changelog.txt

Changelog of all the versions of AndroidStatus
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0.1 - October 30, 2011
 * Initial release

0.2 - November 2, 2011
 * Improved XML parsing
 * Added more status text updates
 * Switched to use HttpURLConnection, allows for read and connect timeouts
 * Moved status strings to strings.xml
 * Added connect & read timeouts to host class
 * Added ability to enter in userid for web banner on reefangel.com
 * Added ability to choose to query controller directly or reefangel.com for values
 
0.3 - November 19, 2011
 * store controller values inside a database
 * added history menu that displays previous 30 status updates
 * database is limited to only keeping 30 status updates
 * BufferedReader has 8K initialization
 * Switched connection reader to use StringBuilder instead of just appending to a single String
 * added error status summary to update line on error
 * improved error handling
 * update the screen after changing preferences
 * use styles with the layout for consistent look and easier to update values
 * add in ability to label relay ports
 * moved labels to own preference screen: controller & relay labels
 * moved visibility to own preferences screen
 * display relay status information
 * allow for toggling relay port status
 * option to query all labels from ra.com using web banner id entered (does not download values yet)
 * added French translation
 * added better layout/style for tablets (extra large screens)
 
0.3.1 - November 27, 2011
 * fixed bug with reading salinity values
 
0.4 - January 11, 2012
 * added in message broadcast receivers
 * added icons to the menu items
 * added ability to change PH & Salinity labels
 * switched to service to communicate with controller
 * added memory reading/writing
 * process expansion relay data from xml (stored but not displayed)
 * download labels from reefangel.com and save to memory
 * userid for reefangel.com can always be updated
 * updated preferences to have host information on separate screen
 * updated about box to show version 
 * always adding in colon (:) after label text
 * improved refreshing main display after preference change
 * added in ability to query device version, enter & exit feeding & water change modes
 * add in link to forums
 * added delete all history from history screen
 * clicking on entry in history screen shows full information (needs to show relay info still)
 * when changing bannerid, update the summary on the "Download labels" item to reflect new id
 * add in special permissions to send and receive messages
 
0.4.1 - January 18, 2012
 * fixed parsing XML for 0.9 libraries and expansion relay data
 
0.4.2 - January 18, 2012
 * fixed parsing expansion relay data (was not fixed with 0.4.1)
 
0.4.3 - January 18, 2012
 * fixed expansion relay parsing and but with dev libraries
 
0.4.4 - April 15, 2012
 * added in pwm expansion relay channel start %, end % and duration memory values
 * added in new ato and ato high timeout memory locations
 * added in ato clear and overheat clear buttons to commands page
 * switched to new portal urls for parameters and controller labels
 * added 'first run' screen when the app is first installed
 * fixed sending commands in reefangel.com mode, displays popup that it's not a controller
 
0.5.0 - May 10, 2012
 * added date and time screen to internal memory page
 * moved commands from internal memory to its own menu
 * expansion relays
 ** create expansion relay layouts
 ** allow for expansion relay quantity settings in prefs
 ** alters displays based on qty
 ** additional relay labels screen based on quantity of relay labels installed
 * downloading labels from portal no longer inserts NULL when no label is set
 * added reset all labels that resets back to defaults
 * finish button on First Run screen uses string resources
 
0.6.0 - May 28, 2012
 * added support for 0.8.5.x expansion relays with setting
 * created custom widget for controller status information
 * only set the labels for the expansion relay boxes displayed
 * added swipe capabilities to change between screens
 * separated main page into smaller screens: Status and Relay Boxes
 * added remaining fields to database, all values are stored now just not displayed
 * added ORP to status page
 * changed 'first run' screen to be entirely scrollable
 * added profiles
 ** ability to configure a home / away profile with different HOST & PORT values
 ** long press on Refresh button to change/select profile
 ** Refresh button label changes to "Refresh - Home" or "Refresh - Away"

0.6.1 - June 20, 2012
 * added support for new 1.0 memory locations and ability to choose what locations to reference
 * added PH expansion and water level xml tags to string file, not parsed yet though
 * fixed parsing issue with byte storage values
 * changed controller summary to say Expansion Modules instead of Relays
 * added PH visibility toggling
 * added additional memory locations
 
0.7 - July 14, 2012
 * fixed labels not downloading from portal
 * added water level and ph expansion fields to database
 * added dimming, radion, vortech, ai, io, custom variables pages (swipe)
 * added ph expansion & water level displaying on status page
 * added changelog displaying
 * minor bug fixes and improvements
 
0.7.1 - August 1, 2012
 * fixed I/O port 0 only updating
 * removed extra I/O port displaying
 * updated module pages to be after the relay pages
 * minor bug fixes
 
0.8.0 - August 30, 2012
 * created ContentProvider for external apps to access the stored parameters
 * added automatic updating of status
 ** enabled by default, 15 minute intervals
 * added logging capabilities
 ** disabled by default, can email log to developer
 ** log file stored on sdcard, must have to work
 ** log file location /sdcard/data/info.curtbinder.reefangel.phone/
 * added system notifications if an error occurs while communicating
 ** enabled by default, uses default system notification sound
 ** notifications can be disabled and sound updated
 * modules displayed updates based on controller settings
 ** enabled by default
 * all new settings are under Settings -> Settings
 * service starts at device boot / start
 * service not started if app not configured
 * app won't try to update if network is down, will resume when network connection returns 
 * updated preference descriptions
 * dropped support for devices below Android 2.0
 * lots of code updates and reorganization

0.8.1 - January 11, 2013
 * updated the settings page to make it simpler and fewer screens
 * updated for ics and jellybean
 * updated to new logo
 * error retry count to retry connection before displaying error
 ** disabled by default
 ** default 5 second interval between retries
 * switched changelog to html view
 
0.8.2 - April 2, 2013
 * added ability to disable specific relays to prevent accidental toggling from the app (from triggerNZ)
 ** default all relays are enabled
 * ability to reset disabled ports to defaults
 * added vortech popup menu, long press on the value to prompt for immediate value change
 * moved date and time tab from memory to commands page
 * code updates

0.9.0 - May 13, 2013
 * added actionbar support - profile toggle and refresh in title bar
 * added indicators to pages
 * added commands page to swipe left from the status page
 * improved / updated all page layouts to be more consistent
 * fixed crash with downloading labels
 * download PWMA, PWMD, WL labels from portal
 * linked Vortech page to Radion big with auto module update
 * added 1 minute refresh interval
 * added displaying of ATO high and low status on controller page
 * service no longer runs constantly
 * added new icons
 * added lights on / off commands
 * code updates and cleanup
 
0.9.1 - May 15, 2013
 * allow spaces in forum usernames
 
0.9.2 - June 14, 2013
 * switched entirely to ContentProvider for better database functionality
 * ability to add custom notifications based on parameters from the controller
 * improved error logging to be stored in a database table
 * moved notifcation and error handling to a Service
 * make use of Large Notifications in JellyBean
 * changed default value for Pre 1.0 Locations to FALSE
 * removed French translations because of all the string changes being made
 * aded icons to Commands Page and updated layout
 * switched to Fragment Activities for the database list pages
 * fixed error retry not working when the app was closed
 * fixed problem where buttons were not clickable after being on portal and switching to controller
 * fixed expansion relay bug with autoupdate modules
 * code cleanup
 
0.9.3 - December 24, 2013
 * settings for Connection Timeout and Read Timeout
 * added in new memory locations for v1.1.0 libraries
 * added reboot command
 
0.9.4 - May 26, 2014
 * improved XML downloading
 * added 4 channel water level displaying
 * allow portal to be chosen from first run screen
 * removed Commands option from overflow menu, changed to Date/Time
 * get software version is added to the Commands Page
 * added humidity expansion
 * code cleanup
 
0.9.5 - June 21, 2014
 * added in pwm override control
 * added in calibration commands
 * added in flags page to display Status and Alert flags
 * added in auto refresh after a command or pwm override update
 * improved Vortech popup
 ** shows a slider for speed and duration
 ** popup starts with current values instead of defaulting to 0
 * code cleanup
 
1.0 - August 20, 2014
 * added in basic webserver authentication mechanism for v1.1.1 libraries
 * switched the position of Commands page and Flags Page
 * added in Notifications for Water Level 1-4 and Humidity
 * added in 16 channel pwm support
 * removed ActionBarSherlock and ViewPagerIndicator library dependencies
 * switched to use OkHttp library for network function calls
 * changed minsdk to 7 (was 5), which is Android 2.1
 * improved error messages
 * added the ability to display the error log file
 * added preference to keep screen on when displaying the main screen
 * code cleanup and bug fixes
 
2.0 - June 5, 2015
 * Added Custom Variable value updating
 * Fixed AI display bug and channel swap
 * Migrated to Toolbar from Actionbar
 * Added in DC Pump page 
 * Added in a Navigation drawer
 * Fixed RA DDNS communication error
 * Changed app theme to be a light theme
 * Improved material theme
 * Changed minsdk to 15
 * Updated the app logo
 * Added a Setup Wizard to help configure the app
 * Migrated from Eclipse to Android Studio
 * Switched to using Fragments
 * Improved displaying changelog
 * Code cleanup

2.1 - November 26, 2017
 * Added initial RA Star support
 * Added support for PAR expansion module
 * Updated code libraries
 * Code cleanup

2.2 - March 4, 2018
 * Changed the way the Back button operates
 * Improved XML processing of labels and values (Added sanity checks for array indices)
 * Added initial graphing/chart support (Date range does not work currently)
 * Added ability to export the raw history sqlite3 database (exports to logging folder)
 * Added ability to override pH memory value storing limits

2.3 - December, 7, 2019
 * Added saving of Custom Memory locations
 * Changed date storing format to ISO standard
 * Added conversion of existing logdates from generic formatted date to ISO standard
 * Updated library versions

2.4 - December 27, 2019
 * Fixed background update service to run in Android O and later
 * Fixed notifications not displaying since library update