0.56.0

This release includes updates to all crates except windows-sys.

It includes major updates to the following:

• riddle 0.56.0
• windows 0.56.0
• windows-bindgen 0.56.0
• windows-core 0.56.0
• windows-implement 0.56.0
• windows-interface 0.56.0
• windows-metadata 0.56.0

This includes various improvements and fixes to code generation, compliance with new Rust warnings, Arm64EC bindings, as well as ergonomic improvements. The riddle crate in particular now matches the version of windows-bindgen as they are inextricably linked.

It includes minor updates to the following:

• windows-targets 0.52.5
• windows-result 0.1.1
• windows-registry 0.1.1
• windows-version 0.1.1

The windows-targets crate adds support for arm64ec-pc-windows-msvc and i686-pc-windows-gnullvm. The other crates only update dependencies.

What's Changed

• Avoid windows crate dependency in implement and interface macros by @kennykerr in #2917
• Simplify version declarations in toml and readme files by @kennykerr in #2918
• Format extension files by @kennykerr in #2919
• Riddle 0.3 by @kennykerr in #2920
• Hash impl for HSTRING by @zardini123 in #2924
• Fix generic class signature calculation by @kennykerr in #2927
• Defer module name lowercase conversion for Windows by @kennykerr in #2934
• Document Param trait by @kennykerr in #2938
• Add diff check after workflow test run by @kennykerr in #2940
• Update windows-core to generate its own bindings by @kennykerr in #2941
• Fix for new Rust nightly warnings related to dead code by @kennykerr in #2951
• Update gnullvm libraries by @riverar in #2953
• Add 0.54.0 to feature search app by @riverar in #2950
• Prep for type name deferral by @kennykerr in #2955
• Fix typo in windows-targets readme by @kennykerr in #2962
• Add missing tests for readme code snippets by @kennykerr in #2963
• Simplify type remapping by @kennykerr in #2964
• Simplify cfg union calculation by @kennykerr in #2965
• Add i686-pc-windows-gnullvm target by @jeremyd2019 in #2961
• Implement Deref for COM interface hierarchies in windows-bindgen by @kennykerr in #2968
• Implement Deref for COM interface hierarchies defined with the interface macro by @kennykerr in #2969
• Remove redundant target checks by @kennykerr in #2973
• Add support for Arm64EC by @dpaoliello in #2957
• Fix for new Clippy warnings in nightly by @kennykerr in #2977
• Add explicit path support to the interface macro by @kennykerr in #2976
• Document Interface::IID by @kennykerr in #2990
• Release 0.56.0 by @kennykerr in #2989

New Contributors

• @zardini123 made their first contribution in #2924
• @dependabot made their first contribution in #2933
• @jeremyd2019 made their first contribution in #2961

Full Changelog: 0.55.0...0.56.0

0.55.0

This update includes a few improvements to code generation. The following crates are being updated today:

• windows-bindgen
• windows-metadata
• windows-core

What's Changed

• Improve implement macro docs by @daladim in #2891
• Restore MSRV for windows-targets to 1.56 by @kennykerr in #2898
• Simpler namespace type collection by @kennykerr in #2901
• Allow PWSTR/PSTR to be passed to PCWSTR/PCSTR parameters by @kennykerr in #2899
• Consolidate type generation by @kennykerr in #2903
• Add ability to prepend code to type generation by @kennykerr in #2907
• Fix for new Rust nightly warnings related to unnecessary qualifications by @kennykerr in #2911
• Add option to suppress windows-bindgen comment in generated code by @kennykerr in #2910
• More unnecessary qualifications by @kennykerr in #2912
• Consolidate internal interface and com_interface macros by @kennykerr in #2914
• Release 0.55.0 by @kennykerr in #2915

New Contributors

• @daladim made their first contribution in #2891

Full Changelog: 0.54.0...0.55.0

0.54.0

This update includes a few improvements to error propagation and expanded VARIANT support.

What's Changed

• Add natural error translation for RPC by @kennykerr in #2883
• Workaround for confusing LocalFree behavior by @kennykerr in #2889
• Avoid Result transformation for WIN32_ERROR by @kennykerr in #2890
• Support additional VARIANT types by @kennykerr in #2892
• Release 0.54.0 by @kennykerr in #2894

Full Changelog: 0.53.0...0.54.0

0.53.0

As requested, this release updates the Windows family of crates. Notably:

• The windows-sys crate won't be updated at this time.
• The windows-version crate is unchanged.
• There is a minor (compatible) update to the windows-targets crates.
• This is the first release of the windows-result (#2847) crate and provides efficient Windows error handling and propagation with support for Win32, COM, WinRT, and NT APIs.
• This is the first release of the windows-registry (#2848) crate and provides simple, safe, and efficient access to the Windows registry.
• VARIANT and PROPVARIANT support has been added to the windows-core crate (#2786), making it a lot easier to work with Shell and OLE APIs.
• Windows metadata has been updated providing additional APIs and fixes.
• A new feature search tool is now available to quickly determine which features to enable for a given API. 
• A number of new tutorials have been added.
• A number of new samples have been added.
• Many additional fixes and improvements listed below.

What's Changed

• Update repo readme to list main crates by @kennykerr in #2704
• Minor tooling improvements by @kennykerr in #2705
• Simplify code gen for functions that don't return a value by @kennykerr in #2706
• Adds ability to override GetTrustLevel return value by @kennykerr in #2714
• Remove invalid_mut when writer.std by @ChrisDenton in #2727
• Update metadata by @riverar in #2724
• Update MSRV for windows crate to 1.62 by @kennykerr in #2730
• Calculate type signatures at compile time by @kennykerr in #2729
• Add doc comment for windows::core::Error::from_win32() by @Enyium in #2733
• Generate defaulted foundation feature dependencies by @kennykerr in #2735
• Enable workspace lints by @kennykerr in #2741
• Enable workspace lint unused_qualifications by @kennykerr in #2743
• Simpler associated item code gen by @kennykerr in #2744
• Update API contracts by @riverar in #2745
• Clarify HSTRING::len documentation by @kennykerr in #2749
• Derive Copy, Clone, Default for enums by @kennykerr in #2760
• Make the matches function safe by @kennykerr in #2761
• Check MSRV and prefer Option for propagation by @kennykerr in #2766
• Relax the build target checks in windows-targets sub-crates by @seritools in #2774
• Simplified parameter bindings and type projection by @kennykerr in #2775
• Fix tests which rely on English UI language by @kaivol in #2776
• Truncate standalone test files instead of removing by @ChrisDenton in #2778
• Implement From<T> and From<&T> for interface hierarchies by @kennykerr in #2779
• Use signed byte for C's char type by @kennykerr in #2781
• Standalone code generation should collect pointer types by @kennykerr in #2785
• Add VARIANT and PROPVARIANT support by @kennykerr in #2786
• Add VT_UNKNOWN support for VARIANT and PROPVARIANT by @kennykerr in #2788
• Add Windows shell sample illustrating VARIANT support by @kennykerr in #2789
• Adjust Win32 return value code transformation by @kennykerr in #2790
• Harden generic type parameter binding by @kennykerr in #2791
• Expand WMI sample for ExecQuery and ExecMethod by @kennykerr in #2794
• Limit AssociatedEnum attribute to input parameters by @kennykerr in #2797
• Enable workspace lint missing_docs by @kennykerr in #2799
• Add task dialog samples by @kennykerr in #2802
• Include Windows.Win32.UI.Shell.Common in the windows-sys crate by @kennykerr in #2804
• Omit parameter names from internal vtable definitions by @kennykerr in #2808
• Fix for test reliability by @kennykerr in #2809
• Consistent const functions across string types by @kennykerr in #2810
• Update Win32 metadata by @kennykerr in #2812
• Add "hello world" component sample by @kennykerr in #2814
• Add JSON validator sample by @kennykerr in #2815
• Remove old Windows 7 support code by @kennykerr in #2817
• Leaner interface representation for windows-sys crate by @kennykerr in #2818
• Optimize error propagation by @kennykerr in #2819
• Update dependabot to check github actions by @kennykerr in #2826
• Update yml actions by @kennykerr in #2825
• Add JSON validator sample for WinRT by @kennykerr in #2824
• Remove doc comments by @kennykerr in #2830
• Add delay load samples by @kennykerr in #2839
• Address new nightly unsafe precondition check panics by @riverar in #2841
• Improve natvis compatibility by @riverar in #2838
• Add error translation support for std::io::Error by @kennykerr in #2840
• Improve HRESULT ergonomics by @kennykerr in #2843
• Metadata generation of attributes and constants by @kennykerr in #2844
• Add "vtbl" option for low-level interface vtable generation by @kennykerr in #2845
• Add windows-result crate by @kennykerr in #2847
• Add windows-registry crate by @kennykerr in #2848
• Update repo readme with new crates by @kennykerr in #2852
• Map TryFromIntError to ERROR_INVALID_DATA in windows-result by @kennykerr in #2851
• Update Win32 metadata by @kennykerr in #2850
• Natvis cleanup following the windows-result crate split by @tim-weis in #2853
• Fix for new redundant import warnings in nightly Rust by @kennykerr in #2858
• Improve HRESULT constant literal generation by @kennykerr in #2857
• Generate features index for windows and sys crates by @riverar in #2859
• Improve NTSTATUS constant literal generation by @kennykerr in #2860
• Add NTSTATUS message formatting support to the windows-result crate by @kennykerr in #2861
• Simpler package layout for natvis files by @kennykerr in #2862
• String trait refactoring by @kennykerr in #2863
• Add feature search links by @kennykerr in #2865
• Add HashRouter to web app for deep links by @riverar in #2867
• Release 0.53.0 by @kennykerr in #2854

New Contributors

• @Enyium made their first contribution in #2733
• @seritools made their first contribution in #2774

Full Changelog: 0.52.0...0.53.0

0.52.0

This release includes updates to all crates. This includes the first update to the windows-sys crate in 8 months. It also includes the first published version of the riddle tool and the windows-version crate.

What's Changed

• Simplify issue templates by @riverar in #2621
• Switch all crates to Rust edition 2021 by @kennykerr in #2620
• Correct workflow trigger ignore paths by @riverar in #2622
• Detect unused bindgen/riddle filters by @kennykerr in #2634
• Fix BOOLEAN parameter binding by @kennykerr in #2635
• Provide individual crate readme files by @kennykerr in #2645
• Tweak Win32 error code conversion to handle HRESULT input by @kennykerr in #2646
• Remove support for the defunct StaticLibrary attribute by @kennykerr in #2647
• Derive PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Clone for interfaces by @kennykerr in #2651
• Internal bindgen refactoring by @kennykerr in #2654
• Disable signature transformation for NTSTATUS by @kennykerr in #2658
• Unhide query method on ComInterface trait by @kennykerr in #2659
• Harden QueryInterface implementation by @kennykerr in #2660
• Mask non-reproducible linker artifacts in libs by @riverar in #2661
• Slim doc generation by @kennykerr in #2671
• Update SDK and WDK metadata by @riverar in #2664
• Add feature documentation quotes by @kennykerr in #2675
• Add docs feature by @kennykerr in #2676
• Simplify metadata reader by @kennykerr in #2682
• Add bindgen config option to disable generating inner attributes by @dpaoliello in #2683
• Simplify metadata filtering by @kennykerr in #2684
• Simplify code generation by @kennykerr in #2686
• Fix link from docs.rs to full API documentation by @ChrisDenton in #2688
• Optimize tick trimming by @kennykerr in #2689
• Small bindgen refactor and tools refresh by @kennykerr in #2695
• Document implement and interface macros by @kennykerr in #2696
• Perform checked integral type conversions for APIs by @kennykerr in #2699
• Add windows-version crate by @kennykerr in #2702
• Add crate-specific readme files by @kennykerr in #2703

New Contributors

• @dpaoliello made their first contribution in #2683

Full Changelog: 0.48.5...0.52.0

0.48.5

As discussed in #2613, this update bumps windows-targets to 0.48.5 and will be the final release to support 1.48.

I will then switch everything in windows-rs to use edition 2021 and MSRV 1.56.

What's Changed

• 0.48.5 by @kennykerr in #2617

Full Changelog: 0.48.4...0.48.5

0.48.4

A user reported issues with using Rust 1.48 with windows-targets. It is quite difficult to validate as that is such an old version of Rust, but this tweak should address the compatibility concern.

This just flips windows-targets and the arch-specific crates to use Rust edition 2018.

What's Changed

• 0.48.4 by @kennykerr in #2613

Full Changelog: 0.51.1...0.48.4

0.51.1

This is mainly for publishing an update of the windows-bindgen crate but also fixes a few minor readme and version issues to avoid confusion.

• The windows and windows-core crates are updated to 0.51.1 to update the readme but are otherwise unchanged.
• The windows-targets crate and arch-specific crates are updated to 0.48.3 to update the readme and bring the lib file names in line with the crate version.

Those are all semver-compatible updates.

• The windows-bindgen crate is updated to 0.51.1 and includes the new riddle-based metadata processing capabilities and is compatible with the windows and windows-core crates.
• The windows-metadata crate is updated to 0.51.1 and includes many refinements but is largely for internal use.

Those are major breaking changes.

The windows-sys crate will not be updated at this time.

What's Changed

• Make riddle available as a library by @kennykerr in #2609
• Improve windows-bindgen for std usage by @kennykerr in #2610
• Version 0.51.1 by @kennykerr in #2611

Full Changelog: 0.51.0...0.51.1

0.51.0

As requested by #2603, this update includes the first published update to the windows crate in 5 months. As a reminder, updates are only published by request.

• This includes a semver-compatible update to the windows-targets crate.
• The windows crate now depends on the windows-core crate.
• The windows, windows-core, windows-implement, and windows-interface crates have been bumped to version 0.51.0 as there have been breaking changes.
• The windows-targets crate has been bumped to version 0.48.2 as it remains compatible with previous versions.
• Notably, an expanded set of WDK APIs are now available.
• Other crates will not be updated at this time.

What's Changed

• Ensure that all nullable params support None by @kennykerr in #2535
• Lock readme samples to last published version by @kennykerr in #2538
• Consolidate code generation by @kennykerr in #2544
• Add reference for spurious warning about cdylib dependency by @kennykerr in #2545
• Minor refactoring following #2544 by @kennykerr in #2546
• Test cross platform code generation by @kennykerr in #2547
• Run code formatting workflow on Linux by @kennykerr in #2548
• Riddle fixes and improvements by @kennykerr in #2549
• Improve rust output and formatting by @kennykerr in #2550
• Improve panic diagnostics by @kennykerr in #2551
• Update metadata readme.md by @kennykerr in #2553
• Add initial riddle support for methods and parameters by @kennykerr in #2554
• windows-targets 0.48.1 by @kennykerr in #2558
• Add CredEnumerate sample by @riverar in #2559
• Tweak riddle arguments by @riverar in #2563
• AsImpl::as_impl should be unsafe by @kennykerr in #2565
• Add comment for suspect clippy warning by @kennykerr in #2567
• Move to Rust edition 2021 and version 1.56 by @kennykerr in #2568
• Resolve clippy warning in tear-off by @kennykerr in #2569
• Update Win32 and WDK metadata by @kennykerr in #2573
• Metadata parsing and indexing improvements by @kennykerr in #2581
• Prefer explicit casts by @kennykerr in #2582
• Riddle dialects by @kennykerr in #2586
• Metadata parsing improvements by @kennykerr in #2592
• Metadata processing improvements by @kennykerr in #2598
• Version 0.51.0 by @kennykerr in #2605

Full Changelog: 0.50.0...0.51.0

windows-targets 0.48.1

This is a semver-compatible update to the windows-targets crate to improve gnullvm compatibility by including #2515 as requested in #2557.

Other crates will not be updated at this time.