bearwave/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

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Version notes (1.0.5 → 1.1.0)

• 1.0.5 — last patch release before the desktop UI redesign.
• 1.1.0 — current recommended release: Mac-inspired layout, About page, Russian UI, and post-redesign navigation/i18n fixes.

[1.1.0] - 2026-06-27

Added

• Add Russian language support and translation (thanks to @aaly11).
• Add a Mac-inspired desktop layout with persistent sidebar navigation, flat station rows, right-side station details, and a compact now-playing bar.
• Add an embedded About page with full GPLv3 license text loaded from the bundled LICENSE resource and a third-party technologies section.

Changed

• Flatpak repository signing key replaced with Bearwave App <dev@bearwave.app> (5BAA384577671E45).
• Replace the modal About dialog with an in-app About page reachable from sidebar and compact navigation.
• Refresh the QML visual theme toward a neutral dark palette and align the main layout more closely with the macOS BearWave structure.
• Use the BearWave line logo asset in the sidebar and remove duplicate branding from the top search toolbar.
• Make the top search/filter area and bottom player bar more responsive to narrower desktop window sizes.

Fixed

• Fix German translation contexts broken after the QML refactor (thanks to @aaly11).
• Fix the embedded GPL text failing to load in QML by loading the resource in C++ and exposing it to QML as context data.
• Fix the About license view formatting so the text uses the available width without an oversized empty box.
• Fix right-side station details and top toolbar clipping in the Mac-style layout.
• Fix About-page navigation: sidebar logo returns home, header stays consistent with the main app, and search/filter actions leave About again.
• Reduce Denglish in the German UI while keeping common tech terms such as Votes and Bitrate.
• Restore German and Russian translations for tray, backend error, and notification strings.

Version notes (1.0.3 → 1.0.5)

• 1.0.3 — last GitHub release before the security/refactor batch.
• 1.0.4 — git tag with security hardening, playback/tray/MPRIS fixes, and QML refactor; tagged before CI was green, so it was not published as a GitHub release at first.
• 1.0.5 — patch release: everything in 1.0.4 plus CI, packaging, and post-release bugfixes (AUR/Flatpak rebuilds use pkgrel bumps, not a new app version).

[1.0.5] - 2026-06-22

Fixed

• Fix unit tests aborting in headless CI/Docker by using Qt offscreen platform and FFmpeg media backend.
• Fix QML resource paths so qrc:/qml/Main.qml loads in AUR and release builds (regression from 1.0.4 refactor).
• Fix About, Add station, and Edit station dialogs not opening after QML refactor (missing property alias in Main.qml).
• Fix About dialog version label binding and disable stale QML disk cache in development builds.
• Fix About dialog crash when opening the license scroll area.
• Fix startup when re-launching: MPRIS Raise now always shows the window (even without tray).
• Flatpak: grant GPU access via --device=dri (fixes EGL/MESA warnings on some systems).
• Flatpak: inject git build id into About when .git is unavailable in the builder sandbox.

Changed

• Document 1.0.4 changes in README and CONTRIBUTING; run ctest and broader qmllint in CI.
• About dialog shows app version and git build id; removed “Public beta” label.
• Flatpak: upgrade to KDE Platform/SDK 6.10 (EOL 6.6 runtimes); GPG-sign repo summaries on build and deploy.

[1.0.4] - 2026-06-20

Security

• Validate manual station URLs: only http:// and https:// schemes are accepted.
• Restrict notification cover art downloads to HTTPS URLs.
• Add network transfer timeouts to ICY metadata, cover art, and notification fetches.

Fixed

• Fix playback index for history, resume, and next/previous navigation.
• Fix Radio Browser API race where stale responses could overwrite newer results.
• Suppress error banner when cached station data is still available.
• Fix search filter persisting across page changes and compact-mode debounce.
• Fix stale list index after station list reload.
• Fix Wayland system tray menu using native QSystemTrayIcon.
• Fix MPRIS metadata publishing for desktop media widgets (e.g. PlasMusic).

Changed

• Refactor monolithic Main.qml into reusable QML components and BearTheme.
• Remove unused Kirigami, I18n, and CoreAddons dependencies.
• Add backend unit tests for playback navigation and API race handling.

[1.0.3] - 2026-05-30

Added

• Flatpak build manifest and deployment guides for hosting an independent, GPG-signed repository at flatpak.bearwave.app.
• Dynamic World Categories dashboard showing country flags and popular genre tags.
• Dynamic country name localization mapping for German translation support.
• Local JSON caching for countries retrieved from the Radio Browser API.

Changed

• Optimized Categories view layout to prevent text clipping (dynamic grid columns and scroll margins).

[1.0.2] - 2026-05-28

Added

• SPDX license identifiers (GPL-3.0-or-later) to all source files.
• Single instance application check via DBus to prevent multiple concurrent instances.

Changed

• Relicensed the project from MIT to GNU GPLv3 (GPL-3.0-or-later).

Fixed

• Fixed infinite loading of radio stations by adding transfer timeout and using all.api.radio-browser.info.
• Fixed metadata overwrite bug where valid ICY stream metadata was being cleared.
• Fixed DBus crash (segmentation fault) under KDE Plasma Wayland by making notification requests asynchronous.
• Fixed regex parser bug with stream titles containing apostrophes.
• Fixed crash (segmentation fault) in IcyReader when changing or stopping streams.

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[1.0.1] - 2026-05-22

Added

• Debounced online search for radio stations.

Changed

• Migrated playback engine from legacy Phonon to modern QtMultimedia.

Fixed

• Fixed crash (segmentation fault) inside NotificationManager.

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[1.0.0-beta.1] - 2026-05-20

Added

• Initial public beta release.
• C++ backend with system tray integration.
• Kirigami/QML based user interface.
• MPRIS integration for media controls.
• Persistent favorites and volume settings.
• Cover art fetching and caching.