weechat/weechat v4.0.0 on GitHub

New features

core: use human readable key bindings, separate keys with comma in combos, remove modifier "meta2-", add option legacy in command /key (issue #1238, task #10317)
core: make keys normal options, so they are shown and can be updated with /set and /fset commands (task #12427, task #11783)
core: add key Alt+K (upper case) to grab raw key and its command (issue #1238)
core: add option key in command /debug (issue #1238)
core: force ctrl keys to lower case when they are added (issue #1875)
core: use 256 colors by default and always allow 256 colors, find nearest color if less colors are available in terminal (issue #1920)
core: insert multiple pasted lines in input instead of sending immediately, add keys to move and delete in a single line and whole input, add option weechat.look.input_multiline_lead_linebreak (issue #1502, issue #1503, issue #1504)
core: render newline characters in chat line messages (issue #1908)
core: don't split on newline characters in printf_date_tags when input_multiline is set (issue #1909)
core: add key "l" in cursor mode to quote line, add variable "_chat_focused_line" in function hashtable sent to hook_focus callback (issue #1913, issue #1914)
core: add option split_return in command /input (issue #1916)
core: send all command line parameters not beginning with a dash to all plugins
core: add command /reset to reset options to their default values
core: add option rename in command /bar
core: add relative move of read marker with /buffer set unread [+/-]N (issue #1895)
core: add access to hashtable properties in evaluation of expressions (issue #1888)
core: display similar command names when a command is unknown (issue #1877)
core: rename option weechat.color.status_name_ssl to weechat.color.status_name_tls
core, plugins: make many identifiers case sensitive (issue #1872, issue #398, bug #32213)
core: add item "mouse_status" in default status bar, change default color to lightgreen
core, trigger: add options weechat.color.chat_status_disabled and weechat.color.chat_status_enabled, remove options trigger.color.trigger and trigger.color.trigger_disabled, add enabled/disabled status color in output of /filter list (issue #1820)
core: add completions "filters_names_disabled" and "filters_names_enabled", used in completion of /filter disable and /filter enable
api: add function config_set_version (issue #1238)
api: don't split on newline by default in functions command and command_options when input_multiline is set to 0
api: add optional argument with version in info "version_number"
api: add info "auto_load_scripts"
alias: use lower case for default aliases, rename all aliases to lower case on upgrade (issue #1872)
alias: add $& to replace all arguments with double quotes escaped (issue #1140, issue #1190)
alias: add options missing and rename in command /alias
fifo: add support of escaped chars in text or commands sent (issue #1950)
fset: add options fset.color.color_name and fset.color.color_name_selected (issue #1920)
irc: rename "ssl" options to "tls", connect with TLS and port 6697 by default
irc: add support of capabilities "batch" and "draft/multiline" (issue #1292, issue #1923)
irc: add support of capability "echo-message" (issue #139)
irc: display CTCP ACTION to channel on the channel buffer (issue #207)
irc: display STATUSMSG actions differently from standard actions on channels (issue #1577)
irc: add modifier "irc_cap_sync_req" (issue #1767)
irc: add support of "LINELEN" in message 005 (max message length in bytes) (issue #1927)
irc: add support of "UTF8ONLY" in message 005 (issue #1688)
irc: add command /action (issue #201, issue #1577)
irc: add command /rules (issue #1864)
irc: add command /knock (issue #7)
irc: add server option "registered_mode", add fields "authentication_method" and "sasl_mechanism_used" in server (issue #1625)
irc: add option join in command /autojoin
irc: use key when /joining in open channel buffer (issue #1260)
irc: add option buffer in command /autojoin sort (issue #1876)
irc: add ${username} in server options "nicks" and "username", change their default values to use it
irc: add infos "irc_server_cap" and "irc_server_cap_value"
irc: add option irc.look.display_host_notice
irc: add tag "new_host_xxx" in message displayed for command CHGHOST (issue #1808)
logger: add option logger.file.log_conditions (issue #1942)
logger: add info "logger_log_file"
relay: rename "ssl" options and protocol to "tls"
relay: make TLS certificate/key loading error handling more verbose (issue #1558)
relay: add modifiers "relay_client_irc_in", "relay_client_irc_out1" and "relay_client_irc_out" in irc protocol
relay: add support of capability "echo-message" in irc protocol (issue #1949)
relay: add handshake option "escape_commands" in weechat protocol
trigger: add completions "trigger_names_disabled" and "trigger_names_enabled", used in completion of /trigger disable and /trigger enable

Bug fixes

core: fix refresh of bar item "input_search" after buffer switch in root bars (issue #1939)
core: fix completion after newline in input (issue #1925)
core: fix partial completion when the common prefix found is empty (issue #340)
core: display a specific error when trying to bind a key without area in mouse context
core: fix display of key with command /key bindctxt <context> <key>
core: fix default value of bar options (issue #846)
core: allow any valid boolean value in command /bar set <name> separator xxx
core: run config hooks only when value or default value is actually changed in set/reset/unset functions
core: fix crash in case of NULL message sent to function gui_chat_printf_y_date_tags (issue #1883)
core: allow command /input move_next_word going to the end of line (issue #1881)
core: ignore incomplete ctrl/meta/meta2 codes in keys
core: fix display glitch in command errors when a wide char is set in option weechat.look.command_chars (issue #1871)
core: fix update of terminal title in some terminals like suckless terminal (stterm) (issue #1882)
core: fix infinite loop on startup when running some gui commands before the switch to core buffer is performed (issue #1917)
api: readjust string size in function string_dyn_free when string is not freed
buflist: do not display keys added in default context on first load
exec: remove trailing "M" (carriage return) in output of commands
fset: remove scroll to top of fset buffer when options are added or removed (issue #1892)
guile: fix crash when plugin is loaded on GNU/Hurd (issue #1951)
irc: fix format of IRC tags displayed in messages (use "=" to separate key from value, do not convert "_" to "-") (issue #1929)
irc: reset all internal servers variables when disconnecting
irc: start from the beginning of nicks at automatic reconnection (issue #337, issue #965)
irc: fix join of channels in "autojoin" server option on first connection to server if auto reconnection is performed (issue #1873)
irc: update autojoin option with redirected channels when autojoin_dynamic is enabled (issue #1898)
irc: update secure data when server autojoin option contains ${sec.data.xxx} and option autojoin_dynamic is enabled (issue #1934)
irc: don't switch to buffer of joined channel if it was not manually joined nor present in server autojoin option
irc: fix target buffer for commands 432/433 (erroneous nickname/nickname already in use) when the nickname looks like a channel
irc: display command 437 on server buffer when nickname cannot change while banned on channel (issue #88)
irc: add messages 415 (cannot send message to channel) and 742 (mode cannot be set)
irc: add missing tag "log3" in notify messages
irc: add missing tags "irc_cap" and "log3" in cap messages (client capability)
irc: fix split of CTCP message with no arguments
irc: remove extra space in CTCP ACTION message sent without arguments
logger: fix display of multiline messages in backlog (issue #1926)
lua: fix crash with print when the value to print is not a string (issue #1904, issue #1905)
relay: fix crash on /upgrade when at least a client is connected with weechat protocol
relay: fix connection with IRC clients sending "CAP REQ :" (without capability) and not sending "CAP END" (issue #1040)
ruby: fix crash on quit when a child process is still running (issue #1889, issue #1915)
ruby: fix crash in display of exception backtrace with Ruby 3 (issue #1631, issue #1886)
script: remove trailing "J" (line feed char) in source of scripts displayed
spell: check buffer pointer received in info "spell_dict"
trigger: make default triggers "cmd_pass", "cmd_pass_register" and "server_pass" compatible with multiline input (issue #1935)
typing: fix crash when pointer buffer is not received in callback for signal "input_text_changed" (issue #1869)
typing: remove nicks typing even when option typing.look.enabled_self is off (issue #1718)

Tests

core: add tests on URL functions
gui: add tests on bar and key functions
alias: add tests on alias functions
irc: check tags in messages displayed by IRC plugin
irc: add tests on function irc_server_alloc_with_url
irc: add tests on message/notice/action/CTCP sent
logger: add tests on tail functions
relay: add tests on "irc" protocol

Build

core: remove build with autotools (issue #1860)
core: remove RPM packaging
core: remove build of .bz2 and .zst files in make dist
core: remove obsolete cpack config
core: add "stable-number" and "devel-number" in script version.sh
core: add quotes around paths in CMake files (issue #29)
doc: convert docgen.py to C, remove autogen files from repository, add parameter --doc-gen to weechat-headless binary, add CMake option ENABLE_DOC_INCOMPLETE

Download

https://weechat.org/download/weechat/4.0.0/