v0.4.0

livekit/agents-jsv0.4.0Aug 28, 2015by koistya

AI Summary

Major refactoring replacing Gulp with custom scripts, removing Flux and LESS, and improving server-side rendering and build automation.

Key Highlights

  • Remove Gulp in favor of custom JavaScript-based build automation scripts
  • Remove Flux actions, stores to reduce unnecessary overload
  • Remove LESS in favor of plain CSS via PostCSS
  • Improve server-side rendering logic
  • Add basic isomorphic HTTP client based on superagent

Breaking Changes

  • Removed Gulp
  • Removed Flux actions and stores
  • Removed LESS
  • Removed Database.js file

New Features

  • Custom JavaScript build automation
  • React routing and history integration
  • Isomorphic HTTP client
  • RESTful API sample routes
  • Improved server-side rendering

Full Release Notes

- Remove Gulp in favor of custom JavaScript-based build automation scripts
- Integrate `react-routing` and `history` npm modules
- Remove Flux actions, stores to reduce unnecessary overload
- Refactor the way content pages (About Us, Privacy etc.) are loaded into the app
- Add basic version of an "isomorphic" HTTP client based on `superagent` (see `src/core/HttpClient.js`)
- Remove LESS in favor of plain CSS via `PostCSS`, `cssnext`
- Get rid of Uglifyjs warnings during build in `release` mode
- Remove `Database.js` file to reduce overload and simplify server-side rendering
- Compile static files into the `build/public` folder
- Add a couple of RESTful API sample routes based on Express (see `src/api/*.js`)
- Pre-render critical CSS on the initial page load to deal with FOUC
- Render the top level component to `<div id="app"></div>` instead of `document.body`
- Improve server-side rendering logic
- Improve documentation
- Update dot files with project settings for text editors and IDEs