General

• Added Haxe source code generator.
• Changed patching logic to skip 'notes' while merging localization texts.

User Interface

• Added explanation for 'stale' text.
• Added Haxe generation target in CLI and UI.

Code Generation

• Added auto-cleanup of output directory option when generating code from CLI.
• Added disable Document Id enum switch to code generation optimizations.
• Added special merging logic for ProjectSettings.Languages field during applying patches. This will allow patch-in multiple localizations without breaking previous ones.
• Reduced generated file overwrite by skipping rewriting same files while re-generating source code.
• Implemented UE C++ patch applying logic in MergeGameData() method.
• Changed name of file in single file deployment for TypeScript code.

Web Application

• Added strict check for image format while uploading user/project/workspace pictures.

Breaking Changes

• Name collisions are possible due to the fact that classes with identifiers of known documents have been added.
• The LocalizedString class has been renamed to LocalizedText.
• Settings schema accessors are no longer named in singular form. This is break some code accessing them. Sorry

General

• Changed patching logic to skip 'notes' while merging localization texts.

Game Data Editing

• Fixed error while trying to add new Unique Time/Date properties to existing Schema.
• Fixed automatic Id property data type update when IdGenerator of parent schema is changed.

Code Generation

• Fixed C# document id with Date key compilation error.
• Fixed error with possible empty language in GameData.SupportedLanguage in all generation targets.
• Modified patch merge behavior to prevent merging partial document into a deleted one in Document typed field. The same behavior for document collections was already present.

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Game Data Editing

• Expanded the scope of generated ID (e.g., ID<Random-Numbers>) substitution from document-level to operation-level. This allows multiple documents with generated IDs to reference each other during Import, Update, or Create operations.
• Enabled storage of ambient information in the 'notes' field of the LocalizedText data type, facilitating the tracking of stale localizations and other i18n data.
• Added support for Schema->Name and Schema->Id lookups in imported 'Collections' data, not just by schema name.

Code Generation

• Replaced C++ exceptions with log error messages in generated UE C++ code.

User Interface

• Added a 'Translate' button to the document form for performing machine translations on the entire document.
• Added support for 'Yes'/'No' as valid values for the logical data type, including filters.
• Improved progress indicators for background processes.
• Added CTRL+S/CMD+S shortcut support for the document edit form.
• Added icons to wizard actions and options.
• Added numerous tooltips for buttons throughout the project.
• Enhanced control over processes (Export/Import/Generate/Load/Backup/Restore) with the ability to stop them from the notification menu, and indicated fault states in the progress bar.
• Added a project-wide machine translation wizard.
• Added a schema AI icon picker.
• Introduced a schema creation wizard with AI suggestions.
• Added a 'Tags' field to Project -> General settings.
• Implemented a token limit warning message for when AI tokens or translation word limits are reached.
• Added a tooltip about free subscription packages.
• Made the AI-based schema creation wizard dependent on workspace AI token usage capabilities.
• Updated all wizard UIs for a better look and feel.
• Added summary pages for all export/publish/generate wizards that produce files.
• Provided explanations for 'stale' text.
• Added Unreal Engine-related download handlers to allow a native Save File Dialog experience.

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Game Data Editing

• Fixed an error occurring when importing documents with duplicate unique values in properties.
• Resolved an issue where the XLIFF formatter would hang due to a missing FlushAsync() call.

User Interface

• Fixed an error with the metadata selection tree.
• Enabled grid auto-refresh after document deletion.
• Fixed broken document/metadata change notifications, which caused all reactive UI functionality to fail.

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General

• Updated CLI documentation for clarity.
• Added auto-login query parameter and new authentication flow with API Key for embedded editors.

Code Generation

Updated UE C++ templates to remove the "#pragma once" directive from .cpp files.

Game Data Editing

Fixed NRE in ImportAsync when schemas are not provided in the request.

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Game Data Editing

• Added ChangeNumber and ToolsVersion fields to exported data when mode = Publication.
• Added better messages for unexpected errors. Changed logging to include errorId and other contextual properties.

Code Generation

• (UE C++) Added generation of GetXXX blueprint functions for resolving FGameDataDocumentReference in UE C++ code generator.
• (UE C++) Added ProjectSettings class rename to prevent name collision with multiple game data modules in the same project.
• (UE C++) Updated code generator to refer to the actual 'Charon' module instead of the old 'UeCharon'.

User Interface

• Added custom Publish and Generate C++ Code buttons when Charon is embedded in UE Editor.
• Added an error count indicator to the dashboard (on Publish button).
• Added a search field Clear button.
• Styled filters and search fields with better spacing.

Game Data Editing

• Fixed Export->Publication causing all languages to be selected in ProjectSettings->Languages. Now it is limited to original languages.
• Fixed reference names not being updated after the original document changed.
• Fixed error when renaming schema.

User Interface

• Fixed the New XXX button cannot be pressed around the icon area.

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Game Data Editing

• Added language list trimming in Collections/ProjectSettings/0/Languages when publishing with a limited language list. This will be reflected in runtime in the GameData.SupportedLanguages property.

Code Generation

• Added FallbackOption for the SetLanguage() method for better fallback control for C# 7.3, TypeScript, and Unreal Engine C++.

User Interface

• Added XLSX and JSON localization export with multiple target language selection options.

Game Data Editing

• Fixed an error in IdentityChecker/IdentityRepairer when it addressed a non-existing unique property in the document.
• Fixed an error in the REST client and string[] query parameters formatting (affected the /validate/ endpoint).

Code Generation

• Renamed `disableStringOptimization` to `disableStringPooling` for clarity.

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Web Application

update: Changed prices in all payed plans to zero for whole '24.

Game Data Editing

fix: fixed None and null values in filter in Document Collection and Reference Collection.

Code Generation

fix: fixed NRE in generator when ProjectSettings.PrimaryLanguage is null.
fix: fixed SetLanguage with fallback language for C# 4.0 code generation. fix: changed TypeScript Formatters/Formulas module type re-export trick to simple export class.

Major Feature: preview of Unreal Engine C++ code generation support

Code Generation

feature: derive DocumentReference type name from specified Document type name in C# and TypeScript generated code.
feature: ensure enum/formula custom names are always formatted according to target language.

User Interface

feature: added C++ (Unreal Engine) generation option.
feature: added support for filtering for 'None' and 'null' values.

Code Generation

fix: fixed C# 7.3 game data read error if null is met instead of document/reference collection after patching game data.
fix: fixed default language for TypeScript and C# GameData.
fix: fixed TypeScript game data read error if null is met instead of document/reference collection after patching game data.

User Interface

fix: added Metadata Load Error message instead of "Generic Error" message.
fix: fixed invalid documentation links in wizards.

Game Data Editing

feature: added reference lookup inside imported data while importing documents. This will reduce false-positive Broken Reference errors.

Code Generation

BREAKING CHANGE: TypeScript: renamed DocumentCollection.withOtherKey -> byKey, old method exists and marked as obsolete.
BREAKING CHANGE: C# 7.3: renamed DocumentCollection.WithOtherKey -> ByKey, old method exists and marked as obsolete.

User Interface

feature: added option to create document right from reference field

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Game Data Editing

fix: fixed reference DisplayTextTemplate update in related documents https://github.com/gamedevware/charon/issues/1

Code Generation

fix: fixed duplicate using System.Globalization in C# 7.3.
fix: fixed in TypeScript generated code not reusing collections in DocumentCollection.byKey.

User Interface

fix: fixed excessive reference querying for open documents.fix: relaxed Invoke, Lambda, New expression argument requirement.
fix: added Display Text limit for document form title, and reference chip to prevent text overflow.
fix: fixed excessive reference querying for open documents.
fix: fixed behavior of Push branch dialog when source branch is changed from default.
fix: mention .gdjs, .gdmp files in restore window.

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Web Application

fix: fixed Welcome Email discord link.

Major Feature: TypeScript code generation

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General

feature(cli): Added GENERATE TYPESCRIPTCODE command to CLI feature(rest): Added TypeScript target for '/datasource/{dataSourceId}/source-code/' endpoint.

Game Data Editing

feature(ds): added ProjectSettings delete/create protection. Batch updates are redirected to one existing instance of project settings.
feature(ds): When changing primary language it is saved to translation language to prevent data loss.

User Interface

feature(ui): added to Workspace -> Member link to documentation #CHAR-217
feature(ui): updated Project Settings -> Translation Language selection box. #CHAR-216

Game Data Editing

fix(ds): fixed Display Text on documents not being refreshed when Display Name Template is updated. gamedevware/charon#1

User Interface

fix(ui): blocked 'Create Project' for non workspace administrator users in Workspace -> Projects pages #CHAR-218
fix(ui): disabled Project Settings -> Backup any operations for non-administrator members #CHAR-219
fix(ui): disabled Project Settings -> General transfer and deletion of project for non-administrative workspace members #CHAR-221
fix(ui): fixed problem with external user pictures fix(ui): fix PickList and MultiPickList edge values handling for Int64
fix(ui): relaxed pick list and formula parameters name requirement to allow one symbol names.

Code Generation

fix(gen): removed unused DocumentReference.SetFindFunc method
fix(gen): removed DocumentCollection.GetAt method, use DocumentCollection.AsList[] instead.
fix(gen): fixed invalid reference resolution for C# 7.3 when Schema.Name and generated class name are not match. fix(gen): renamed Formatters.Format -> Formatters.GameDataFormat to reduce type name collision chance.
fix(gen): added back Formatters.Format for backward compatibility with older versions of generated code. It will be removed soon.

Web Application

fix(web): added sending welcome email for OAuth2 authenticated users.
fix(web): fixed staging membership package override logic been broken. Updated exception logging to expand inner exceptions.

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General

• feature: added C# 7.3 code generation option with build-in formula support

CLI

• feature(cli): added 'defineConstants' to GENERATE CSHARPCODE command
• feature(cli): added option to generate C# 7.3 code with --languageVersion option
  

Game Data Editing

• feature(ds): added disableFormulaCompilation optimization for C# 4.0 code generation. This is remove requirement for GameDevWare.Dynamic.Expressions dependency from generated code

Code Generation

• feature(gen): added .Parent property for all documents
• feature(gen): updated Json and MessagePack readers code with more checks
• chore(gen): old C# 4.0 code templates moved to /LegacyCSharp directory in exported templates.

User Interface

• feature(ui): added c# 7.3 source code generation option in source code generation wizard
• feature(ui): added C# Eval warning to C# 4.0 source code generation option

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CLI

• fix(cli): updated dependencies to fix Linux related bug with command line

Code Generation

• fix(gen): renamed .t4 files to .ttinclude
• fix(gen): fixed code generation to erase #pragma move to if file is split=false.

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General

• feature: added C# 7.3 code generation option with build-in formula support

User Interface

• New Angular-based user interface

CLI

• feature(cli): added 'defineConstants' to GENERATE CSHARPCODE command

Game Data Editing

BREAKING CHANGE: renaming Entity -> Schema, EntityAttribute -> SchemaProperty

• feature(ds): added disableFormulaCompilation optimization for C# 4.0 code generation. This is remove requirement for GameDevWare.Dynamic.Expressions dependency from generated code
• feature: added full XLIFF(1/2) support to all ExportResult responses which has 2 language selected.
• feature: added game data document conversion from any format to json for client side
• feature: added new Examine method to data source which returns statistics
• feature: changed error/document paths to Json Pointer (RFC 6901) standard.
• feature: DataSource.FindAsync now accepts additional parameter 'uniqueSchemaPropertyNameOrId' to lookup unique properties instead of Id
• feature: DataSource.FindAsync now returns not-null FindResult with nullable Document property.
• feature: added metadata specification validation on server-side
• feature: more fine-grained do document validation in server code
• feature: removed Requirement = NotDefault, renamed Requirement NotEmpty to NotNull
• feature: added collection statistics with published/errored document count
• feature: new validation invalidRequirementForDataType for collections
• feature: added background validation after changes in datasource
• feature: added error statistics to /examine
• feature: added meta-properties support to server-side
• feature: added more information into server thrown errors especially in ValidationException
• feature: updated XLSX formatting to use formulas to hide paths and data types
• feature: API key based authentication
• feature: enchanted check to detect invalid Dates and Numbers: enchanted check to detect invalid Dates and Numbers(NaN, Infinity)
• refactor: renamed Specifications to Specification everywhere

Code Generation

• feature(gen): added .Parent property for all documents
• feature(gen): updated Json and MessagePack readers code with more checks
• chore: removed Unity C# code generation (it is same as C# 4.0) fix: added ToolsVersion to published game data, fixed publication stripping of Id fields and metadata

Command Line

BREAKING CHANGE: SERVE renamed to SERVER START, signature changed
BREAKING CHANGE: GENERATE CSHARPCODE - signature changed
BREAKING CHANGE: DATA - signature changed for most commands

• feature: added CLI DATA LIST command
  

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CLI

• fix(cli): updated dependencies to fix Linux related bug with command line

Game Data Editing

• fix: added reload/restart notification for datasource
• fix: fix Schema.Id, SchemaProperty.Id size values
• fix: fix local referencing within document
• fix: fix various ValidationError path issues
• fix: fixed saving/updating documents with diffs instead of full documents
• fix: fixed system/reserved/invalid name usage in schema/attribute documents #CHAR-50 #CHAR-54
• fix: fixed value clean on attribute removal #CHAR-53
• fix: fixed multi-picklist formatting for pick values intersection
• fix: fixed sorting issuees with Document/Reference/Formula/LocalizedText (#CHAR-101)
• fix: Validation/Repair now check and convert formulas from legacy format to modern one
• fix: add pick list names/values validation on save (#CHAR-111)
• fix: adding attribute with same name silently succeed (#CHAR-80)
• fix: error using numeric values where PickList value is expected (#CHAR-106)
• fix: fixed display name rendering in case of numeric values in name
• fix: number parsing restrictions, including overflow and thousands separators (#CHAR-107)
• fix: added new level of Requirement - NotEmpty for collections and texts.
• fix: changed back behavior of collections to be not-null by default.
• fix: bulk operations fix in metadata changes (prevent secondary metadata changes)
• fix: refactored Flag types to signed integers instead of unsigned
• fix: migration - changed all text Id properties to NotEmpty
• fix: fixed allowing empty values for Schema.Name and SchemaAttribute.Name #CHAR-125
• fix: renamed UniqueInContrainer to UniqueInCollection
• fix: setting default value for existing document when Requirement changed #CHAR-51
• fix: fixed null-ing field on Schema update
• fix: disabled deleting Schema/SchemaProperty/ProjectSettings via bulk operations
• fix: fix bulk update marking unchanged documents as changed
• fix: migration/metadata change cause enum values leak into documents
• fix: fixed sizes and invalid Id properties during migration
• fix: fixed xliff version.1 output format to conform standard
• fix: fixed sorting to be non case-sensitive #CHAR-137
• fix: added mandatory number precision trimming for Number data type
• fix: renamed Unique to GloballyUnique #CHAR-158
• fix: updated limits for schema/attribute properties #CHAR-157
• fix: fixed date time conversion TZ issue #CHAR-168
• fix: fixed Schema creation and editing validation
• fix: fixed error due invalid Size for data type #CHAR-162
• fix: replaced AuthorizationError for read-only data source with custom error.

Code Generation

• fix: fixed generated localized text class not falling back to primary language if translation is empty #CHAR-8 chore: removed ability to publish or backup in BSON and XML formats.
• fix(gen): renamed .t4 files to .ttinclude

Command Line

• fix: removed DATA DELETE input parameter, set DATA VALIDATE exit code to 1 in case of error

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