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Release date: 2.02.2021

Development history

 
[+] new feature;

[*] fixed bug or improved feature;

[-] fixed.

 

MyChat Client

 

[+]  (Android) added the processing for rules dealing with displaying common and personal contact lists. If both of these rules are off, the main screen does not display the tab "Contacts";

 

[*] (Android) redesigned system for displaying disconnection from the server (when switching between networks or a server is unavailable). Now, instead of a pop-up window at the bottom, a connection status will be displayed in the toolbar;

[*] when enabling the filter in dialogues and contacts, and then clicking on the result — the filter comes off;

[*] improved rendering for the personal contact list; now groups and selected users are more visible even if the window is unfocused;

[*] updated library for Hunspell spell checking;

[*] auto-replacing commas with dots when entering the server's address in the accounts manager and first launch wizard;

[*] when connecting Android users via QR code, and there is no alternative server's address, MyChat Server external host automatically substituted (specified in MyChat Server settings, Admin Panel -> Settings -> Network settings -> IP address or hostname for external clients);

[*] reduced load on the server when requesting users' avatars;

 

[-] (Android) in some cases, the incoming call does not perform in a local network;

[-] (Linux, macOS, WEB) pop-up notifications about unread messages in the conferences do not display. Fixed;

[-] (Android) incorrect display of deleted messages. Fixed;

[-] (Linux, macOS, WEB) impossible to delete an email address in own profile. Fixed;

[-] (Linux, macOS, WEB) error when kicking a user causes disconnection from the server. Fixed;

[-] (Android) indicators for unread messages displayed incorrectly next to chat dialogues with messages more than 100. Fixed;

[-] (Android) error when launching the application in the "Second space" on Xiaomi devices. Fixed;

[-] error ID: F4DCFCCF occurs sometimes when viewing a user's profile (F4);

[-] "Copy link" on a LAN link works incorrectly, the description text copied instead of the link itself;

[-] when typing text, opening the settings (Alt+0), and closing the settings windows, the template text disappears;

[-] (Android) when scanning QR codes, login information is not substituted in the input field. Fixed;

[-] (Android) if during a call the set of IP addresses is not full, the call does not perform. Fixed;

 

MyChat Server

 

[+] added dynamic caching of WEB server file;

[+] new rule for the rights group "Android" — "Display the tab \"Calls"\ on the main screen";

[+] (MSL) class TStringList, 7 properties and 13 methods for quick processing of text lists and files;

[+] (MSL) function Frac for getting a fractional part of a real integer;

[+] (MSL) function GetTickCount for getting the uptime of the system in milliseconds and profiling the script performance;

[+] (MSL) function Sqr for raising numbers to the second power

[+] (MSL) function Sqrt for calculation the square roots;

[+] (MSL) event OnConfKick for processing the process of kicking a user from a text conference;

[+] (MSL) function DateTimeToISOStr for converting date and time into ISO format;

[+] (MSL) function ISOStrToDateTime for converting ISO string into double value of date and time;

[+] (MSL) function mAddNewBBSMessage for adding messages on the Bulletin board;

[+] (MSL) function mGetBirthdayUsers for getting the list of users whose birthdays match a specified date;

[+] (MSL) function StringCharsCount for calculating a number of character occurrences in a string;

[+] (MSL) function mGetCIDSByUINAndClientType for getting a list of connections of a specified user by his application type;

[+] (MSL) function GetArrayLength for getting the number of elements of the one-dimensional dynamic array;

[+] (MSL) function SetArrayLength for setting the size of the one-dimensional dynamic array;

[+] (MSL) function mGetConfUsersList for getting the list of users of a text conference;

 

[*] deleted the configuration for prohibiting exiting from auto-created conference on Admin Panel. Now, this option is on by default for all auto-created conferences on the server;

[*] if a user creates a conference, he automatically becomes a moderator. But this information must not display in the list of conference moderators who assigned manually on the server;

[*] (MSL) removed the parameter bSaveToHistory from the function mSendPrivateMessage;

[*] (MSL) deleted function mGetUserCID as deprecated;

[*] added the system for caching avatars of any size. This system increases the r restarting speed of a server with a big number of online users or slow hardware;

 

[-] when selecting conference for moderators, it displays empty positions with UIDs in the drop-down list;

[-] deleting process for auto-created conferences works incorrectly — users who added such a conference manually, enter it again after reconnection;

[-] (Kanban) when creating a new project, it displays "Processing request" and nothing happens. Fixed;

[-] (MSL) fixed functions mIncUIN and mDecUIN;

[-] error "Out of memory" when generating previews of large images (more than 5К);

[-] user registration on the client side does not work. Fixed;

[-] the server freezes in some cases after the restart and a big number of online users because of incorrect statuses of newly connected users. Fixed.