Release history

Release notes for BrowserSync

##0.8.0

• Added debounce option option. Fixes #134. Thanks to @CWSpear
• Form Sync no longer needs ID's on elements. Fixes #60
• Fixed problem with redirects in proxy mode - thanks to @marek-saji
• Added public reload method to improve GulpJS integration
• Added scss to auto-ignored files. Fixes grunt-browser-sync/issues/47
• Client script completely re-written to use Browserify for build.
• links option in ghostMode renamed to location for consistency & disabled by default (as it's the number 1 cause of problems at the moment)

##0.7.4

• Added logConnections option to allow the Browser Connected messages to be muted.
• Reverted a scroll PR on the client-side code that turned out to be a broken implementation.
• CLI now shows the help page if start or init commands are omitted
• Added minified/gzipped Socket.io client-side code.
• Added minified BrowserSync client-side code.

##0.7.3

• Added directory-listing middleware option to the built-in server. fixes #106
• Reverted to a pre 0.9 release of socket.io to cure install issues. fixes #75
• Added support for sub directories with the proxy. Useful for localhost setup eg: proxy: "localhost/site1". fixes #91

##0.7.2

• Re-introduced the --config option that allows custom paths to config files to be given on the command line. Fixes #100
• Added plugin interface for the upcoming control panel, (preview it now by visiting http://<browser-sync-ip>:3001 after BrowserSync has started.
• Increased z-index value of notify Element. Fixes #2. Thanks to @hugomrdias

##0.7.0 - includes breaking changes

• debugInfo: false will now completely mute all console output. fixes #97
• You can now specify multiple base directories to serve files from when using the server. fixes #83
• Custom middleware can now be added to the server option. fixes grunt-browser-sync #11
• Added support for services such as http://xip.io/ through the new hostnameSuffix option.
• /client/browser-sync-client.js now always resolves to the latest installed version of the client script. This help people who save the snippet to file. fixes #82
• File watching accuracy for people using ruby + sass is greatly improved (fouc eliminated now :) ).
• Scroll position now saved as a cookie instead of URL (thanks to @faergeek)
• Added plugin interface for some of the internals - making it easier to extend/consume BrowserSync.
• BREAKING CHANGE - proxy option simplified. It's now as simple as proxy: "localhost:8000"
• BREAKING CHANGE - Command line usage now requires commands to be prefixed with start.
• BREAKING CHANGE - .init() no longer returns the event emitter directly. See the API Docs.
• .init() now accepts a callback with full access the BrowserSync Object. See the API Docs.

##0.6.2

• Critical - Fixed a bug that was introduced in 0.6.1 where modifying response data with both Proxy & Server options would quit after first chunk. fixes: #36 & #87
• Merged PR #88 to check if the notify option was disabled before trying to displaying it. Thanks to @falzhobel
• Merged PR #85 to ensure the notify elem can be re-created if an app wipes it out. Thanks to @hugomrdias

##0.6.1

• Page reloads no longer jump back to the top (scroll position saved in query string) fixes #80.
• Now uses a version of connect-livereload middleware to make script-injecting more robust.
• Added in-browser notification when a browser is 'connected'.
• Fixed a bug that stopped scripts being injected into pages with query strings. fixes #35
• Added IE 7 & 8 specific middleware to deal with them not sending html in their accept header
• All sync actions now only check the URL path. fixes #78

##0.6.0

• Upgraded cl-strings to deal with #73 (now uses chalk) - thanks to @jas
• added .map to auto-excluded files (deals with chrome automatically requesting .map fils when devtools are open)

##0.5.8

• Upgraded http-proxy to > 1.0 (internal breaking changes).
• Added startPath option to allow the auto-opened browser to point to a sub-dir.
• Added scrollProportionally option to allow scrollTop position to be synced instead. (thanks to @hugoBessaa)
• Removed the minified client script (removes a build step & easier to work with/hack on)
• Added versioning to client script to elimate any cache issues on upgrades