ChangeLog/1.6.0

See https://github.com/znc/znc/compare/znc-1.9.1...master for a list of changes since 1.9.1 stable.

New

• Switch versioning scheme to <major>.<minor>.<patch>.
• Add settings for which SSL/TLS protocols to use (SSLProtocols), which ciphers to enable (SSLCiphers). By default TLSv1+ are enabled, SSLv2/3 are disabled.
• Validate SSL certificates.
• Allow clients to specify an ID as part of username (user[@identifier][/network]). Currently not used, but modules can use it.
• Add alias module for ZNC-side command interception and processing.
• Support character encodings with separate settings for networks, and for clients. It replaces older charset module, which didn't work well with webadmin.
• Support X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, to be used with new TrustedProxy setting.
• Add URIPrefix option for HTTP listeners, to be used with reverse proxy.
• Store query buffers per query the same way it's done for channels, add new option AutoClearQueryBuffer.
• Add DisableChan command to *status, it was available only in webadmin before.
• Allow wildcards in arguments of Help commands of *status and various modules.
• Support IRCv3.2 batches, used for buffer playbacks.
• Support IRCv3.2 self-message.
• Remove awaynick module. It's considered harmful.
• Add JoinDelay setting, which allows a delay between connection to server, and joining first channel. By default it joins immediately after connect.
• Make Detach, EnableChan and DisableChan commands of *status to accept multiple channels.
• znc-buildmod: Build output to the current working directory.
• Wrap long lines in tables (e.g. in Help or ListAvailMods commands).
• Bump compiler requirements to support C++11. This means GCC 4.7+, Clang .... (TODO), SWIG 3.0.0+.

Fixes

• Disable TLS compression.
• Disallow setting ConnectDelay to zero, don't hammer server with our failed connects.
• Simplify --makeconf.
• Fix logic to find an available nick when connecting to server.
• Fix handling of CTCP flood.
• Allow network specific quit messages.
• Make various text labels gender-neutral.
• Fix finding SWIG 3 on FreeBSD.
• Handle multi-receiver NOTICE and PRIVMSG.
• Make channels follow user-level settings when appropriate.
• Write disabled status to config for disabled channels.
• Fix double output in messages from modules.
• Fix memory leak in gzip compression in HTTP server.
• Use random DNS result instead of choosing the same one every time.

Modules

• autoattach: Make it also a network module.
• autoreply: Use NOTICE instead of PRIVMSG.
• autoop: Add support for multiple hostmasks per user.
• buffextras: Make it also a network module.
• listsockets: Show traffic stats.
• modperl: Fix some int_t types.
• route_replies: Handle numerics 307 and 379 in /whois reply. Handle IRCv3.2 METADATA numerics.
• sasl: Disable DH-BLOWFISH & AES by default.
• simple_away: Apply auto-away on load if no user is connected.
• stickychan: Don't join channels when not connected.
• watch: Add support for detached-only clients, and detached-only channels.

awaystore

• Store CTCP ACTIONs too.
• Reset timer and return from away when a client does a CTCP ACTION.
• Allows use of strftime formatting in away messages.

bouncedcc

• Fix quotes in file names.
• Fix check for "Connected" state.

chansaver

• Fix saving channel keys.
• Add support for loading as a global module.

controlpanel

• Add AddChan, DelChan commands, useful for admins to edit other users' channels, was available only in webadmin before.
• Check if adding a new channel succeeded.
• Revise Help output.
• Allow wildcards for GetChan and SetChan.

flooddetach

• Show current value in Lines and Secs commands.
• Add Silent [yes|no] command, similar to route_replies.

log

• Use only lower case characters in log filenames.
• Use directories and YYYY-MM-DD filename by default.
• Add support for logging rules. E.g. /msg *log setrules #znc !#*

modpython

• Fix calling overloaded methods with parameter CString&.
• Support CZNC::GetUserMap().
• Set has_args and args_help_text from module.
• Release python/swig ownership when adding object created in python to ZNC container.
• Fix some int_t types.

nickserv

• Support tddirc.net.
• Remove commands Ghost, Recover, Release, Group. The same functionality is available via new alias module.

savebuff

• Do not skip channels with AutoClearChanBuffer=true.
• Handle empty password in SetPass the same way as during startup.

q

• Add JoinOnInvite, JoinAfterCloaked options.
• Don't cloak host on first module load if already connected to IRC.
• Add web configuration.
• Use HMAC-SHA-256 instead of HMAC-MD5.

webadmin

• Combine "List Users" and "Add User".
• Module argument autocomplete="off", for nickserv module, which contains password in argument before first save.
• For every module show in which other levels that module is loaded (global/user/network).
• Open links to wiki pages about modules in separate window/tab.
• Support renaming a network.
• Add missing page title on Traffic page.
• Improve navigation: "Save and continue".

Internal

• Unit tests, via GTest.
• Allow lambdas for module command callbacks.
• New modules hooks: OnSendToClient, OnSendToIRC, OnJoining, OnMode2, OnChanBufferPlayLine2, OnPrivBufferPlayLine2.
• Add methods to CString: StartsWith, EndsWith, Join, Find, Contains, and Convert.
• Add limited support for using threads in modules: CModuleJob class.
• Add CZNC::CreateInstance to make porting ZNC to MSVC a bit easier.
• Add CUtils::Get/SetMessageTags().
• Add CIRCNetwork::FindChans().
• Add CChan::SendBuffer(client, buffer) overload.
• Add CIRCNetwork::LoadModule() helper.
• Add CClient::IsPlaybackActive().
• Web: Discard sessions in LRU order.
• Introduce CaseSensitivity enum class.
• Fix CNick::Parse().
• Remove redundant CWebSocket::GetModule().
• Switch from CSmartPtr to std::shared_ptr.
• Fix GetClients() const correctness.
• Make self-signed cert with SHA-256 in --makepem.
• Use override keyword.
• Show username of every http request in -D output.
• Split CUserTimer into CIRCNetworkPingTimer and CIRCNetworkJoinTimer.
• Give a reason for disabled features during ./configure, where it makes sense.
• Use make-tarball.sh for nightlies too.
• Revise CChan::JoinUser() & AttachUser().
• Modules: use public API.
• Modules: use AddCommand().
• Add ChangeLog.txt.