crowbartools/Firebot v5.61.0-beta2

Release v5.61.0-beta2

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v5.61.0-beta2 Changes

✨ New

• Introducing: Firebot Featured Streams! You may now opt-in to have your stream featured on the Firebot website when you're live. Just go to Settings > General and enable Feature My Stream on Firebot.app
• Custom variables may now be accessed via $$ (e.g. $$myVar is the same as $customVariable[myVar] and $$myVar[path, to, value] is the same as $customVariable[myVar, path.to.value])
• Effect outputs may now be accessed via $& (e.g. $&httpRequest is the same as $effectOutputs[httpRequest] and $&httpRequest[path, to, value] is the same as $effectOutputs[httpRequest, path.to.value])
• Added exact matching for the $arrayFind* variables
• The Evaluate JavaScript effect and $evalJs variable can now access custom variables via firebot.getCustomVariable(varName) and effect outputs via firebot.getEffectOutput(outputName)
• Added --fbuser-data-directory and --fbsecrets-config command line flags

🛠️ Improved

• Clarified the tooltip around storing Twitch clip URLs in a custom variable (#2392)

✅ Fixed

• Fixed an issue with 7TV channel emotes
• Fixed an issue from beta1 where custom commands would not refresh immediately when renamed

v5.61.0-beta1 Update Notes

✨ New

• Firebot's variable processing engine has been overhauled
• The top bar now indicates the status of an active Hype Train (#2087)
• Commands, Channel Rewards, Timers, and Scheduled Effect Lists can be enabled/disabled via tag (#576) (#2342)
• Added an option on the Commands tab to manually clear cooldowns on both individual commands and all commands (#1947)
• Added new $userIsBanned and $userIsTimedOut variables (#2330)
• Added new $pronouns variable (#2187) (#2341)
• Added new $extraLifeInfo, $extraLifeMilestones, $extraLifeDonations, and $extraLifeIncentives variables (#2229) (#2343)
• Added new $arrayRandomItem, $filesInDirectory, $textPadStart, and $textPadEnd variables
• Added new $null, $true and $false variables
• Added default currency option for !steam system command (#2138)
• Added new Before Firebot Closed event (#2332) (#2347)
• Added new Evaluate JavaScript effect and $evalJs variable. These will allow you to run simple, very limited JavaScript functions for advanced processing.

🛠️ Improved

• Command cooldowns are no longer cleared inadvertently in multiple scenarios, including when switching to the Commands tab or when using the Toggle Command effect (#1947)
• We now better handle usernames in several scenarios, including those with Unicode/international characters in their usernames (#2123) (#2131) (#2390)
• Usernames now get updated when users appear in chat after they change their username (#2198)
• The !commands command now allows for custom chat output (#2339)
• The Run Program effect can now read output (#1176)
• Whisper events are no longer cached, meaning they will trigger with each message, just like chat messages
• The known bot list is now loaded when connecting to Twitch if it failed to load previously (#2349)
• The $followCount variable should more consistently return a value (#2368)
• The $subNames variable now includes display names (#2379)
• Firebot now monitors and attempts to resubscribe to any EventSub subscriptions that may have become invalid
• The Log Message effect now has a multiline editor for the message
• Backups created on Windows will now properly restore on non-Windows systems
• Several internal Firebot systems have been refactored/updated (viewer database, command handlers, currency, in-app notifications, backups)

✅ Fixed

• Fixed an issue with Raid event metadata
• Fixed an issue where quick actions may not import correctly from a Firebot setup (#2376)
• Fixed an issue with effect outputs causing an error in Loop Effects effect
• Conditional effects now properly read previous effect outputs
• Fixed an issue where $chatMessage variable does not return the full chat message for a command with a regex trigger (#2394)
• Fixed an issue where variables may unexpectedly return [object Object] (#2323)
• Fixed an issue where HTTP routes registered via custom scripts may erroneously include backslashes

🔗 API Changes

• Added new GET /timers/:timerId/:action API endpoint (#2395) (#2396)
• Custom script parametersUpdated() and stop() functions are now properly called (#2337) (#2338)
• Bumped Electron to 28.2.2

Windows Install

• Download and run Firebot-v5.61.0-beta2-setup.exe

MacOS Install

• Download Firebot-v5.61.0-beta2-macos-x64.dmg
• Right click the .dmg and select "Open"
• In the dialog that appears click "Cancel"
• Right click the .dmg again and select "Open"
• In the dialog that appears click "Open"

Note: Mac OS does not receive auto-updates

Linux Install

• Download Firebot-v5.61.0-beta2-linux-x64.tar.gz
• ?? will need further instructions

Note: Linux does not receive auto-updates