Paradrop

Bug Fixes

* Fix processing of empty string values in configuration objects.
* Make sure all API sections appear in the documentation.
* Return proper 404 errors for missing chute resources.
* Fixed a race condition where API calls could fail during chute uninstallation.

Bug Fixes

* Fix building of public documentation.
* Accept device address in URL format for pdtools.
* Fix bug preventing clean up after failed chute installation.

Features

* Introduce streaming log messages through pdtools command for various long-running operations including chute installation.
* Support more WiFi encryption settings, including properly supporting CCMP for better security.
* Support fulfilment of chute hardware requirements including requests for 2.4 GHz vs. 5 GHz WiFi bands.
* Chutes with web-services now keep their dynamic port bindings across chute updates for a better developer experience.
* Implement storing authentication tokens for pdtools interactions with the host API.
* Optimization to speed up light chute updates when the code changed but not the package dependencies.
* Add documentation for local API and JSON object schemas.
* Add hostapd control interface, which provides, among other functionality, asynchronous notifications on station association/dissociation.
* Add API functions to get and set chute configuration without reinstalling the chute.

Bug Fixes

* Fix chute inconsistencies caused by stopping and starting again.
* Fix failure of haproxy to start caused by lingering pid file.
* Fix configuration failures that are caused by spaces in certain string fields.

Features

* Paradrop snap is ready to be automatically updated through the Ubuntu Snap Store.
* Added many new commands to pdtools in order to support chute development and testing.
* Added experimental APIs for Airshark (http://wings-www.cs.wisc.edu/projects/airshark/) spectrum analysis.
* Adapted pdtools for use as a Python library in chutes.

Bug Fixes

* Fixed a memory leak related to sockjs connections.
* Fixed an issue that prevented creating multiple virtual interfaces on WLE600VX cards.

Features

* Reintroduced the pdtools command line interface for managing device configuration and installed chutes.
* Enabled (through pdtools) installing a chute from the developer's working directory. This was a sorely missed feature from early versions that allows more faster testing during development than going through the chute store.
* Added telemetry service which enables real-time monitoring of deployed devices.
* Use the snapd API to eliminate the first-time boot requirement that someone connect a serial cable and "Press enter to continue". This streamlines the process of provisioning Paradrop devices.
* Chutes can request specific IP network ranges when configuring WiFi or VLAN networks and conflicts are handled with an appropriate error message.

Bug Fixes

* Fixed failure to clean up rules in ip6tables.
* Fixed sticky chute interface options---upgrading to a new version of a chute ignored changes to certain settings.

* Support dedicated LAN interfaces for chutes.
* Support VLAN interfaces in chutes and in the host.
* Support IPv6 firewall rules.
* Allow configuring the subnet pool used for chute networks.
* Improved naming of Wi-Fi devices in configuration (pci-wifi-X or usb-wifi-X).