rojo 7.4.0

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release notes

This release is a long time coming and carries with it the changes of the last 9 months.  It is the first full release handled by Rojo's new maintainers.
Important Notice: There is a new place to install Rojo's plugin from Roblox's website. If you are using the version on the website, it now lives here.
Changes since Rojo 7.3.0
Additions
Project format


Added support for .toml files to $path (#633)


Added support for Font and CFrame attributes (rbx-dom#299, rbx-dom#296)


Added the emitLegacyScripts field to the project format (#765). The behavior is outlined below:



emitLegacyScripts Value
Action Taken by Rojo




false
Rojo emits Scripts with the appropriate RunContext for *.client.lua and *.server.lua files in the project.


true   (default)
Rojo emits LocalScripts and Scripts with legacy RunContext (same behavior as previously).



It can be used like this:
 {
 	"emitLegacyScripts": false,
 	"name": "MyCoolRunContextProject",
 	"tree": {
 		"$path": "src"
 	}
 }


Added Terrain classname inference, similar to services (#771)
Terrain may now be defined in projects without using $className:
 "Workspace": {
 	"Terrain": {
 		"$path": "path/to/terrain.rbxm"
 	}
 }


Added support for Terrain.MaterialColors (#770)
Terrain.MaterialColors is now represented in projects in a human readable format:
 "Workspace": {
 	"Terrain": {
 		"$path": "path/to/terrain.rbxm"
 		"$properties": {
 			"MaterialColors": {
 				"Grass": [10, 20, 30],
 				"Asphalt": [40, 50, 60],
 				"LeafyGrass": [255, 155, 55]
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }


Added better support for Font properties (#731)
FontFace properties may now be defined using implicit property syntax:
 "TextBox": {
 	"$className": "TextBox",
 	"$properties": {
 		"FontFace": {
 			"family": "rbxasset://fonts/families/RobotoMono.json",
 			"weight": "Thin",
 			"style": "Normal"
 		}
 	}
 }


Patch visualizer and notifications


Added a setting to control patch confirmation behavior (#774)
This is a new setting for controlling when the Rojo plugin prompts for confirmation before syncing. It has four options:

Initial (default): prompts only once for a project in a given Studio session
Always: always prompts for confirmation
Large Changes: only prompts when there are more than X changed instances. The number of instances is configurable - an additional setting for the number of instances becomes available when this option is chosen
Unlisted PlaceId: only prompts if the place ID is not present in servePlaceIds



Added the ability to select Instances in patch visualizer (#709)
Double-clicking an instance in the patch visualizer sets Roblox Studio's selection to the instance.


Added a sync reminder notification. (#689)
Rojo detects if you have previously synced to a place, and displays a notification reminding you to sync again:



Added rich Source diffs in patch visualizer (#748)
A "View Diff" button for script sources is now present in the patch visualizer. Clicking it displays a side-by-side diff of the script changes:




Patch visualizer now indicates what changes failed to apply. (#717)
A clickable warning label is displayed when the Rojo plugin is unable to apply changes. Clicking the label displays precise information about which changes failed:



Miscellaneous


Added plugin flag to the build command that outputs to the local plugins folder (#735)
This is a flag that builds a Rojo project into Roblox Studio's plugins directory. This allows you to build a Rojo project and load it into Studio as a plugin without having to type the full path to the plugins directory. It can be used like this: rojo build <PATH-TO-PROJECT> --plugin <FILE-NAME>


Added new plugin template to the init command (#738)
This is a new template geared towards plugins. It is similar to the model template, but creates a Script instead of a ModuleScript in the src directory. It can be used like this: rojo init --kind plugin


Added protection against syncing non-place projects as a place. (#691)


Add buttons for navigation on the Connected page (#722)


Fixes

Significantly improved performance of rojo serve and rojo build on macOS. #830
Significantly improved performance of rojo sourcemap (#668)
Fixed the diff visualizer of connected sessions. (#674)
Fixed disconnected session activity. (#675)
Skip confirming patches that contain only a datamodel name change. (#688)
Fix Rojo breaking when users undo/redo in Studio (#708)
Improve tooltip behavior (#723)
Better settings controls (#725)
Rework patch visualizer with many fixes and improvements (#713, #726, #755)

Changes

rojo init now generates scripts with .luau as the file extension rather than .lua (#831)

Upgrading
To install the Roblox Studio plugin, there are a few options:

Run rojo plugin install from the Rojo CLI
Download the attached Rojo.rbxm and place it into your Roblox Studio plugins folder
Install from the Roblox plugin page

There are also multiple ways to install the Rojo CLI:
With Aftman
Add a line to the [tools] section in aftman.toml:
rojo ="rojo-rbx/rojo@7.4.0"
From GitHub Release
Download one of the attached binaries on this release page!
From Crates.io
You can use Cargo (1.70.0+) to build the release yourself from crates.io:
cargo install rojo --version 7.4.0
New Contributors

@Miizzuu made their first contribution in Fix wrong version of Rojo displaying in studio. rojo-rbx/rojo#669
@u-train made their first contribution in Removed InstanceSnapshot snapshot_id's redudant Ref. rojo-rbx/rojo#730
@Corecii made their first contribution in Add support for TOML files rojo-rbx/rojo#633
@sasial-dev made their first contribution in Add RunContext support for script outputs rojo-rbx/rojo#765
@jackTabsCode made their first contribution in Upgrade to Notify 6 rojo-rbx/rojo#816
@cozywitchcraft made their first contribution in Fix preloading assets rojo-rbx/rojo#819

Other Contributors
A very big thank you to @Barocena, @boatbomber, @Boegie19, @chriscerie, @Dekkonot, @filiptibell, @kennethloeffler, and @nezuo for their work in this release!

[chenrui333]

• Switch plugin packages back to git submodules rojo-rbx/rojo#678

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