3.4.0 - End-of-2021 release

What's Changed

• Bump flipper-redis from 0.20.3 to 0.20.4 by @dependabot-preview in #907
• Bump bullet from 6.1.3 to 6.1.4 by @dependabot-preview in #908
• Bump bundler-audit from 0.7.0.1 to 0.8.0 by @dependabot-preview in #909
• Bump rails_admin from 2.0.2 to 2.1.1 by @dependabot-preview in #910
• Bump kramdown from 2.3.0 to 2.3.1 by @dependabot in #916
• Bump sidekiq from 6.1.3 to 6.2.1 by @dependabot-preview in #922
• Bump pry from 0.13.1 to 0.14.1 by @dependabot-preview in #924
• [Security] Bump rexml from 3.2.4 to 3.2.5 by @dependabot-preview in #928
• Bump lodash from 4.17.20 to 4.17.21 by @dependabot in #933
• [Security] Bump puma from 5.2.2 to 5.3.1 by @dependabot-preview in #937
• [Security] Bump nokogiri from 1.11.1 to 1.11.5 by @dependabot-preview in #938
• Bump stripe from 5.29.0 to 5.33.0 by @dependabot-preview in #939
• Bump aws-sdk-s3 from 1.91.0 to 1.95.1 by @dependabot-preview in #943
• Upgrade to GitHub-native Dependabot by @dependabot-preview in #929
• Bump rspec-rails from 5.0.0 to 5.0.1 by @dependabot-preview in #914
• Migrate from TravisCI to GitHub Actions & actually write tests by @drusepth in #940
• Bump postcss from 7.0.35 to 7.0.36 by @dependabot in #964
• Bump ws from 6.2.1 to 6.2.2 by @dependabot in #963
• Bump ibm_watson from 2.0.1 to 2.1.1 by @dependabot in #962
• Bump slack-notifier from 2.3.2 to 2.4.0 by @dependabot in #957
• Bump rack-mini-profiler from 2.3.1 to 2.3.2 by @dependabot in #956
• Bump acts_as_list from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4 by @dependabot in #952
• Bump mini_racer from 0.3.1 to 0.4.0 by @dependabot in #951
• Bump dns-packet from 1.3.1 to 1.3.4 by @dependabot in #946
• Bump browserslist from 4.16.4 to 4.16.6 by @dependabot in #945
• Export indexes by @drusepth in #972
• Bump aws-sdk-s3 from 1.95.1 to 1.96.1 by @dependabot in #971
• Bump redis from 4.2.5 to 4.3.1 by @dependabot in #970
• Bump csv from 3.1.9 to 3.2.0 by @dependabot in #968
• Bump active_storage_validations from 0.9.2 to 0.9.4 by @dependabot in #967
• Docs improvements by @drusepth in #965
• General maintenance/upkeep changes by @drusepth in #979
• Bump flipper from 0.20.4 to 0.22.0 by @dependabot in #983
• Bump chartkick from 3.4.2 to 4.0.5 by @dependabot in #982
• Bump newrelic_rpm from 6.15.0 to 7.2.0 by @dependabot in #981
• Bump active_storage_validations from 0.9.4 to 0.9.5 by @dependabot in #980
• Bump d3-rails from 5.9.2 to 7.0.0 by @dependabot in #977
• Bump stackprof from 0.2.16 to 0.2.17 by @dependabot in #976
• Bump puma from 5.3.1 to 5.3.2 by @dependabot in #973
• Bump devise from 4.7.3 to 4.8.0 by @dependabot in #958
• Bump sprockets from 3.7.2 to 4.0.2 by @dependabot in #948
• Bump stripe from 5.33.0 to 5.37.0 by @dependabot in #985
• Document table changes & other polish by @drusepth in #986
• WIP for fixing uploads by @drusepth in #1016
• Bump aws-sdk-s3 from 1.96.1 to 1.103.0 by @dependabot in #1017
• Bump tar from 6.1.0 to 6.1.11 by @dependabot in #1013
• Bump listen from 3.5.1 to 3.7.0 by @dependabot in #1009
• Bump bullet from 6.1.4 to 6.1.5 by @dependabot in #1007
• Bump stripe from 5.37.0 to 5.38.0 by @dependabot in #1006
• Bump rails_admin from 2.1.1 to 2.2.1 by @dependabot in #1005
• Bump puma from 5.3.2 to 5.4.0 by @dependabot in #998
• Bump redis from 4.3.1 to 4.4.0 by @dependabot in #995
• Bump meta-tags from 2.14.0 to 2.15.0 by @dependabot in #1002
• Bump rack-mini-profiler from 2.3.2 to 2.3.3 by @dependabot in #1026
• Bump aws-sdk from 3.0.2 to 3.1.0 by @dependabot in #1023
• Bump sidekiq from 6.2.1 to 6.2.2 by @dependabot in #1022
• Bump ibm_watson from 2.1.1 to 2.1.3 by @dependabot in #1021
• Bump nokogiri from 1.12.4 to 1.12.5 by @dependabot in #1033
• Bump meta-tags from 2.15.0 to 2.16.0 by @dependabot in #1030
• Bump newrelic_rpm from 7.2.0 to 8.0.0 by @dependabot in #1029
• Bump paypal-checkout-sdk from 1.0.3 to 1.0.4 by @dependabot in #1028
• Bump axios from 0.21.1 to 0.21.2 by @dependabot in #1018
• Bump url-parse from 1.5.1 to 1.5.3 by @dependabot in #1019
• Bump bundler-audit from 0.8.0 to 0.9.0.1 by @dependabot in #1020
• Bump puma from 5.4.0 to 5.5.0 by @dependabot in #1027
• Eco reports for paper usage/savings by @drusepth in #990
• Site-wide performance improvements by @drusepth in #1003
• Oct 2021 release by @drusepth in #1034
• Fix content scoping regressions by @drusepth in #1035
• Oct 4 fixes by @drusepth in #1036
• Page tag cleanup by @drusepth in #1039
• Add word count caches by @drusepth in #1040
• Upgrade to Rails 6.1 by @drusepth in #893
• Bump rmagick from 4.2.2 to 4.2.4 by @dependabot in #1065
• Bump csv from 3.2.0 to 3.2.2 by @dependabot in #1064
• Bump aws-sdk-s3 from 1.103.0 to 1.110.0 by @dependabot in #1063
• Bump stripe from 5.38.0 to 5.42.0 by @dependabot in #1061
• Bump selenium-webdriver from 3.142.7 to 4.1.0 by @dependabot in #1057
• Bump redis from 4.4.0 to 4.5.1 by @dependabot in #1047
• Bump puma from 5.5.0 to 5.5.2 by @dependabot in #1044

Full Changelog: v3.3.0...v3.4.0

3.3.0 - Autosaves & Customization

Added

• Added autosave to all worldbuilding pages
• Added PageReference system and automatic mentions/links
• Added an API for fetching worldbuilding page names post-page-load (.autoload-name)
• Added styling for linking/mentioning documents and timelines
• Added the ability to link and view timelines in the document editor
• Added a "pick up where you left off" list to the dashboard
• PMs are now hidden by default from blocked users
• Added quick reference to serendipitous prompts
• Added image previews on page link dropdowns
• Added the ability to change what page types links link to
• Added the ability to add custom link fields
• Added the ability to link to multiple kinds of pages
• Enabled admin access by default in RAILS_ENV=development mode
• Added rel=nofollow on all document and stream comment links
• Lots of DB/query optimizations + new DB indexes
• Added deleted_at to thredded models to make data recovery easier
• Added a field_options system to fields
• Added more april fools word replacements
• Added a proper PageCollection authorizer

Changed

• Rewrote the entire page-linking system
• Reworked content#new flow to create-and-redirect to #edit
• Reworked content .constantize system around the site
• Contributing universes/pages are now included in @-mention/link lists
• Upgraded Ruby from 2.6.3 to 2.7.2
• Upgraded production form heroku-18 stack to heroku-20
• Upgraded mimemagic and many other gems
• Redesigned dashboard and universe picker
• Redesigned recent content page
• Redesigned content#show and content#edit pages
• Reworked NoticeDismissal view guards
• Improved data vault design
• Improved billing page design
• Improved data caching around the site
• Improved recent content data + UI
• Fixed several bugs in @-mentioning pages in documents
• Fixed print styling
• Links are now stripped out of plaintext document views
• Improved attribute editor design/features
• Fixed some javascript errors in the document editor
• Fixed several dark mode UI bugs
• General polish/improvements/bug fixes around the site
• Fixed a bug that would allow anyone to add pages to everyone's @-mention dropdowns
• Changed application name in New Relic

Removed

• Removed unused code, partials, and javascript

3.2.0 - 2019's changes (oops!)

Added

• Added a Data Vault for users to view information about their Notebook.ai content and usage
• Added webpacker and React
• Added prepaid Premium Codes with Paypal for users who don't want recurring subscriptions
• Added a feature flipper and promo service for managing feature rollouts
• Added Continent, School, Food, and Sport pages
• Added more fields to all existing content pages
• Added document sharing with privacy settings
• Added the ability to @mention any page from any other page or document
• Added a "smart sidebar" to documents that auto-links mentioned pages and shows their full details without leaving the document editor
• Added the ability to report posts on the forums
• Added tags to content pages
• Added opt-in document analysis to documents with a full report
• Added the ability to favorite pages
• Added the ability to filter pages by favorite, tag, name, and universe
• Added the ability for users to upload avatars directly instead of using Gravatar
• Added a recycle bin and archive manager for un-deleting and un-archiving pages

Changed

• Large redesign around the entire site
• Upgraded to Rails 6 and Ruby to 2.6.x
• Redesigned and rebuilt the referral program
• Massive code cleanup / tree shaking / refactoring push
• Categories and fields can now be reordered from the template editor
• Users can now turn keyboard shortcuts on or off
• Improved much of the site for mobile and tablet views

Fixed

• More bugs than you can shake a stick at

3.1.0 - Template editor sorting

Added

• Users can now reorder categories for their pages
• Users can now reorder fields within their categories
• Users can now delete entire categories (and their fields/answers) at once
• Users can now rename categories and fields
• Added a script for migrating content between users in script/

Changed

• Darkened the system color for Races to make large amounts of the color easier on the eyes
• Upgraded several backend gems

Fixed

• Fixed a few minor errors resulting in some 500s for some users
• Added a reference to billing_plans:initialize_defaults to the README setup instructions
• The recent content page now looks at recent attribute changes rather than page model changes
• Fixed a bug linking "General Worldbuilding" in the forums to Languages
• Restored checkbox visibility on the forums

Removed

• Removed Skylight monitoring

3.0.0 - A UI foundation for our future

Changed

• Redesigned almost the entire site with a focus on mobile/tablet accessibility and addressing common UX complaints
• Content pages are now entwined with their related discussion boards, making it easy to flip between e.g. characters and discussions about characters.
• Recolored Religions from yellow to indigo to make all religion-related things easier to read.
• Changelogs have been moved to a separate tab that doesn't expand when clicking the "expand all" button on content pages.
• Document editor has been redesigned.
• Toasts are now temporarily shown (instead of permanent on the page) and many actions have had toast messages improved/added.
• Rather than picking 5 random fields to show in the quick reference tab of prompts, all fields with a value are now shown in an accordion view.

Fixed

• The sidebar can now be toggled visible or not on mobile and tablet devices.
• Uploaded images are no longer weirdly squished when shown on the dashboard.
• Icons should no longer overlap in the navbar on mobile.
• Fixed and re-enabled the quick-reference tab on the serendipitous content prompts.
• The page to toggle content pages on/off has been redesigned and now works in Internet Explorer.
• The sidebar now properly scrolls in Internet Explorer on small screens.
• Focusing/scoping to a universe now properly automatically suggests all new content be added to that universe.

Added

• Added a half-dozen profile fields.
• Documents can now be viewed also (instead of always just edited).
• Added quick-access links to documents, discussions, prompts, and your profile from the dashboard.
• Pages can now dictate their own colors and actions, making each section of the site feel like its own product to be improved.
• Enabled the quick-create FAB on the forums (and moved the Currently Online list to accommodate).

Removed

• Cleaned up and removed a lot of now-redundant code/views.
• Optimized away a few more database calls.

2.10.0 - Documents, search, pages, and more

Changed

• Replaced the scratchpad with a new feature: Documents
• Redesigned and reimplemented the search feature.
• Replaced delayed_job with Sidekiq, which relies on redis.
• Cleaned up code around changing billing plans.
• Users must now be logged in to view session-specific pages like recently-edited content and the page template wizards.
• Added router-based authentication to the admin pages (using the site_administrator flag).
• Upgraded a ton of gems for security and other updates.
• Tons and tons of database/query optimizations around the site.
• Re-enabled serendipitous prompts for all users.
• Changed puma concurrency limit to 1 worker.
• Account deletion is now done asynchronously.
• Updated copy on the "For Writers" page. Need to do "For Roleplayers" and "For Artists" still.
• Replaced all newline characters in existing scratchpad documents with <br />, since documents are now HTML.
• Changelogs now also link to pages when using the [[type-id]] link bar format.
• The field migration service no longer runs for pages updated after Sept 1, 2018.
• Upgraded thredded and customized views.
• Replaced therubyracer with mini_racer.

Added

• Added 5 page types: Vehicle, Tradition, Building, Condition, and Job.
• Added additional fields to existing page types for the new page types (e.g. "Job" on characters).
• Added a link to profiles to send private messages to other users. Users no longer need usernames to send messages.
• Added a new ContentSerializer PORO for caching attribute categories/fields/values once per page load.
• Added skylight for performance monitoring.
• Added additional error reporting for users attempting to upgrade to nonexistent billing plans.
• Added documents to the undeletion flow. Users can now un-delete documents after deleting them.
• Added autosaving functionality to documents.
• Added rails_admin.
• Added more database indices.
• Added a JSON endpoint for pages.

Removed

• Removed rack-timeout customizations.
• Removed the "5 new" badge in the sidenav.
• Removed the "new" badge on universe contributor tabs.
• Removed various unused gems, assets, and code.

Fixed

• Fixed search.
• Fixed exporting to txt/outlines.
• Fixed a bug requiring two presses of "tab" to tab between page fields instead of one.
• Fixed some static images not loading around the site.
• Fixed several behind-the-scenes errors throwing when users navigate to nonexistent content. Users are now redirected back to their dashboard instead of seeing a 500.
• Fixed the recently-deleted page linking to deleted pages (which, obviously, would 404).
• Fixed several issues around old-style attributes/values in new views.
• Fixed a bug around storage space when downgrading from premium.
• Fixed a layout bug on some screen sizes on the home landing page.

2.9.3 - Optimizations pass

Changed

• Changed many of the queries around multi-table user content to optimize on number of requests to the database, reducing queries by 12x in many places
• Fixed an issue that could show incorrect names on content in rare cases on the Recent Activity page
• Improved code readability

Fixed

• Fixed an issue that would sometimes show an error page after successfully adding a card on file, without specifying a plan to change to
• Fixed a potential bug that showed a 500 when generating a writing prompt for a universe
• Fixed the styling and clickability of checkboxes on login and around the site (thanks @euank)
• Fixed a bug that could show a 500 on the dashboard after successfully deleting a page

Added

• Added Barnes for Ruby language metrics & reporting
• Added a generic ContentPage model for polymorphically grouping content pages in a single AR relation

Removed

• Removed Raygun
• Removed some dead/outdated code

2.9.2 - Inline page linking & page un-deleting

Added

• Added a page that lists recently-deleted pages and allows users to undelete them for a limited time
• Added inline linking to content pages to all text fields
• Added a per-page cache for frequently-used page data

Changed

• Upgraded to the heroku-18 stack
• Optimized a ton of queries around the site, bringing page load speeds significantly down
• Page text fields now are full-width and expand when focused

Fixed

• Fixed contributor invitations sometimes not sending
• Fixed a bug preventing some users from viewing a universe's dedicated content list pages
• Fixed a bug preventing some users from viewing their recently-edited content list
• Fixed a bug that resulted in user profiles throwing 404 errors after deleting a page
• Fixed field placeholder text
• Fixed a few 500 errors in niche situations

2.9.1 - Stability & optimization improvements

Fixed

• Fixed static images not loading around the site
• Fixed several 500 errors around route generation
• Fixed a bug in migrating existing users' fields
• Fixed a bug preventing some users from changing the name of their content pages
• Fixed a bug preventing some people who had downgraded from Premium from editing the universe on their Premium pages
• Improved logic around when to save attributes (e.g. when they don't have changes)
• Fixed a couple N+1 queries
• Fixed serendipitous prompts not always finding a field to ask about

Added

• Added bullet and similar optimization-finding gems to development
• Added a link to the forums to the dashboard for mobile devices
• Added a masquerade admin endpoint for bug debugging
• Added an API key model for potential app / website / program usage
• Added an initial API controller for returning user content with a valid API key

Changed

• Viewing a deleted user's old content URL now redirects to the main page
• Tons of queries have been optimized to make fewer database calls and/or reuse data from prior results
• Changed serendipitous cards to look at AttributeField/Attribute values instead of model columns
• Whitelisted a few potential security vectors
• Moved more inline javascript to end-of-page to speed up page rendering
• Moved changelogs to attributes instead of content pages

Removed

• Cleaned up several instances of redundant or defunct code

2.9.0 - Template Editor

Added

• Added a separate page for customizing a page type's categories and attributes.
  • Reworked pretty much everywhere in the code to read from AttributeCategory/AttributeField/Attribute models instead of raw database rows on pages.
• Added an extra call-to-action at the bottom of the dashboard for people who've activated premium but haven't activated any premium pages.
• Added an "Appearance" default category to Landmarks with "Size", "Materials", and "Colors" prompts.
• Added additional metadata for the code to consume for all AttributeFields.
• Added links from the content customization page to customize individual page types, as well as the content#index pages.
• Users can now preview premium pages without needing the permissions to create one.
• Any custom field starting with the word "Private" is now treated as a private field.
• Added name and universe_id caches on content models that pull from field changes.

Changed

• Normalized the spacing between cards on the dashboard to make it look more even.
• Returned the navbar to its original blue color.
• Refactored the quick-add form to reuse field partials from the normal content forms.
• Pages are no longer required to have a name upon creation. If they are not named, their name will appear as "Untitled" around the site, but still be blank in the form.
• All existing text-based fields have transitioned into being custom attributes behind-the-scenes.
• Field autocomplete is now per-label (instead of per-name) and has been enabled for all page types that match specific labels.
• Instead of redirect :back, we now use Rails 5's redirect_back.
• Tabbing through content fields no longer tabs to attribute dropdowns.

Fixed

• Fixed a bug that raised a 500 error after (successfully) creating a new custom attribute.
• Fixed a bug that sometimes showed sidelinks on content to tabs that were entirely empty.
• Fixed a bug keeping some edits from appearing in the changelog.
• Fixed a bug preventing some contributor emails from sending.
• Fixed broken header images around the site.

Removed

• Removed unnecessary code for old serendipitous card generation.
• Removed some duplicate is_public scopes.
• Removed some deprecated code in tests.