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--- current [2019/11/09 17:54] – 9.4.25 version James Sentman
+++ current [2019/11/15 17:30] – 9.4.26 release notes James Sentman
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-=====XTension Version 9.4.25=====
+=====XTension Version 9.4.26=====
-Released: 11/9/2019\\
+Released: 11/15/2019\\
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-Download: [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9.4.25.zip|XTension v9.4.25 (build 1013) 11/9/2019]]\\
+Download: [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9.4.26.zip|XTension v9.4.26 (build 1014) 11/15/2019]]\\
-zipfile md5 = [[tech_notes:md5|ba1b3f898ee881f3815768e903918fe4]]\\
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-Download for Catalina: (awaiting notarization, as soon as I get that sorted out I will post the disk image)\\
+**NOTE:** Due to problems with Apple’s new file API there is no Catalina build of this version. I have had to revert to the older API. Because of file management incompatibilities with the new API this update is recommended for all XTension users. No database format changes are made by this release so reverting to a previous version is as easy as replacing the app. It is not necessary to replace the database with a previous backup version.
-**NOTE!** not all plugins are included in the Catalina build. Please see the Catalina note below for more info.\\
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-====9.4.25 Change Log====
+====9.4.26 Change Log====
-This is a hot fix release with some important fixes to issues with the 9.4.24 version. Anyone using the 9.4.24 version should update to this. There are no new features only the fixes
+  * NEW: Plugin for [[supported_hardware:tplink|TP-Link and Kasa]] devices. Included as part of the standard XTension bundle of build in plugins. This plugin does not require internet access and does not go through the Kasa cloud to find or control the units. You can discover and control any of their devices that are on the local subnet with the XTension machine. Support for smart outlets, wall switches, dimmable switches and outlets, dimmable, color capable and color temperature capable bulbs as well as multi-outlet power strips is included and tested. This is the first beta release of this plugin so if you find devices that do not work properly or have other issues please let me know.
+  * FIX: Reverted completely to the older File API. It turns out that the new file API from Apple that is required for Catalina is incompatible with much older software including XTension, in some difficult to find while testing ways. Until I can rebuild entirely the philosophy of managing the database to support the new API we will not be Catalina compatible. This reversion fixes several strange and difficult to duplicate problems that you might have seen with the previous version when doing things as simple as trying to rename a Unit in the database.
-  * FIX: The change to use Apple’s new file API necessary to continue to work towards full Catalina support resulted in some unforseen errors that could keep you from creating new Global scripts. This is fixed in this build.
-  * FIX: Unit Properties that were typed as Integers could have returned a ludicriously large random looking number rather than the simple integer that they were. Unit Properties of Integer values now work normally.