changelog.txt

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Version: 0.9.1
Date: 2026-01-25
  Technical:
    - BREAKING: Removed obsolete safety.lua synchronous wrapper module
    - Remote interfaces (export_platform, export_platform_to_file) now return job_id instead of data
    - Fully async architecture - all exports/imports use AsyncProcessor job queue
    - File writing now handled in async completion handler
    - Removed legacy pending_platform_imports synchronous polling system
  Documentation:
    - Updated all documentation to reflect async-first architecture
    - Removed safety.lua references from file trees and module lists
  Impact:
    - Cleaner codebase without redundant abstraction layers
    - Better error handling via job status tracking
    - No blocking operations during export/import
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Version: 1.0.98
Date: 2026-01-17
  Features:
    - Ghost entities now fully preserved (blueprinted buildings not yet constructed)
    - Tile ghosts preserved (blueprinted tiles/flooring not yet placed)
    - Item request proxies preserved (construction material delivery requests)
    - Complete construction planning state now exported and restored
  Technical:
    - Added entity-ghost handler: captures ghost_name, ghost_type, item_requests, quality
    - Added tile-ghost handler: captures ghost_name for planned tiles
    - Added item-request-proxy handler: captures requests, insert_plan, target position
    - Updated deserializer to create ghosts with inner_name parameter
  Impact:
    - Blueprint planning work is not lost during platform transfer
    - Construction bots will resume building from blueprints after import
    - Upgrade planner markings and deconstruction orders preserved
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Version: 1.0.97
Date: 2026-01-17
  Features:
    - CRITICAL: Space platform schedule now exported and restored (stations, wait conditions, interrupts)
    - Platform thrust mode preserved (automatic vs paused)
    - Complete platform navigation state restored
  Technical:
    - Extract platform.schedule (PlatformSchedule with records and interrupts)
    - Extract platform.paused (thrust control)
    - Restore settings after platform creation in remote-interface
  Impact:
    - Platforms retain their travel routes (to planets/space locations)
    - Thrust settings preserved (won't unexpectedly start/stop)
    - Schedule interrupts and wait conditions fully restored
    - Request groups for platform schedule preserved
  Data Structure:
    - Platform schedule: stations, wait_conditions, interrupts, temporary_stops
    - Thrust mode: boolean (true = paused, false = automatic)
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Version: 1.0.96
Date: 2026-01-17
  Features:
    - Belt lane separation: Items on left vs right lanes now tracked separately
    - Accurate belt balancer restoration (lane information preserved)
    - Quality tracking for belt items (per-lane quality support)
  Technical:
    - extract_belt_items() now returns per-lane array structure
    - Deserializer updated to restore items to correct lanes (line 1 vs line 2)
    - Backward compatibility maintained for old export format
  Impact:
    - Belt balancers restore accurately (items return to correct lanes)
    - Lane-specific designs preserved (left/right lane separation)
    - Quality belts work correctly (quality tracked per lane)
  Data Structure:
    - OLD: {item_name = total_count} (combined lanes)
    - NEW: [{line=1, items=[{name, count, quality}]}, {line=2, items=[...]}] (separate lanes)
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Version: 1.0.95
Date: 2026-01-17
  Features:
    - CRITICAL: Vehicle equipment grids now extracted (cars, tanks, spidertrons, locomotives)
    - Equipment in vehicle grids fully preserved (exoskeletons, shields, reactors, etc.)
    - Equipment with inventories preserved (burner equipment fuel)
    - Spidertron autopilot destination preserved
  Technical:
    - Added car handler with equipment grid extraction
    - Added spider-vehicle handler with equipment grid and autopilot
    - Enhanced train handler with equipment grid support (Space Age locomotives)
    - Equipment grid restoration for entity grids (not just item grids)
  Impact:
    - Vehicles with equipment no longer lose their equipment on export
    - Space Age locomotive equipment preserved
    - Spidertron exoskeletons, shields, reactors fully tracked
    - Equipment burner fuel inventories recursively captured
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed missing equipment grid export for entity-based grids (was only capturing item-based)
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Version: 1.0.94
Date: 2026-01-17
  Bugfixes:
    - CRITICAL: Added missing defines.inventory.cargo_bay (Space Age platform cargo)
    - Without this fix, all items in space platform cargo bays would be lost on export!
  Technical:
    - Now scanning 69 inventory types (was 68)
    - Complete inventory coverage verified for Space Age
  Impact:
    - Space platform cargo bay items now properly exported/imported
    - Zero item loss guarantee restored for platform cargo
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Version: 1.0.93
Date: 2026-01-17
  Features:
    - CRITICAL: Spoilage tracking for Space Age items (spoil_percent, spoil_result)
    - Agricultural science packs preserve spoilage state
    - Yumako, jelly nuts, nutrients preserve freshness
    - Bioflux and other spoilable items fully tracked
  Technical:
    - Added spoil_percent (0.0 = fresh, 1.0 = about to spoil)
    - Added spoil_result (what item becomes when spoiled)
    - Spoilage restored in both main and nested inventories
  Impact:
    - Space Age biological items now preserve freshness across platform transfers
    - No more losing spoilage progress on import
    - Agricultural science production timing accurate
  Notes:
    - Fluids already capture temperature (steam, cryogenic fluids) ✅
    - All 68 inventory types covered (comprehensive) ✅
    - Item state fully preserved (health, durability, ammo, spoilage) ✅
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Version: 1.0.92
Date: 2026-01-17
  Features:
    - CRITICAL: Complete circuit network preservation (red/green wires)
    - CRITICAL: Power network preservation (copper cables between poles)
    - CRITICAL: Complete control behavior settings (all circuit conditions, filters, signals)
    - CRITICAL: Logistic requests preservation (requester/buffer chests)
    - CRITICAL: Entity filters preservation (filter inserters, splitters, cargo wagons, loaders)
    - Train station custom names (backer_name)
    - Rocket silo auto-launch setting
    - Gate open state
    - Agricultural tower planting position (Space Age)
    - Entity tags (custom mod data)
    - Infinity container filters (creative mode)
  Architecture:
    - New module: scanners/connection-scanner.lua (wire connections, control behavior extraction)
    - Import now 14-step process (added control behavior, filters, connections restoration)
    - Connection restoration after entity creation (proper entity_map lookup)
  Technical:
    - Circuit connections use entity_id with position fallback
    - Power connections restored for electric poles only
    - Control behavior safely sets all properties with pcall
    - Constant combinator signals fully preserved
    - Selector combinator support (2.0+)
  Impact:
    - Circuit logic now fully preserved (was 100% lost)
    - Power grids automatically reconnect (was manual rewiring)
    - All entity configurations preserved (filters, conditions, signals)
    - 60-70% functionality improvement for complex factories
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Version: 1.0.91
Date: 2026-01-17
  Features:
    - MAJOR: Complete item metadata serialization (blueprint strings, health, ammo, labels)
    - Added blueprint/book export string support (slot.export_stack() → slot.import_stack())
    - Added nested inventory support (spidertron remotes, items-with-inventory)
    - Added item health tracking (damaged armor, vehicles)
    - Added ammo count tracking (partial magazines)
    - Added item label and color support (custom-labeled items)
    - Added custom description support (tagged items)
    - Enhanced equipment grid serialization (burner fuel state, grid dimensions)
  Improvements:
    - Recursive inventory scanning for deeply nested items
    - Equipment burner inventories now fully serialized
    - Blueprint planners, upgrade planners, and deconstruction planners fully preserved
    - Import now restores all item metadata (was only restoring name/count/quality)
  Technical:
    - New function: InventoryScanner.extract_nested_inventory() (recursive)
    - New function: Deserializer.restore_nested_inventory() (recursive)
    - Enhanced equipment grid format: {width, height, equipment[]}
    - Backward compatible with old equipment grid format (array only)
  Impact:
    - Blueprints in chests now preserve their designs (was blank blueprints)
    - Damaged items preserve health values
    - Partially-used magazines preserve ammo counts
    - Spidertron remotes preserve waypoints
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Version: 1.0.90
Date: 2026-01-17
  Refactoring:
    - MAJOR: Complete code reorganization into hierarchical structure
    - Split control.lua (936 lines → 49 lines + 4 new files)
    - Split util.lua (441 lines → 40 lines + 4 focused modules)
    - Created directory structure: interfaces/, core/, scanners/, utils/, validators/
    - Moved 15 files to appropriate categories
    - Updated 20+ require() statements (scripts.X → category.X)
  Documentation:
    - Created comprehensive README.md with architecture guide
    - Documents module responsibilities, data formats, usage examples
    - Includes development guide and troubleshooting section
  Code Quality:
    - Reduced largest file from 936 lines to 635 lines (async-processor.lua)
    - All modules now 40-323 lines (focused, maintainable)
    - Clear separation of concerns (interfaces, core logic, scanners, utilities)
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Version: 1.0.88
Date: 2026-01-16
  Features:
    - Added tile support for platform imports/exports
    - Added file-based async import API (import_platform_file_async)
    - Optimized chunked import RCON output (suppressed plugin load messages)
    - Added progress indicators for chunk uploads (every 10 chunks)
  Bugfixes:
    - Fixed quality property read-only error (now set during entity creation)
    - Fixed productivity_bonus read-only error (wrapped in pcall)
    - Fixed unknown item crashes during import (graceful skip with logging)
    - Fixed platform surface validation in async export/import
    - Fixed platform activation with apply_starter_pack() on import
  Performance:
    - Tiles now placed in single batch operation (faster than per-tile)
    - Reduced RCON spam from 59+ messages to progress indicators only
  Technical:
    - Async processor now validates surfaces before operations
    - Import places tiles before entities (correct layer order)
    - Enhanced debug logging for tile placement operations
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Version: 1.0.0
Date: 2025-12-26
  Features:
    - Initial release
    - Complete platform state serialization to JSON
    - Export all entities with positions, orientations, and settings
    - Export all items from inventories, belts, inserters, and ground
    - Export all fluids with amounts and temperatures
    - Item verification system to ensure zero loss/duplication
    - Import/restore platforms from JSON
    - Clustorio remote interface integration
    - Docker testing environment for development
  Major Features:
    - Zero item loss guarantee with verification checksums
    - Support for quality items and fluid temperatures
    - Complete entity state preservation (recipes, schedules, settings)
    - Atomic export/import operations with error handling