Revision history for Chandra

0.24 2026-04-19
  - Add Chandra::Component - Object::Proto reactive component system
  - Components support state, lifecycle hooks (on_mount, on_unmount, on_update)
  - data-action attribute auto-binds to on_* methods via JS bridge
  - Child composition with automatic mount/unmount propagation
  - Selective DOM re-rendering via $app->update on component subtree
  - Parameterised actions (data-action="method:arg1:arg2")
  - Fix HTML attribute escaping for onclick handlers (" encoding)
  - Add Chandra::Table - sortable, filterable, paginated data grid component
  - Table supports client-side and server-side sorting
  - Column filtering with text search and dropdown options
  - Pagination with page size and navigation controls
  - Row selection (single/multi) with checkboxes
  - Boolean column type with checkmark display
  - CSV export via to_csv()
  - Dynamic data updates via set_data()
  - Table renders using Chandra::Element for proper event wiring
  - Partial DOM updates for Table (filters don't lose focus on sort/page/filter)
  - Input debounce (300ms) for text filter fields
  - Component update_part() for targeted sub-section re-rendering
  - Add Chandra::Theme - CSS theme system with light/dark modes
  - CSS custom properties for all design tokens (--chandra-*)
  - Auto mode via prefers-color-scheme media query
  - Component styles for Form, Table, buttons, inputs, scrollbars
  - $app->theme('dark') convenience method (XS)
  - Add Chandra::Toast - in-app toast notifications
  - Toast types: success, error, warning, info with colour-coded accents
  - Auto-dismiss with configurable duration (0 = persistent)
  - Optional action button with Perl callback
  - Stacking with max 5 visible, slide-in/out animation
  - Click to dismiss, X button
  - $app->toast() and $app->dismiss_toast() convenience methods (XS)
  - Themed via CSS custom properties
  - Add Chandra::Modal - custom HTML modal dialogs (XS)
  - Modal show/close with backdrop, title bar, X button
  - Confirm convenience (OK/Cancel with callbacks)
  - Prompt convenience (text input with on_submit receiving value)
  - Custom button definitions with class and action/handler
  - Scale-in/out animation, auto-focus input fields
  - Add Chandra::Form::Validator - form validation framework
  - Built-in validators: required, pattern, minlength, maxlength, min, max, email
  - Custom validator callbacks (Perl coderef, receives value + all data)
  - Custom error messages per rule (required_msg, pattern_msg, etc.)
  - Client-side validation JS with submit prevention and live blur validation
  - Server-side validate() returns errors hashref
  - Integrates with existing show_errors_js/clear_errors_js
  - Add Chandra::Nav - sidebar/topbar navigation component
  - Active item highlighting, route integration, badges, separators
  - Collapsible sidebar with toggle button
  - Add Chandra::Tabs - tab switching component
  - Tab content rendered on switch, badge support, on_change callback
  - Add Chandra::Breadcrumb - breadcrumb trail component
  - Clickable path items with route navigation, configurable separator
  - All three use Chandra::Element and extend Chandra::Component
  - Page reload recovery via WKUserScript + on_reload callback
  - Bridge JS re-injection on reload (window.chandra restored)
  - $app->on_reload(sub { ... }) for re-mounting components after reload
  - Fix Linux notification shell escaping (single quotes properly escaped)
  - Bridge extension circular dependency detection with extension names in error
  - Canvas batch rendering wrapped in requestAnimationFrame for vsync
  - Windows Pack: Authenticode signing via signtool (sign_cert/sign_password)
  - Windows notifications: Shell_NotifyIcon balloon tips (replaces MessageBox)

0.23 2026-04-16
  - Fix t/47_clipboard.t test for empty string on FreeBSD/headless systems
  - Empty clipboard behavior is now platform-tolerant (undef or empty allowed)
  - Fix t/63_pack.t path separator comparison on Windows
  - Fix t/26_socket.t plan mismatch on Windows (use done_testing instead of fixed plan)
  - Skip Unix socket Hub/Client tests on Windows
  - Adds Chandra::Canvas

0.22 2026-04-11
  - make manifest to include edge header

0.21 2026-04-11
  - Add Edge/WebView2 backend for Windows (Chromium-based rendering)
  - Automatic fallback to MSHTML when WebView2 Runtime unavailable
  - Document WebView2 requirements in POD
  - Deduplicate bridge JavaScript into shared header (chandra_bridge_js.h)

0.20 2026-04-09
  - Update deps - bump min version of File::Raw to 0.08 to get file_join
  - Make tests environment agnostic

0.19 2026-04-08
   - Add Chandra::Pack - Bundle Chandra apps into distributable packages

0.18 2026-04-08
   - Add Chandra::Bridge::Extension - register custom JS modules on window.chandra
   - Add App->extend_bridge() convenience method
   - Fix clipboard test on FreeBSD: tolerate undef from get_text after set_text('')

0.17 2026-04-07
   - Add Chandra::Form - HTML Form helpers with two-way binding for Chandra applications
   - Auto-detect any installed webkit2gtk version via pkg-config
   - Fix splash test skip on headless Linux (probe with Window not Splash)

0.16 2026-04-07
   - Fix Win32 builds: gettimeofday/localtime_r/flock/urandom portability
   - Fix headless Linux test failures to satisfy cpantesters

0.15 2026-04-06
   - Add Chandra::Splash - For splash screen / loading state
   - Add Chandra::Log - For structured logging framework
   - Add Chandra::Socket::Token - For token management with rotation and expiry
   - More test fixes for Strawberry Perl
   - Makefile fix for darwin intel arch

0.14 2026-04-06
   - Add Chandra::ContextMenu - Context menus for Chandra applications
   - A few more fixes to try and get Strawberry to build

0.13  2026-04-05
    - Add Chandra::Window - Multi-window management
    - Add Chandra::Assets - Asset bundling and resource loading for Chandra apps
    - Add Chandra::Clipboard - System clipboard access (text, HTML, images)
    - Add Chandra::DragDrop - File drops, text drops, intra-app drag and drop
    - Auto-detect headless environments in Makefile.PL for CPAN Testers
    - Fix Windows/Strawberry Perl builds (MULTIPLICITY-safe Win32 APIs)

0.12  2026-04-04
    - Add Chandra::Store - Persistent key-value storage for Chandra apps

0.10  2026-04-02
    - Add Chandra::Shortcut — keyboard shortcuts and global hotkeys

0.09  2026-04-01
    - Fix Makefile to identify BSD's that should use GTK/WebKit2

0.08  2026-04-01
    - Fix removing unnecessary call_method overhead when calling internal XSUBS.
    - Adds Native OS desktop notifications

0.07  2026-03-31
    - Port code to XS (all methods now in C)
    - Add global css and js chain methods to Chandra::App
    - Extend routes with a way to assign custom css and js per route

0.06  2026-03-30
    - Add system tray integration and example
    - Another attempt at fixing windows to run
    - Start porting code into XS, using the INCLUDE technique

0.05  2026-03-29
    - Fix Errno portability: use POSIX qw(EAGAIN EWOULDBLOCK) instead of Errno
    - Fix Bind.pm dispatch crash on non-hashref JSON (e.g. numeric/string payloads)
    - Fix Connection.pm missing Errno import for Perl 5.10 compatibility
    - Remove unused Errno import from Hub.pm
    - Comprehensive POD documentation for all 14 modules
    - Added SEE ALSO cross-references across all modules
    - Windows: add webview-win32.c MSHTML backend (OLE WebBrowser embedding)
    - Windows: fix MULTIPLICITY build - undef Perl calloc/free macros for webview.h
    - Chandra::Tray - system tray icon with context menu (macOS/GTK/Win32)
    - Tray: add_item, add_separator, add_submenu, set_icon, set_tooltip
    - Tray: on_click handler, update_item, show/remove lifecycle
    - App: tray() lazy accessor for Chandra::Tray integration

0.04  2026-03-29
    - Chandra::Socket::Hub - IPC server with Unix domain socket and TCP transport
    - Chandra::Socket::Client - IPC client with auto-reconnect and request/response
    - Chandra::Socket::Connection - length-prefixed JSON wire protocol
    - App: hub(), client() methods with integrated poll loop
    - Channel-based message routing, broadcast, send_to
    - on_connect/on_disconnect lifecycle hooks
    - Security: token-based handshake authentication
    - Security: socket path in $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR with 0600 permissions
    - Security: token file (0600) written alongside socket for client auth
    - Security: max frame size (16 MB) and buffer overflow protection (64 MB)
    - Security: malformed JSON frame warnings
    - Security: duplicate client name collision handling
    - TCP transport: opt-in TLS via IO::Socket::SSL (tls_cert, tls_key, tls)
    - Examples: socket_ipc_example.pl, chat_hub.pl, chat_window.pl

0.03  2026-03-29
    - Switch from JSON to Cpanel::JSON::XS
    - Add Cpanel::JSON::XS to PREREQ_PM
    - Bail out of Makefile.PL on Linux when GTK/WebKit2 dev libraries are missing

0.02  2026-03-28
    - Chandra::App - high-level OO application wrapper
    - Chandra::Element - Moonshine-compatible DOM builder with render()
    - Event handler compilation (onclick subs → JS wiring)
    - Handler registry with unique IDs
    - Chandra::Bind - function registry + JSON dispatch
    - Chandra::Bridge - JS bridge auto-injection
    - Chandra::Event - event object with accessors
    - Promise-based return values (js_resolve + dispatch_eval_js)
    - set_content, update, alert convenience methods
    - Examples: bind_example, counter_app, element_example
    - Comprehensive test suite (303 tests)

0.01  2026-03-28
    - Initial prototype
    - Basic webview_run() support
    - Event loop control (init/loop/exit)
    - JavaScript evaluation
    - JS -> Perl callback via external.invoke()
    - macOS (Cocoa/WebKit), Linux (GTK/WebKit2), Windows (MSHTML) support