v23.5.8

What's Changed

• Update filename to README.md and improve formatting by @SmashedFrenzy16 in #7855
• Fix help output for --java-checkerframework by @musicinmybrain in #7854
• ToCamelCase() when kLowerCamel now converts first char to lower. by @paulovap in #7838
• Adding comment for code clarification by @SmashedFrenzy16 in #7856
• made changes to the rust docs so they would compile. by @jeffsmith82 in #7871
• fix using null string in vector by @phenixxy in #7872
• Use Bool for flatbuffers 'bool' instead of Byte in swift by @blindspotbounty in #7876
• Update go documentation link to point to root module by @le-michael in #7879
• README.md: PyPI case typo by @crisman in #7880
• [CS] Verifier by @tira-misu in #7850
• [TS/JS] Use minvalue from enum if not found by @bjornharrtell in #7888
• Add a FileWriter interface by @Kn99HN in #7821
• [TS/JS] Upgrade dependencies by @bjornharrtell in #7889
• Fix go_sample.sh by @jdemeyer in #7903
• Go: add test for FinishWithFileIdentifier by @jdemeyer in #7905
• Optionally generate type prefixes and suffixes for python code by @maxburke in #7857
• Support file_identifier in Go by @jdemeyer in #7904
• Go: make generated code more compliant to "go fmt" by @jdemeyer in #7907
• TS/JS: Use TypeError instead of Error when appropriate by @jmillan in #7910
• Allow to use functions from BuildFlatBuffers.cmake from a flatbuffe… by @KerstinKeller in #7912
• Make JSON supporting advanced union features by @admo in #7869
• drop glibc from runtime dependencies by @faucct in #7906
• Replace deprecated command with environment file by @jongwooo in #7921
• Optionally generate Python type annotations by @maxburke in #7858
• additional check for absl::string_view availability by @ocpalo in #7897
• Only generate @kotlin.ExperimentalUnsigned annotation on create*Vector methods having an unsigned array type parameter. by @aaronriekenberg in #7881
• Migrate from rules_nodejs to rules_js/rules_ts by @philsc in #7923
• Revert "Migrate from rules_nodejs to rules_js/rules_ts" by @dbaileychess in #7927
• inject no long for FBS generation to remove logs in flattests by @dbaileychess in #7926
• fixed some windows warnings by @dbaileychess in #7929
• Migrate from rules_nodejs to rules_js/rules_ts (take 2) by @philsc in #7928
• Add binary schema reflection by @dbaileychess in #7932
• Rework cmake flatc codegeneration by @dbaileychess in #7938
• Add #!/usr/bin/bash to release.sh by @rishabhdeepsingh in #7942
• FlatBuffers Version 23.5.8 by @rishabhdeepsingh in #7943

New Contributors

• @SmashedFrenzy16 made their first contribution in #7855
• @jeffsmith82 made their first contribution in #7871
• @phenixxy made their first contribution in #7872
• @blindspotbounty made their first contribution in #7876
• @crisman made their first contribution in #7880
• @jdemeyer made their first contribution in #7903
• @KerstinKeller made their first contribution in #7912
• @faucct made their first contribution in #7906
• @jongwooo made their first contribution in #7921
• @ocpalo made their first contribution in #7897
• @philsc made their first contribution in #7923

Full Changelog: v23.3.3...v23.5.8

v23.3.3

Changelog

What's Changed

• [C++] Enable using struct and array of struct as key by @sunwen18 in #7741
• Refactor languages to use CodeGenerator interface. by @Kn99HN in #7797
• Clean up extra white spaces by @sunwen18 in #7800
• Code generator refactor bug fix by @Kn99HN in #7802
• Refactor usage message by @Kn99HN in #7803
• Support cmake 3.8 and higher only by @ilya-lavrenov in #7801
• Rename LICENSE.txt to LICENSE by @CodeMaster7000 in #7808
• Fix std::span autodetection by @codewiz in #7805
• Final refactor for bfsb_generator* and text generator by @Kn99HN in #7806
• Parsing from proto should keep field ID. (fixes #7645) by @enum-class in #7655
• Fixed vtable duplication for binary annotator by @dbaileychess in #7809
• explicitly declare enum values by @dbaileychess in #7811
• use switch statements for BASE_TYPE_ lookups by @dbaileychess in #7813
• Simplify and fix TypeScript compilation output by @bjornharrtell in #7815
• [Annotated Buffers] Improve efficiency by @dbaileychess in #7820
• Sample adjusted for Python3 by @chrismue in #7819
• Only use absl headers if C++14 is available. by @rouault in #7824
• Move defined table from gen_cpp to idl.h by @enum-class in #7823
• Editorconfig: als configure to trim whitespaces end EOL. by @hzeller in #7833
• Add Code Generator for idl_gen_fbs to parse .proto files by @Kn99HN in #7832
• [CS] Naming collision if field has same name as table and used as key by @tira-misu in #7842
• [cmake] Added GENERATE_ to flatbuffers_generate_headers by @CedricSchmeits in #7845
• Add a --java-package-prefix option to flatc by @chuckatkins in #7848
• [Android][Kotlin] fixed build after decomission of jcenter and gradle update by @paulovap in #7840
• TS/JS: Export object based classes on entry by @jmillan in #7822
• Update pom.xml to allow LICENSE verification by @CodeMaster7000 in #7849
• Add Java reflection bindings to the distribution by @chuckatkins in #7851
• FlatBuffers Version 23.3.3 by @dbaileychess in #7852

New Contributors

• @Kn99HN made their first contribution in #7797
• @ilya-lavrenov made their first contribution in #7801
• @CodeMaster7000 made their first contribution in #7808
• @codewiz made their first contribution in #7805
• @chrismue made their first contribution in #7819
• @CedricSchmeits made their first contribution in #7845
• @chuckatkins made their first contribution in #7848

Full Changelog: v23.1.21...v23.3.3

v23.1.21

Changelog

What's Changed

• [TS/JS] Entry point per namespace and reworked 1.x compatible single file build by @bjornharrtell in #7510
• FlatBuffers Version 23.1.21 by @dbaileychess in #7796

Full Changelog: v23.1.20...v23.1.21

v23.1.20

Changelog

What's Changed

• Add pointer reference to sibling union field on FieldDef by @paulovap in #7755
• Expand wildcard imports in the generated Kotlin files. by @anton-bobukh in #7757
• Fix operator==() generated for field of fixed sized array by @enum-class in #7749
• [Kotlin] Improve field nullability based on (required) by @flqw in #7658
• [Swift] Clean up by @mustiikhalil in #7744
• Ensure that empty modules can build in TypeScript isolatedModules mode by @maxburke in #7726
• [C++] Add Command-Line Flag to Suppress MIN and MAX Enums by @jalitriver in #7705
• Annotated Binaries emit field names instead of type names by @dbaileychess in #7763
• emit global scoped ::flatbuffers in c++ by @dbaileychess in #7764
• Fix [C#] Object API - Invalid Property Name used in UnPackTo for unio… by @stefan301 in #7751
• [TS] Add option for removing typescript import flag using --ts-no-import-ext by @ink-su in #7748
• Minor improvement by @enum-class in #7766
• Refactor FlatC to receive FlatCOptions by @dbaileychess in #7770
• Defined CodeGenerator Interface and implement C++ by @dbaileychess in #7771
• Fix a typo in a Python test name by @musicinmybrain in #7774
• Use full project version as SOVERSION for the shared library by @mgorny in #7777
• [Kotlin] Control the generation of reflection with --reflect-names by @anton-bobukh in #7775
• Fix Python host-endianness dependencies by @musicinmybrain in #7773
• [TS]: builder, Fix requiredField(). Verity that the field is present in the vtable (#7739) by @jmillan in #7752
• Stop using deprecated imp package in Python tests by @musicinmybrain in #7769
• Fix some identity/equality confusion in Python tests by @musicinmybrain in #7768
• Fix binary output different in different platform by @enum-class in #7718
• Remove go.mod to resolve ambiguous import issue by @le-michael in #7783
• Use CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR in benchmark cpp path by @liuq19 in #7781
• Flatbuffers Version 23.1.20 by @le-michael in #7794

New Contributors

• @anton-bobukh made their first contribution in #7757
• @flqw made their first contribution in #7658
• @jalitriver made their first contribution in #7705
• @ink-su made their first contribution in #7748
• @mgorny made their first contribution in #7777
• @jmillan made their first contribution in #7752
• @liuq19 made their first contribution in #7781

Full Changelog: v23.1.4...v23.1.20

v23.1.4

Changelog

Happy New Year!

What's Changed

• [Rust] Restore public visibility of previously-public fields by @maxburke in #7700
• [FlexBuffers Dart] Fix a bug where a floating point number was cast to int and the value… by @mzaks in #7703
• fix clang format plus implicit cast error in flexbuffer by @enum-class in #7704
• [Go] Fix bug where bytes wasn't being imported when using --gen-onefile flag by @le-michael in #7706
• Add Ref.AsStringBytes to flatbuffers.flexbuffers Python API by @JunyoungLim in #7713
• Add CI job to build linux and run unit test on s390x by @sunwen18 in #7707
• [C++] Fix clang -Wnewline-eof warning by @mogemimi in #7711
• Add clang-tidy, fix some bugpron problems. by @enum-class in #7708
• Fix Rust codegen escaping field in tables. by @CasperN in #7659
• Add include guards around DoNotRequireEofTest by @engedy in #7728
• Add CI step to build with -DFLATBUFFERS_NO_FILE_TESTS. by @engedy in #7729
• [Go] Perform empty string check on string fields when packing objects by @le-michael in #7719
• Fixed test cases by @rishabhdeepsingh in #7732
• [TS] Fix getFullyQualifiedName codegen for typescript by @jkuszmaul in #7730
• Add link to building guide by @rishabhdeepsingh in #7733
• Fix "'flatbuffers::FieldDef* field' shadows a parameter" by @rgiese in #7740
• [Go] Add go.mod file by @le-michael in #7720
• Fix go.mod name by @le-michael in #7756
• FlatBuffers Version 23.1.4 by @dbaileychess in #7758

New Contributors

• @JunyoungLim made their first contribution in #7713
• @rgiese made their first contribution in #7740

Full Changelog: v22.12.06...v23.1.4

v22.12.6

FlatBuffers Version 22.12.06 (#7702)

v22.12.06

What's Changed

• Rurel by @CasperN in #7663
• build.yml Update dependencies by @dbaileychess in #7674
• build.yml: MacOs Build Inplace by @dbaileychess in #7677
• Fix java import wild card by @enum-class in #7672
• Use FinshedBytes() in go-echo example instead of manually encoding offset by @le-michael in #7660
• chore: emit more reasonable error message when using incomplete type … by @sssooonnnggg in #7678
• Fix PHP byte validation and reenable builds by @lsl in #7670
• tests/reflection_test.h: add missing <stdint.h> include by @trofi in #7680
• Remove --gen-name-strings flag from cmake command for generating union_vector_generated.h by @le-michael in #7684
• Fix confrom failure for nullptr dereference. by @dbaileychess in #7688
• Add LICENSE.txt to python by @rishabhdeepsingh in #7692
• Refactor src/idl_gen_cpp.cpp by @rishabhdeepsingh in #7693
• Upgrade rules_go for Bazel 7.0 support by @jkuszmaul in #7691
• Fix "Download Doxygen" URL by @mickelsonmichael in #7699
• [C++] Update to address comparator failure in big endian by @sunwen18 in #7681
• fix: byte_width_ = 1U << static_cast(packed_type & 3) implicit-int-conversion fix. by @runhwguo in #7697
• FlatBuffers Version 22.12.06 by @dbaileychess in #7702

New Contributors

• @lsl made their first contribution in #7670
• @mickelsonmichael made their first contribution in #7699
• @runhwguo made their first contribution in #7697

Full Changelog: v22.11.23...v22.12.06

v22.11.23

We had transitory CI breakage in the v22.11.22 release that was marking that build as broken. This release is the same as that one with a new version.

What's Changed

• FlatBuffers Version 22.11.23 by @dbaileychess in #7662

Full Changelog: v22.11.22...v22.11.23

v22.11.22

What's Changed

• [TS] Add support for fixed length arrays on Typescript (#5864) (#7021) by @bulentv in #7581
• Update dart golden files by @le-michael in #7606
• Add check for presence of realpath to CMakeLists.txt to support more platforms by @AlexRamallo in #7603
• Add CreateSharedString to python builder by @le-michael in #7608
• python: object generation prefix and suffix by @inaryart in #7565
• Added option to not requires an EoF token when parsing JSON by @alexames in #7620
• Bump Rust version to 22.10.26 before publication by @CasperN in #7622
• Add missing #include for std::min/std::max uses, … by @rouault in #7624
• Fix current official name of macOS by @valeriyvan in #7627
• Fix: arduino platform build by @shuai132 in #7625
• Fix missing spaces in flatc help text by @musicinmybrain in #7612
• Fix help output for --gen-includes by @musicinmybrain in #7611
• Add support for parsing proto map fields by @le-michael in #7613
• [TS/Rust/Go/Dart] Fix handling of +/-inf defaults in codegen by @jkuszmaul in #7588
• Uses swift build command directly in the CI by @mustiikhalil in #7635
• Temporary fix for SLSA generators by @laurentsimon in #7636
• [CMake]: only warn when the working directory in a git worktree by @heitbaum in #7562
• Add comparison operator to python objects under --gen-compare option by @Alex-Ratcliffe in #7610
• [C++] Minireflect: Add option to indent when converting table to string by @shamilatesoglu in #7602
• Fixes #7345 to add the option to minify enums by @rishabhdeepsingh in #7566
• [swift] fix broken swift test build (#7633) by @mr-swifter in #7634
• Fix import problem in dart generated files. (fixes #7609). by @enum-class in #7621
• [Go] Fix GenNativeUnionUnPack for imported union type. by @Gh0u1L5 in #7579
• Put documentation to bfbs if it is not empty by @tira-misu in #7649
• Fix schema to binary test failure by @enum-class in #7650
• Add support for using array of scalar as key field in Cpp by @sunwen18 in #7623
• [C#] Fix collision of member if union name is "Value" by @tira-misu in #7648
• Fixed the BytesConsumed function, which was pointing slightly ahead. by @alexames in #7657
• updated method generation to be independent of renaming code by @TJKoury in #7642
• Fix go generator undefined Package name, also throwing exception by @enum-class in #7632
• Add key lookup support for tables in Go by @le-michael in #7644
• Add --go-module-name flag to support generating Go module compatible code by @le-michael in #7651

New Contributors

• @bulentv made their first contribution in #7581
• @le-michael made their first contribution in #7606
• @AlexRamallo made their first contribution in #7603
• @inaryart made their first contribution in #7565
• @valeriyvan made their first contribution in #7627
• @shuai132 made their first contribution in #7625
• @musicinmybrain made their first contribution in #7612
• @heitbaum made their first contribution in #7562
• @Alex-Ratcliffe made their first contribution in #7610
• @shamilatesoglu made their first contribution in #7602
• @rishabhdeepsingh made their first contribution in #7566
• @enum-class made their first contribution in #7621
• @Gh0u1L5 made their first contribution in #7579
• @sunwen18 made their first contribution in #7623
• @TJKoury made their first contribution in #7642

Full Changelog: v22.10.26...v22.11.22

v22.10.26

Fix for python #7576

What's Changed

• Create release.yml by @dbaileychess in #7605
• [Python] Fixed the issue with nested unions relying on InitFromBuf. by @joshua-smith8 in #7576
• FlatBuffers Version 22.10.26 by @dbaileychess in #7607

Full Changelog: v22.10.25...v22.10.26