-The custom.scss file can be used to add custom css changes without affecting the ability to do a git pull update
-Added a quick explanation of using the custom.scss file in the "Configure Explorer Settings" section of the README
-Added new script to A) grab the latest code form github, B) update all dependencies, and C) run the database initialize function to ensure new changes take effect immidiately
-Updated README to explain the new explorer update function
-freegeoip.app now requires an api key so the peer sync has been updated to use reallyfreegeoip.org instead
-Added extra error checking to the peer sync so that it will error out when the geolocation service does not return a proper object
-Added locks to all sync processes (blocks, markets, peers, masternodes) as well as "create backup", "restore backup" and "delete database" functions. This helps prevent problems with syncing data while a backup is in progress for example
-The code to initialize certain database collections on startup was moved into database.js and is now called from restore_backup.js and delete_database.js. This effectively allows the database to be deleted or restored to a completely different backup while the explorer is still running
-Lock functions (create_lock, remove_lock, is_locked) were moved into explorer.js for better reusability and rewriten to be synchronous
-is_locked function now accepts an array of lock files to be able to check for multiple locks in a single call
-remove_sync_message() function was moved into database.js so that restore_backup.js and delete_database.js can also check for and remove the sync msg if it exists
-Useful Scripts section updated in the README to make it clear that the explorer no longer needs to be stopped for these scripts to be run
-Most if not all log messages now start with a capitlal letter
-All shell scripts have been removed and replaced with javascript equivalents which allows for better platform independence
-All scripts have been improved over the older shell scripts to be more functional and dynamic
-Updated all applicable cmds in the package.json to target the new js scripts + added the backup, restore and delete database functions to the list
-Removed the json and strip-json-comments-cli packages as they are no longer needed
-Added a new package realine-sync
-Updated cluster code with better Windows support when shutting down the explorer
-Backup and Restore scripts now use mongo's own encryption instead of tar.gz by default. Older tar.gz backups can still be restored as long as the tar.gz suffix is explicitly added
-Backup and Restore scripts now support connecting to remote database based on the mongo details in settings.json
-Updated README to include a new line for the 'platform independence' feature, updated script cmds and notes about certain steps being Linux only
-Hashrate chart is populated from get_hashrate
-Difficulty chart is populated from get_difficulty
-Added a networkhistories collection to hold the new network data
-Index sync and resync functions now check for and update network history data at the end of the sync process
-restore_backup.sh and delete_database.sh scripts now drop the new networkhistories collection
-Added a new javascript library chartjs-plugin-crosshair which adds crosshair functionality to the new chart.js line charts
-Added new settings to settings.json for controlling things like collecting network_history data, independently enabling/disabling the network charts and changing colors of various aspects of the charts
-Updated README to introduce the network charts and added a line for the chartjs-plugin-crosshair library
-Shifted some of the code around to be run in a better order (for example, blockchain_last_updated date is set right after finishing the blockchain sync instead of at the very end of the reindex)
-update_heavy has been moved into a proper callback function which is now only called for index and reindex syncs right near the end of the process instead of at the beginning
-Added an "Are you sure" prompt before starting the reindex to make it clear that this is a destructive sync option
-All necessary coin stat data is cleared before starting the resync (txes, blockchain_last_updated and richlist_last_updated were not previously being cleared)
-More and better messages about what is being done during the process
-Shifted some of the code around to be run in a better order (for example, blockchain_last_updated date is set right after finishing the blockchain sync instead of at the very end of the reindex)
-Older versions of nodejs will throw all kinds of different errors depending on which version you are running. This check should hopefully prevent confusion about why the explorer is not working by giving a clearer error message before the explorer starts
-All node dependencies are up-to-date in package.json
-Updated semantic versioning of some node dependencies in package.json
-Applied fixes to necessary explorer files to fix breaking changes to mongoose dependency
-Update README with new Node.js and MongoDB version recommendations
NOTE: Node.js must be updated to at least v14.13.1 to fix breaking errors in a few of the updated dependencies
-Also add output displaying which block is currently being checked as before it was almost impossible to determine what, if anything was happening in check mode
-Market sync now sets the last USD price based on the default market pair even if it is not BTC
-Removed the coindesk api which was only really useful for getting the USD price of BTC
-Added a couple coingecko apis which are used to get the current USD value of the default market pair
-Updated the readme, settings file comments and info/api page with better verbiage regarding the market price which was previously only measured in BTC
-Many blockchains allow you to use addnodes without a port # and it will assume the default port internally, but the explorer was failing to parse these peers because it was expecting a port. This is now fixed and will display the peer data without a port in these cases
-Automatically detect if using newer or older Dash masternode format and display applicable columns and data
-Added new fields 'ip_address' and 'last_paid_block' to the Masternode collection
-More graceful shutdown of node cluster on 'npm stop' with better cleanup of resources on exit
-Added new stop_explorer.sh script which looks up the explorer port # via settings file and closes the application running on that port # instead of saving and killing the process by pid as it did before
-Added support for pm2 and forever using 'npm run start-pm2' and 'npm run start-forever' respectively
-pm2 is automatically installed when starting with 'npm run start-pm2' if it is not already installed
-forever is automatically installed when starting with 'npm run start-forever' if it is not already installed
-Updated existing npm commands in package.json by replacing hardcoded 'node' with '$(which node)'
-/path/to/nodejs changed to /path/to/node in the /settings.json.template, /lib/settings.js and /scripts/sync.js files
-README updates:
-Added a new 'Start/Stop the Explorer' section
-Added PM2 instructions to the 'Start/Stop the Explorer' section
-Moved Start/Stop Explorer instructions to the 'Start/Stop the Explorer' section
-Moved Forever instructions to the 'Start/Stop the Explorer' section
-/path/to/nodejs changed to /path/to/node
-Some additional small misc fixes
-I figure this should be changed now while it's fresh on my mind and may come in handy down the road to have the ability to auto-run 'npm update' when new packages are added and/or to more easily do any other future pre-run processing
-Greatly increases speed of database restore by removing the 'remove' cmds which are not only unnecessary but can be extremely time-consuming to run on large database collections while drop statements run very fast and free up everything required
-Greatly increases speed of database deletion by removing the 'remove' cmds which are not only unnecessary but can be extremely time-consuming to run on large database collections while drop statements run very fast and free up everything required
-Replace tabs with double-spaces
-Betting spacing and lining up of code functions
-Add missing semi-colons
-Remove extra characters and spaces where applicable
-Remove commented-out code fragments
-Add missing 2021 date to LICENSE
-Small touchups and other misc nitpickings
-Improved the display of the market page so that as long as one section has data (stats, buys, sells, trade history) the page will load properly even if it's only one section that isn't blank. Previously it would display an error if just one section was blank.
-Added the coin name beside the market pages volume header column in the 24h stats section
-Fixed a bug that was displaying an error when the summary value from the 24h stats section was supplied but was a blank string or '-' character
-Better success/error message during market sync
-Better error handling of update_db()
-Fixes an issue that can cause some stats values to get set to a negative number when running an index sync and the wallet daemon has not finished loading the blockchain yet (If this happens to you, stop the explorer, apply this fix with `git pull` to make sure it doesn't happen again, then run a reindex-txcount and reindex-last to restore the proper values)
-Improved loading of settings including warning of missing and/or invalid settings and the ability to load the explorer using defaults without a settings.json file
-Restructured the settings.json.template and settings.js files with better groupings
-Added better comments for improved explanations of all settings
-Better handling of page length options on all datatables; Page length options are now configurable and also only display options based on limits set by certain items_per_page and max_items_per_query settings
-Markets have been extended to support unlimited trading pairs for each exchange
-Added coin_symbol and pair_symbol to the markets schema to support multiple trading pairs
-Added a burned field to the richlist schema for tracking burned coin addresses
-Added a locale string for the new richlist wealth distribution "Top 1-100 Total" table row
-Updated a couple locale strings that were incomplete or needed fixing (api_getblockhash and api_getnextrewardwhenstr)
-Added a new css class to remove some redundant inline styles for the richlist wealth distribution color boxes
-Richlist page now allows better separation of the top list(s) and the wealth distribution table and chart (you can now hide or show sections as desired)
-Richlist page now allows for better burned coin support (Hide burned coin addresses from lists and totals even when the burned coin amounts are still included in the total coin supply value)
-Block page now only displays the raw block link if the api_page.public_apis.rpc.getblock.enabled settings is set to true
-Transaction page now only displays the raw tx link if the api_page.public_apis.rpc.getrawtransaction.enabled setting is set to true
-Rate limiting class has been made global and is now used to limit market requests
-getnetworkhashps rpc call now returns a '-' if shared_pages.show_hashrate is not set to true
-Searching for unsycned blocks/txs no longer saves the data locally but instead still shows the data on screen. This helps prevent syncing data out-of-order (This eliminates the need for db_index.pid which has been removed)
-Coin supply is now always taken from the stats collection database instead of from the wallet via rpc command in all cases except when syncing
-Lots of misc fixes and code cleanup changes
-List of changed settings:
-title -> shared_pages.page_title
-coin -> coin.name
-symbol -> coin.symbol
-logo -> shared_pages.logo
-headerlogo -> shared_pages.page_header.home_link_logo
-favicon -> shared_pages.favicon
-homelink -> shared_pages.page_header.home_link
-logoheight -> shared_pages.page_header.home_link_logo_height
-sticky_header -> shared_pages.page_header.sticky_header
-sticky_footer -> shared_pages.page_footer.sticky_footer
-footer_height_desktop -> shared_pages.page_footer.footer_height_desktop
-footer_height_tablet -> shared_pages.page_footer.footer_height_tablet
-footer_height_mobile -> shared_pages.page_footer.footer_height_mobile
-social_link_percent_height_desktop -> shared_pages.page_footer.social_link_percent_height_desktop
-social_link_percent_height_tablet -> shared_pages.page_footer.social_link_percent_height_tablet
-social_link_percent_height_mobile -> shared_pages.page_footer.social_link_percent_height_mobile
-theme -> shared_pages.theme
-port -> webserver.port
-update_timeout -> sync.update_timeout
-check_timeout -> sync.check_timeout
-block_parallel_tasks -> sync.block_parallel_tasks
-use_rpc -> api_cmds.use_rpc
-confirmations -> shared_pages.confirmations
-display.api -> api_page.enabled
-display.markets -> markets_page.enabled
-display.richlist -> richlist_page.enabled
-display.search -> shared_pages.page_header.show_search
-display.movement -> movement_page.enabled
-display.network -> network_page.enabled
-display.masternodes -> masternodes_page.enabled
-display.claim_address -> claim_address_page.enabled
-display.claim_address_header_menu -> claim_address_page.show_header_menu
-display.page_header_bgcolor -> shared_pages.page_header.bgcolor
-display.page_footer_bgcolor -> shared_pages.page_footer.bgcolor
-display.table_header_bgcolor -> shared_pages.table_header_bgcolor
-display.networkpnl -> shared_pages.page_header.panels.network_panel.display_order
-display.difficultypnl -> shared_pages.page_header.panels.difficulty_panel.display_order
-display.masternodespnl -> shared_pages.page_header.panels.masternodes_panel.display_order
-display.coinsupplypnl -> shared_pages.page_header.panels.coin_supply_panel.display_order
-display.pricepnl -> shared_pages.page_header.panels.price_panel.display_order
-display.marketcappnl -> shared_pages.page_header.panels.market_cap_panel.display_order
-display.logopnl -> shared_pages.page_header.panels.logo_panel.display_order
-index.show_last_updated -> index_page.show_last_updated
-index.show_hashrate -> shared_pages.show_hashrate
-index.difficulty -> shared_pages.difficulty
-index.last_txs -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getlasttxs.max_items_per_query
-index.txs_per_page -> index_page.transaction_table.items_per_page (for index page) AND movement_page.movement_table.items_per_page (for movement page)
-reward_page.show_last_updated -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.reward_page.show_last_updated
-api.blockindex -> api_page.sample_data.blockindex
-api.blockhash -> api_page.sample_data.blockhash
-api.txhash -> api_page.sample_data.txhash
-api.address -> api_page.sample_data.address
-markets.exchange -> markets_page.default_exchange.trading_pair
-markets.default -> markets_page.default_exchange.exchange_name
-markets.market_dropdown_menu -> markets_page.show_market_dropdown_menu
-markets.market_select_visible -> markets_page.show_market_select
-richlist.distribution -> richlist_page.wealth_distribution.show_distribution_chart
-richlist.received -> richlist_page.show_received_coins
-richlist.balance -> richlist_page.show_current_balance
-movement.min_amount -> movement_page.movement_table.min_amount
-movement.low_flag -> movement_page.movement_table.low_warning_flag
-movement.high_flag -> movement_page.movement_table.high_warning_flag
-social_links -> shared_pages.page_footer.social_links
-social_links[x].image_url -> shared_pages.page_footer.social_links[x].image_path
-genesis_tx -> transaction_page.genesis_tx
-genesis_block -> block_page.genesis_block
-heavy -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.enabled
-save_stats_after_sync_blocks -> sync.save_stats_after_sync_blocks
-txcount -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getaddresstxs.max_items_per_query
-txcount_per_page -> address_page.history_table.items_per_page
-show_sent_received -> address_page.show_sent_received
-supply -> sync.supply
-nethash -> shared_pages.page_header.panels.network_panel.nethash
-nethash_units -> shared_pages.page_header.panels.network_panel.nethash_units
-usecors -> webserver.cors.enabled
-corsorigin -> webserver.cors.corsorigin
-burned_coins -> richlist_page.burned_coins.addresses
-public_api.rpc.getdifficulty -> api_page.public_apis.rpc.getdifficulty.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getconnectioncount -> api_page.public_apis.rpc.getconnectioncount.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getblockcount -> api_page.public_apis.rpc.getblockcount.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getblockhash -> api_page.public_apis.rpc.getblockhash.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getblock -> api_page.public_apis.rpc.getblock.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getrawtransaction -> api_page.public_apis.rpc.getrawtransaction.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getnetworkhashps -> api_page.public_apis.rpc.getnetworkhashps.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getvotelist -> api_page.public_apis.rpc.getvotelist.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getmasternodecount -> api_page.public_apis.rpc.getmasternodecount.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getmaxmoney -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.public_apis.getmaxmoney.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getmaxvote -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.public_apis.getmaxvote.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getvote -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.public_apis.getvote.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getphase -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.public_apis.getphase.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getreward -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.public_apis.getreward.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getsupply -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.public_apis.getsupply.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getnextrewardestimate -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.public_apis.getnextrewardestimate.enabled
-public_api.rpc.getnextrewardwhenstr -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.public_apis.getnextrewardwhenstr.enabled
-public_api.ext.getmoneysupply -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getmoneysupply.enabled
-public_api.ext.getdistribution -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getdistribution.enabled
-public_api.ext.getaddress -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getaddress.enabled
-public_api.ext.getaddresstxs -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getaddresstxs.enabled
-public_api.ext.gettx -> api_page.public_apis.ext.gettx.enabled
-public_api.ext.getbalance -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getbalance.enabled
-public_api.ext.getlasttxs -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getlasttxs.enabled
-public_api.ext.getcurrentprice -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getcurrentprice.enabled
-public_api.ext.getbasicstats -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getbasicstats.enabled
-public_api.ext.getsummary -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getsummary.enabled
-public_api.ext.getnetworkpeers -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getnetworkpeers.enabled
-public_api.ext.getmasternodelist -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getmasternodelist.enabled
-public_api.ext.getmasternoderewards -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getmasternoderewards.enabled
-public_api.ext.getmasternoderewardstotal -> api_page.public_apis.ext.getmasternoderewardstotal.enabled
-api_cmds.heavies.getmaxmoney -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.api_cmds.getmaxmoney
-api_cmds.heavies.getmaxvote -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.api_cmds.getmaxvote
-api_cmds.heavies.getvote -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.api_cmds.getvote
-api_cmds.heavies.getphase -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.api_cmds.getphase
-api_cmds.heavies.getreward -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.api_cmds.getreward
-api_cmds.heavies.getnextrewardestimate -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.api_cmds.getnextrewardestimate
-api_cmds.heavies.getnextrewardwhenstr -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.api_cmds.getnextrewardwhenstr
-api_cmds.heavies.getsupply -> blockchain_specific.heavycoin.api_cmds.getsupply
-List of new settings:
-shared_pages.page_header.panels.network_panel.enabled: allow enabling/disabling of the network panel
-shared_pages.page_header.panels.difficulty_panel.enabled: allow enabling/disabling of the difficulty panel
-shared_pages.page_header.panels.masternodes_panel.enabled: allow enabling/disabling of the masternodes panel
-shared_pages.page_header.panels.coin_supply_panel.enabled: allow enabling/disabling of the coin supply panel
-shared_pages.page_header.panels.price_panel.enabled: allow enabling/disabling of the price panel
-shared_pages.page_header.panels.market_cap_panel.enabled: allow enabling/disabling of the market cap panel
-shared_pages.page_header.panels.logo_panel.enabled: allow enabling/disabling of the logo panel
-index_page.transaction_table.page_length_options: specify the page length options that determine how many items/records to display in the table at any given time
-index_page.transaction_table.reload_table_seconds: the time in seconds to automatically reload the table data from the server
-address_page.history_table.page_length_options: specify the page length options that determine how many items/records to display in the table at any given time
-masternodes_page.masternode_table.page_length_options: specify the page length options that determine how many items/records to display in the table at any given time
-masternodes_page.masternode_table.items_per_page: the default amount of items/records to display in the table at any given time
-movement_page.movement_table.page_length_options: specify the page length options that determine how many items/records to display in the table at any given time
-movement_page.movement_table.reload_table_seconds: the time in seconds to automatically reload the table data from the server
-network_page.connections_table.page_length_options: specify the page length options that determine how many items/records to display in the table at any given time
-network_page.connections_table.items_per_page: the default amount of items/records to display in the table at any given time
-network_page.addnodes_table.page_length_options: specify the page length options that determine how many items/records to display in the table at any given time
-network_page.addnodes_table.items_per_page: the default amount of items/records to display in the table at any given time
-network_page.onetry_table.page_length_options: specify the page length options that determine how many items/records to display in the table at any given time
-network_page.onetry_table.items_per_page: the default amount of items/records to display in the table at any given time
-richlist_page.wealth_distribution.show_distribution_table: show/hide the wealth distribution summary table
-richlist_page.wealth_distribution.colors: a list of html color codes to represent the top 100 groupings in the wealth distribution table and pie chart
-richlist_page.burned_coins.include_burned_coins_in_distribution: determine whether to include burned coins in the wealth distribution section or not
-markets_page.exchanges.altmarkets.enabled: enable/disable the altmarkets exchange
-markets_page.exchanges.altmarkets.trading_pairs: a list of market trading pair symbols
-markets_page.exchanges.bittrex.enabled: enable/disable the bittrex exchange
-markets_page.exchanges.bittrex.trading_pairs: a list of market trading pair symbols
-markets_page.exchanges.bleutrade.enabled: enable/disable the bleutrade exchange
-markets_page.exchanges.bleutrade.trading_pairs: a list of market trading pair symbols
-markets_page.exchanges.crex.enabled: enable/disable the crex exchange
-markets_page.exchanges.crex.trading_pairs: a list of market trading pair symbols
-markets_page.exchanges.poloniex.enabled: enable/disable the poloniex exchange
-markets_page.exchanges.poloniex.trading_pairs: a list of market trading pair symbols
-markets_page.exchanges.stex.enabled: enable/disable the stex exchange
-markets_page.exchanges.stex.trading_pairs: a list of market trading pair symbols
-markets_page.exchanges.yobit.enabled: enable/disable the yobit exchange
-markets_page.exchanges.yobit.trading_pairs: a list of market trading pair symbols
-claim_address_page.enable_bad_word_filter: enable/disable the "bad word" filter for claimed addresses, so that trying to claim an address with a bad word will fail
-sync.show_sync_msg_when_syncing_more_than_blocks: show the sync msg at the top of all pages during index syncronization if there are more than this many blocks to process
-labels[x].enabled: allow enabling/disabling of specific wallet address labels
-blockchain_specific.heavycoin.reward_page.enabled: enable/disable the reward page
-blockchain_specific.zksnarks.enabled: enable/disable Zcash zk-SNARKs private transaction support (WIP - 90% complete)
-List of deleted settings
-address: unnecessary setting has been replaced by dynamic values via http request
-markets.coin: replaced by a richer set of settings that allow choosing the coin for each market
-markets.enabled -> replaced by a richer set of settings that allow enabling/disabling each market specifically
-lock_during_index: no longer possible to save unsynced blocks/txs via search so this settings is now obsolete/unused
-Added new configurable settings to allow displaying a "last updated date" timestamp for: index, reward, masternode, movement, network, richlist and market pages
-Affected pages are now configured to be completely hidden and disabled when their display settings are set to false
-Added a new "Masternodes" page which displays the current list of masternodes on the network
-/api/getmasternodelist is no longer publicly accessible and has been replaced by /ext/getmasternodelist which returns the masternode list from local collection instead of directly from wallet
-Added new masternode sync options to sync.js and sync.sh
-Added new masternodes_last_updated field to the Stats collection
-Updated delete_database.sh and restore_backup.sh to include support for the new masternodes collection
-Network header menu icon changed to allow the new Masternodes menu item to use the old network icon
-Updated JQuery to v3.5.1
-Updated Bootstrap to v4.5.3
-Updated DataTables to v1.10.22
-Updated FontAwesome to v5.15.1
-Updated Chart.js to v2.9.4
-Updated flag-icon-css to v3.5.0
-All scripts now load minified
-Removed unused/unnecessary scripts (moment.js and some jqPlot plugins)
-Scripts that are not used on every page are now only loaded on pages where they are needed (jqPlot, Chart.js and flag-icon-css)
-Default website language to English
-Enable unicode support
-Removed unused images
-public directory cleanup (images directory renamed to img, javascript directory renamed to js, stylesheets directory renamed to css, themes directory moved from /public/themes to /public/css/themes, removed vendor directory and moved the important contents to the new img, css and js directories)
-Reward.pug rewritten to support Chart.js v2.9.4
-Updated README Features section
-Add sass support (Replace style.css with style.scss; add new sass_theme_reader.sh script; add sass:compile to package.json; add new dependencies for sass; compiled style.css is now minified)
-Claim address improvements (Better instructions; better error msgs)
-Fix for disappearing Network > Connections table
-Tons of layout and css fixes and tweaks (Improved mobile support)
-Remove old Exor theme
Joe Uhren