CHANGELIST.md

v3.4.44 - 2019-01-10

• Bump version number

v3.4.43 - 2019-01-08

• Cache Devices by hardware_id
• Fix #1071
• More developer documentation

v3.4.42 - 2019-01-03

• Fix bp devices
• Better shutdown for Builder
• Fix animation.fill.Fill

v3.4.41 - 2018-12-02

• Fix issue with classic projects where run.seconds != 0
• Better release tests

v3.4.40 - 2018-11-30

• Fix #1094, #1088, #1084, #1076 and probably #1085
• Make all Yaml dumping safe

v3.4.39 - 2018-11-26

• New Project Builder class
• Make Color class more user-friendly
• Improvements to error reporting in scripts

v3.4.38 - 2018-11-21

• Fix MANIFEST for templates used by bp new
• New user colors

v3.4.37 - 2018-11-21

• Initialize self._step in animation.Animation

v3.4.36 - 2018-11-20

• Stop using deprecated features
• Better help
• Clean up directory structure

v3.4.35 - 2018-11-19

• Make scripts/new_version more Windows-compatible

v3.4.34 - 2018-11-19

• Fix setup.py for Windows

v3.4.33 - 2018-11-18

• Better GIF file generation

v3.4.32 - 2018-11-18

• Fix demos (#1048, #1049)
• Load commands individually for faster startup (#10433)

v3.4.31 - 2018-11-15

• Fix issues #978, #984, #988, #991, #1023, #1025, #1040, #1042, #1043
• New default palettes
• Much smoother animations in many cases
• More documentation
• Improvements to bp info

v3.4.30 - 2018-10-23

• Revert change that broken LarsonScanners, affected others
• New mp4 extractor
• Bigger default GIF sizes (fix #1019)

v3.4.29 - 2018-10-16

• Better legacy palettes

v3.4.28 - 2018-10-14

• Legacy palettes allow BPA animations to easily use palettes

v3.4.27 - 2018-10-13

• Better palettes

v3.4.26 - 2018-10-13

• Much more documentation
• Better extracted GIFs
• New Palette.autoscale feature

v3.4.25 - 2018-10-04

• Bump version number

v3.4.24 - 2018-10-04

• Bump version number

v3.4.23 - 2018-10-04

• New color palette class
• Simplify entering channel order in Projects
• Fix intermittent timer issue

v3.4.22 - 2018-10-02

• Fix #991

v3.4.21 - 2018-10-02

• Include main/commands.rst.tmpl (fix #988)

v3.4.20 - 2018-09-24

• Fixes for classic "no project" BP
• Get rid of deprecation warnings from new version of pytest

v3.4.19 - 2018-07-23

• Support Python 3.7
• New bp-pid command
• New curses and text drivers display LED colors in a terminal
• New release_test integration test suite with hardware tests
• Switch to using YAML as default data storage
• Fix or implement #663, #720, #725, #786, #787, #788, #792, #793, #795, #796, #802, #813, #819, #827, #836, #861, #863, #863, #870, #872, #874, #876, #878, #885, #892, #898, #910, #925, #927, #929 and #938
• Much more...

v3.4.18 - 2018-05-04

• Remove test that crashes ArtNet
• Test project for ArtNet

v3.4.17 - 2018-05-03

• Rework Runnable and threads for better shutdown
• New ArtNet control

v3.4.16 - 2018-04-19

• Better error handling
• Add a timeout to UDP sockets
• Better handling of partial colors and component color lists

v3.4.15 - 2018-04-11

• New bp restart and bp shutdown commands replace bp signal
• layout.Matrix now stores parameters needed for cloning
• Better error message in QueuedAddress
• Make all project keys strings (fix #752)

v3.4.14 - 2018-04-08

• Add RemoteServer.shutdown_server() classmethod and SIGHUP fix
• Always exit from main using sys.exit()

v3.4.13 - 2018-04-08

• Re-read project files on SIGHUP
• Better signal handling (SIGHUP, SIGINT, SIGETERM)
• Fix bp run --dump option
• Give a better warning if Layout.start() is not called

v3.4.12 - 2018-04-05

• Remove print statement

v3.4.11 - 2018-04-04

• Restart bp on SIGHUP (fix #724)
• Command line flags override project files (fix #694)
• Use recursive name-guessing (fix #652)
• Compute animation.name in Animation.pre_recursion (fix #722 and #723)

v3.4.10 - 2018-03-31

• Fix PiWS281X.set_brightness (fix #715)
• Allow controls to raise exceptions (fix #711)
• Allow animations to be retrieved by name
• Better error messages

v3.4.9 - 2018-03-28

• Add numpy to requirements
• Fix bp demo circle
• Make layout.color_list setter more flexible
• Refactorings

v3.4.8 - 2018-03-26

• Fix #686 and #689
• Allow animation.Remote to open the URL for its control page
• --v4 flag

v3.4.7 - 2018-03-19

• Adding preliminary ArtNet support
• Better error reporting
• More documentation
• Fine-grained steps in Sequence
• More work on general controls
• UDP framework
• Project event queue
• Fixed Serial brightness

v3.4.6 - 2018-02-10

• Fix crash in bp demo

v3.4.5 - 2018-02-09

• Add fail parameter to serial.Devices.error
• Lots of documentation

v3.4.4 - 2018-02-01

• Split splits a Strip to run multiple animations at once
• Make float32 the default float type
• Report if we aren't using sudo for PiWS281X driver (fix #582)
• scripts/new_version

v3.4.3 - 2018-01-26

• Fix log.info
• Much more information from bp --help

v3.4.2 - 2018-01-12

• Fix SPI Driver

v3.4.1 - 2018-01-04

• Fix broken PiWS281X
• Fix bp demo

v3.4.0 - 2017-12-29

• default settings for projects
• saved defaults
• better numpy integration and new "numbers" project section
• new "slideshow" mode for sequences
• per project aliases and many improvements and bugfixes to aliases
• bp can now run .py files
• Debug logging is streamlined
• Animations can now set their own default projects
• Many more

v3.3.6 - 2017-11-24

• Fixed #485 even yet more

v3.3.5 - 2017-11-24

• Fixed #485 somewhat more

v3.3.4 - 2017-11-23

• Fixed #485, #471, network brightness, and ring_rotation

v3.3.1 - 2017-08-23

• Added auto_demo for remote UI
• Bug fixes

v3.3.0 - 2017-09-19

• Overhauled multi-driver coord_map system

v3.2.0 - 2017-08-13

• Remote UI triggers
• Other bug fixes

v3.1.0 - 2017-07-23

• New remote UI
• Many bug fixes and usability tweaks

v3.0.3 - 2017-06-23

BiblioPixel v3.0 is a nearly complete rewrite making it stronger, better, faster, and with many new amazing features.

• Completely Python 3 compatible
• Faster frame generation and hardware updates
• Brand-new SimPixel visualizer uses WebGL to visualize lighting designs in the browser!
• Better matrix text handling
• Better matrix and cube layout building
• BiblioPixel Projects - blinkin' lights with only a simple config, no code!
• Built-in demos
• Greatly improved base LED types along with new Circle and Cube
• Overhauled SPI driver support
• Support for WS2812 (NeoPixel) on the Raspberry Pi and similar
• Many more!

v2.0.10

• Support py-spidev 3.x series

v2.0.7

• Fixed LEDPOV driver crash
• Cleanup / Reformat of all code

v2.0.6

• Fix Issue #28: Error parsing new pyserial version

v2.0.5

• Fixes to LEDCircle

v2.0.3

• Fixed clear before run bug

v2.0.2

• Fixed Spelling
• Fixed untilComplete/max_steps bug

v2.0.0

• Added BaseGameAnim

• Added GamePad controls

• Added AnimationQueue

• Added "with" construct support

• Added Texture maps

• Added controller level masterBrightness

• Added transparency support

• Added Manifests for PixelWeb

• New, smaller font

• Moved built in animations to BiblioPixelAnimations

• Improved Image file manipulation

• Better threading

• Many speed improvements

• Many, many bug fixes

v1.2.4

Adding util.py to support BiblioPixelAnimations

v1.2.3

Fixing APA102 driver

v1.2.2

• Improved LEDCircle Rendering
• Various bug fixes

v1.2.1

Added DriverAPA102

v1.2.0

• Added LEDPOV, LEDCircle Classes
• Added Serial Device Version Support
• Improved Serial Device detection
• Added threaded animation support

v1.1.7

• Added check for pyserial version
• Forced case insenitive grep for USB ID

v1.1.6

Bug fix for APA102 support in DriverSerial

v1.1.5

Bug fixes for AllPixel support

v1.1.4

Removed debug print statements

v1.1.3

Fixed bug with LEDMatrix setRGB/setHSV

v1.1.1

bug fixes added Philips Hue driver

v1.1.0

• Multi-device support
• Device ID Support
• Various bug fixes

v1.0.0

• Initial release