github.com/dmmcquay/sia@v1.3.1-0.20180712220038-9f8d535311b9/CHANGELOG.md (about)

     1  Version History
     2  ---------------
     3  
     4  May 2018:
     5  
     6  v1.3.3 (patch release)
     7  - Add Streaming API endpoints
     8  - Faster contract formation
     9  - Improved wallet scaling
    10  
    11  March 2018:
    12  
    13  v1.3.2 (patch release)
    14  - Improve renter throughput and stability
    15  - Reduce host I/O when idle
    16  - Add /tpool/confirmed endpoint
    17  
    18  December 2017:
    19  
    20  v1.3.1 (patch release)
    21  - Add new efficient, reliable contract format
    22  - Faster and smoother file repairs
    23  - Fix difficulty adjustment hardfork
    24  
    25  July 2017:
    26  
    27  v1.3.0 (minor release)
    28  - Add remote file repair
    29  - Add wallet 'lookahead'
    30  - Introduce difficulty hardfork
    31  
    32  May 2017:
    33  
    34  v1.2.2 (patch release)
    35  - Faster + smaller wallet database
    36  - Gracefully handle missing storage folders
    37  - >2500 lines of new testing + bug fixes
    38  
    39  April 2017:
    40  
    41  v1.2.1 (patch release)
    42  - Faster host upgrading
    43  - Fix wallet bugs
    44  - Add siac command to cancel allowance
    45  
    46  v1.2.0 (minor release)
    47  - Host overhaul
    48  - Wallet overhaul
    49  - Tons of bug fixes and efficiency improvements
    50  
    51  March 2017:
    52  
    53  v1.1.2 (patch release)
    54  - Add async download endpoint
    55  - Fix host storage proof bug
    56  
    57  February 2017:
    58  
    59  v1.1.1 (patch release)
    60  - Renter now performs much better at scale
    61  - Myriad HostDB improvements
    62  - Add siac command to support storage leaderboard
    63  
    64  January 2017:
    65  
    66  v1.1.0 (minor release)
    67  - Greatly improved upload/download speeds
    68  - Wallet now regularly "defragments"
    69  - Better contract metrics
    70  
    71  December 2016:
    72  
    73  v1.0.4 (LTS release)
    74  
    75  October 2016:
    76  
    77  v1.0.3 (patch release)
    78  - Greatly improved renter stability
    79  - Smarter HostDB
    80  - Numerous minor bug fixes
    81  
    82  July 2016:
    83  
    84  v1.0.1 (patch release)
    85  - Restricted API address to localhost
    86  - Fixed renter/host desynchronization
    87  - Fixed host silently refusing new contracts
    88  
    89  June 2016:
    90  
    91  v1.0.0 (major release)
    92  - Finalized API routes
    93  - Add optional API authentication
    94  - Improve automatic contract management
    95  
    96  May 2016:
    97  
    98  v0.6.0 (minor release)
    99  - Switched to long-form renter contracts
   100  - Added support for multiple hosting folders
   101  - Hosts are now identified by their public key
   102  
   103  January 2016:
   104  
   105  v0.5.2 (patch release)
   106  - Faster initial blockchain download
   107  - Introduced headers-only broadcasting
   108  
   109  v0.5.1 (patch release)
   110  - Fixed bug severely impacting performance
   111  - Restored (but deprecated) some siac commands
   112  - Added modules flag, allowing modules to be disabled
   113  
   114  v0.5.0 (minor release)
   115  - Major API changes to most modules
   116  - Automatic contract renewal
   117  - Data on inactive hosts is reuploaded
   118  - Support for folder structure
   119  - Smarter host
   120  
   121  October 2015:
   122  
   123  v0.4.8 (patch release)
   124  - Restored compatibility with v0.4.6
   125  
   126  v0.4.7 (patch release)
   127  - Dropped support for v0.3.3.x
   128  
   129  v0.4.6 (patch release)
   130  - Removed over-aggressive consistency check
   131  
   132  v0.4.5 (patch release)
   133  - Fixed last prominent bug in block database
   134  - Closed some dangling resource handles
   135  
   136  v0.4.4 (patch release)
   137  - Uploading is much more reliable
   138  - Price estimations are more accurate
   139  - Bumped filesize limit to 20 GB
   140  
   141  v0.4.3 (patch release)
   142  - Block database is now faster and more stable
   143  - Wallet no longer freezes when unlocked during IBD
   144  - Optimized block encoding/decoding
   145  
   146  September 2015:
   147  
   148  v0.4.2 (patch release)
   149  - HostDB is now smarter
   150  - Tweaked renter contract creation
   151  
   152  v0.4.1 (patch release)
   153  - Added support for loading v0.3.3.x wallets
   154  - Better pruning of dead nodes
   155  - Improve database consistency
   156  
   157  August 2015:
   158  
   159  v0.4.0: Second stable currency release.
   160  - Wallets are encrypted and generated from seed phrases
   161  - Files are erasure-coded and transferred in parallel
   162  - The blockchain is now fully on-disk
   163  - Added UPnP support
   164  
   165  June 2015:
   166  
   167  v0.3.3.3 (patch release)
   168  - Host announcements can be "forced"
   169  - Wallets can be merged
   170  - Unresponsive addresses are pruned from the node list
   171  
   172  v0.3.3.2 (patch release)
   173  - Siafunds can be loaded and sent
   174  - Added block explorer
   175  - Patched two critical security vulnerabilities
   176  
   177  v0.3.3.1 (hotfix)
   178  - Mining API sends headers instead of entire blocks
   179  - Slashed default hosting price
   180  
   181  v0.3.3: First stable currency release.
   182  - Set release target
   183  - Added progress bars to uploads
   184  - Rigorous testing of consensus code
   185  
   186  May 2015:
   187  
   188  v0.3.2: Fourth open beta release.
   189  - Switched encryption from block cipher to stream cipher
   190  - Updates are now signed
   191  - Added API calls to support external miners
   192  
   193  v0.3.1: Third open beta release.
   194  - Blocks are now stored on-disk in a database
   195  - Files can be shared via .sia files or ASCII-encoded data
   196  - RPCs are now multiplexed over one physical connection
   197  
   198  March 2015:
   199  
   200  v0.3.0: Second open beta release.
   201  
   202  Jan 2015:
   203  
   204  v0.2.0: First open beta release.
   205  
   206  Dec 2014:
   207  
   208  v0.1.0: Closed beta release.