4.7.0

This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator.

Fixed

• [client] Bumped Web Chat to v4.7.1 in PR [2023]

• [client] Added an empty state for the recent bots submenu in the app menu for Windows in PR 1945

• [client] Fixed a bug that was showing the custom user ID validation message when disabled in PR 1946

• [client] Improved error logging when opening a bot via URL in debug mode in PR 1949

• [client] Fixed various accessibility issues in PRs:

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• [main] Increased ngrok spawn timeout to 15 seconds to be more forgiving to slower networks in PR 1998

Removed

• [main] Removed unused VersionManager class in PR 1991
• [main] Rewrote the emulator/core package and removed the emulator/cli package in PR 1989

4.6.0

🎃 This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator. 🎃

v4.6.0 - 2019 - 10 - 31

Added

• [main] Added End-to-End tests using Spectron in PR 1696
• [main] New Conversation: send a single conversation update activity including bot and user as members added 1709
• [app] Consolidated application state store and removed the need for explicit state synchronization between the main and renderer processes in PR 1721
• [main] Added logging to OAuth signin link generation flow in PR 1745
• [client] Added a context menu item and inspector button to allow copying an activity's JSON in PR 1801
• [client] Implemented HTML app menu for Windows in PR 1893
• [client/main] Added a new property, source, to the bot_open telemetry event to distinguish between bots opened via .bot file and via url, in PR 1937
• [client] Bumped Web Chat to v4.6.0 in PR 1958

Fixed

• [main] Fixed bug where opening a chat via URL was sending two conversation updates in PR 1735

• [main] Fixed an issue where the Emulator was incorrectly sending the conversation id instead of an emulated OAuth token in PR 1738

• [client] Fixed an issue with the transcripts path input inside of the resource settings dialog in PR 1836

• [client] Fixed various accessibility issues in PRs:

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• [client/main] Migrated from Bing Speech API to Cognitive Services Speech API in PR 1878

• [client] Fixed issue with certain native browser functions (cut, copy, paste, etc.) firing twice in PR 1920

• [client] Applied theming to InsetShadow component in PR 1922

• [client] Bumped Web Chat to v4.5.3 in PR 1925

• [client] Fixed issue that was causing Web Chat interactions to clear Adaptive Card content in PR 1930

• [client] Bumped react & react-dom to ^16.8.6 to sync with Web Chat in PR 1939

• [client] Fixed an issue with the <AutoComplete /> component so that it can now accept an empty string as an input in "controlled mode" in PR 1939

• [tools] Adjusted e2e tests for recent updates to application DOM in PR 1941

• [tools] Made e2e tests more reliable across different machines in PR 1944

4.5.2

This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator.

v4.5.2 - 2019 - 07 - 17

Fixed

• [client] Fixed some minor styling issues with the JSON inspector in PR 1691
• [client] Fixed issue where html errors were being displayed incorrectly in PR 1687
• [client] Fixed an issue where webSpeechFactories in store were being set to null in PR 1685
• [client] Fixed click handling within all adaptive card inputs (multiline text inputs, input labels, compact choice sets) in PR 1690

4.5.1

This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator.

v4.5.1 - 2019 - 07 - 13

Fixed

• [main] Fixed an issue where uploaded attachments weren't being encoded and decoded properly in PR 1678
• [client] Fixed issue where adaptive card inputs were being reset when clicking or typing within adaptive card input fields in PR 1681

4.5.0

This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator.

v4.5.0 - 2019 - 07 - 11

Added

• [main] Added ability to launch into a bot inspector mode session via protocol url in PR 1617
• [main/shared] Added 'Clear State' menu item in PR 1596
• [main] Encrypted bot secrets are now stored in the user's OS secret store in PR 1618
• [client] Added first-time data collection dialog in PR 1624
• [client / main] Re-enabled the ability to collect usage data and telemetry in PR 1644
• [client] Added bot state diffing pagination and merged UI into Json inspector in PR 1658

Fixed

• [client/main] Auto update is now opt-in by default and changed UX to reflect this in PR 1575
• [client/main] Fixed OAuth card sign-in flow when not using magic code in PR 1660
• [client/main] Fixed issue where images uploaded from the bot weren't being handled properly in PR 1661
• [main] Fixed issue where activities sent from the bot with custom ids were having their ids overwritten in PR 1665

4.4.2

This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator.

Fixed

• [client] Fixed issue where the slider control was getting stuck when dragging next to a webview element in PR 1546
• [client] Fixed issue where selecting an autocomplete result with the mouse was losing focus in PR 1554
• [client] Fixed issue where tab icon for sidecar debugging docs page was shrinking in PR 1557
• [build] Fixed issue where the NSIS installer was requiring admin permissions to run, causing auto update to fail when attempting to install in PR 1562
• [main] Added type 'button' to cancel button #1504 in PR 1551
• [luis] Fixed the spinner issue when publishin LUIS after training #1572 in PR 1582
• [client / main] Corrected user id logic in PR 1590

4.4.1

This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator.

Added

• [client] Added auto complete component and mounted in open bot dialog in PR 1510

Fixed

• [client/main] Show unauthorized signals when connecting to bots with credentials in PR 1522
• [main] Bumps botframework-config to v4.4.0 to address issues encrypting and decrypting .bot files in PR 1521
• [luis] Added ability to scroll within editor section of LUIS inspector and made inspector scrollbars thinner in PR [#1516](#1516

4.4.0

This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator.

Added

• [client] - Bumped botframework-webchat to v4.4.1 in PR 1511
• [client] - Added the ability to toggle into Chromium's Developer Tools via a menu item in PR 1481
• [client] - Added CHANNELS.md for documentation on Bot Inspector mode in PR 1502
• [client/main] Added Bot Inspector mode in PR 1400
• [client] Added the ability to specicy a UserID override in conversations in PR 1456
• [main] Added a splash screen on app startup in PR 1450
• [main] Added npm script to watch and auto-restart the main process in PR 1450
• [main] Added a splash screen to app startup in PR 1451

Fixed

• [main] Fixed the ability to export transcripts when connected to a bot via URL in PR 1452
• [luis / client] Fixed several styling issues within the LUIS inspector, and enabled log deep link to configure missing LUIS service in PR #1399
• [client] Fixed secret prompt dialog's opaque background so that it is now transparent in PR 1407
• [build / client] Fixed ipc issue that was breaking the command service in PR 1418
• [build] Bumped electron version to v4.1.1 and updated .dmg installer background image in PR 1419
• [ui-react] Added default disabled styling to checkbox control in PR 1424
• [client] Fixed issue where BOM wasn't being stripped from transcripts opened via the File menu in PR 1425
• [client] Fixed issue where tab icon glyphs weren't working on Mac in PR 1428
• [client] Fixed issue where cancelling out of opening a transcript was creating a broken livechat window in PR 1441
• [client] Fixed invisible scrollbar styling in log panel in PR 1442
• [main] Fixed issue where opening a livechat or bot via protocol wasn't working because ngrok wasn't being started on startup in PR 1446
• [main / client] Got rid of node Buffer() deprecation warnings in PR 1426

Removed

• [main] Removed custom user agent string from outgoing requests in PR 1427

4.3.3

This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator.

Fixed

• [client] Use correct casing for user id prop for web chat in PR #1374
• [luis / qnamaker] Addressed npm security vulnerabilities in luis & qnamaker extensions in PR #1371
• [main] Fixed issue where current user id was out of sync between client and main in PR #1378

Removed

• [telemetry] Disabled telemetry and the ability to opt-in to collect usage data in PR #1375

4.3.2

This is a stable build of the v4 Bot Framework Emulator.

Added

• [main] Typecheck during build process #1368

Fixed

• [main] Fix missing constant reference #1368

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(From v4.3.1)

Fixed

• [client] Modified 'Open Bot' dialog text in PR #1330
• [client] Allow text to be selected in webchat in PR #1351
• [client] Pass along user name to webchat in PR #1353
• [client] Native dialogs no longer display #1360
• [client] Do not render certain activities in webchat in PR #1363
• [core] Fixed issue with contentUrl for attachments in PR #1364
• [client] Fixed issue where scrollbar within Webchat was invisible in PR #1366