v0.1.0-alpha - Rewrite

Rewrite

Bridge Launcher has been rewritten almost entirely. The code is now more maintainable, much easier to test and should also run faster and be more reliable.

Breaking change

• window.onBridgeEvent has changed from 2 arguments (name, args) to just an event object (event).
  • Event names remain unchanged, but are now accessible through event.name,
  • Each event now has a named type in the API typings, like BridgeAppInstalledEvent, BridgeAfterResumeEvent etc.,
  • Union of all event types is available as BridgeEvent,
  • Typing listeners no longer requires the awkward tuple destructuring syntax: (...event: BridgeEventListenerArgs), you can simply use (event: BridgeEvent)

New API features

• Call requestOpenAndroidSettings to open Android settings, regardless of what the app is called on your device,
• Listen to newIntent events to detect home button presses while already on the home screen.

Fixes & improvements

• Startup now queries the package manager in parallel, meaning Bridge should start much faster, especially if you have a lot of apps,
• Icons are now cached in memory, meaning they should load faster and the built-in app drawer shouldn't be as slow,
• Welcome prompt for first-time launches instead of just "No storage permission",
• Tapping on index.html now selects the current folder instead of doing nothing,
• Built-in app drawer's searchbar clear button should no longer be easily confused for a close button,
• Fixed appInstalled, appChanged and appRemoved events not working,
• Custom progress dialog for the mock export showing progress and export failures,
• Tested the entire app and fixed many small bugs & issues.

v0.0.5-alpha

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Changes

• Fixed improper permission checking on Android 10 (this time without source control laziness mentioned in #9)
• target="_blank" links now open in external browser
• Apps are now queried using queryIntentActivities, which means no more system apps like inCallUI showing up
• Allow screen locking using device admin on Android 9 and below
• Allow media to autoplay in projects
• Request vibrate perms to allow projects to use the JS vibrate APIs
• Fixed a crash in the directory picker

v0.0.4-alpha - Android 10 storage permissions fix

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Changes

• Fix improper permission checking on Android 10

v0.0.3-alpha

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Skipped v0.0.2 to keep consistency between the launcher app and npm packages (though this consistency is unlikely to last).

Changes

• Prompt on the home screen when no project is loaded
• Use accessibility service instead of device admin to lock the screen (device admin forces PIN unlock)
• New icon
• API changes:
  • Get Android API level
  • Get Bridge version code/name
  • Check if system night mode can be toggled
  • Check if screen can be locked
  • Get/Set whether overscroll effects are drawn or not
  • Optional z argument for sendWallpaperTap()
• Various bugfixes and adjustements

v0.0.1-alpha - The very first version

Docs aren't built yet. Attaching a Bridge.d.ts file describing the Bridge API, plus BridgeMock.ts and BridgeMockConfig.ts to help mock the Bridge API for development.

API tester project (example code):
https://github.com/bridgelauncher/apitester