os-js/OS.js v2.1.0

osjs-2.1.0

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Rewritten to ES6 (Babel), Webpack and Express.

Many of these are breaking changes, but you can easily migrate to the new style.

For a full writeup of changes etc, see links below.

Relevant:

• https://community.os-js.org/t/update-version-bump-2-1-0/142
• https://community.os-js.org/t/road-to-es6-es2015/131/8
• #617

Digest:

• Core: Rewritten to ES6
• Core: Callbacks replaced with Promise
• Core: Now using imports
• Core: Deprecated all marked methods
• Core: Removed global namespace (available as BC module)
• Core: Removed support for "simple" packages
• Core: Removed support for "dummy" packages
• Core: Removed support for "old" packages
• Core: Detached Scheme files from applications
• Core: Changed in namespaces (code separation)
• API: Now using axios for XHR
• API: Now using bluebird for better promises
• VFS: Removed 'delete' operation (use 'unlink')
• GUI: Schemes now embed in bundles if used
• Packages: Default packages refactored
• build: Now using Ygor as task system
• build: Rewritten
• build: Now using Webpack for themes
• build: Now using Webpack for packages
• build: Now using Webpack for core
• build: Removed grunt entirely
• build: Split up into separate package
• build: Changed templating generation
• build: Simplified configuration capabilities
• build: Better overlay support
• server-node: Rewritten to ES6
• server-node: Now using Express
• server-node: Changed how modules look
• server-node: Better module APIs
• server-node: Better user handling
• conf: Changed overlay layouts
• conf: Overlays now support themes
• conf: Overlays now support configuration includes
• conf: Changed vfs configuration
• misc: Added some new bin/ scripts
• misc: Removed the Zip helper. This will be replaced with something newer.
• misc: The Database handler now uses separate tables
• misc: Added OSjs.require() for externals
• misc: Moved src/client/themes to src/themes
• misc: Bugfixes and general cleanups
• misc: Performance improvements
• misc: No more 'dist/vendor' by default
• misc: Removed automated installers from repo
• misc: Separated graphics sources to own repo
• misc: Separated x11 sources to own repo
• misc: Separated Broadway (will be replaced with Xpra)
• misc: Updated documentation
• misc: Now using esdoc