v3.5.0: RFID Reader Support, Network Management

Important

Currently no updates can be performed and new installation is needed. See Note for further information

Summary

Features

• New card actions for playback (play, pause, prev, next, toggle, repeat, shuffle)
• Support for Network management via NetworkManager (incl Autohotspot)
• Setup script for HifiBerry Soundcards
• New support for RFID Reader without HID Driver (NFCPy)
• Welcome message on system login

Improvements

• Web App Bundle is now automatically build on commit for official branches (main, develop)
• Kioskmode setup is officially unsupported for arm6 devices and now deactivated in the installer for those
• run_rpc_tool can now run commands directly
• Github Workflow tests
• Documentation (updates and wording), e.g.
  • Playlists, Livestreams, Podcasts
  • Command line client for RPC
  • ...

Fixes

• Cover Art is working again
• Python venv activation is now integrated for common scripts (see docs for new location of scripts to run)
• Network management via dhcpcd (StaticIP, IPv6)
• Prevent rerun of installer on existing installations due to unexpected and destructive behavior (see Note)
• Other minor fixes

Note

As there are some significant changes in the Jukebox installation, no updates can currently be performed. To get the new version, a new installation on a fresh image has to be done. See How to Update

We are sorry for the inconvenience and working on a fix for the next Release!

How to update

Documentation

What's Changed

• Ignore test directories for coverage by @s-martin in #2158
• Adapt pbc.c to current json rpc spec by @sklemer1 in #1857
• Add docs for command line client for RPC by @s-martin in #2162
• Add Workflow Action to build and upload webapp bundle on Release by @AlvinSchiller in #2161
• Improve the run_rpc_tool script by @s-martin in #2166
• Improve Docs: Fix GPIO and add WSL by @s-martin in #2173
• Cover Art with Cache by @pabera in #2177
• Improve docs by @s-martin in #2178
• Update Pulseaudio docs for Docker on Mac by @pabera in #2176
• Activate codeql analysis by @s-martin in #2182
• future3: Jukebox.Dockerfile - Reorder 'USER' command by @votti in #2199
• add workflow files to paths to trigger run by @AlvinSchiller in #2202
• New card actions: play, pause, prev, next, toggle, repeat, shuffle by @pabera in #2179
• Add swap file adjustment for webapp build by @AlvinSchiller in #2204
• [New component] HiFiBerry Sound Card & OnOff SHIM by @pabera in #2169
• Create markdown docs from docstring in py files by @s-martin in #2181
• deactivate kioskmode installation option on armv6 devices by @AlvinSchiller in #2217
• Update docs by @AlvinSchiller in #2216
• fix the messageboxes by @s-martin in #2223
• Improve Bluetooth docs by @SKHSKHilber in #2174
• Playlists, Livestreams, Podcasts by @flipreverse in #2200
• Future3 add login motd with note about venv by @AlvinSchiller in #2225
• Minor fixes by @AlvinSchiller in #2234
• Add NFCPy support by @powertomato in #2190
• included venv activation for python scripts by @AlvinSchiller in #2233
• prevent installer rerun and remove update path by @AlvinSchiller in #2235
• NetworkManager Support by @AlvinSchiller in #2218
• Allow default value for CoverArtCache path by @pabera in #2237
• Release v3.5.0 by @pabera in #2211

New Contributors

• @sklemer1 made their first contribution in #1857
• @votti made their first contribution in #2199
• @SKHSKHilber made their first contribution in #2174
• @flipreverse made their first contribution in #2200
• @powertomato made their first contribution in #2190

Full Changelog: v3.4.0...v3.5.0