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-=====XTension Version 9.4.43=====+=====Download XTension 9.5.4=====
  
-Released8/29/2021\\+>2/5/2024 [[current:beta|XTension 9.5.5 Beta 1]] is available. 
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 +Released 12/19/2023\\
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-Download for all Supported OS versions; [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9_4_43.dmg|XTension. v 9.4.43 (build 1046)]]\\ +Download Universal Binary for all Supported OS versions; [[https://www.machomeautomation.com/files/xtension/xtension_9_5_4.dmg|XTension. v 9.5.4 (build 1085)]]\\ 
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-**Minimum System Version** for this release is OSX 10.10 but not all plugins may function properly prior to 10.13. Please start the necessary work to upgrade to at least 10.13 for future builds will no longer be able to support 10.10.\\ +**This is an important update for NGROK users.** This updates the ngrok client to support the system changes they are making live. The older version will no longer be supported very soon. Anyone using ngrok tunnels should definitely perform this upgrade as soon as possible. 
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-Maximum supported version is Big Sur but some minor problems and cosmetic issues remain when running on Apple Silicon. \\+**Minimum System Version** for this release is OSX 10.10 but not all plugins will function properly prior to 10.13. Please start the necessary work to upgrade to at least 10.13 or recommended 10.15 or newer. At some point in the near future it will no longer be possible for me to support anything prior to 10.13 and the video plugins will never work prior to Catalina
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 +**Rosetta Note:** While the entirety of the main app and all more recent plugins are Universal and run natively on Intel or Apple Silicon there are a few older plugins including the W800 and CM11 that are still Intel only. They run fine under Rosetta and you’ll never notice the difference. The only issue is that Rosetta is not included by default on the new Apple Silicon Macs. You’ll need to first run any Intel app, or do a get info on any app at all and select “open using Rosetta” then the OS will tell you that you need Rosetta and would you like to install it now. Once you complete that those plugins will run normally.
  
 +====9.5.4 Change Log:====
  
-====9.4.43 Change Log:==== +  * The [[supported_hardware:hue|Phillips Hue]] plugin now properly supports non-dimmable plug in modules. 
-  * NEW: [[supported_hardware:genmon|Generac Generator Monitor Plugin]]. This plugin can connect to the excellent genmon open source replacement for the proprietary Generac monitoring deviceIt replaces their custom device that offers no local data with raspberry pi running the genmon softwareAs much relevant data as can be is turned into XTension units. As of this alpha release of the plugin no attempt is made to be able to control the generator or transfer switchesIf people desire to do such a thing I can add that in a future build of it+  * Fixed a problem with the [[supported_hardware:wiz|Wiz plugin]] that would log errors as the libraries now return the name of the scene rather than it’s ID as they did previously. 
-  * NEW: [[supported_hardware:mqttbroker|MQTT Broker Plugin]] An alpha version of an MQTT broker. This is not feature complete yet, but since it is so popular for IOT devices we really needed to start some support for this protocol. As of this moment only devices shared to XTension are supportedIt will not share XTension devices TO an MQTT broker yetIt will also only work with devices that send a reasonable numeric value or string that can be parsed to a numerical value. See the wiki page for more infoI do plan to flesh this out with lot of parsing options depending on what people need to want to be able to do so experiment and let me know. +  * Fixed the error that was logged while trying to create symlink to the internal python version if you did not have a /usr/local/bin folder on your machine 
-  * I added “Send Query” command to the contextual menu for some, but not all, device types that support it. So instead of resorting to the command line window you can just control click on a unit and select thatUseful for the hubitat and the vera and such but not yet expanded to the CM11 and UPB interfacesOnly newer plugin device types that support a query will have this menu item enabledWhich means there is new key in the device definitions for plugins that lets XTension know if the unit can be queried or not. +  * The python symlink is now created inside the XTension Support folder “pythonxt” and you can use that to run python scripts inside XTension or from elsewhere but using the XTension settingsIt is especially useful if you are running python scripts from an async shell script in XTension as they will inherit all the path info to run properly where running the built in python may cause errors
-  * FIX: The hubitat would return goofy levels for dimmable devices after they were turned off sometimes leading to XTension thinking they had been turned back on locally when they had not. I’m now using the switch parameter from the hubitat to know if it thinks the device is on or off and completely ignoring any level values when the device should be offOn my own system this has solved 100% of the problems was having while not adding any new ones, but if anyone sees anything else odd please let me know. +  * NEW: Added an option to delay quitting. This will popup a window asking if you really meant to quit, stopping accidental shutdown of the entire program due to misplaced fingersThe window will count down for 30 seconds and then quit the app. This window does not come up if the system tells XTension to quit as if before a restart or something similar. Find the checkbox to turn it on in the Preferences. 
-  * FIX: Fixed problem with the ControlByWeb plugin that could lead to it not seeing all the available end points and or log lot of errors. +  * NEW: Added the option to send a value of 0 for dimmable Unit to the On script if there is no Off scriptNormally value of 0 for any dimmable unit will be sent to the Off script rather than the On script. Unless there is no off script. This meant that previously you potentially had to duplicate some of your logic for handling values in the On and Off scriptWhen this is turned on in the Preference, and Unit has no Off script. The On script will be run instead with the future value set to 0. This is on by default, but if it causes you issues with some of your scripting you can turn it off in the preferences window. 
-  * FIX: The color preset display in the edit unit dialog for color capable units no longer has bad placement that overlaps some of the titles in the window. +  * Fixed the incorrect link to the mailing list signup page in the purchase dialog. 
-  * FIX: Fixed a path where a blocked unit would still log it’s reception of new states even when it should not+  * Removed some debug logging I failed to remove before the last releaseThis was in the conversion of potentially confused strings into floats and so did not affect every plugin, but might have logged confusing information occationally. 
-  * FIXThe hue hub plugin had an issue that could make it difficult to get it to sign into a new hub even after you had pressed the button on it. This is now fixed and you should be able to add new hubs or new interfaces to one without difficulty. +  * There was change in AppleScript support in OS versions from Ventura on that would actually enforce some, but not all, of the scripting dictionary flags that have never, in the entire history of the Mac, matteredSo us developers got sloppy and failed to add things like the “optional” flag to all the verbs reliablyThe first I’ve found and fixed was with the Speak verb where it would tell you that the “in” parameter was required. It is no longer requiredSo far have not found any other such issues and a visual search through the dictionary did not reveal any more such issues, but it’s entirely possible there are more parameters that are not properly marked as optional. If you find any such errors please let me know. 
-  * FIX: A bug introduced a few versions ago could cause changes to your web remote layouts to not be saved. This could also effect other plugins specifically the weeder plugin where it might not have actually saved any of your configuration changesGeorge! If you’re reading this please try this new version! +  * The Interface list window can now be sorted by CPU Usage, Memory Usage and Process ID. This only works if you have the “show more information” option turned on in the gear menu on the window. This can be great aide in finding the plugin process that is eating up all your CPU or memory and linking python process shown in the Activity Monitor to the plugin it’s actually running. They all just say “python” in the monitorBut now it’s easier to find the PID number in the list if you sort by it. 
-  * Added better error handling to the loading of graphic resources during the startup of the program. I suspect that big sur or there abouts changed some things that are no longer availableIf so you’ll get an error during load but the load will now continue and the program will be usable though it might throw errors later on or not display some icon types. Please let me know if you’re seeing any of these problems so we can collect some more data+  * Updated the [[xtension_manual:ngrok|ngrok client]] version to 3.5. This is an important update if you are using this service as the old version will no longer be supported sometime in JanuaryThere were many changes to the usage of the client, and many more to the layout of the configuration fileI believe I have them all sorted out, but if you have issues let me know. All output from the client is logged during startup so you can check immediately if it thinks it started the tunnels or if it logged errors instead. 
-  * Removed some remaining debug logging stuck on in the shared database plugins+  * had previously hidden some of the lower level debugging aids in the contextual menus by having people hold the option key while right clickingThere is really no need for this extra step so I removed it. The Contextual menus for Units and Interfaces will have their “log debug data” and “Reveal in Finder” options at the bottom of all the contextual menus for them. This will make it easier to collect info for me if things start behaving oddly
-  * Removed a debug dump of the database that could happen when starting up any shared item capable interface+  * I added the same debug logging info to the contextual menus of global scripts should it ever be necessary to get a look at that
-  * rtl_433: added support for moisture/water sensor devices that send numerical value rather than just an on or an off.+  * To that debug output I added another line of info comparing the length of the Unit Address in both bytes and glyphs. This might be helpful to more easily discover if a plugin or a bug somewhere has inserted invisible characters into the Address field of a Unit causing things to get disconnected in the database and potentially making more and more units being created when there really should be only the one
 +  * There were some significant updates and improvements in the main program libraries that will make many things run faster and smoother. So far my testing of all of them work just fine. They aren’t thing I can turn off though, they are just part of the latest compiler update. It will depend on what you’re doing, how busy your machine is and how fast it is in general whether you’ll see any difference at all. Usually the things they improved aren’t an issue until you’re doing something many times in a row. So I expect that the main improvements will be in window redrawing and things like that, but if you have a machine that is very busy it may improve that somewhat throughout.
  
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 NOTE: This disk image no longer includes the older legacy plugins that will not be updated for newer OS versions. If you still need to run the [[supported_hardware:cm19]], [[supported_hardware:cm15a]], [[supported_hardware:zwave]] or the various Smarthome X10 interfaces please download [[tech_notes:catalina|the legacy plugins package from here]] and install the ones you need via the “Install Plugin” menu item of the “Database” menu.  NOTE: This disk image no longer includes the older legacy plugins that will not be updated for newer OS versions. If you still need to run the [[supported_hardware:cm19]], [[supported_hardware:cm15a]], [[supported_hardware:zwave]] or the various Smarthome X10 interfaces please download [[tech_notes:catalina|the legacy plugins package from here]] and install the ones you need via the “Install Plugin” menu item of the “Database” menu. 
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