ChangeLog/1.6.0

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. Default ciphers are what Mozilla advices.
• 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, log and other modules.
• Support X-Forwarded-For HTTP header, used with new TrustedProxy setting.
• Add URIPrefix option for HTTP listeners, 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 bad etiquette.
• 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 accept multiple channels.
• znc-buildmod: Build output to the current working directory.
• Wrap long lines in tables (e.g. in Help or ListAvailMods commands).
• Support ECDHE if available in OpenSSL.
• Report ZNC version more consistently, add HideVersion setting, which hides ZNC version from public.
• Bump compiler requirements to support C++11. This means GCC 4.7+, Clang 3.2+, 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.
• Fix HTTP basic auth.
• Mention network in message shown if client didn't send PASS.

Modules

• autoattach:
  • Make it also a network module.
• autoreply:
  • Use NOTICE instead of PRIVMSG.
• autoop:
  • Add support for multiple hostmasks per user.
• 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.
• buffextras:
  • Make it also a network module.
• 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.
• listsockets:
  • Show traffic stats.
• 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 !#*
  • If you want to convert your old logs to the new format, you can try this user created script.
• modperl:
  • Fix some int_t types.
• 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.
  • Enable default arguments feature of SWIG 3.0.4. No functionality change, it just makes generated code a bit more beautiful.
• nickserv:
  • Support tddirc.net.
  • Remove commands Ghost, Recover, Release, Group. The same functionality is available via new alias module.
• 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.
• route_replies:
  • Handle numerics 307 and 379 in /whois reply. Handle IRCv3.2 METADATA numerics.
• sample:
  • Make it a network module, which are easier to write.
• sasl:
  • Remove DH-BLOWFISH and DH-AES.
• savebuff:
  • Do not skip channels with AutoClearChanBuffer=true.
  • Handle empty password in SetPass the same way as during startup.
• 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.
• 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 (it was already possible outside of webadmin, via /znc MoveNetwork). However, it doesn't support moving networks between users yet, for that use /znc command.
  • Add missing page title on Traffic page.
  • Improve navigation: "Save and continue".
  • Clarify that timestamp format is useless with server-time.

Internal

• Move Csocket to git submodule.
• 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.
• Inherit CClient and CIRCSock from a common class CIRCSocket.
• 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, provide DH parameters 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.md.