obsidian-livesync/updates.md

## 0.24.27

### Improved

- We can use prefix for path for the Bucket synchronisation.
    - For example, if you set the `vaultName/` as a prefix for the bucket in the root directory, all data will be transferred to the bucket under the `vaultName/` directory.
- The "Use Request API to avoid `inevitable` CORS problem" option is now promoted to the normal setting, not a niche patch.

### Fixed

- Now switching replicators applied immediately, without the need to restart Obsidian.

### Tidied up

- Some dependencies have been updated to the latest version.

## 0.24.26

This update introduces an option to circumvent Cross-Origin Resource Sharing
(CORS) constraints for CouchDB requests, by leveraging Obsidian's native request
API. The implementation of such a feature had previously been deferred due to
significant security considerations.

CORS is a vital security mechanism, enabling servers like CouchDB -- which
functions as a sophisticated REST API -- to control access from different
origins, thereby ensuring secure communication across trust boundaries. I had
long hesitated to offer a CORS circumvention method, as it deviates from
security best practices; My preference was for users to configure CORS correctly
on the server-side.

However, this policy has shifted due to specific reports of intractable
CORS-related configuration issues, particularly within enterprise proxy
environments where proxy servers can unpredictably alter or block
communications. Given that a primary objective of the "Self-hosted LiveSync"
plugin is to facilitate secure Obsidian usage within stringent corporate
settings, addressing these 'unavoidable' user-reported problems became
essential. Mostly raison d'être of this plugin.

Consequently, the option "Use Request API to avoid `inevitable` CORS problem"
has been implemented. Users are strongly advised to enable this _only_ when
operating within a trusted environment. We can enable this option in the `Patch` pane.

However, just to whisper, this is tremendously fast.

### New Features

- Automatic display-language changing according to the Obsidian language
  setting.
    - We will be asked on the migration or first startup.
    - **Note: Please revert to the default language if you report any issues.**
    - Not all messages are translated yet. We welcome your contribution!
- Now we can limit files to be synchronised even in the hidden files.
- "Use Request API to avoid `inevitable` CORS problem" has been implemented.
    - Less secure, please use it only if you are sure that you are in the trusted
      environment and be able to ignore the CORS. No `Web viewer` or similar tools
      are recommended. (To avoid the origin forged attack). If you are able to
      configure the server setting, always that is recommended.
- `Show status icon instead of file warnings banner` has been implemented.
    - If enabled, the ⛔ icon will be shown inside the status instead of the file
      warnings banner. No details will be shown.

### Improved

- All regular expressions can be inverted by prefixing `!!` now.

### Fixed

- No longer unexpected files will be gathered during hidden file sync.
- No longer broken `\n` and new-line characters during the bucket
  synchronisation.
- We can purge the remote bucket again if we using MinIO instead of AWS S3 or
  Cloudflare R2.
- Purging the remote bucket is now more reliable.
    - 100 files are purged at a time.
- Some wrong messages have been fixed.

### Behaviour changed

- Entering into the deeper directories to gather the hidden files is now limited
  by `/` or `\/` prefixed ignore filters. (It means that directories are scanned
  deeper than before).
    - However, inside the these directories, the files are still limited by the
      ignore filters.

### Etcetera

- Some code has been tidied up.
- Trying less warning-suppressing and be more safer-coding.
- Dependent libraries have been updated to the latest version.
- Some build processes have been separated to `pre` and `post` processes.

## 0.24.25

### Improved

- Peer-to-peer synchronisation has been got more robust.

### Fixed

- No longer broken falsy values in settings during set-up by the QR code
  generation.

### Refactored

- Some `window` references now have pointed to `globalThis`.
- Some sloppy-import has been fixed.
- A server side implementation `Synchromesh` has been suffixed with `deno`
  instead of `server` now.

## 0.24.24

### Fixed

- No longer broken JSON files including `\n`, during the bucket synchronisation.
  (#623)
- Custom headers and JWT tokens are now correctly sent to the server during
  configuration checking. (#624)

### Improved

- Bucket synchronisation has been enhanced for better performance and
  reliability.
    - Now less duplicated chunks are sent to the server. Note: If you have
      encountered about too less chunks, please let me know. However, you can send
      it to the server by `Overwrite remote`.
    - Fetching conflicted files from the server is now more reliable.
    - Dependent libraries have been updated to the latest version.
        - Also, let me know if you have encountered any issues with this update.
          Especially you are using a device that has been in use for a little
          longer.

## 0.24.23

### New Feature

- Now, we can send custom headers to the server.
    - They can be sent to either CouchDB or Object Storage.
- Authentication with JWT in CouchDB is now supported.
    - I will describe steps later, but please refer to the
      [CouchDB document](https://docs.couchdb.org/en/stable/config/auth.html#authentication-configuration).
    - A JWT keypair for testing can be generated in the setting dialogue.

### Improved

- The QR Code for set-up can be shown also from the setting dialogue now.
- Conflict checking for preventing unexpected overwriting on the boot-up process
  has been quite faster.

### Fixed

- Some bugs on Dev and Testing modules have been fixed.

Older notes are in
[updates_old.md](https://github.com/vrtmrz/obsidian-livesync/blob/main/updates_old.md).