ClearScript 7.0 RC5

• Breaking Changes:
  • The ClearScript assembly has been split into ClearScript.Core, ClearScript.Windows, and ClearScript.V8.
  • The project no longer builds distinct .NET Core libraries for non-Windows platforms.
  • The name of each ClearScriptV8 assembly now includes its Runtime Identifier:
    • ClearScriptV8.win-x86.dll
    • ClearScriptV8.win-x64.dll
    • ClearScriptV8.linux-x64.so
    • ClearScriptV8.osx-x64.dylib
• Enhanced support for cross-platform deployment of web projects.
• Overhauled NuGet packaging according to Andrey Taritsyn's recommended taxonomy (GitHub Issue #209).
• Tested with V8 8.7.220.16.

ClearScript 7.0 RC4

• Fixed support for multiple application domains (GitHub Issue #208).
• Tested with V8 8.7.220.10

ClearScript 7.0 RC3

• Fixed more task-promise conversion issues (GitHub Issue #198).

ClearScript 7.0 RC2

• Fixed task-promise conversion issues (GitHub Issue #198).

ClearScript 7.0 RC

• Breaking Changes:
  • V8 deployment no longer requires the v8-*.dll assemblies.
  • V8 deployment no longer requires the Visual C++ redistributables.
  • ClearScriptV8 is now linked against a matching V8 configuration (Debug or Release).
• Removed all C++/CLI code, paving the way for non-Windows builds.
  • The ClearScriptV8 assemblies are now 100% native code, resolving GitHub Issue #197.
  • Switched to static linking for V8 and C++ libraries.
• Added initial support for .NET Core 3.1 on Linux (x64) and macOS (x64).
  • Non-Windows builds are limited to V8; legacy script engines (JScript/VBScript) are non-functional.
  • Windows-specific integration features such as COM Interop are not available on Linux and macOS.
  • Built and tested on Ubuntu 20.04, Manjaro 20.1, and macOS Catalina.
• Added V8ScriptEngineFlags.EnableTaskPromiseConversion to resolve GitHub Issue #198.
• Updated managed code to leverage C# 7.3 features.
• Updated build, deployment, and debugging documentation, resolving GitHub Issue #199.
• Tested with V8 8.6.395.17.

Version 6.0.2

• Fixed error handling in JavaScriptExtensions.ToPromise.
• Added JavaScriptExtensions.ToTask (GitHub Issue #182).
• Added DocumentLoader.MaxCacheSize and DocumentCategory.MaxCacheSize.
• Added code to break event connections on engine disposal (GitHub Issue #183).
• Improved ES6 module support, fixing cycle crash (GitHub Issue #181).
• Added DynamicHostObject (GitHub Issue #180).
• Added BigInt / BigInteger support for V8 (GitHub Issue #176).
• Hardened Assembly.Load call in V8Proxy.cs (GitHub Issue #175).
• Improved V8Update environment isolation to fix some V8 build issues (GitHub Issue #185).
• Updated API documentation.
• Tested with V8 8.3.110.9.

Version 6.0.1

• Breaking Changes:
  • The v8-libcpp-ia32.dll and v8-libcpp-x64.dll assemblies are no longer used.
  • V8 deployment requires two new assemblies: v8-zlib-ia32.dll and v8-zlib-x64.dll.
• Improved support for IIS least-privilege accounts (GitHub Issue #160).
• Fixed 64-bit V8 initialization on Azure App Service (GitHub Issue #166).
• Enabled DirectAccess for ComVisible .NET objects (GitHub Issue #161).
• Added ScriptEngine.ExposeHostObjectStaticMembers (GitHub Issue #152).
• Added ScriptEngine.UndefinedImportValue and made Undefined.Value public (GitHub Issue #154).
• Enhanced ExtendedHostFunctions.typeLibEnums to pull in external enumerations.
• Added thread affinity enforcement in WindowsScriptEngine.Dispose.
• Eliminated KeyNotFoundException when checking for system documents (GitHub Issue #169).
• Enabled the use of the application's root folder as a backup for its local data folder (GitHub Issue #171).
• Reduced minimum CPU profile and heap size sampling intervals to 125 ms.
• Updated deployment and API documentation, resolving GitHub Issues #158 and #159.
• Tested with V8 8.1.307.28.

ClearScript 6.0

• Breaking Changes:
  • To build ClearScript you must now use Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4 or later.
  • The assembly table has been deprecated and is now disabled by default.
• Added preliminary support for .NET Core 3.1 on Windows (GitHub Issue #9).
  • .NET Core platform differences may impact some host integration features.
  • Hosts making heavy use of COM object scripting are advised not to migrate.
• Added support for system documents (GitHub Issue #143).
• Added IList implementation to V8 arrays.
• Added ExtendedHostFunctions.typeLibEnums (GitHub Issue #147).
• Added WindowsScriptEngineFlags.MarshalDateTimeAsDate (GitHub Issue #141).
• Fixed generic type inference for COM interfaces.
• Fixed enumeration of COM collections that don't provide class information (GitHub Issue #146).
• Fixed memory leak impacting Windows Script object property assignment (GitHub Issue #135).
• Updated build and API documentation.
• Tested with V8 7.9.317.32.

ClearScript 5.6

• Breaking Changes:
  • V8 deployment requires two new assemblies: v8-libcpp-ia32.dll and v8-libcpp-x64.dll.
  • Visual Studio 2015 is no longer supported.
• Added initial support for JavaScript modules (V8 only, GitHub Issue #114).
• Added initial support for CommonJS modules (V8 and JScript).
• Added ScriptEngine.ExecuteDocument and ScriptEngine.EvaluateDocument.
• Added V8ScriptEngine.CompileDocument and V8Runtime.CompileDocument.
• Added support for machine-level deployment (GitHub Issue #117).
• Added Extensions and JavaScriptExtensions to facilitate specific scenarios.
• Added implicit conversion of host method arguments via user-defined operators (GitHub Issue #115).
• Patched a V8 issue that causes occasional script execution failure in 32-bit processes (GitHub Issue #111).
• Fixed accessibility of public methods overriden by internal classes (GitHub Issue #112).
• Updated deployment and API documentation.
• Tested with V8 7.6.303.28.

Version 5.5.6

• Added experimental support for CPU profiling in V8ScriptEngine and V8Runtime.
• Improved support for newer V8 features such as promises and WebAssembly.
• Added Nothing class for better VBScript support (GitHub Issue #106).
• Added readme.txt to NuGet package (GitHub Issue #109).
• Updated API documentation.
• Tested with V8 7.4.288.26.