_app: fix: take care of negative delays in in QTimer::singleShot (set max
delay to one day)
nj_cmn: put nj_VersionPp.h into build/include and add build/include to the
include path
Scripts changelog:
udp-flow: separated udp flow mon into a pcap-based sniffer session and
a pcap-sniffer/ethernet-tap compatible layer
tcp-flow: separated tcp flow mon into a pcap-based sniffer session and
a pcap-sniffer/ethernet-tap compatible layer
common: fix: Sum16(LE/BE) and IP4 Checksums were incorrectly calculated when
data block size is not 16-bit aligned
api: added class log.ProxyWriter
all: get rid of declarations w/o specifiers
Device Monitor changelog:
dm_lnx_lkm, dm_win_sys: critical bugfix: wildcard match routine didn't
properly handled empty input string
dm_lnx_lkm: compatibility fix: don't use struct timespec on linux > 4.20.0
dm_lnx_lkm, dm_win_sys: remove r handling in wildcard match (this
multi-wildcard functionality was never used)
dm_win_sys_core: minor fix: unnecessary to check for m_fileNameFilter in
Connection_create
Ninja Scroll changelog:
njs_log: respect timestamp visibility when saving the log to a text file
njs_wdg, njs_log: when calculating text size, take the target device into
account
Jancy & Graco changelog:
jnc_ct: add support for external extension binaries
jnc_rt: don't abort-throw unless it's safe (i.e. we are inside a "stable"
call-site)
jnc_io_usb: fix: check for error after calling axl::io::UsbDeviceList::
enumerateDevices (otherwise, -1 is used as the element count)
llk: major grammar update: removed declaration_wo_specifier
(with exception for construct/destruct/set/etc)
jnc_ct: grammar updates for the new graco
graco: major update: error recovery
graco: allow lookahead stmt to override the default lookahead, e.g.:
lookahead(2, default)
graco: major redesign: resolvers & lookahead are now specifiers of
SymbolNode
frame: use table-based indirect calls for all actions
llk: opt: use thread-local pool for node allocation
jnc_ct: lexer should accept unterminated c-style comments
llk: added a comment explaining the trailer for qualified_type_name_rslv
all: get rid of function decls w/o specifiers
graco: accept unterminated c-style comments
graco: only use resolvers at the first step
graco: use anytoken for default production (if there was none)
AXL changelog:
axl_spy: new module for api interception via return-hijacking hooks (works
without target function prototype information)
axl_io: io::getTempDir should respect the TMPDIR environment variable
axl_sl: fix: takeOver should be careful not to memcpy reusable tail-padding
axl_sys_win: added wrappers for WinTrust and WinCrypt for Authenticode
checks
axl_cry: added app-store-receipt verification utilities
axl_gui: text size calculations should take the target device into account
axl_sl: explicitly disable copy for sl::List
axl_cf: new classes: cf::Data, cf::Url, cf::SecScopedBookmark
axl_sys_win: added support for authenticode Rfc3161 timestamps
axl_iok: added function getComputerGuid (implementation by Apple)
axl_cry: added wrappers for PKCS7 (needed for app store receipt decoding)
axl_sys: added support for destructible objects in TlsPtrSlot
axl_sys: added API for simple TLS slot management (intptr_t values)
axl_enc: added enc::uleb128 and enc::sleb128 encodings
axl_sys_psx: new method: DynamicLib::getInfo
axl_dox: added support for custom command params in the cmd{param} form

New in IO Ninja 3.14.2 (Apr 24, 2020)

New in IO Ninja 3.14.1 (Apr 14, 2020)

New in IO Ninja 3.14.0 (Apr 10, 2020)

nj_app: support "smooth" first-time evaluation without an email form
nj_app: added support for unicode arguments on windows (e.g., when double-clicking a unicode log file name)
package: Mac TAR & DMG packages are now signed and notarized to keep the Mac
Gatekeeper happy package: packages for Mac now include libcrypto & libssl and don't refer to the system OpenSSL dylibs (boobie-trapped on Catalina)
nj_app: fix: save installation-guid as string -- otherwise, it gets lost upon restart on Mac (seems like a QT bug on Mac)
nj_app: over-email evaluation & serial number forms offer the newlsetter opt-in option
package: Mac DMG now has a nice background
conf: moved TCP back to the top (people now confuse TCP-vs-SSL)
nj_ui: don't try to be smart and always fire onCurrentData and onCurrentTextChanged (not when they really change)
nj_log: added property log.Log.m_syncId (for synchrnoizing async completion records) e.g.: "connecting to abc.com...ok"
nj_doc: removed Plugin::transmitTo (never used)
nj_srv: fix: preserve layer-creation error (deleting jnc::Module and jnc::Runtime may overwrite error)
nj_ui_srv: redesign onchange properties for ui.ComboBox
conf: moved SslLog.njlog to a dedicated folder
package: added io_ssl.jncx to the MSI package (SSL plugins didn't work)
Scripts changelog:
pipe-listener: major update: support multiple clients & view filter
tcp-listener: major update: support multiple clients & view filter
ssl-listener: major update: support multiple clients & view filter
tcp-proxy: major update: support multiple clients & view filter
tcp-proxy: send-and-close is not losing data now
tcp-flow-mon: major update: support multiple connections & view filter
udp-flow-mon: added view filter
log: fix: log.MonitorLog should convert wildcard to lowercase
tcp-server, ssl-server, pipe-server: rename: XxxListener -> XxxServer
file: fix: update m_isTransmitEnabled according to buffer state of the stream (not just m_state)
file-log: added a new record code Opened which also shows openFlags
pcap-sniffer: use the new io.Pcap API (openDevice/activate)
pcap: fix: don't add filter-changed records if filter didnt really change
pcap-sniffer: fix: launch code into IP4 defragmentation should take the pcap link type into account
common: fix: ui.BufferPropertySet should use m_defaultXxx and not Defaults.Xxx
common: extract common IP decoding and defragmenting functionality from
UdpFlowMon & TcpFlowMon into io.IpDecoder
pcap-log: added PcapLogRecordCode.SetCaptureFilter, SetAddressFilter
i2c-spi: rename I2cSpiSniffer -> I2cSpiTap
common: moved: io.Monitor, io.FpgaUploader -> iox.Monitor, iox.FpgaUploader
udp, tcp-proxy: use iox.HostNameResolver
common: added iox.HostNameResolver (encapsulates sync & logging)
misc: stylisitic fix: use . instead of ->
ui: ui.ComboBox.m_onChanged is removed (use bindable events of specific properties: m_editText, m_currentText, m_currentIndex)
socket-log: added new records: ClientRemoved, ResolveCompletedPrefix, ResolveCompletedPrefix, DisconnectDataPending
ui: property ui.ComboBox.m_currentData must be non-const
log: added syncId for synchronizing multi-part records (e.g. connecting to abc.com...ok)
doc: removed doc.Plugin.transmitTo & doc.Layer.transmitToNext (never used)
socket-log: added class SocketClientLogFilter
socket-log: added new record code: ClientChanged
api: added methods: ui.ComboBox.addItemSetCurrent, insertItemSetCurrent
Jancy changelog:
jnc_ct: critical fix: onevent statements were dysfunctional after the introduction of lazy-compilation
jnc_rt: critical fix: Runtime::initializeCallSite should check if m_map is NULL before accessing it
jnc_app: add build rpath to OPENSSL_DLL_DIR (otherwise, SSL tests may fail if io_ssl is built against non-system OpenSSL so-s/dylib-s)
jnc_ext: optionally sign dylib-s inside jncx on mac
jnc_ct: fix: dual types were not properly finalized on the implicit-this member operator
jnc_io_base: added const property m_osHandle to file- and socket-based classes
jnc_std: strtol/strtoul: set default radix to 0 (means, auto-detect)
jnc_io_base: added flag mappings: FileOpenFlag.Unlink, Clear, Asynchronous, WriteAttributes
jnc_io_base: typo fix: implementation of getFileKind for windows didn't detect serial ports or pipes
jnc_io_pcap: refactor API: Pcap.openDevice -> openLive
jnc_io_pcap: added Pcap.openDevice and Pcap.activate
jnc_io: replace suspendIoThread(false) -> unsuspendIoThread()
jnc_io_pcap: added property m_kernelBufferSize
jnc_io_pcap: made property m_snapshotSize non-read-only
jnc_io_pcap: set default snapshot size to 64K
jnc_api: fix: jnc_Variant_hash didnt work for references
jnc_api: implemented operators == and != for variants of the same type (via memcmp)
jnc_ct: fix: err::setError returns size_t, not err::Error
jnc_ct: fix: set m_parentUnit for onevent handlers
jnc_std: std.Bufer.clear must be implemented in jancy (this way, it can be inlined)
jnc_io_base: io.SocketAddress.isMatch/isEqual should be const
Ninja Scroll changelog:
nj_log: keep the size of last record in the record file header -- this way we can calc the offset of the last record
AXL changelog:
axl_sl: fixed parsing the solidified command line string (support escapes on posix, escaped-quote-only on windows)
axl_enc: handle unterminated escapes in esc::EscapeEncoding
axl_sl: added class EqBin (for using binary-structs as HashTable keys)
axl_io: added method NetworkAdapterDesc::isNullMacAddress
axl_io: added FileFlag_WriteAttributes (windows-only).
axl_io_pcap: added methods: Pcap::setPromiscious, setTimetout, openLive, openDevice, activate, setSnapshotSize, setBufferSize
axl_io_psx: implemented mac retrieval on mac & linux via AF_LINK, AF_PACKET and SIOCGIFHWADDR

New in IO Ninja 3.10.5 (Apr 10, 2019)

New in IO Ninja 3.10.4 (Mar 29, 2019)

New in IO Ninja 3.10.3 (Mar 28, 2019)

Main application changelog:
Package: removed the 'drivers' component from the 7z package (and into a separate package for those who need it)
Sh: added support for cmake toolset param (-T); allows using VS2017 to build for Windows XP
Nj_app: removed encryption of usage/crash reports, replaced everything with HTTPS
Nj_app: added a setting for hex digit case
Nj_app: updated welcome dlg (proper format for serial numbers, changed the type of the license field to rich-text)
License: updated the privacy statement (re HTTPS stuff)
License: added libusb (linked into io_usb.jncx)
License: removed lua & zlip (not really linked into ioninja)
Doc: updated the HW manual
Nj_app: added log-stop icon
Nj_srv: update startup progress post-optimize
Nj_app: added LLVM optimization-level settings (-O<n>)
Nj_app: fix: ScriptEdit::event may be called before m_lineNumberMargin is initialized
Nj_srv: use the newly added jnc::Module::optimize
Conf: added i2c-spi-sniffer as a stock plugin
Nj_app, nj_srv: removed setting for max stack size
Nj_app: removed unneeded space from binary transmit page
Nj_app: save settings as defaults when the Settings dialog is closed on OK button
Nj_app: added path info for user plugin tooltips
Nj_gui: bug: getItemData was non-static (ABI inompatibility due to structret-vs-this)
Icons: added tape icon (for replay-log)
Nj_srv: fix: removing layer which has log plugins resulted in dangling pointers
Nj_log: added support for unloading log plugins
Nj_app: fix: dangling pointers in packet template combo-box (need to set packet template to null on document deactivate)
Axl_gui: added flags arg to TextPainter::drawBinHex (so we can choose upper/lower case)
Doc: cleaned up sphinx CSS & templates
Cmake: added IPO as LLVM JIT component (now that we use function inlining pass)
Axl_gui: added support for strikeout ANSI escape e[9m e[29m
Axl_io: added Serial::setBreakCondition(bool)
Axl_mem: fix: TrackerBlockHdr should be aligned on dual-pointer-size boundary
Scripts changelog:
Tcp-proxy: keep server data until the connection is established
Tcp-proxy: wait for TX buffer empty on disconnect
Tcp-listener: typo fix: TcpListenerSession.onConnectionSocketEvent used incorrect socket pointer on io.SocketEvents.IoError
common: removed duplicate RemotePort property
I2c-spi: added support for flipping MOSI/MISO
i2c-spi: renamed I2C/SPI Sniffer -> I2C/SPI Tap
I2c-spi: updated firmware files
I2c-spi: fixes/updates for I2C 10-bit address mode
Wizards: use StdLogIcon.Connect/StdLogIcon.Disconnect in the Session wizard
Api: added StdLogIcon.Stop
serialmon: added handling for IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BREAK_ON & IOCTL_SERIAL_SET_BREAK_OFF
Serial: fix: BreakConditionChanged was not added to SerialLog.njplg
Serial: adjusted levels in the BRK icon
Ethernet-sniffer: initial commit
I2c-spi-sniffer: implemented proper decoding for different SPI modes (MSBit-first/LSBit-first for 4, 8, 12, 16 bits)
I2c-spi-sniffer: added graceful stop (with clearing Cypress buffers)
serial: updated the BRK icon
common: fix: invalid througput calculation for TxRx (need to divide by 2)
hw-serial-mon: use the newly added API (io.UsbEndpoint.unsuspend)
Tcp: use the newly added API (io.Socket.unsuspend)
Usb-data-endpoint,usb-control-endpoint: use the newly added API (io.UsbEndpoint.unsuspend)
Usb-data-endpoint,usb-control-endpoint: added persistency for device selection;
i2cspi: fix spi decoder (last byte was lost when buffer was full); also, flush buffer on each decode()
I2cspi: don't expect bytes to necesserily arrive AFTER
i2c-start (we can start sniffing in the middle of a packet)
I2cspi: clear cypress buffer on start
I2cspi: handle ACK/NACK in the I2C address, don't adjust incomplete bit count in STOP msg, added properties for log cache update rate limit
Serial: added a button to set BREAK condition
Replay-log: initial commit
serial-tap: added line error handling (framing/parity/break)
Serial: added line error handling (framing/parity/break)
Modbus: fix: stream role was not properly loaded (resuling in the default value every time)
Modbus: fix: ModbusRtuParser.m_lastTimestamp field shadowed the "real" m_lastTimestamp in the base class, thus resulting in invalid timestamp handling
Ninja Scroll engine changelog:
Njs_log, njs_wdg: added HexLineWidget::isUpperCase/setUpperCase
Njs_log: fix: only update the previous line (timestamp, style) if new characters are added to it
Njs_log: fix: update IndexLeaf before invoking getNextLeaf/getPrevLeaf (index file might have grown thus adding extra leaves and thus updating m_next -- while cached leaf may have m_next == -1)
Jancy changelog:
jnc_io_base: fix: WSAECONNRESET was not always handled
Jnc_io: added io.XxxEvents.WriteBufferEmpty (currently, WriteBufferReady is aliased to it)
Jnc_ct: fix: use m_llvmFunctionName/m_llvmGlobalVariableName only if it's not empty
Jnc_ct: alas, we have to resort to looking up llvm::Function &
llvm::GlobalVariable by name on mapping -- i can't figure out a way to be notified when llvm::Function is being optimized out
jnc_ct: typo fix in Variable::prepareStaticData (llvm::GlobalVariable was still accessed for optimized-out vars)
Jnc_ct: optimize sourceless functions, update m_staticData when mapping variables;
jnc_rt: handle SIGILL (optimizer may replace NULL-pointer accesses with UD)
Jnc_app: use the newly added jnc::Module::optimize
Jnc_ct,jnc_api: added Module::optimize (using llvm::PassManagerBuilder)
Doc: updated sphinx conf.py.in according to the latest changes in axl & doxyrest
Jnc_ct: fix: getDataPtrType should add fixup for import types
Jnc_ct: typo fix: getPtrTypeFlagSignature added 'cn'(intended "cn"); better yet, use single-char signatures
Jnc_ct: added options for inlining & basic scalar opts
Jnc_ct, jnc_rt: removed explicit stack size limit (handled via exceptions)
Jnc_ct: removed GC safe points in prologues by default
Jnc_io: accepted sockets/named-pipes and usb IN-endpoints should be suspendable (initially)
Jnc_ct: added support for scheduling async functions
All: rename: VTable -> Vtable
Jnc_ct: added support for async errorcode functions
Jnc_ct: added support for async member functions ('this' value is added to the promise class)
Jnc_ct: made Function/Variable/Value/Type getLlvmValue inline
Jnc_ct: moved ct::GlobalNamespace and ct::ExtensionNamespace into dedicated files
Jnc_ct: removed m_declaratorName from function (only orphans need those)
Jnc_ct: make qualified name calculation lazy
Jnc_ct: removed names from unnamed functions
Jnc_ct: removed ModuleItem.m_tag
Jnc_ct: moved m_doxyBlock to ModuleItemDecl
Jnc_ct: removed BasicBlock.m_landingPadKind (use BasicBlock::m_flags)
jnc_ct: removed explicit checks for null-ptr, zero-div, stack-overflow (handled via exceptions)
All: the first prototype of async/await is finally functional
Jnc_io_usb: fix: UsbAsyncControlEndpoint::markOpaqueGcRoots should lock prior walking the list (libusb completion can modify the list any time)
Jnc_io_cmn: fix: enter wait region in AsyncIoDevice::blockingWait
Jnc_io_base: added serial line error handling (io.SerialLineErrors, io.SerialEvents.LineError, io.Serial.clearLineErrors)
Jnc_rtl: added a draft for jnc.Promise/Promisifier
jnc_ct: added TokenKind_Async, TokenKind_Await, TypeModifier_Async
jnc_ct: removed TokenKind_Auto

New in IO Ninja 3.10.2 (Feb 1, 2019)

Main application changelog:
nj_app: changed default font to Consolas-10 on windows, Menlo-12 on Mac,
Monospace-10 otherwise
nj_app: use the script editor font for line number margin
nj_app: detect font changes and update accordingly
nj_app: added a size-grip to the parametrized action dlg and removed the
question mark from the caption
nj_app: fix: switching between sessions might have left BinaryTransmitPage
with a dangling m_settings pointer (leading to a crash)
nj_app: added auto-show-terminal setting (false by default)
nj_app: attempt to auto-load log plugin if it's in the same directory
nj_app: added new setting: auto-add-user-plugin
nj_app: when opening log file with aux representers, don't suspend log
nj_app: use the newly added njs::NotifyCode_SelectionChanged
nj_app: fix: load/save sessions still relied on plugin guids rather that
ids (and we removed guids from session/layer plugins)
axl_enc: remove the expectedLength/Size parameters from conversion functions
Scripts changelog:
tcp: added the reconnect functionality (on remote disconnet/reset)
serial: added the reopen-on-error functionality
usb-data: added read-timeout & use-read-timeout props; use those for proper
buffer configuration
common: added configurable defaults to BufferPropertySet
wizards: fixed reswitch code in layer plugin wizards
wizards: updated wizards for the new plugin arch
serialtap: rename: serial tap doesn't use FTDI anymore
serialmon: fix: representSerialMonLog should not fall back to
representSerialLog
serial: added icons to serial log plugin
tcp: fix: on error, transmit should be disabled and session ended
Ninja Scroll engine changelog:
njs_log: fix: when adding text we should add an extra line when text ends
on new-line (n)
njs_log: fix: CacheLineAttr.clear should reset m_iconIdx to -1
njs_log: typo fix: RecordFile::getAuxClassGuidArray () mapped
a view at a wrong offset
njs_log: typo: SaveLogAsTextRangeProcessor should use
m_lineTimestamp, not m_timestamp
njs_wdg: fix: keep the line color when painting hex-ascii
njs_wdg: fix: hex editor crashed if a user starts typing in the hex pane
in overwrite mode and the editor is empty
njs_wdg: added NotifyCode_SelectionChanged
Jancy changelog:
jnc_rtl: bugfix: 'this' arg of 'onevent' handlers was adjusted twice
jnc_rtl: make RegexState.m_replayLength public & readonly (may be needed)
cmake: moved all rtl .jnc files into src/jnc_ext/jnc_rtl
jnc_ext: create jnc_stdlib.jncx for IO Ninja IDE
jnc_io_ssh: fix: read initially from socket (otherwise, data may be stuck
in libssh2 buffers until more data arrives over a socket)

New in IO Ninja 3.10.1 (Dec 25, 2018)

New in IO Ninja 3.10.0 (Dec 14, 2018)

New major features:
A build for Raspberri Pi, machine interface in Device Monitor, a new plugin
Serial Monitor over SSH, half-duplex support in Modbus Analyzer, redesign of
Jancy reactors, new 64-bit log record code architecture, dedicated log
Representer plugins (separated from session/layer plugins).
Main application changelog:
Nj_app: for default session and layer plugins, use ID rather than GUID
nj_app: if no plugin selected, getPluginListWidgetCurrentItem should return NULL
nj_app: update: instant-nag-screen should only pop once
nj_app: prevent silent overwriting of the outdated log file (create a
backup and show warning with a link to the KB article)
nj_log, nj_app, nj_srv: added configurability for record code filter
groups via bool properties
nj_log: added standard filter RecordCodeFilter
nj_gui: allow creating BoolProperty without a jancy runtime
nj_log: lock before compiling log plugins to avoid races between multiple
log threads
nj_srv: fix: addLayer didn't work properly on the new log design
nj_app: fix: no-response-dlg should be closed when server process terminates
nj_srv: fail if log plugin failed to attach (usually, because of a
misspelled representer func)
nj_app: added presell serial num page to the welcome dialog
nj_app: typo fix in TextTransmitPage::onEnterKeyPressed (no need to take
parent)
nj_srv: fix: erase entry from the layer map if add-layer failed
nj_app: added welcome-dialog (blocking unregistered access) -- a license
is now required to run io ninja (at least, an evaluation one).
all: ensure zero-initialization where it matters (post auto-zero-init
removal from axl)
all: removed auto-zero-init of allocated blocks
nj_app: qt-5.0.2 fix in UsageReportMgr re QJsonValue
sh: added target cpu mapping armv7l -> arm32
conf, cmake: added ssh-serialmon to the official plugin list and to the
test suite
Scripts changelog:
serialmon: removed unnecessary termios->uint_t converters
serialmon: added handling of TCSETSW, TCSETSF, TCSETA, TCSETAW, TCSETAF
pcap: typo fix: should check *filter, not *p (which is void)
serialmon: added serial monitoring over ssh
ssh: moved common ssh ui code into io_SshUi.jnc
udp-flow-mon, tcp-flow-mon: reuse log record codes from PcapLog and
SocketLog
all: all-around-fixes, everything passes tests under the new
64-bit record code design
devicemon: added device monitor log plugin
all: ported to the new 64-bit record code design
modbus: added support for half-duplex links
all: updated reactors re the new reactor syntax/capabilities
Ninja Scroll engine changelog:
njs_app: implemented conversion for record codes 32-bit ->
64-bit (record-code-db-driven)
njs_log: moved RecordFilePreOpener to a dedicated file
all: 64-bit record/part codes
all: a bunch of typos/fixes found by pvs-studio
all: ensure zero-initialization where it matters (after
auto-zero-init removal from axl)
Device Monitor changelog:
dm_app: minor posix fix re StdinThread
dm_app: monitor EOF on STDIN (important for SSH connections)
dm_app: added os/cpu information to the start message, renamed
dm_MachineInterface.h -> dm_MachineIface.h
dm_app: turn off stdout buffering in machine-interface mode
dm_app: implemented machine interface on linux
dm_app: added machine interface (output binary to stdout for
easy parsing -- e.g. over SSH)
lkm: replaced flush_tlb_all (not exported on rpi2) -> local_flush_tlb_all
Jancy changelog:
jnc_io_devmon: build io_devmon.jncx even if devmon is not available
jnc_ct: added support for source-only jncx extensions
jnc_ct: fix: conditional_expr didn't check for result of conditionalJump
jnc_pch: removed empty preproc line (confuses cppcheck)
jnc_io_ssh: don't request PTY if ptyType is null or empty
jnc_io_ssh: don't start process if processType is null or empty
jnc_std: added overload std.setError (std.Error const*)
jnc_io_devmon: added io_DeviceMonitorMi.jnc (machine interface)
jnc_ct: added __FILE__ and __DIR__ lexer-time constants
jnc_rt: fix: Runtime::m_module was uninitialized
jnc_std: added methods: std.Guid.parse, std.Guid.getString
jnc_ct: fix: NamedTypeBlock::callMemberFieldConstructors
should not assume this is a class type
jnc_rt: add destructors of class field of static objects
jnc_io_base: fix: struct OverlappedIo had uninitialized fields
(windows-only)
jnc_ct: fix: DerivableType::findItemTraverseImpl shouldn't assume no
unresolved imports in base types
jnc_ct: added a bunch of arm arithmetic/conversion impl functions
jnc_ct: force hard-fp-abi on ARM
jnc_ct: fix: arm32 coercion (should depend on alignment)
jnc_ct: fix: 'char's are unsigned on ARM
jnc_ct: arm call-conv implemented (not fully tested yet)
jnc_ct: added arm calling convention (draft)
test, cmake: added jnc_test_abi to the test quite and make it run
before the other tests (except for samples)
jnc_ct: added support for arm32/arm64
pch: detect arm32/arm64
pch: fix: don't use attribute(ms_struct) if it's not supported
jnc_ct: moved deletion of llvm::Module, llvm::ExecutionEngine
and llvm::Context to the very end of ct::Module::clear
jnc_ct: typo fix in Function::addUsingSet
jnc_dll: fix: Xcode refuses to build a library out of TARGET_OBJECTs only
jnc_io: added WSAStartup on windows to io_base.jncx/io_ssh.jncx
jnc_ct: fix: pass Token::Pos to internalPrologue (otherwise,
m_llvmDiScope is not initialized)
jnc_ct: added optional Token::Pos* pos arg to FunctionMgr::internalPrologue
jnc_ct: fix: incorrect include dir sequence
api: removed empty pp lines (containing only #) -- they confuse cppcheck
jnc_ct: fix: call postDeclaratos/postDeclaratorName when parsing reactors
jnc_ct, jnc_rtl: allow empty reactors
jnc_ct: fix: delete llvm::Context in Module::clear
all: a bunch of typos/fixes found by pvs-studio
jnc_ct: don't create vtable for a class unless it's actually needed
all: ensure zero-initialization where it matters (post auto-zero-init
removal from axl)
jnc_rtl: use shadow reaction index to loop through pending reactions
(rather than picking the pending reaction with the minimal index)
jnc_rtl: added method ReactorBase.restart
jnc_ct: fix: ensure reactor-closure type is created together with
jnc.ReactorBase
jnc_ct: fix: jnc.ReactorBaseType should mark ctor/dtor as user-item
(otherwise, these will be auto-generated)
jnc_ct: minor modification of the signature of
DerivableType::createDefaultMethod
test: updated reactor samples/tests to the new syntax
jnc_ct, jnc_rtl: initial commit of reactor-redesign

New in IO Ninja 3.9.2 (Sep 27, 2018)

Service release
A bunch of critical bugfixes in Jancy runtime and in the Ninja Scroll engine
(after a series of tests with libfuzzer + address sanitizer); added delayed
cache update in Ninja Scroll (critical to maintain high data throughput,
such as with the I2C/SPI Sniffer plugin capturing SPI data at ~50MHz).
Main application changelog:
nj_log: added properties: Log.m_leafLineCountLimit,
Log.m_cacheUpdateScrollRateLimit
nj_app: use the newly added LogWidget::setStickyScroll
nj_app: set ScrollToBottom & SetCursorToEnd flags on clear
nj_app: fix: gcSafePointMethod setting was neither serialized nor applied
on win x64
nj_doc: added property: doc.PluginHost.m_pluginDir
nj_gui_srv: fix: EnumProperty::setValue should check for null before the
shortcut exit (may be setting 0 to null)
doc: updated hardware manual
Scripts changelog:
i2c-spi-sniffer: use the newly added m_cacheUpdateScrollRateLimit to limit
log cache update rate
log: added properties: Log.m_leafLineCountLimit,
Log.m_cacheUpdateScrollRateLimit
i2c-spi-sniffer: added automatic FPGA firmware update
common: added file parseVersion.jnc
log: bugfix: infinite recursion in log.Writer.writeString
doc: added property: doc.PluginHost.m_pluginDir
i2c-spi-sniffer: remove io.UsbEndpointOptions.KeepReadBlockSize
i2c-spi-sniffer: added support for buffer overflow, optimized the SPI
decoder, added support for SPI LSB-first-vs-MSB-first
i2c-spi-sniffer: fixed bitwise-arithmetic for building the SPI 16-bit word
i2c-spi-sniffer: switch order of bytes to: MOSI-HI, MISO-HI, MOSI-LO, MISO-LO
i2c-spi-sniffer: renamed I2cSniffer -> I2cSpiSniffer; added SPI decoder
i2c-sniffer: added 'Show STOP' property
i2c-sniffer: wait for OUT-transfers finished before closing the OUT-endpoint
i2c-sniffer: added 7-bit & 10-bit address decoding
Ninja Scroll engine changelog:
njs_log: fix: first update cache, then notify widget parent
njs_log: don't reset sticky scroll files on cache rebuild
njs_log: added method: LogWidget::setStickyScroll
njs_log: only modify sticky-scroll flags when cursor is changed because of
keyboard/mouse
njs_log: removed m_leafFoldableRecordCountLimit (seems like an excessive
setting)
exposed access to m_leafLineCountLimit and m_cacheUpdateScrollRateLimit via
njs::Server
changed m_cacheUpdateScrollRateLimit default to -1 (no delayed cache update
each plugin must turn it on manually)
njs_log: inlined CacheMgr::processStickyScroll ()
njs_log: don't let any UI things to happen between releasing the index lock
and requesting updates
njs_log: update line count on represent
njs_log: added delayed cache update (based on scroll-change rate limit)
njs_log: use the newly added methods axl::io::MappedFile::duplicate, setSize
njs_log: fix: SharedRecordFile::rename cleared m_auxFileList
njs_wdg: fix: TerminalWidget::escReset () incorrectly reset cursor pos to
(0, 0)
njs_wdg: fix: csiSetScrollRgn didn't check begin/end for validity
njs_wdg: fix: csiSetMode/csiResetMode didn't check length of m_body before
accessing m_body [0]
njs_wdg: fix: if zero size is passed in TerminalWidget::setConsoleSize,
use defaults
njs_wdg: added TerminalWidget::isValidCursor
njs_wdg: fix: always delete history on set-scroll-region
axl_gui: added support for Ctrl+U (cut a line before the cursor)
axl_gui: fix: incorrect condition in WidgetScrollBar::isMaxed
njs_wdg: added TerminalScreenBuffer::isInsideScrollRegion
test_qt: added libfuzzer support, added xterm fuzz corpus
Jancy changelog:
jnc_io_cmn: fix: invalid test in AsyncIoDevice::isReadBufferValid and
AsyncIoDevice::isWriteBufferValid
jnc_io: critical bugfix: incorrect handling of readBuffer/readOverflowBuffer
when KeepReadBlockSize is in effect
axl_sl: CircularBuffer::setBufferSize should do a quick size
check for a possible shortcut return
axl_sl: fix: inaccurate assert in CircularBuffer::setBufferSize
jnc_ct: critical bugfix: jnc_Type_getTypeString returned a dangling
pointer
jnc_std:jnc_rtl: use sl::getAllocSize, not sl::getHiBit for allocation
round-ups
jnc_std: added memmove
jnc_api: added jnc_Variant_isNull
jnc_rt: critical bugfix: GcHeap::stopTheWorld_l released the lock
without changing state to something other than State_Idle, which
effectively enabled threads running GcHeap::collect_l concurrently.
the bug introduced when adding 'abort' functionality in the prev release.
jnc_io_base: use the newly added method axl::io::MappedFile::getFile ()
jnc_ct: added jnc_TypeKindFlag_ErrorCode to jnc_TypeKind_Enum
jnc_io_usb: added io.UsbEndpointEvent.WriteCompleted

New in IO Ninja 3.9.1-a (Sep 7, 2018)

New in IO Ninja 3.9.1 (Sep 5, 2018)

Major improvements:
Script transmit pane
Packet templates are now processed in the ioninja-server process
Added support for Modbus ASCII, Modbus TCP
Main application changelog:
nj_app: remove min size limit when turning packet templates off with a tx
pane
nj_app: use icons for use-packet-template/edit-packet-template buttons
nj_app: highlight the error line in script editor
nj_app: use default.jnc scripts whenever packet template or tx script is
empty
nj_app: added placeholder text in file-transmit and text-tranmit pages
nj_app: added images: form, edit (used in packet template tx pane)
nj_app: added support for alternate radix in binary literals (0x, 0d, 0b,
0o)
nj_app: added class ScriptEdit to serve as a Jancy editor for packet
templates and script tx
nj_etx: added timetout to ScriptTransmitSrvPeer::abort (so we can just
request abort without waiting)
nj_srv: abort tx script when tx gets disabled
nj_etx: added ScriptTransmitAppMsgCode_OnRunAborted to distinguish between
user-induced abort and a legit Jancy exception
package: link msi actions to CRT statically (as to avoid the
yet-not-installed msvcr/msvcp deps which might be missing on older ?indows)
nj_app: removed packet min size setting, properly update packet templates
stuff (setting-page vs transmit-widget)
nj_etx: added two modes to PacketTemplateMgr (so setting page changes can
be undone)
nj_srv: fix: keep DirectSource until module is compiled (otherwise, we gonna
have dangling source pointers)
nj_srv: added idle event to script transmit srv peer (so we can wait until
thread is done)
axl_sys_win: when calling FormatMessageW, try LANG_ENGLISH,
SUBLANG_ENGLISH_US first; if failed, fall back to LANG_NEUTRAL,
SUBLANG_NEUTRAL
Scripts changelog:
ssh: added ssh-exec property (to specify the remote process to exec)
tdevmon: added KB links to the representation of capture error records
packets: updated the default packet template script
network-sniffer: removed the now defunct pcap write buffer stuff
tx: updated the default tx script and the arp who-is sample
api: added tx.jnc with a prototype for the transmit () function
tibbo-modbus: updated re the latest modbus code changes
modbus: major update: added support for Modbus-ASCII, Modbus-TCP
common: added hexEncoding.jnc
api: added methods: log.Writer.writeString, writeError, writeLastError
network-sniffer: renamed folder to NetworkSniffer
cypress-uploader: added FPGA status check retries
Jancy changelog:
jnc_io_ssh: added advanced method SshChannel.connect which accepts
SshConnectParams struct with extra options
jnc_std: added operators == and != for std.Guid
jnc_io_pcap: removed the now unused property io.Pcap.m_writeBufferSize and
io.PcapEvents.WriteBufferReady
jnc_io_pcap: implemented io.Pcap.write (was not functional)
jnc_ct: added support for non-space separators in binary literals (useful
when defining IPs, MACs, etc)
jnc_api: added jnc_Runtime_isAborted
changed int -> bool_t wherever int is used as bool
jnc_rt: added GcHeap::isAborted and Runtime::isAborted
jnc_rt: APC prototype fix (caused compiler error on 32-bit windows)
jnc_rt: use SIGUSR1 to try and wake up waiting threads in GcHeap::abort
jnc_rt: fix: GcMutatorThread::m_waitRegionLevel should be volatile
jnc_io_base: properly handle read-only & write-only file-streams on POSIX
jnc_rt: fixed missing type specifier in GcHeap::resumeTheWorld
jnc_rt:jnc_api: added jnc_Runtime_abort ()
jnc_sys: make sys.sleep alertable on windows
jnc_ct: fix: don't set the newly created unit as the current unit
(leads to problems when nest-parsing stdlib entities)
axl_io: io::Pcap::write should distinguish between retvals from pcap_inject
(returns actual size on success) and pcap_sendpacket (returns 0 on success)

New in IO Ninja 3.9.0 (Aug 8, 2018)

New major features:
Major logging engine update (now it's more responsive under high-load and
with huge multi-gigabyte logs due to the fully parallel processing of
indexing, representing, converting, searching, etc)
New plugins:
USB Control Endpoint (allows low-level communication with USB control
endpoint #0)
TX Modifier (provides packet prefix/suffix, re-transmission,
inter-character delays)
TX/RX Filter (allows switching TX/RX streams ON or OFF)
Serial baud rate combo-boxes are now editable (allows for arbitrary
baud rate specification)
Hung server process detection and termination (now problems with the
ioninja-server process should not affect the main GUI process)
Unicode temp paths are supported on Windows (previously, having a non-ASCII
characters in TEMP would have resulted in the error: 'A device attached to
the system is not functioning.')
Main application changelog:
nj_app: improved handling of server crashes/hang-ups
nj_app: nagdlg layout update (didn't look too good on gnome)
nj_app: allow zero-length transmits (required by USB control transfers)
nj_gui: fix: ComboBox should set items value when it switches to editable
mode
nj_app: fix: check for find-next/find-prev button state (in case invoked by
shortcut)
conf: added TxModifier
nj_gui: allow adding child items to any property/information-item, not
just groups (QTPB allows that)
nj_doc: added doc.Layer.m_isTransmitEnabled bindable const property - now
layers may be notified when lower sessions enable/disable transmission
nj_app:nj_srv: added keep-alives (5 second timeout)
nj_srv: fix: restored registration of usb error provider
nj_app: fix: unmap index file on clear/rebuild
conf: re-factored plugin groups: now it's serial, network, file-systems,
usb
nj_gui: added gui.ComboProperty.selectOption
nj_gui: made ComboBox.m_currentData read-write
nj_gui: added a separate binding for ComboBox.m_currentIndex
nj_app: rename default plugin groups ("other" for sessions, "generic" for
layers)
nj_gui: added support for item values to gui.ComboProperty
(EnumOption.m_value is used as actual value)
nj_gui: removed gui.ComboBox.m_isDualText property -- now every editable
combo box behaves like this (item text - description, item data - value)
nj_app: fix: merge kind combo did not enable/disable merge threshold
spinbox
nj_gui, nj_app: added new gui class: gui.ComboProperty
nj_srv: added self-pipe trick on POSIX. Apparently, closing STDIN does not
terminate the ongoing 'read' (at least, not on Linux)
nj_app: added FileFlag_DeleteOnClose to plugin-settings and log-settings
files
njs_app: fixed find-incremental/find-next/find-prev logic
nj_app, nj_srv: implemented clear-log/rebuild-log
nj_srv: use stdin to monitor state of the parent process
nj_app: use QShortcut for F3/Shift+F3 in the Find Dialog
this way, there is no forced delay in between activations of the shortcut
nj_app, nj_srv: use the newly added io::FileFlag_Unlink, io::AutoDeleteFile,
io::psx::AutoUnlinkSharedMemory
nj_app, nj_srv: use mapping name instead of file name for index lock
Scripts changelog:
usb: split the usb endpoint plugin into two: usb data endpoint
and usb plugin endpoint (completely different ui and io code)
common: added parseInteger.jnc
tx-modifier: removed groups (made use of the newly added ability to
add children to any property)
tx-rx-filter: added setting persistency
serial: added SerialLogRecordCode.ControlLineChanged -- now control line
changes can be encoded symmetrically with status line changes.
serial: removed inter-char delays -- now this funcionality is available
via the TX Modifier layer
tx-modifier: initial commit of TX Modifier layer
common: added new file: escapeEncoding.jnc
tx-rx-filter: initial commit of TX/RX filter layer
wizards: fix: invalid signature for log.Filter.filter ()
api.gui: allow adding child items to any property/information-item, not
just groups (qtpb allows that)
api.doc: added doc.Layer.m_isTransmitEnabled
conf: updated plugin grouping
serial-mon: fix: don't update port name while capturing
hw-serial-mon: fixed path to UsbLog.jnc
serial: all the serial plugins are finalized (use common ui, allow editing
baud-rate, updated re api change in io.Serial.setupDevice)
common: bugfix: io.SerialSettingUi should check for presence
of properties before accessing them
serial-tap: fixed serial setting configuration (was broken after moving the
code to SerialSettingUi)
serial: don't try to set baud rate if it's the same
serial, serial-tap, ez-tap-pro, generic-serial-tap: extracted common setting
code and shared it via io_SerialUi.jnc
all: redesign plugin grouping (now it's serial/network/file-systems/usb)
gui: gui.ComboBox.m_currentIndex now has a separate non-shared binding
added gui.ComboProperty.selectOption
added a convenient overload for gui.Toolbar.addComboBox
samples: removed hw-serial-mon and spi-tap from plugin folder
and added those as samples
serial: make baud-rate editable (initial commit)
gui: removed m_isDualItemText
serial: use the newly added gui.ComboProperty for port name and baud rate
api: added new class: gui.ComboProperty
regex: log thread is no more; use suspend/resume instead
std: minor locking fix
ssh: fix: import "io_File.jnc" was missing
xmodem: fix: io.File.m_size is now read-only; use setSize instead
serial, udp: fixed signature for: log.Filter.filter
Ninja Scroll engine changelog:
njs_log: fix: conversion mgr was unfunctional (never tested)
njs_log: a few int64/int32 fixes (relevant for 32-bit platforms)
njs_log: fix: invalid offset for save-log-as-text
njs_log: make bom configurable
njs_log: added support for bin-text lines in save-log-as-text
njs_log: typo fix: invalid caret pos returned by
CachePage::getCaretPosFromLogPos
njs_log: fix: unbalanced lock calls on hidden records
njs_log: fix: don’t use setMouseCapture/releaseMouseCapture
njs_log: fix: bool function returning NULL
njs_log: fix: index file accessors MUST HAVE multiple dynamic views
(otherwise walking the tree could cause page faults)
njs_log: set cursor to the *end* of selection upon successful
find (more traditional approach)
njs_log: update "is-incremental-find" logic -- accept size
decrement also (as long it's not empty)
njs_log: fixed wrapping in range processors
njs_log: added IndexFile::getZoneCount
njs_log: changed LogPos to only contain absolute zone-idx and zone-offset
njs_log: validate caret pos and redraw widget on log-clear
njs_log: fix: false-positive cache-miss in LogWidgeT::paintLineRange
njs_log: fix: suspension logic in RangeProcessor/ConversionMgr
njs_log: minor optimization of redrawing in
CacheMgr::onRepresentPageCompleted
njs_log: use the newly added io::FileFlag_Unlink (dropped the old
ifdef-ed code)
njs_log: critical fix: in CacheMgr::onRepresentPageCompleted
it's NOT OK to touch 'page' pointer after scrolling or redrawing line
ranges -- it might unload the page due to the cache size limit
njs_log: moved OnFoldRecordCompleted notification to IndexMgr
njs_log: fix: IndexMgr updated a leaf using m_recordIdx instead of
m_recordCount
njs_log: fix: ConversionMgr has unbalanced suspend/resume inside stop ()
njs_log: create a dedicated cleanup thread in RangeProcessorMgr
njs_log: fix: cache one extra record per page if the leaf is merged forward
njs_log*: the first working prototype of the new design
QT Property Browser changelog:
qtpb: fix: invalid signal/slot names in
QtComboEditorFactory::disconnectPropertyManager
qtpb: fix: clang failed to compile a double-right chevron in a template use
qtpb: check for unchanged value in
QtComboEditorFactoryPrivate::slotPropertyChanged
qtpb: QtComboProperty now can use item data as actual text values (e.g.
item text - device description, item data - device name)
qtpb: minor fixes in the newly added QtComboProperty... classes
qtpb: added QtComboProperty/QtComboPropertyManager/QtComboEditorFactory
Jancy changelog:
jnc_io_usb: fix: UsbDevice::close should nullify m_asyncControlEndpoint
jnc_io_usb: fix: typo in UsbAsyncControlEndpoint::UsbAsyncControlEndpoint
jnc_io_usb: renamed requestId -> requestCode (for consistency)
jnc_io_usb: added support for asynchronous control transfers
(initial commit, work-in-progress)
jnc_std: added std.Array.detach () / std.Buffer.detach ()
app: fixed main() error code on cmd-line parse error
cmake: changed language of jnc_dll to CXX (otherwise,
static-libstdc++ doesn't apply, which results in libstdc++.so dependency)
jnc_io_base: changed the order of values in io.Serial.setupDevice and added
default values

New in IO Ninja 3.8.7 (Jun 5, 2018)

Main application changelog:
nj_appfixcheck whether a layer has already been added (disallow adding
duplicate layers)
infadded .inf files and a script for .cat file generation and signing
sh7z archives are built using cpack instead of bat files
confadded serial and spi tap plugins to plugins.conf
cmakeredesign packaging on Mac OSX
nj_appremoved explicit qt library path modification (better use qt.conf)
driversupdated driver package to include the winusb co-installer (so it
works on machine with no winusb)
cpackuse top-level-directory with archive generators
confadded new filter wizard to wizards.conf
njs_srvdon't link to libusb and register usb error provider anymore
since we've changed to dynamic linking to jancy.dll, it must be done there
nj_logreport Rx parts of TxRx to the app (so terminal can be used with
dual-hex-view)
nj_logfixLog.suspend and Log.resume were not mapped
nj_logadded support for retro-colorization flags (aux flag for
specifying the part of dual-hex-view)
nj_app, nj_srvupdate conf dir detection (include ../etc/ioninja)
don't display crash-report-dlg if crash dir is empty
cpackpackaging for TXZ, DEB, RPM implemented
packagewix packaged updated to auto-install winusb drivers using
dpinst.exe
infrenamed dirsinf -> drivers (more windows-traditional, even though
there are no actual drivers)
nj_app, nj_srvsetup error router
register parse error provider; previously, we only linked jancy libs
statically, so it wasn't necessary
Scripts changelog:
regex-colorizeradded support for dual-hex view (e.g. SPI Tap)
commonthroughput calc now processes log.StrRecordCode.TxRx
apiadded RetroColorizeFlags.Aux (to specify which part to apply
colorization to)
serial-tapcheck for non-null mask before reporting status-line
changes
serial-tap, spi-tapremoved usb.ids files and instead hardcode
device ids into the script (not going to add more ids anyway)
spi-tapinitial commit
ez-tap-profixuse m_highSpeed for anything above 115200 bps
Ninja Scroll engine changelog:
njs_logimproved support for dual-hex-viewmisc copy modes
implemented, retro-colorization now has a aux-flag (to specify the which
part to apply colorization to)
cmakeminor fixusing QT modules should happen BEFORE axl_set_pch
njs_logfixed uint64_t <-> size_t warnings on x86
Jancy changelog:
cmakebuild with install rpath
jnc_api, jnc_dll(temp solution) link to libusb and register usb
error provider
jnc_rtlfixjnc.RegexDfa unconditionally set m_isIncremental in
jnc.RegexState (probably, a brainfart)
jnc_rtlfixjnc.RegeDfa finalize did not update group counts in accept
contexts
jnc_rtfixprevent longjmp unwinding on win64
jnc_appsetup error forwarding and register parse error provider
jnc_extremoved propagateLastError (now irrelevant); setup error
forwarding in *.jncx
jnc_apiimplemented jnc_setErrorRouter
jnc_apimoved jnc_DynamicExtensionLibHost.h to the 'include'
folder
axl_apiadded explicit definition of jnc_Error (maps to
axl::err::ErrorHdr)
cpackinverted the os-version order in the file name of a package
(must be version-first)
cmakeworkaround for SOVERSION on windows (jnc_dll)
added VERSION/SOVERSION properties to jnc_dll
cmakerenamed jnc_api_static -> jnc_core and jnc_api_dynamic ->
jnc_api_ext
changed JNCX dir from JANCY_BIN_DIR to JANCY_DLL_DIR (not the same on unix)
cmakelink all the executables to the jancy dll (if it's being built)
jnc_extadded object libraries for jnc_rtl, jnc_std, jnc_sys
jnc_apiexport api functions when building cmake object library
jnc_dllbuild dynamic library jancy-x.x.dll
jnc_apifixed a few missing JNC_EXTERN_C declarations
AXL changelog:
axl_sysupdates in sys::ReadWriteLock re named sems on posix
axl_erradded support for error forwarding
cpackinverted the os-version order in the file name of a package
(must be version-first)
cmakeremoved rpath direct modification via linker options (should
be done via CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH in actual projects)
cmakeswitch to dynamic link (/MD /MDd) by default
axl_slminor fixsl::BoxIterator::r () -- better reference
m_value directly (rather than as*p())

New in IO Ninja 3.8.6 (Apr 26, 2018)

Main application changelog:
nj_gui: added property: gui.InformationValue.m_valueColor
nj_gui: added property: gui.ComboBox.m_isDualItemText
this allows having an editable combo box with descriptive items in the
drop-down (e.g. editable port names, device descriptions in the drop-down)
nj_app: emit cursor-pos changes and index-file changes once a second
this changes renders the timer in InformationWidget irrelevant
Scripts changelog:
plugins: added new plugin: EZ-Tap Pro (initial commit)
generic-serial-tap: new command: flip DTE/DCE
tibbo-serial-tap: new command: flip DTE/DCE
serial: fix: removed trailing n from the port-opened log message
plugins: updated HwSerialMon for Cypress EZ-USB FX3 -- we are
ditching FT601x (good riddance)
plugins: use the new prop gui.ComboBox.m_isDualItemText in serial
and serial mon plugins
plugins: removed DCD line info
plugins: added new plugin: Tibbo Serial Tap Cable
plugins: renames: SerialTapCable -> GenericSerialTapCable,
ModbusGatewayMon ->TibboModbusGatewayMon
api: added properties: gui.ComboBox.m_isDualItemText,
gui.InformationValue.m_valueColor
udp: fix: apply socket and buffer properties to the socket
common: added new socket property: udp broadcast
common: renamed"local/remote TCP port" -> "local/remote port" -- these
are used for UDP, as well
moved all scripts to a dedicated repo; public mirror at:
https://github.com/vovkos/ioninja-scripts
Jancy changelog:
jnc_io_usb: added support for control transfers (io.Device.controlTransfer)
jnc_io_usb: fix: invalid location for clearing active events (lock
was released after that) -- may have caused events to be never noticed
jnc_io: fix: apply SocketOption_UdpBroadcast and enforce
AsyncIoOption_KeepReadBlockSize | AsyncIoOption_KeepWriteBlockSize for
datagram sockets in SocketBase::setOptions
QT Property Browser changelog:
qtpb: added support for value color (QtProperty::valueColor/setValueColor)
AXL changelog:
axl_sl, axl_ref, axl_err: use rvalue refs in all ref-count-buffer-based
classes
axl_g: added simple detection of rvalue-ref support in C++ compiler
axl_ref: moved ref::RefCount functions to .h; replaced size_t ->
int32_t and removed bitfields -- for a minor performance improvement
axl_sys: use intrinsics for interlocked ops on windows
axl_sl: added branchless algo from hacker's delight for hi-bit/lo-bit
axl_io: added support for async control transfers -- for completeness

New in IO Ninja 3.8.5 (Apr 10, 2018)

New in IO Ninja 3.8.4 (Jan 26, 2018)

New in IO Ninja 3.8.3 (Dec 15, 2017)

nj_app: show error message in message box only if there's no plugin startup
dialog
nj_srv: always return 0 on success; print error messages to stderr
nj_app: critical bugfix: don't nullify SessionStartupSyncReqSlot in
processMsg_OnStartupCompleted (could lead to a deadlock if plugin failed to
load properly)
nj_app: bugfix: receiving transmit-disabled notification should not affect
the transmit pane unless the document is active
+ nj_log: added StdRecordCode.RxBufferFullLossless &
StdRecordCode.RxBufferFullLossy
+ nj_srv: add errors & exceptions to the main log
nj_gui: bugfix: incorrect check EnumProperty::setCurrentIndex (should be
>= count)
njs_srv: fix: check m_workerThreadTerminateFlag in worker thread request
processing loop
nj_app: bugfix: next-time combo box in crash report dialog was not
serialized properly
nj_app: bugfix: usage report and crash reports could not be disabled (even
for paid licenses) - the check for a paid license was made too early (before
license mgr initialization)
nj_srv: crash during compilation stage caused invalid manifest collection
(log is not opened)
+ nj_app: allow guard page safe points on win64
nj_app: bugfix: transmitting a file caused invalid selection in history
combo
nj_app: bugfix: submitting usage report during the initial open (e.g.
`ioninja serial`) lead to a crash
nj_srv: link to dbghelp.lib on windows. somehow it worked without explicit
linking on msvc10, but it doesnt on msvc14
nj_app: fix: handle server process exit (e.g. during system
shutdown/restart)
Scripts changelog:
+ scripts: ported tcp connection socket, udp socket, ssh channel, tcp proxy and
serial to the new jancy io model
+ scripts: added advanced buffering options to serial and all socket-based
plugins:
read parallelism
read block size
rx buffer size
tx buffer size
keep read block size
keep write block size
+ scripts: added advanced socket options to all socket-based plugins:
tcp keep-alives
tcp nagle
tcp reset
re-use address
+ scripts: added advanced serial port options to the serial plugin:
read interval
comstat check
wait for the first char
Ninja Scroll engine changelog:
+ njs_wdg: added support for ESC D, ESC M
njs_wdg: fix: properly handle newline inside a scroll-region
njs_wdg: fix: when deleting lines, fill the space with background color
njs_wdg: fix: terminal widget did not always invalidate necessary lines on
scroll
+ njs_wdg: improved support for xterm scroll regions
njs_wdg: bugfix: cursor pos should be re-validated after console size
change (could lead to crashes on terminal resize)
Jancy changelog:
jnc_io: use the new axl::io::Serial::open to open serial port in
asynchrounous mode
+ jnc_sys: added sys.g_systemInfo property
+ jnc_api: added alias _JNC_CPU_IA32 (the same as _JNC_CPU_X86)
jnc_ct: fix: set value to ValueKind_Void when const-casting to (void)
jnc_ct: fix: incorrect check for void value in ControlFlowMgr::ret
(const Value&)
+ jnc_io: added SocketOption_TcpKeepAlive (translates to SO_KEEPALIVE)
+ jnc_ct: fix: handle returning of values from void functions
+ test: added a test for checking the recent modification re gc
shadow stack frame maps
jnc_ct: critical bugfix: for-loop had incorrect sequence of
jump/close-scope (could lead to premature release of temp gc-heap vars)
jnc_ct, jnc_rt: critical update: changed the way shadow stack frame
maps are initialized and set
jnc_ct: remove Unit* argument from OperatorMgr::parseXxx (...) set
of functions; instead, set current unit explicitly (the same spot where
we open namespaces)
jnc_io_base: redesigned io.Socket
+ jnc_io_ssj: redesigned class io.SshChannel
+ jnc_io_base: redesign of io.Serial class (using async event model)
+ jnc_io_cmn, jnc_io_base: added io.AsyncIoDevice (will be base for
all asynchronous IO classes: Serial, Socket, SshChannel, etc)
jnc_ct: bool should belong to TypeKindFlag_Integer
jnc_ct: incorrect assert in ClassType::markGcRootsImpl -- opaque
classes may be derived from!
jnc_ct: fix: bitwise-xor operator should keep bitflag enum type (just
like bitwise-or)
jnc_rt: switch to vectored exception handling on windows; remove
seh frames remove jnc_handleSehException;
jnc_rt: by default use gc guard page and no explicit check-calls everywhere
+ jnc_rt, jnc_ct: added rt::ExceptionMgr to handle null-ptr-access &
div-by-zero with signals on POSIX and with vectored exceptions on Windows
jnc_ct: split entry block into two: alloca & prologue
+ jnc_ct: ported to llvm-5.0
AXL changelog:
axl_io: fix: clear "bad" termios attributes
+ axl_io: apply read interval via c_cc [VTIME]
+ axl_io: modified io::Serial::open to allow choosing sync vs async
using io::FileFlag-s
+ axl_g: added alias _AXL_CPU_IA32 (the same as _AXL_CPU_X86)
axl_sl: treat uninitialized empty CircularBuffer as valid
+ axl_io: added axl::io::win::Socket::wsaGetOverlappedResult (...)
methods
+ axl_sl: added sl::CircularBuffer:drop method
+ axl_sl: added sl::Handle::takeOver method
+ axl_sl: added a simple circular buffer class sl::CircularBuffer
+ axl_sys_win: try to FormatMessage (FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_HMODULE) for
getting NTSTATUS description if RtlNtStatusToDosErrorFunc failed
(returned the same code)

New in IO Ninja 3.8.2 (Nov 27, 2017)

Introduces: major optimization in ninja scroll logging engine for bin-text
Lines and large log files (plus a few critical bugfixes), a critical bugfix
In jancy scripting engine, hi-precision (sub-microsecond) timestamps on
Windows 8+, crash reports, usage reports, new version popup notifications.
Main application changelog:
Nj_doc: fix: reset current directory to root in StorageParser::finalize
Nj_app: bugfix: clicking "reset terminal" in terminal context menu was
Incorrectly directed to the active document (wrong for floating terminals)
Nj_app: added floating/tabbed items to the terminal context menu
Nj_app: implemented play-log-in-terminal functionality
Nj_app: collect and submit crash-reports (configurable: always-on/confirm/
Off)
Nj_app: added a popup dialog when a new version is found (configurable:
Popup/asteris/off)
Nj_app: encrypt usage and crash reports (configurable)
Nj_app: set fixed size for the status-bar (to prevent if from being
Stretched by plugins)
Nj_app: don't do any network requests until a user presses "Agree" on the
Initial nag screen
Nj_app: bugfix: clicking Remove All on the Add-on Plugins page could lead to
A crash
Nj_app: bugfix: layerPluginUsageStats argument list was not null-terminated
(caused occasional crashes)
Nj_app: use RtlGetVersion instead of GetVersionEx (which may lie about the
Actual OS version depending on the app' manifest)
Nj_app: generate a unique installation ID and submit it in every usage
Report
Conf: changed comments from // to #
All: generate linker debug information in Release builds
Package: create an extra archive with pdb files
Legal: added privacy.txt file with detailed description of our privacy
Policy
Scripts changelog:
Scripts: sniffer: added handling of io.PcapEventCode.IoError
Scripts: ssh: track console size changes during connect
Scripts: added default remote port setting to TCP, UDP & SSH sessions
Scripts: use std.getPreciseTimestamp in log
Scripts: removed debug printfs
Scripts: added PID information to all tdevmon-based monitors
Scripts: added gui.ComboBoxHistory class extenstion all the scripts now use
It instead of (now removed) gui.ComboBox.addEditTextToHistory
Wizards: change icons for all the plugins (previously it was a tennis ball
From the Echo plugin, now it's a generic "plugin" icon)
Ninja Scroll engine changelog:
Njs_log: critical bugfix: merge-id should be a part of each index
Leaf (not just merged ones)
Njs_log: only processUiEvents on rebuild (otherwise, it introduces
Unnecessary latency on incremental log updates)
Njs_wdg: don't scroll to bottom on resize by default (do that for
Terminal widget only)
Njs_log: critical bugfix: in bin-text line we should check for
Enc::utfIsPrintableNonMark (not just enc::utfIsPrintable) -- could cause
Occasional crashes
Njs_log: fix: codec for wchar_t is platform-dependent (utf16_t/utf32_t)
Njs_log: show tooltips with HEX-ASCII/U+ notation for bin-text lines
Njs_log: fix: default copy processing for bin-text lines should
Take actual data bytes, not binText string (because binText is
Translated regarding tabs/unprintable chars)
Njs_log: major update: don't hide 'r' and 'n' in bin-text-lines
(show as unprintable char)
Njs_log: fix: keyboard jumps over tabs in bin-text lines
Njs_log: fix: update m_partIdx of the bin-text line if it's empty during
Add-data
Njs_log: critical bugfix: bin-text lines incorrectly handled
Multibyte unicode chars being split inside the code-point
Njs_log: major optimization update:
Optimized index tree re-balancing
Delayed UI updates on index rebuild
Added support for incremental re-indexing (large logs are now immediatly
Usable)
UTF buffer-based batch decoding (previously it was per-code-point)
Njs_wdg: don't auto-scroll terminal console on write (use the same logic as
With the log -- if the bottom line is visible, then scroll to bottom)
Njs_wdg: added support for CSI L/M (insert/delete lines), CSI d/G
(set cursor line/col) and CSI !p (soft terminal reset)
Njs_log: fix: empty log was not handled properly in CacheMgr::processCache
Jancy changelog:
Jnc_ct: major update/bugfix: StdFunc_AllocateXxx/StdFunc_TryAllocateXxx
Should return StdType_AbstractDataPtr, not StdType_DataPtrStruct.
This under certain circumstances could cause premature release of
Temporaries which in turn was leading to UB including crashes
Jnc_rt: fix: assertion failure could still occasionally fire
Jnc_ct: remove dummy field from StdType_AbstractData; instead, just
Force-set flags (gc-root & non-pod)
Jnc_io_pcap: added event io.PcapEventCode.IoError
Jnc_sys: added std.getPreciseTimestamp => axl::sys::getPreciseTimestamp
Jnc_ct: cleaned up using-sets implementation (now applicable to imports
And orphans)
AXL changelog:
Axl_io: critical bugfix: non-atomic file size grow in
Io::SharedMemoryTransportBase on POSIX (could lead to SIGBUS)
Axl_ini: support empty sections in .ini files (may be useful to reset
To root directory)
Axl_g: fix: _AXL_GCC_ASAN was detected incorrectly on clang
Axl_io: critical bugfix: block size for file copying should be a
Multiple of systemInfo->m_mappingAlignFactor
Axl_gui: added support for tooltips
Axl_enc: added access to the accumulator in CodePointDecoder
Axl_io: changed default MappedFile read-ahead size to 64K
Axl_gui: minor update in WidgetDriver::postThreadMsg API
Axl_gui: added Engine::processUiEvents
Axl_enc: major update in char codecs (support for buffer decoding
In CodePointDecoder, support for single-pass decoding + codepoint map
Calculation)
Axl_cry: added axl::cry::Rsa::publicEncrypt/privateEncrypt/
PublicDecrypt/privateDecrypt
Axl_cry: added cry::AesKey wrapper class for AES block encryption
Axl_sys: implemented hi-res timestamps on mac (via mach_absolute_time)
For testing (production version is still using gettimeofday)
Axl_sl: bugfix in PackIntTrunc: va_arg was called twice
Axl_sys: removed qpc-based precise timestamps on windows; instead,
Use GetSystemTimePreciseAsFileTime available in win8+
Axl_gui: added support for ansi attr inversion
Cmake: don't use -static-libgcc/-static-libstdc++ on clang (not supported)

New in IO Ninja 3.8.0 (Oct 20, 2017)

Main application changelog:
nj_app: major redesign of the terminal widget
now it can be floating or tabbed
can be fixed-sized or auto-sized
when it's auto-sized, the size tooltip is shown on resize
nj_app: terminal: fixed bugs in arrow key mapping
nj_app: added tab close button, i need it to add it to the terminal tab,
it's closable now (but not the log tab!)
nj_app: delay terminal console size adjustment (otherwise, lines are
cropped prematurely)
nj_app: inverted the terminal mouse roles when xterm mouse-mode is set:
send clicks by default; select/context-menu when Ctrl is pressed
nj_app: re-design of transmit history:
now text transmit, binary transmit and file transmit all have independent
histories. previously having shared history for text+binary transmit caused
problems with escape-sequence in the text pane
nj_app: fixed persistency for the file transmit page (previously it was
always empty on session start, even when we've set the file previously)
nj_app: added support for layers in saved session files
nj_app: added per-plugin resource directories
nj_app: save document settings as defaults upon closing the settings dlg
nj_app: fix: actions for recent files in the file menu were not connected
nj_gui: added support for enabling/disabling for action (link) properties
nj_srv: apply default settings on add layer
nj_srv:suspend/resume log server on add & remove layer
suspending helps avoiding premature rebuilding of log index when layer
adds converters/representers
nj_gui: added methods: gui.PropertyGrid.removeProperty and
gui.GroupProperty.removeProperty
nj_app: added user plugin setting page
nj_app: set fixed size for the nag dialog (measure by the image)
nj_app: disable already added layers in the "new-layer" drop-down menu
nj_srv: added doc.PluginHost.m_logThreadScheduler
nj_srv: added doc.PluginHost.m_pluginGuid
nj_srv: added support for multi-class-guids in log files
nj_srv: adapted log api to the new representer stack architecture
nj_srv: moved std record code representer into a dedicated class
nj_srv: save log file now takes the last log record file in converter stack
nj_app: brought back the Add Layer toolbar button
qtpb: hide alpha channel in color properties
qtpb: adjusted the display format in flag properties
qtpb: added QVariant user data to properties
nj_gui: added gui.ColorProperty, gui.ActionProperty, gui.FlagProperty,
gui.FileProperty
nj_gui: fix: insert properties to the group of particular plugin
nj_app: added tooltip label (QToolTip has certain issues with widget
activation/deactivation). i need something simple and predictable to show
terminal console size
nj_app: updated icons (also, added a terminal icon)
nj_app: fixed buddies and tab order on all the dialogs
package: added NSPrincipalClass=NSApplication to Info.plist in Mac packages
(crucial for high-DPI support)
Scripts changelog:
scripts: fix: modbus plugin should use a volatile variable for checking
for role inversion (the value of property is not volatile and not
guaranteed to return the correct result after the change). timing is
critical on startup (if we apply a modbus rtu layer with role inversion
to an already captured log)
scripts: MosBus RTU: added support for role inversion: TX/RX - Master/Slave
also, improved the handling of invalid ModBus frames
scripts: fixed regex colorizer race issues (log thread vs main thread)
scripts: minor fixes in the file and hw-serial-mon plugins
scripts: added the 'Remove all extra patterns' action to the regex
colorizer plugin
wizards: bugfix in syntax highlighter wizard (length should be updated
each iteration)
wizards: fixed a typo in TX/RX test plugin wizard
scripts: added gui.rgb function
scripts: ssh: added key authentication
scripts: serial: removed flow control combo box (available via property
grid)
scripts: added regex colorizer layer
Ninja Scroll engine changelog:
njs_wdg: added support for CSI set scroll region command
njs_log: write bin-format to clipboard on bin-copy mode
njs_log: added "smart" copy logic for bin-hex lines:
when selecting in the hex part, the copied text will contain hex codes;
when selecting in the text part; the actual text will be copied
njs_log: added support for CopyBinKind_HexView
njs_wdg: added support for mouse mode change notifications
njs_log: critical bug fix in njs::Server::processSyncReqList
njs_wdg: terminal: added support for CSI n P (erase chars)
njs_wdg: fixed a repaint problem on full erase
njs_log: added support for multiple class guids in a single log file
(crucial for io ninja layers)
njs_log: moved fold flags to a dedicated fold file (now we don't have to
enforce read-write when opening logs; also, it's possible to have multiple
log servers working with the same log file)
njs_log: added support for suspend/resume (may be necessary when building
complex layer stacks)
njs_log: added support for user callbacks in the log thread (necessary to
synchronize io ninja converter layers)
njs_log: show page boundaries under debug
Device Monitor changelog:
dm_lnx_lkm: fix: in-header inline functions must be static to make
gcc happy
make: added variable LINUX_BUILD_DIR to override build dir when
needed
dm_lnx_lkm: implemented write-protection disabling for arm32
now tdevmon can be used on Tibbo LTPS LTPP3 boards for serial monitoring
dm_lnx_lkm: use do_div instead of direct int64 division on arm32
dm_lnx_lkm: bugfix: Device_p_unhook did Hook_stop sequence
incorrectly
dm_lnx_lkm: warning fix: ioctl arg is long, must be cast to
(uintptr_t) before casting to (void*)
cmake: added an option for lkm target in cmake project
Jancy changelog:
jnc_ext: fix: consumed length calculation in jnc.RegexState did not work
properly for negative offsets
jnc_ext: added support for buffer replay after a successful match in
incremental jnc.RegexState/jnc.RegexDfa
jnc_ct: critical bugfix: reactor iface classes were not properly
shared
jnc_ct: bugfix: skipping non-trailing default arguments crashed the
compiler (need to do explicit check for null jnc::ct::Value-s)
jnc_ct: allow finishing commas in named-based curly initializers
jnc_rtl: implement full reset in RegexState::reset
jnc_rt: added Runtime::m_userData field (rather convenient when
there are multiple runtimes, like with ioninja plugin stack)
jnc_rtl: removed RegexDfa.incrementalMatch
jnc_rtl: added RegexDfa class
jnc_io_base: typo fix in io.Socket
jnc_io_base: minor sync bugfix in io.Serial (m_ioFlags must be
accessed under lock)
jnc_io_ssh: added support for key authentication
jnc_io_ssh: bugfix: SshChannel::write returned 0 on success (must return
the actual size)
jnc_ct: fix: OperatorMgr::getConditionalOperatorResultType should
use closure-aware types of operands
AXL changelog:
axl_io: fix: io::SharedMemoryTransport did not release the lock on
open-error
axl_gui: export TextPainter::buildBinTextString for public use (the
same code which is used for producing hex-view strings)
axl_sl: minor fix in sl::ListBase::moveXxx to allow usage of these methods
from sl::BoxList
axl_io: typo fix in the POSIX impl of io::getDir
axl_io: bug fix in the POSIX impl of io::copyFile
axl_sl: added sl::List::eraseHead/eraseTail for consistency
axl_io: expose const io::File* via io::SharedMemoryTransport::getFile (for
uniformity with io::MappedFile)
axl_io: io::MappedFile now provides information about the actual end of a
mapping
axl_io: expose const io::File* via io::MappedFile::getFile
axl_io: added io::copyFile () overload (accepting a const io::File*
instead of a source file name)
axl_fsm: fix: calling RegexCompiler::makeDfa with an empty regex caused
a crash

New in IO Ninja 3.7.8 (Sep 14, 2017)

New in IO Ninja 3.7.7 (Sep 1, 2017)

nj_app: added the "What's New" dialog
nj_app: cleaned up QT widget/dialog layout issues
nj_app: removed the "Key Translation" terminal setting (never was fully
implemented); added the 'Enter key mode' setting (CR/LF/CR-LF) instead
nj_io_mon: added support dual device monitoring (e.g. devicenamedpipe and
devicelanmanredirector); this allows for monitoring remote pipe/mailslots
moved all *.jncx into 'extensions' dir in tar package
devmon: file name wildcards can contain multiple r - separated wildcards;
to pass a file name must match all the wildcards using AND logic)
devmon: added notifications for FastIoRead/FastIoWrite/FastIoDeviceControl
this is crucial for monitoring the named pipe IO on Windows (otherwise,
a substantial part of pipe traffic is unlogged)
devmon: improvement: MSI installer should not ask for reboot during upgrade
unless that's really necessary -- before it *may* have asked for reboot
even when services could be cleanly stopped
devmon: fix: IRP_MJ_FILE_SYSTEM_CONTROL file id and data was not properly
displayed in tdevmon console utility
devmon: critical bugfix: BSOD on METHOD_NEITHER IOCTLs when either IN or
OUT buffer is NULL (due to unconditional MmGetSystemAddressForMdlSafe on
NULL MDL)
devmon: critical bugfix: an opprtunistic BSOD crash during open file
notification on IRP_MJ_CREATE/IRP_MJ_CREATE_NAMED_PIPE/
IRP_MJ_CREATE_MAILSLOT -- due to incorrect usage of FILE_OBJECT::FileName
devmon: ported tdevmon console application to Linux
devmon: added Linux loadable kernel module (LKM) and usermode library
devmon: added scripts for WHDC signing with the new EV certificate
devmon: bugfix: a leak in HashTable_remove (entry was removed, but not
actually freed)
cmake: added QT_COMPILING_QSTRING_COMPAT_CPP and
QT_COMPILING_QIMAGE_COMPAT_CPP to QT-based modules. this way, the resulting
binary has less import symbols and is more likely to run when linked against
older versions of QT
cmake: added gcc settings for -static-libgcc and -static-libstdc++
(static by default). this way, the resulting binaries are more likely to run
on different linux distros
ported Serial Monitor plugin to Linux
jancy: added dynamic structs (dynamic layour via non-const-sized arrays)
axl: fixed typos in sl::String::getLeftSubstring/getRightSubstring
axl: catch out-of-memory error in Array::reserve
axl: added assert to getMinPower2Gt to catch values with highest-bit set
to one
njscroll: fixed a regression introduced with dual bin hex lines
CachedLine::isBin was broken, which lead to incorrect painting of
bin-text lines

New in IO Ninja 3.7.5 (Jul 19, 2017)

New in IO Ninja 3.7.4 (Jun 6, 2017)

New in IO Ninja 3.6.5 (May 17, 2016)

New in IO Ninja 3.6.4 (May 17, 2016)

New in IO Ninja 3.6.3 (May 17, 2016)

introduces: Tibbo Device Monitor security management; new IO Ninja sessions:
Mailslot and Mailslot Monitor; inter-character delays during transmission in IO Ninja Serial session.
ioninja: setting dialog minimum size is properly calculated (looked bad on Mac and Linux KDE before); setting dialog now also installs event filter to disable mouse wheel in comboboxes and spinboxes -- otherwise it really breaks the flow of wheel scrolling and produces unwanted setting changes
axl: bugfix: Mac OSX axl_cf & axl_iok libraries had multi-CFRelease bug which occasionally crashed serial port enumerator
cmake: add sanitiser flags to CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS as well — Xcode fails to link sanitised executables otherwise
ioninja: serial session: inter-char delay; also removed data-bits, stop-bits, parity combo-boxes from toolbar (it takes too much space)
jancy: keyword rename: thread -> threadlocal (otherwise it's too conflict-prone)
jancy: bugfix: sys.Event and sys.Lock should enter wait regions before waiting
jancy: jnc_sys library (Lock, Event, Thread, Timer) implemented
jancy: run destructors in dedicated destruct-thread (instead of running them synchronously during collection)
axl: new methods: sys::Thread::wait, sys::Thread::terminate
jancy: IPV6_HDRINCL is apparently windows-only -- use IP_HDRINCL instead on *nix
jancy: fix broken #ifdef structure (error introduced when implementing FileFlag_WriteOnly support)
axl: ifdef win-specific test code
ioninja: mailslot & mailslot monitor plugins. mailslot uses io.Mailslot from io_base.jncx to create server mailslot; mailslot monitor uses a io.MailslotMon in io_mon.jncx
devmon: --show-sd option doesn't really need KEY_WRITE access
jancy: raw sockets (almost useless on windows except for ICMP/IGMP)
on *nix should be much more convenient for low-level network IO than pcap
devmon: access management
monitor function is now controlled by configurable SD (security descriptor) stored in service parameters regkey; access is checked during
IOCTL_DM_CONNECT; default SD allows access for Administrators only; if SD is not found in service parameters regkey or is not valid, then default SD is used.
axl: sys::win::Sid major improvements (name lookups, sid lookups, parsing etc)
axl: sl::String should handle copy, append, insert of 0 as NULL (otherwise it's very easy to misuse); if actual utf32_t 0 assign/append/insert is required, this can be achieved by specifying "count" implicitly
axl: sys::getTimestampFromTimeval
axl: ref::Buf::getSize () method
axl: timestamps in io::PCap -- essential when reading from file
devmon: keyboard & mouse service callbacks moved to tdevmonp.sys
devmon: support for IRP_MJ_CREATE_MAILSLOT monitoring
jancy: io.Mailslot class
jancy: support for write-only in io.FileStream
ioninja: Mailslot plugin
jancy: conditional operator with bitflag enums and zero
axl: io::FileFlag_WriteOnly
jancy: add isReusableAddress parameter to Socket::open ()
njscroll: bugfix: reversed cache processor cause out-of-bounds access to line array

New in IO Ninja 3.6.2 (Apr 15, 2016)

New in IO Ninja 3.6.1 (Apr 15, 2016)

ioninja: macro variable _IONJ_CRASH_DUMP to turn on/off Windows error mode in ioninja-server (for Vlad Yershov crashdump request)
ioninja: updated icons from leonid (pipe listener, pipe monitor, modbus analyzer)
ioninja: pipe listener and pipe monitor icons from leonid
ioninja: proper removal of plugins should also modify common-among plugins
nj::log::LogRepresenter
njscroll: sync request should not wait if io thread is already stopped/stopping
njscroll: restore previous target record file upon converter removal
njscroll: fix uint32_t/uint64_t warning on x86
jancy: parseConstIntegerExpression should take int64_t, not intptr_t EnumConst::m_value should also be int64_t, not intptr_t added limit checks for array bounds and enum constants
jancy: 02_dialog sample is now correctly garbage-collected (-1 size trigger removed, opaque-gc-roots marked)
ioninja: remove all layers upon log destruction -- otherwise remove-layer leaves log in an invalid state (referencing desturcted and deallocated layer objects)
jancy: re-prime after destruct is just wrong -- it damages child class fields. also, need to figure out why we even need zeroing of Multicast fields after destruct. seems like a wrong and error-prone design.
ioninja: udp session has "show packet header" filter (to produce clean log when udp socket is used in one-to-one communication)
ioninja: serial session and serialmon session use "true" as default value for log filter properties
ioninja: default values when reading from doc.Storage
ioninja: modbus analyzer plugin; modbus packet library
ioninja: packet template mgr also adds fields from base types
ioninja: io_mon uses timestamp recorded by devmon (rather than current)
devmon: add timestamps to notifications. currently i provide completion
timestamps only, but space is reserved for start timestamp as well. start
timestamp would require pool allocation on irp start, so im not sure if it's necessary. later i can add it while staying binary-compatible.
jancy: bugfix: gc heap should check if TLS belongs to the same runtime (bug discovered during multi-layer ioninja session, each layer has its own
runtime)
ioninja: serial session should get initial parity from combo box, not from property
axl: critical bugfix: io::Serial did not handle parity setting properly
ioninja: description update
cmake: add -Wno-incompatible-ms-struct warning suppression
jancy: llvm integer constant values were read incorrectly. address sanitizer helped to pin read overflow for integer constants (unconditional load of 8-bytes). changed to 1, 2, 4, 8 byte load depending on type.
ioninja: add AXL_GCC_MSC_STRUCT to 8-byte-aligned types (log.Log and doc.PluginHost)
jancy: add AXL_GCC_MSC_STRUCT to class boxes
axl: AXL_GCC_MSC_STRUCT macro for enforcing MSC-layout
axl: bool-vs-bool_t warning fix in io::win::File::setSize

New in IO Ninja 3.6.0 (Apr 15, 2016)

introduces: Jancy exceptions and disposable variables (resource management)
Tibbo Device Monitor FileSystem Filters; IO Ninja Named Pipe Monitor plugin; relative timestamps; actions in packet templates.
jancy: critical bugfix: switch statement could damage gc shadow stack frame maps (incorrect map after break)
ioninja: new icons for pipe monitor and stopwatch
jancy: support for multiple kinds of alignment in classboxes
devmon: don't use FSRTL per-stream contexts cause we didn't test it - npfs.sys does not support it
devmon: replace ULONGLONG m_fileId with UINT_PTR m_fileId while preserving the layout (using unions)
ioninja: menu items for setting base timestamp as current line or current
time
njscroll: new design for relative timestamps
relative timestamps are per-logwidget now, relative to adjustable epoch instead of baked into log in form of epoch records)
ioninja: pipe mon should inspect FSCTL, not IOCTL (for listen/disconnect requests)
devmon: support for IRP_MJ_FILE_SYSTEM_CONTROL (otherwise pipe-mon did not see listen/disconnect requests)
ioninja: pipemon - merge fileIdChanged and other informational messages accepted, disconnected, closed)
ioninja: log message style unification (unable-to vs cannot, error
details) vs error: details)
ioninja: pipemon improvements: file-id cache & open error handling
ioninja: pipe mon plugin
axl: make win::FileHandle::getOverlappedResult return size_t, not dword_t very easy to misuse on amd64)
axl: escape-encoding did not encode backslash properly
ioninja: escape-encode string values
ioninja: critical bugfix: FileStream hang on close
devmon: file name filter redesign -- instead of caching *all* file-objects and storing isMatch flag, we now only cache matching file-objects
also, file name checks are only done during create/create-named-pipe
requests -- microsoft states that FILE_OBJECT::FileName is only valid during IRP_MJ_CREATE/IRP_MJ_CREATE_NAMED_PIPE.
devmon: HashTable_removeKey should return TRUE/FALSE depending on whether the key was found
devmon: neither-method ioctl should also use AssociatedIrp.SystemBuffer
for output buffer -- if IRP_BUFFERED_IO is set
devmon: support for FSRTL stream contexts (turns out, npfs.sys does not support them anyway)
devmon: HashTable method renames (remove->removeKey; removeEntry->remove find-> findValue; findEntry -> find)
devmon: critical bugfix: with NEITHER_IO and IRP_BUFFERED_IO we have to manually copy the buffer from AssociatedIrp.SystemBuffer (which would be done by IopCompleteRequest later, during APC completion)
devmon: we should remove file-object from cache also on unsuccessful open/create requests; therefore, it makes sense to rename isClose -> isLastRequest.
devmon: bugfix: we did not add CacheEntry to cacheMapEntry->m_value (so cache was essentially useless)
devmon: bugfix: incorrect setup for dm_ConnectParams
devmon: make wildcard string comparison in lowercase
devmon: file name wildcard filter
ioninja: session-started log record (epoch timestamp)
we need some uniform rule for relative timestamps in different sessions. the problem is, often times establishing connection takes time and/or multiple steps, so it's difficult to use as time epoch. suggested solution is: before even attempting any new connection operation resolving/parsing/connecting/etc), create an epoch record "Session started" (light bulb icon)
ioninja: relative timestamps
njscroll: relative timestamps
ioninja: update data ptr range check in log representor
jancy: replace rangeLength with rangeEnd in rt::DataPtrValidator
it makes runtime bounds checks shorter
ioninja: having exception in ioninja-server during sync request loop
caused ioninja-app to hang. on exception we have to cancel all sync
requests first.
njscroll: rename MultiRangeHilite to OverlayHilite
ioninja: increase fade timeout (so it slowly fades)
ioninja: invalid check for unsigned/bigendian in PacketTemplateMgr
ioninja: keep/fade hilite timeouts adjusted to 750/500 msec
ioninja: checksum calculations for TCP/IP stack protocol headers
njscroll: bugfix: incorrect fade animation of multi-range highlight
spanning multiple lines (typo, actually)
jancy: critical bugfix: dynamic sizeof/dynamic countof returned incorrect result for incremented pointers
ioninja: packet template action methods
modified parts are highlighted in red (flash, then fade)
njscroll: leave 4-bit cursor mode when writing data
jancy: separate calc-layout and compile stages;
jancy: fix attribute block assignment for declarations
njscroll: multi-range hilites; fade animation for multi-range hilites.
this is crucial for the ability to hilite modified areas
axl: gui subsystem: alpha rects & animation support
jancy: disable variant operators
proper implementation requires more advanced redesign than i assumed
initially. for member assignments, property address operators, indexation
etc special new type like TypeKind_VariantRef must be introduced. importance/implementation-difficultly ratio is too low for now variants will be used for storage only.
jancy: eleviate dbl-ptr-size limitation on type size that can be stored in
Variant; it was really annoying when you couldn't store long literal in variant, now it is allowed to store arbitrary sized values (large values will be stored as references)
jancy: disable tests if jnc_app is not built
ioninja: remove no-terminal flag from UDP session -- it will allow
redirecting from/to UDP sockets
jancy: test10 did not zero-terminate memcat-generated buffer (which halted address-sanitizer on Mac in printf)
no need to zero-terminate memcat-buffer automatically -- printf is unsafe, anyway
jancy: no need to zero memory in StdLib::memCat
jancy: force simple GC safe points if we compile with address sanitizer
hitting GC guard page does not make address sanitizer happy. so just use simple GC safe point call if we make a sanitized build
axl: add macro to check whether we compile with address sanitizer
graco: add pthread to test_cpp
jancy: typo TypeKind_Void/ValueKind_Void
jancy: add full path to units (otherwise imports may be searched in the wrong sequence)
axl: io::findFilePath should also check *firstDir before trying (otherwise it will effectively search in current dir)
jancy: all old tests are added to the test suit
in the future as during debugging of jancy compiler/runtime problems, corresponding test should be added to test/test_jnc folder
jancy: invalid function sequence in std.String/std.StringBuilder
jancy: HashTable classes didnt' properly mark opaque GC roots
jancy: allow multiple typedefs for the same name (as long as type matches)
jancy: fix CallConv::getThisArgValue with respect to argument coercion
applied to struct/union methods on amd64, both Microsoft x64 and SystemV)
jancy: don't erase allocas of lifted variables until the very end (they may be already stored in Value-s)
FunctionMgr::callStaticConstructor calls LlvmIrBuilder directly
OperatorMgr complained about conversion of function-ptr to thin-data-ptr in non-unsafe region)
jancy: incorrect assert in Value::getFieldOffset
jancy: test_qt had incorrect highlighting for dynamiclib
jancy: appending char array to fmt-literal should trim zero-termination if any)
jancy: sample of disposable pattern in jancy
jancy: incorrect assertions in exception-handling code
graco: simple console test for graco cpp back-end (will use it later for testing and further development of graco)
axl: RagelLexer should check length for -1 (and use strlen)
jancy: separate between cross-scope and cross-function landing pads. we must restore previous gc shadow stack frame on exception landing pads -- even when the function has no roots.
jancy: major redesign of exception handling and scope escapes
replace multiple allocas for sjlj-frames with a single re-usable sjlj-frame
array; also much cleaner implementation for setting the correct sjlj-frame via landing-pad-blocks
jancy: try expression and try statement; try expression truely catches exceptions now (instead of just locking throw-if errorcode handling like before)
jancy: remove tmp gc root scopes (add tmp roots to user scope). this potentially keeps temp objects lingering longer than they are needed, but it greatly simplifies everything
jancy: when opening user scope frame map we should also update tmp stack root frame map insert point
jancy: bugfix: tmp gc root insert location was not alwats cleared between functions
jancy: we must open tmp gc stack root map in the beginning of statement/declaration (because of phi-functions)
jancy: when opening gc shadow stack frame map we need to zero gc roots even when we roots are not re-used (because of loops) use corelib function for simplicity
jancy: everything compiles, all the tests are passed (but some ioninja sessions crash on run)
jancy: sjlj struct
axl: rename LongJmp -> Sjlj
also change layout of SjljTry struct (to make it usable from jancy)
jancy: initial commit for new exception model.
new tokens, new grammar, no new code generation logic - yet.
ioninja: displaying functions as clickable actions in packet template widget
axl: AXL_NO_ASAN macro
jancy: bugfix: strlen should FIRST check the range, then NULL subtle bug, discovered by GCC address sanitizer
jancy: bugfix: off-by-one bug in MulticastImpl::removeHandler
jancy: bugfix: clear friendset and dual ptr type tuple map in Namespace::clear
jancy: jnc_sys extension library skeleton
jancy: minor fix in jnc_ext_Pch.h (after axl namespace shuffle)
axl: minor namespace shuffle (mt:: moved to sys:: some mt:: members moved to sl::)
axl: remove lex-related classes from axl_core and move them to axl_lex lib
ioninja: added all standard high-speed baud rates to the serial session
jancy: attribute values; clang-specific issues to be worked out
pch settings for gcc do not work out-of-the-box
ioninja: package script fixes after latest cmake changes
bulldozer renamed to graco (grammar-compiler)
jancy: disposable pattern (raii replacement)
jancy: fixes in samples/02_dialog (compiles & runs)
jancy: fixes in samples/01_export (compiles & runs)
jancy: bugfix in stack lifting for structs with constructors
jancy: re-prime after destruct (may prevent tricky bugs like the previous one)
jancy: critical: replace MulticastImpl::~MulticastImpl with
Multicast::destruct. turned out, newer GCC may optimize things out of destructors!
ioninja: remove debug printfs
ioninja: make ioninja compile with or without devmon
ioninja: remove devmon inclusions from main ioninja CMakeLists.txt (move it to MSI installer project)
jancy: also apply --source-name to the first file in list
jancy: multiple files can be passed to command-line compiler jancy.exe
jancy: cmd line app runs function by default (rather than compile-only) some sanity checks for the entry point function type
ioninja: compile profiling
jancy: always place alloca's in the entry block turns out it may cause stack overflow otherwise (alloca's in looped block)
jancy: bugfix: array_suffix incorrectly parsed expressions starting with integer (because this special "shortcut" rule). shortcut rule removed
jancy: check division by zero
jancy: anydata pointers
ioninja: remove transmit pane size limitations

IO Ninja Changelog

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New in IO Ninja 3.7.5 (Jul 19, 2017)

New in IO Ninja 3.7.4 (Jun 6, 2017)

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New in IO Ninja 3.6.0 (Apr 15, 2016)

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New in IO Ninja 1.7.7b (Apr 29, 2009)

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