ChangeLog for forked-daapd -------------------------- version 27.3 - support for AirPlay 2 speakers, incl. compressed ALAC - web UI upgraded, now v0.8.5: new design/layout optimize "Recently added" Spotify search dialogue improvements drop separate admin web page, now integrated in main web podcast deletion make Radio a top level item show release dates new sorting options prevent browser caching of playlists additional settings - improved Chromecast streaming (retransmisson, adaptive etc.) - JSON api support for updating metadata of queue items - JSON api new fields, e.g. time_added, time_played and seek - fix for some Chromecasts disconnecting - new algorithm for more natural ALSA volume adjustments - new nickname option for AirPlay and Chromecast - mpd fixes (nextsong, multiple commands) - charset flexibility when getting ICY metadata from streams - adaptive probing of radio streams - libplist and libsodium now required - fixes for library update events - fixes to speaker selection and unintentional volume changes - fix some minor memleaks - support shairport-sync metadata pipe flush event - misc logging fixup version 27.2 - web UI upgraded to v0.7.2: show cover artwork in album pages and lazy loading of artwork show playlist folders use sass/scss for css files add "Radio" tab to the music section add settings for artwork sources add pop up dialog for Remote pairing requests support adding/removing podcast subscriptions support marking all new podcast episodes/all episodes as played support searching by smart pl queries skip buttons for audiobooks and podcasts show localized times/dates generate colored placeholder image if cover artwork is missing show "cast" icon for Chromecast outputs styling changes of the navbars and moving the volume controls - new speaker selection logic (persist user choice even after failure) - speaker autoselect no longer enabled by default - removed old admin page, not necessary any more - fix/workaround for Apple TV's and HomePods that disconnect - support for RSS feeds - support for nested smart playlists (playlist folders) - support for online artwork sources e.g. Discogs, Coverartarchive - support for radio StreamUrl's that point to json with metadata - fix incorrect artwork shown for unknown album/artists - fix issue parsing shairport-sync progress metadata - fix missing Spofity logout option - fix for embedded artwork not working with ffmpeg 4.3+ - some smart PL improvements, e.g. support for more tags - config option for Airplay timing/control ports (eases firewalling) - quicker loading of radio streams (smaller probing) - workaround for mxml 2.10 significant memleak - some fixes for Roku (RSP) - drop libspotify for artwork, doesn't work any more - documentation improvements version 27.1 - web UI upgraded to v0.6.0: settings page, display more Spotify data - support for volumeup, volumedown and mutetoggle DACP commands - support for multiple ALSA devices - suppress repeated logging of same message to avoid log file bloat - fix opening too many files due to looping with shairport-sync - fix for genres with single quotes in name - fix for incorrect update of time_added metadata - fix some small memleaks and missing cleanup version 27.0 - no fixed resampling to 44100/16, play source quality if possible - Chromecast: quick start, better quality (48000/16 Opus encoded) - performance enhancements: Remote and iTunes will load quicker - alsa sync with variable sample rate, avoiding audible "clicks" - web UI upgraded to v0.5.6, e.g. play non-library tracks, saving queue - fix for Pebble mpd client (and possibly others) - fix issue with some HLS radio stations - support for https streams - fix for artwork showing dithered - ICY metadata in forked-daapd's mp3 stream - support for Spotify collaborative playlists - support for Shairport artwork via pipe - configurable mp3 streaming quality - json api improvements, e.g. for toggling speakers - json api/web ui: Relative seeking - support for some http seeking - fix for macOS Catalina’s Apple Music version 26.5 - json api/web ui: file view - web ui: artwork support - web ui: "Add next" and genre tab - Airplay connection test improvements - support for https streams in m3u's - use Spotify web api for artwork instead of libspotify - option to make Airplay devices permanent or excluded - support for tracks and disc items in smart playlists - db refactor, fix issues with play count, time played etc - json api: more options available when adding items to the queue - json api: player/toggle - mpd version 0.20 support + support for "listfiles" command - fix double http auth decline issue version 26.4: - automatic rating - fix issue in 26.3 causing invalid time_skipped values in the db - improved fallback to ipv4 if ipv6 fails - fix issue returning too many queue items to clients - fix missing prompt for library password version 26.3: - fix AirPlay 2 devices (e.g. Sonos Beam and Airport Express) - fix mdns problems with ATV4 and ipv6 - fix possible segfault if null user-agent - new metadata: Skip Count and Times Skipped (incl iTunes XML mapping) - iTunes XML mapping of Play Count and Play Date - fix for crashes when client provides no User-Agent - logging improvements version 26.2: - fix for db indexes not being used on fresh installs version 26.1: - player web interface - support for Airplay speaker control commands - add non-library items (e.g. radio stations) to the queue - fix for keeping connection alive towards some devices e.g. old ApEx's - extension of the JSON API - under-the-hood improvements of Spotify integration - fix for Android "Remote for iTunes" - fix ffmpeg segfault when jpeg encoding - performance improvements + misc version 26.0: - added web interface - added JSON API - new mpd commands (e.g. sticker, urlhandlers, playlistfind) - support for adding non-library urls to the playback queue - support for id3 grouping tags - support for filesystems with ACL's - use Spotify web api to load all playlists - improved client authentication options - only rescan playlists if changed -> faster startup - fix bug related to dacp/daap client revision number handling - fix bugs related to import of iTunes XML playlists - restore ATV4/tvOS11 support by removing requirement for timing_port - fixes for Hyperfine Remote - improve database performance - make sure daemons listen on both ipv4 and ipv6 (for BSD) - ffmpeg/transcoding refactored for new ffmpeg API - and more... version 25.0: - improved playback resilience - substitute packet skipping (producing audio "clicks") with start/stop - support for MacOSX with macports and Bonjour mDNS - Airplay device verification for Apple TV 4 w/tvOS 10.2 (uses libsodium) - support for Spotify web api (saved tracks/albums + Discover Weekly) - automatic playback of pipes + support for Shairport metadata pipes - added pipe audio output (fifo) - persistent queues (queue remains across server restart) - support for browser based clients - mpd sendmessage: set individual speaker volume, remote pairing - mpd add http://path-to-radiostream (i.e. add non-library items) - new options, e.g. exclude speakers from list - fix for shuffle mode - fix broken PNG artwork rescaling - use friendly Chromecast name in speaker list - support for libav/ffmpeg dual installs - refactoring - added the input and library interface - performance improvements - and other fixing up... version 24.2: - Pulseaudio support (can be used for Bluetooth speakers) - new pipe/"fifo" audio output - fix misc Chromecast audio bugs - fix for Apple tvOS10 disconnecting after some minutes - enable CORS headers - LastFM scrobbling during regular DAAP streaming - smart playlist support for file modification time - misc MPD improvements, e.g. new outputsvolume command - ignore ipv6 link-local addresses (announced by e.g. ATV4) - better inter-thread command handling - improved cache performance and use of gzip - fix possible segfault on http timeouts - fix possible segfault when adding items during playback version 24.1: - support for Monkey's audio - fix build problems on some platforms (e.g. OpenWrt) version 24.0: - support for Chromecast audio - support more idv3 tags (eg. date released) - support more DAAP tags (eg. datereleased, hasbeenplayed) - fix problem with playlists not shown in correct order in Remote - autoselect devices based on priorities + keep devices selected - fix multiple FreeBSD filescanner bugs (like too many open files) - ALSA audio refurbished (prevent underrun/overrun, better AirPlay sync) - improved mpd command support (eg. lsinfo, move, queue autoplay start) - better mpd performance - timing changes to keep input and output in sync with player timer - prevent cache bloat (unscaled artwork or artwork for deleted tracks) - more intelligent Spotify artwork retrieval - artwork handling refactored - add generic output interface - add systemd service file - support for OSS4 dropped - support for old ffmpeg dropped - misc minor bugfixing version 23.4: - fix freeze problem on network stream disconnects - support for mp3 streaming - better ipv6 handling - option to hide singles from album/artist lists - misc MPD improvements, incl. new commands and zeroconf support - queue handling and transcoding refactored - libavresample/libswresample dependency changed to libavfilter - improved pairinghelper.sh script version 23.3: - fix issue where volume gets set to -1 on startup of raop devices - plug various minor memleaks - audiobook improvements, eg resuming playback from saved position - live icy metadata - libevent 1 support removed - LastFM performance improvement - drop legacy ffmpeg stuff - drop legacy flac, musepack and wma scanner version 23.2: - fix db lock, m3u and Windows Phone bugs - improvements for Spotify and mpd - fixing bugs as always - sorting of genres and composers version 23.1: - support for more mpd commands version 23.0: - add support for the mpd protocol - add support for smart playlists - playlist and internet stream overhaul version 22.2: - fix for iTunes 12.1 - fix misc bugs version 22.1: - artwork cache - some Spotify fixing up version 22.0: - queue handling improvements - added DAAP cache, good for low-power devices like the RPi - support for LastFM scrobbling - support for .pls playlists - added compability with ffmpeg libswresample - added options to modify the operation of the SQLite database - stop init-rescan/full-rescan from running twice - fix misc local audio problems - fix some FreeBSD sound timing problems - fix segfault on invalid utf8 while sorting - fix misc bugs version 21.0: - filescanner performance enhancements (db transactions) - support for queue editing - support for showing history - compability with libevent 2 - compability with libav 10 - support for Spotify - fix for Seafile libraries - support for permission changes in a library (IN_ATTRIB) - some DAAP changes to align with iTunes - properly show media kind shares in iTunes - support for named pipes/fifos - natural sorting and better handling of capitalization - introduce .init-rescan and .full-rescan triggers - fix for XBMC (libshairplay) crash - fix missing songartistid (fixes some remotes) - fix bug in m3u scanner - ICY metadata fixes version 20.0: - includes patch against timeouts - configurable artwork file names - support for Remote 3 and 4 - preference for album artist if it is available - bug fix for certain Airport Express models - bug fix for AirFoil Speakers - added support for internet radio with m3u - fixed fatal error when stopping player - m3u and iTunes playlist scanner improvements - improved compability with Hyperfine Remote for Android - speaker selection and m3u bug fixes - Shoutcast (icy) metadata support for internet radio - fix for Apple TV update 6.0 - fix artwork memory leak - basic support for podcasts, compilations and audiobooks - user can tell file scanner to ignore certain file types - fix for metadata on non-Apple airplay devices - configurable library names - sorting changes, ignore The/A/An - fix for TunesRemote SE - force library rescan with .force-rescan - fix for the Retune remote on Android - fix for AirBubble speakers (shairport) - support for artwork in iTunes - fixed ffmpeg/libav logging - logging and documentation adjustments - autoselect AirPlay device if none selected - support for embedded artwork - config option to disable startup scan - config option for max volume for AirPlay devices - support for embedded platforms without hi-res timers - fix for WMA files - fixes for video playback - other fixes: non apple players, ffmpeg/libav updates... version 0.19: - more libav 0.7 updates. - database speedups. - fix for iTunes 30-minute timeout. - fixes, big and small. version 0.18: - add config knob for ALSA mixer channel name. - do not elevate privileges for reopening the log file; log file will now be owned by the user forked-daapd runs as. - fixes, big and small. version 0.17: - support for libav 0.7 - fixes, big and small. version 0.16: - fix issue with non-UTF-8 metadata while scanning. - use proper file size in HTTP streaming code. - fix DAAP songlist bug with sort tags. - small code fixes. version 0.15: - add support for sending metadata to AppleTV during AirTunes streaming. - support DOS-encoded Remote pairing files. - rework album_artist_sort handling. - enable RAOP to queue RTSP requests. - speedup DAAP & RSP filters processing. - speedup DAAP songlist generation. - artwork can handle and send out both PNG and JPEG. - fixes, big and small. version 0.14: - sort headers/tags handling improvements. - better handling of tags for TV shows. - better handling of DRM-afflicted files. - configurable IPv6 support. - fix scanning of URL files. - fixes, big and small. version 0.13: - add Remote v2 support; Remote v1 is not supported anymore. - add per-speaker volume support. - implement RAOP retransmission. - implement per-device quirks in RAOP. - improve compatibility with 802.11g AirPort Express. - improve mDNS address resolution, making IPv4 usable again. - fix Murmur Hash bug on 32bit platforms. - add support for JPEG artwork and alternative filenames. - disable session expiration that was causing issues. - FFmpeg 0.6 support. - fixes, big and small. version 0.12: - add AirTunes v2 streaming. - add Remote support. - add gzipped replies. - add IPv6 support. - check for UTF-8 correctness of metadata. - fixes, big and small. version 0.11: - support iTunes 9. - add iTunes XML playlist scanner. - add support for TV shows. - add FreeBSD and GNU/kFreeBSD support. - add support for DAAP groups. - add support for artwork. - rework metdata extraction, better support for ID3 tags. - database code rework. - preliminary support for Remote (pairing, browsing). - fixes, big and small. version 0.10: - initial release.