-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 a few badges to the top of the README (version, release date, last commit, platform and license)
-Added a new svg image as a README badge for platform support
-Moved the "Special Thanks" section closer to the bottom of the README and added a link to it in the TOC
-Removed the "Open Bounty Program" section
-Added a "Premium Support" section
-Updated the pre-install instructions
-Replaced the broken "Iquidus Block Explorer Setup Guide" link with another guide called "Beginners Guide for Iquidus Explorer Setup" and re-added "The Ultimate Iquidus Explorer Installation Guide" from WayBackMachine
-"How You Can Support Us" section renamed to "Donations / Support Us"
-Rewrote some of the text for the "Donations / Support Us" section
-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
-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
-Bootstrap was upgraded to latest version (v5.1.3) which required tons of changes to the UI. Many little UI problems have been resolved
-Bootswatchs themes have all been upgraded to support bootstrap v5.1.3 + 4 new themes were added (Morph, Quartz, Vapor and Zephyr)
-Exor theme upgraded to v3.0.0 with support for bootstrap v5.1.3
-Many layout and UI improvements such as more consistent hover effects on most tables and more readable text across all themes
-jQuery updated to v3.6.0
-DataTables updated to v1.11.3
-FontAwesome updated to v5.15.4
-Luxon updated to v2.1.1 (Removed js file from project and added CDN url)
-jqPlot (No update in version but removed js/css files from project and added CDN urls)
-Chart.js updated to v3.6.1 (Removed js file from project and added CDN url + fixed breaking changes in Reward page)
-flag-icon-css updated to v4.1.4 (Removed source files from project and added CDN url)
-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
-New npm scripts make syncing and running other explorer tasks easier, without needing to remember longer command syntax
-Updated README to explain new npm scripts and give recommendations on their usage. Also update sample crontab section
-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
-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
-Added a new client-side library for date/time formatting: Luxon v1.26.0
-Added new date/time settings for display format, timezone (utc or local) and an option to enable alternate timezone tooltips
-All date/time values are now formatted via Luxon and displayed according to the new configurable settings
-All markets now return Trade History timestamp values as unix timestamp values formatted in seconds
-Added new settings for Expresss webserver TLS/SSL options
-Added instructions to the README for running the explorer on port 80
-Added instructions to the README for setting up a secure TLS/SSL connection for the explorer
-Moved the 'CORS Support' section higher up in the README
-Adds a tx_type field to the tx model which is typically null for "normal" transaction types, but can also display 'p2pk' for bitcoin txes which require addtional encoding to reveal the P2PKH address as well as 'zksnarks' for transactions with hidden sender or receiver data
-Additional fixes for how data is displayed when a valid wallet address cannot be found
-Includes some small updates to how zksnarks transactions display hidden sender/receiver data
-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
-Updated README layout
-Rewrote the project description
-Added a special thanks section
-Added a bountry program section
-Added table of contents
-Added links to 3rd party setup guides
-Added more detail about explorer features
-Added missing reindex-last option to the "Syncing Databases with the Blockchain" section
-Added a section on Forever
-Added a "How You Can Support Us" section
-Updated verbiage to be more clear in some sections
-Updated command text to determine the default stack size in the "Known Issues" section
-Fixed some layout issues in the copyright section
-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
-Claimed addresses now replace actual wallet addresses across all pages of the site
-Add new claim_address setting to enable/disable claiming of addresses
-Add ability to un-claim an address by signing a blank message
-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