Changes since 0.7.6:
- Client library now serves minified version by default. Pass option
debug: true
to serve unminified source - /bin/build.js creates minified now.js in dist folder
- Experimental connect/express session support. Simply pass a connect or express http server in nowjs.initialize and
this.user.session
should be available. Change optionscookieKey
to specificy connect.sid key - Support passing in options to socket.io on client side,
nowInitialize(uri, {socketio: {/* socket.io options */}});
- Fix possible DoS exploit with large length argument lists
- Node.js client for NowJS now available in /lib/nodeclient/now.js
Changes since 0.7.5:
- Fix to client side bug involving forceGetParentVarAtFqn
- Fix to issue involving redeclaration of synced functions
- Socket.io dependency at 0.8.7
Changes since 0.7.3:
- NowJS client lib can now be used directly without modification. Use
nowInitialize('http://uri:80/', [options]);
to start a connection manually - Arrays are now handled properly on the server-side.
- Fixed deletion of objects on the server-side.
- Terminal non-leaf nodes are now properly synchronized and sent to clients.
- Various other bugfixes and optimizations.
Changes since 0.7.2:
- Fixed array passed in as options failing (for socket.io transports options)
- Exclude supports passing in single clientId
- Deletevar bug, GH #111, which prevented initializing fields in
now
to empty objects - Improved documentation
Changes since 0.7.1:
- Fix broken exclude
Changes since 0.7.0:
- Fix bugs in handlers for numeric group name
- Fixed duplicate rv messages
- Added documentation
Changes since 0.6.1:
- Socket.IO dependency updated to >= 0.7.
group.exclude()
implemented. Usagegroup.hasClient()
,group.count
modified to be asynchronous functions. Usage- Exposed more client-side events.
everyone.on('join', cb)
andeveryone.on('leave', cb)
have replaced ofnowjs.on('connect', cb)
andnowjs.on('disconnect', cb)
(and their aliases,nowjs.connected(cb)
andnowjs.disconnected(cb)
).- Even more performance increases.
- Added JSDoc documentation
Changes since 0.6:
- Socket.IO dependency updated to 0.6.18.
- Reconnects implemented.
- More bug fixes and performance increases.
Changes since 0.5:
- Socket.IO dependency updated to 0.6.17.
- .hasClient(id) and .count added to ClientGroups.
- See API documentation for further information.
- Various bug fixes and performance increases.
Changes since 0.3:
- initialize() optionally accepts
options
parameter. - It is possible to set a custom host/port combination in now.js using
options.host
andoptions.port
. This overrides the default auto-detected settings. - The object set at
options.socketio
is passed to socket.io as a configuration parameter. - Clients can optionally be prevented from making changes to their now namespace. To enable, set the
options.clientWrite
flag tofalse
in the options parameter toinitialize()
- Users can be added to groups other than
everyone
. Usage of this API is documented in the User Manual.
Bug fixes since 0.3:
- IE compatibility enhanced
- Events properly handled
- Various bug fixes and performance issues
Changes since version 0.2:
-
Breaks Remote functions can no longer use return values. Please pass in and use a callback parameter when you need a return value from your remote call
-
Internet Explorer IE6/7/8 are now supported! There is lower performance when changing the value of a variable inside now, but function calls and remote calls (pushing/pulling) is 100% realtime
Performance Improvements since 0.2:
-
now.js now contains nowUtil.js embedded, reducing number of requests
-
Static files (now.js) are now cached in memory on the server-side, reducing disk reads
-
Reduced per request latency; internal replacing of server/port info with actual server/port is now only done once on server startup
Bug fixes since version 0.2:
-
Safari, IE6/7/8, Android, iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch) Safari now supported. nowUtil.js now contains a minified json2.js shim
-
Rare instances when not all attributes of now on client side would be initialized is now fixed
-
Array.isArray replaced with more flexible array check (thanks andref)
-
Changed uses of
x in y
to.hasOwnProperty(prop)
-
Bugs resulting in cross-port setups not working have been fixed
Changes since version 0.1:
-
Unified nowLib.js was split into nowClientLib.js and nowServerLib.js
-
In nowServerLib.js, NowWatcher class was replaced with a Harmony Proxy implementation in proxy.js
-
nowClientLib.js continues to use NowWatcher class for namespace traversal.
Known Issues:
-
Server crashes with a "hasOwnProperty of undefined" error when a client abruptly connects.
-
Library does not expose client connect and disconnect events to the developer.
-
Library does not expose any form of unique client ID to the developer.
-
Library does not provide a way to select particular clients or a single client based on filters/criteria.