v3.3.0 Beta phase

[marcelklehr]

Hello there,

if you're up for a bit of testing in order to get an earlier glimpse at the new features of the upcoming floccus version, you're welcome to follow the guide below :)

Changes:

• Improved sync algorithm: better performance by loading a sparse tree (i.e. only the changed parts of the server tree)
• Internationalization: German, French, Portuguese and Russian are done already, if you'd like to help, head over to Translation #266
• Sync interval option: You can now specify how long floccus should wait before syncing again, if no changes have happened locally
• Improved mobile support (Kiwi browser now supports floccus on android 🎉)

Installation

Chrome (separate testing installation)

• Download the build here: https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/releases/tag/v3.3.0-beta.5
• Create a new folder
• Unzip the zip file there
• In chrome go to chrome://extensions/
• Enable developer mode
• Click Load unpacked extension and select the folder you created

Chrome (direct upgrade; might not always work)

• Download the crx build here: https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/releases/tag/v3.3.0-beta.5
• In chrome go to chrome://extensions/
• Drop the .crx file into the page to install

Firefox (separate testing installation; cannot upgrade)

• Download the zip build here: https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/releases/tag/v3.3.0-beta.5
• Unzip the zip file in a new folder
• In firefox go to about:debugging
• Click Load tempoprary addon and select the manifest file in the folder you created

Cheers! 👾
Marcel

[marcelklehr]

Beta 2 is out now.

[tkurbad]

Hi @marcelklehr,

thanks for the betas. Runs flawlessly so far for me against NC 16.0.0 with latest bookmarks app. Nice work!

I also like to internationalized and optically improved interface.

Best,
Torsten

[akidburn]

Hi,
Beta 2 works a lot faster than the normal version, though if i read the logs right there is still something iffy, because about 500 bookmarks out of 3800 are still compared one to one, not in sparse trees. And depending on the browser (firefox or chrome) there are between 5 and 50 updates to bookmarks, although i didnt change anything.

akidburn

[marcelklehr]

Thanks for the feedback @tkurbad and @akidburn!
I'll investigate the unnecessary comparisons :)

[marcelklehr]

beta 3 is out now 🎉

@akidburn Could you try again, if this fixes your issue?

[tkurbad]

@marcelklehr I'm unable to install it. For the .crx, Chromium gives me "Invalid CRX header", when trying to install the unpacked zip, it complains about a missing Manifest in builds.

Chromium 73.0.3683.86 on Linux, if that matters...

[marcelklehr]

Mh. the invalid CRX header is probably to be expected as these are unsigned builds. The zip should work, though... I've updated the install instructions above, to be more specific.

[tkurbad]

@marcelklehr was able to install it now. Problem was that I've been too far down the directory tree. However, when I click "Add Account", nothing happens, even after browser restart.

[marcelklehr]

Oh, my bad. Beta 4 should fix that as well.

[tkurbad]

@marcelklehr Works for me.

[akidburn]

@marcelklehr Works for me as well, though the performance hit in firefox is pretty damning if the speedup option is chosen, freezes most other addons and prevents loading new tabs

but the sparse trees work now

Edit:
As I understand it, the whole local bookmark tree is hashed in one go, right?
Would it be possible to slow it artificialy, or to separate it into more threads, so the addons process doesnt freeze completely?

Because with close to 4000 bookmarks, the tree generation on firefox takes about 3 minutes, and every other addon is frozen in this time.

[marcelklehr]

As I understand it, the whole local bookmark tree is hashed in one go, right?

Yes, it's a hash tree and all branches are hashed in parallel. I've serialized this, now, in beta 5

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