testing

What's Changed

• Promote the new v24.4 testing version by @dnzbk in #387
• added discord invite link with shields badge by @luckedea in #388
• Fix: DaemonUsername check on QNAP by @dnzbk in #391
• Fix: unit tests by @dnzbk in #394
• Fix: password-protected unpacking by @dnzbk in #398
• Fix: excessive CPU usage by @dnzbk in #400
• Fix: nzbget.conf.template installation path by @dnzbk in #405
• Update docs with systemd information by @phnzb in #408
• Fix: duplications on the STATUS page by @dnzbk in #407
• Fix: postprocess tests by @dnzbk in #413
• FreeBSD support by @phnzb in #416
• Refactor: postprocess test paths by @dnzbk in #417
• Fix: incorrect Windows 7 version on the STATUS page by @dnzbk in #419
• Better UTF-8 support by @dnzbk in #412
• Par2-turbo integration by @dnzbk in #420
• Use Par2-turbo version tag by @dnzbk in #422
• v24.4 release preparation by @dnzbk in #423
• fix: Par2 repairing status by @dnzbk in #424

Full Changelog: v24.3...testing

v24.3

What's Changed

• Features:

  • Disk performance tests for better analysis of user environment performance #375
  • The STATUS page now displays WriteBuffer and InterDir disk information
    • the API method status now returns 6 additional properties:
      • FreeInterDiskSpaceLo (int) - Free disk space on InterDir, in bytes. This field contains the low 32-bits of 64-bit value
      • FreeInterDiskSpaceHi (int) - Free disk space on InterDir, in bytes. This field contains the high 32-bits of 64-bit value
      • FreeInterDiskSpaceMB (int) - Free disk space on InterDir, in MiB.
      • TotalInterDiskSpaceLo (int) - Total disk space on InterDir, in bytes. This field contains the low 32-bits of 64-bit value
      • TotalInterDiskSpaceHi (int) - Total disk space on InterDir, in bytes. This field contains the high 32-bits of 64-bit value
      • TotalInterDiskSpaceMB (int) - Total disk space on InterDir, in MiB.
  • Bits/s units are now also displayed in server speed test results

• Bug fixes:

  • Fixed a critical bug related to corrupt downloaded files exceeding 2.6 GB on all x32 POSIX systems using DirectWrite #378
  • Fixed a potential buffer overflow using getrealpath function #346
  • Added removal of unnecessary privileges if the nzbget daemon is run as root and an invalid DaemonUsername is specified #345

• For developers:

  • Fixed omission in CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG using CLang that caused a wrong debug build #338
  • Fixed failed unit tests on POSIX systems built without ncurses #376

v24.2

What's Changed

• Features:

  • System info tab and Server Speed Tests #303;
    • new API-methods:
      • struct sysinfo() - returns information about the user's environment and hardware
      • bool testserverspeed(url, serverId) - puts nzb file to be downloaded by the target server
    • API-method "status" now has 3 extra fields:
      • TotalDiskSpaceLo - Total disk space on ‘DestDir’, in bytes. This field contains the low 32-bits of 64-bit value
      • TotalDiskSpaceHi - Total disk space on ‘DestDir’, in bytes. This field contains the high 32-bits of 64-bit value
      • TotalDiskSpaceMB - Total disk space on ‘DestDir’, in megabytes.`
    • fixed NZB generator: the last segment was incorrect
    • added Boost.Asio - cross-platform library for network
  • Multithreading Improvements #282
    • noticeable improvements in download speed - it became more stable
    • the download speed dropping to 0 MB/s has gone away
    • the application became more stable, resulting in fewer crashe
  • Android support #325
  • Read nzbpassword from filename #310

• Bug fixes:

  • Fixed speed value overflows if the download speed is greater than 2 GB/s #314

    • the Status xml-rpc response now has 4 extra fields:
      • DownloadRateLo - Download rate in bytes. This field contains the low 32-bits of 64-bit value
      • DownloadRateHi - Download rate in bytes. This field contains the high 32-bits of 64-bit value
      • AverageDownloadRateLo - Average download rate in bytes. This field contains the low 32-bits of 64-bit value
      • AverageDownloadRateHi - Average download rate in bytes. This field contains the high 32-bits of 64-bit value
    • DownloadRate and AverageDownloadRate fields are deprecated now

  • Fixed potential int32 overflow issues #321

  • QNAP:

    • added shutdown delay check for daemon process #281
    • fixed overwritting existing config file when upgrading QPKG #285
    • improved package icons #287

• For developers:

  • Complete migration to CMake #301:
    • removed QNAP native packages build scripts and workflow
    • removed Synology build scripts / package sources / workflow
    • POSIX: removed autotools related files
    • WINDOWS: removed Visual Studio project file
    • removed obsoleted build scripts and documentation
    • updated CMakeLists.txt with C++17 config and cross-build support for macOS builds
  • Removed the use of Boost.Variant and Boost.Optional since they are no longer relevant after moving to C++17 and GCC 9+/Clang 8+ #317
  • Added missing HAVE_ALLOCA_H definition for regex and GCC 14+ #308
  • Dockerfile optimized for local repo builds #305
  • GnuTLS is deprecated now and will be removed in future releases

v24.1

What's Changed

• Fixed: don't override user preference in unrar #251;
• Fixed (Docker): unable to unpack rar files #256;
• Fixed: possibility to use 0 for umask #264;
• Fixed: fseeko not found #262;
• Fixed: icons in webui in old browser versions #268.

v24.0

What's Changed

• Features:

  • Dark theme and new icons #214;

  • Added macOS x64 build support (macOS Mojave 10.14+) #194;

  • DEB/RPM packages support #230;

    • Instructions.

  • NewsServer Add UI - Default encryption and ports #225:

    • moved Server.Encryption between Server.Host and Server.Port;
    • made Server.Encryption to ON by default;
    • made port depend on Server.Encryption value unless user has put something up:
      • 563/443 for secure;
      • 119/80 for unsecure.

  • Improved error messages and help text in Extension Manager #166:

    • added 7-Zip exit codes decoder according to 7-Zip doc;
    • added a warning that SevenZipCmd may not be valid, in case of extension installation problems.

  • Fixed stable/test release notifications #181:

    • added automatic checking for new testing releases;
    • fixed notifications about the new stable/testing release;
    • fixed "Uncaught ReferenceError: installedRev" error.

  • Fixed and update links in webui #177:

    • fixed license links;
    • fixed links from nzbget.conf.

  • For developers:

    • Moved to CMake. Autotools and MSBuild are deprecated now and may be removed in future versions #182:
      • switched to CMake from autotools and MSBuild, which will simplify cross-platform development;
      • fixed installing/uninstalling on FreeBSD and macOS via autotools/CMake;
      • added automatic installation of Boost.Json;
      • added support for static code analyzer Clang-Tidy.
    • Revised and updated documentation #199:
      • moved CONTRIBUTING.md to docs/;
      • split INSTALLATION.md to POSIX.md, WINDOWS.md and HOW_TO_USE.md;
      • added Extensions docs;
      • added an instruction on how CPPCheck can be used with CMake.
    • Docker: support native unrar building #231.

  • Bug fixes:

    • Fixed buffer overflow in CString::AppendFmtV #208;
    • Fixed files/dirs permissions overridden by the unpacker #229;
    • Fixed dynamic addition of extension options #209;
    • Removed changing ownership at the beginning of container start #218;
    • Docker: fixed fresh install #219.

v23.0

What's Changed

• Features:
  • Extension Manager #76;
    • The new nzbget extension system, which makes it easy to download/update/delete
      extensions with backward compatibility with the old system;
    • extensions master list;
    • changed:
      • RPC request "configtemplates" - no longer returns script templates, but only the config template;
    • added:
      • new RPC requests:
        • "loadextensions" - loads all extensions from {ScriptDIR} and returns an array of structures in JSON/XML formats;
        • "updateextension" - downloads by url and name and installs the extension. Returns 'true' or error response in JSON/XML formats;
        • "deleteextension" - deletes extension by name. Returns 'true' or error response in JSON/XML formats;
        • "downloadextension" - downloads by url and installs the extension. Returns 'true' or error response in JSON/XML formats;
        • "testextension" - tries to find the right executor program for the extension, e.g. Python.
          Returns 'true' or error response in JSON/XML formats;
      • "EXTENSION MANAGER" section in webui to download/delete/update extensions;
      • Boost.Json library to work with JSON;
      • more unit tests;
    • refactored:
      • replaced raw pointers with smart pointers and const refs where possible for memory safty reasons;
    • removed:
      • testdata_FILES from Makefile.am;
      • EMail and Logger scripts;
  • Docker support #55;
  • Synology support (spk) #72;
  • QNAP support #158;
  • aarch64 mipseb mipsel ppc6xx ppc500 architectures to linux build #61 #146;
  • article read chunk size #52;
    • Added ArticleReadChunkSize config option which allows to adjust
      the buffer size for customization on different platforms, which can lead to increased performance;
  • increased the number of default connections to 8 #54;
  • automatic search for a suitable interpreter on POSIX #74;
  • certificate verification levels #150;
    • levels:
      • None: NO certificate signing check, NO certificate hostname check;
      • Minimal: certificate signing check, NO certificate hostname check;
      • Strict: certificate signing check, certificate hostname check;
    • tested on a mock nzbget NNTP nserv server with self-signed certificate and got expected results:
      • "Strict" -> test failed;
      • "Minimal" -> test failed;
      • "None" -> test passed";
• Bug fixies:
  • possible memory corruption #148;
• For developers:
  • fixed unit tests (Windows only for now) and started migration to CMake #64;
    • We are going to completely migrate to CMake as a more universal one for cross-platform development and drop autotools and MSBuild;
  • using libxml2 on Windows and vcpkg package manager to install dependencies #70;
    • libxml2 library is now used on Windows to work with xml in the same way we already do on Linux and macOS;
    • removed platform-dependent code for working with xml on Windows;

v22.0

What's Changed

• daemon:connect: don't use FIPS_mode_set with OpenSSL 3 by @ureyNZB in #3
• Feature windows build fix by @ureyNZB in #9
• Add linux build workflow. Update linux version. Modify rules for build workflows by @phnzb in #12
• UI and web links fixes, temporary disable testing/develop update channels by @phnzb in #19
• Changed the progress-block class to use a calculated width of 8.5rem by @ureyNZB in #17
• Download time with empty minutes and seconds by @ureyNZB in #16
• add version key to windows registry by @ureyNZB in #14
• change nzbget.net to nzbget.com by @ureyNZB in #13
• fix according to discription by @ureyNZB in #10
• fix python 3.x script execution windows support by @ureyNZB in #8
• Update pubkey.pem. Update windows build script to include pubkey.pem. by @phnzb in #20
• Change master ->main in workflows by @phnzb in #22
• change nzbget.net to nzbget.com part 2 by @ureyNZB in #21
• update changelog by @ureyNZB in #24
• nsi script fix for windows 11 by @ureyNZB in #26
• readme expansion by @luckedea in #30
• README.md: added project/repository status badges by @dnzbk in #31
• Add pull requests flow to README by @phnzb in #32
• feature/macos build by @dnzbk in #33
• add: macos build status badge by @dnzbk in #35
• Release v22.0 by @dnzbk in #36

New Contributors

• @ureyNZB made their first contribution in #3
• @dnzbk made their first contribution in #27
• @luckedea made their first contribution in #30

Full Changelog: v21.1...v22.0