Release Highlights

Fix: directory paths not preserved for No-Intro DATs

@tnvu reported a bug with directory paths in Xbox 360 digital ROM names not being respected. This has been fixed.

Fix: long exit time

An issue was fixed with the CLI progress bar rendering that could cause igir to needlessly wait up to 10 seconds after processing before finally exiting.

Refactors: preparation for MD5 & SHA1 matching

Most of this release involves code refactors that were necessary pre-work for MD5 and SHA1 matching (#818). Please report and new bugs found with this.

All changes

20 March 2024 - e82dc6f - v2.5.3 (#1017)
19 March 2024 - d56a8e2 - Fix: minimum for number of games with path characters (#1016)
19 March 2024 - b548560 - Fix: revert: warn the user of any unused patches (#1015)
19 March 2024 - 90affeb - Docs: use the word "headerless" everywhere (#1014)
19 March 2024 - 24b2b1a - Feature: test zip archives with the highest checksum available (#1013)
19 March 2024 - 9f2c274 - Feature: test raw files with the highest checksum available (#1012)
19 March 2024 - 67431bd - Refactor: allow files to not have CRC32s (#1011)
18 March 2024 - 63ce80b - CI: increase test coverage (#1010)
18 March 2024 - 77601c7 - Fix: check if an existing file is a symlink during symlink testing (#1009)
18 March 2024 - 02ca43e - Refactor: throw when extracting invalid entry path from archive (#1008)
18 March 2024 - 35b5bdb - Fix: retain "ROM names contain directories" attribute when combining DATs (#1007)
17 March 2024 - 97bfeeb - Refactor: centrally manage Node.js timeouts (#1005)
15 March 2024 - 82eb81d - Refactor: use FileProps and ArchiveEntryProps for instantiation (#1003)
9 March 2024 - e992d98 - Feature: file-backed cache (#1002)
9 March 2024 - a1acfd3 - Refactor: IndexedFiles class (#992)