Changelog¶

All notable changes to gntplib will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[3.0.0] - 2025-12-20¶

Python 3 Modernization
- Full Python 3.7+ support with type hints
- Removed Python 2 compatibility code
- Modern async/await syntax for Tornado support
Enhanced Security
- Cryptographically secure random generation using secrets module
- Increased minimum salt size from 4 to 8 bytes
- Better key validation and error messages
Improved Documentation
- Complete Sphinx documentation with Furo theme
- Comprehensive API reference with examples
- Detailed tutorials and guides
- ReadTheDocs integration
New Features
- Resource.from_file() and Resource.from_url() convenience methods
- Better error handling with specific exception types
- Enhanced logging support throughout
- Validation for all input parameters
Developer Experience
- Comprehensive docstrings for all public APIs
- Type hints for better IDE support
- More informative error messages
- Better separation of concerns in code organization

Breaking Changes
- Minimum Python version is now 3.7
- Notifier class deprecated in favor of Publisher
- notify() function deprecated in favor of publish()
- RawIcon deprecated in favor of Resource
- AsyncIcon deprecated in favor of AsyncResource
API Improvements
- Publisher replaces Notifier (with backwards compatibility)
- publish() replaces notify() (with backwards compatibility)
- More consistent naming conventions
- Better parameter names (e.g., event_defs instead of mixed types)
Internal Changes
- Reorganized module structure
- Split large modules into focused components
- Improved code quality and maintainability
- Better test coverage