element-hq/element-call v0.9.0

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What's Changed

Highlights

• Element Call is now available as two packages: "full" and "embedded"
  • Full package is the same as what was previously published: docker image + tarball
  • Embedded package is to allow Element Call to be distributed as part of a Matrix Client supporting Web (NPM), Android (AAR) and iOS (SwiftPM) platforms
• Documentation improvements
  • New self-hosting guide
  • Clarifications around URL parameters
• Improvements to error handling including:
  • participant limit imposed by a LiveKit SFU
  • failure to get JWT token
• End-to-end integration tests using Playwright

Changes

Documentation

• Separate widget-only URL parameters in the documentation by @hughns in #3088
• Refactor README.md by @fkwp in #3059
• README.md add information about rc_delayed_event_mgmt by @fkwp in #3026
• Update readme with new Element Call screenshot by @fkwp in #3099
• deleted old demo.jpg by @fkwp in #3104

Other

• Expose setLKLogLevel to window for debugging. by @toger5 in #3064
• Cache calls to removeHiddenChars() to fix performance bottleneck in Safari by @hughns in #3066
• Use fetch() in a way that works for file URLs by @hughns in #3071
• Pin matrix-js-sdk to a specific commit by @robintown in #3080
• Fix typing on config: EULA is optional as it has a default by @hughns in #3074
• Vite embedded build of Element Call by @hughns in #3077
• refactor: Centralize group call errors in custom GroupCallErrorBoundary by @BillCarsonFr in #3058
• Error: use a close button instead of go to home when in widget mode by @BillCarsonFr in #3063
• Fix: js-sdk version that uses expected value for isJoined (isJoined will now be false before we left as expected by EC) by @toger5 in #3092
• First integration tests with playwright by @BillCarsonFr in #3091
• Integration Test: Add test for register, login, logout and guest create and join call by @BillCarsonFr in #3096
• Integration Test: Add test for register, login, logout and guest create and join call by @BillCarsonFr in #3097
• Keep rate limits for dev backend, disable only for playwright tests by @BillCarsonFr in #3098
• Eslint: Ensure playwright files are checked by eslint by @BillCarsonFr in #3101
• Downgrade to livekit-client v2.9.1 by @robintown in #3109
• Show "insufficient capacity" when hitting participant limits by @robintown in #3110
• Run the 'prevent blocked' workflow even if PR has conflicts by @robintown in #3112
• Error management: Handle fail to get JWT token by @BillCarsonFr in #3076
• Move all tests into one workflow, give them clear names by @robintown in #3111
• Publish embedded package for releases of Element Call by @hughns in #3086
• Analytics configuration is the responsibility of the host application when running in widget mode by @hughns in #3089
• Fix join errors mistakenly showing a generic error screen by @robintown in #3119
• Fix compilation error when trying to use SwiftPM embedded package by @hughns in #3127
• Use correct rageshake URL when running in embedded package by @hughns in #3133

Full Changelog: v0.8.0...v0.9.0

No changes since v0.9.0-rc.4: v0.9.0-rc.4...v0.9.0

Docker full package

Element Call is available as a Docker image from the GitHub Container Registry.

The image provides a full build of Element Call that can be used both in standalone and as a widget (on a remote URL).

docker pull ghcr.io/element-hq/element-call:0.9.0

Embedded packages

This release includes the following embedded packages that allow Element Call to be used as an embedded widget
within another application.

NPM

npm install @element-hq/element-call-embedded@0.9.0

Android AAR

dependencies {
  implementation 'io.element.android:element-call-embedded:0.9.0'
}

SwiftPM

.package(url: "https://github.com/element-hq/element-call-swift.git", from: "0.9.0")