Bell Weather Reader Release Notes

Version 1.6.0

May 28, 2020

.Net Framework 4.6.1 is a prerequisite.

  • Fix for changes to city search url not saving changes in setup tab between closing and re-opening app.

  • Better handle instances of the database not being available - check again later if a connection fails.

  • Reduce log verbosity in the Chameleon/Flow database.

Version 1.4.0

October 16, 2017

REQUIRES FLOW VERSION 9.8.3.2 OR GREATER TO BE INSTALLED FIRST!

  • Search, add and remove available locations in the reader itself.

  • Performance improvements through better transaction control.

Version 1.3.1

May 3, 2017

  • Allow date formats to be even more flexible.

Version 1.3.0

April 19, 2017

  • Allow date formats to be slightly more flexible.

  • Use a new icon that matches the weather icon used by the latest Chameleon Flow.

Version 1.2.0

January 4, 2017

  • Use a new icon that matches the weather icon used in Flow.

Version 1.1.0

July 16, 2016

  • Switch to an enabled play/stop button instead of a red/green enabled image.

  • Use Reader Utils version 1.0.8

  • Use .Net Framework 4.5

Version 1.0.9

December 8, 2015

  • Don't show popup alerts on error when translations fail to load - instead add message to status textbox

  • Use the default Updater login instead of root for easy first-time install setup

  • Use Reader Utils version 1.0.6

Version 1.0.8

November 6, 2015

  • Use new Check-For-Updates Url

  • Improve handling of null weather id values

  • Report the number of downloads (in the logs)

Version 1.0.7

July 24, 2015

  • Prevent db writes when disabled (useful for replication server installations)

  • Default to disabled when creating new instances

  • Don't remember the verbose log setting

  • Improve log cleaning processing

  • Handle incorrect db settings better

  • Apply the part name as Next Morning when it is morning of tomorrow

  • Keep the countdown clock going while running

Version 1.0.6

REQUIRES ST FLOW 7.4.1.3 OR HIGHER TO BE INSTALLED FIRST

  • Added support for source tracking and to be compatible with multiple weather sources in a single ST instance.

  • Add support for switching pressure units from kPa to inHg based on the preference selected in Flow.

    • The Flow preference is added in Flow version 7.4.1.2

Version 1.0.4.1

July 23, 2015

  • Rename a "Morning" day-part for tomorrow as Next Morning.

Version 1.0.4.0

  • Add support for

    • sunrise

    • sunset

    • forecast date

Version 1.0.3.0

  • Enable agent status updates

  • Improve error logging messages

Version 1.0.2.0

  • Improve error logging context

  • Better handling of blank input

Version 1.0.1.0

General

  • This is the first release of this new custom weather reader.

  • Reads a custom JSON data source that is based on WSI data.

  • Supports

    • multi-instance

    • agent status (aka hearbeat)

    • check-for-updates