| # Changelog |
| All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. |
| The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/) |
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| ## [1.8.0] - 2022-11-03 |
| ### Fixed |
| - Fixed graphs being corrupted on deserialization if containing a node whose type cannot be found. [UVSB-2332](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UVSB-2332) |
| - For nodes that support a default parameter for each of their inputs, detect and fix parameter renames [UVSB-1885](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UVSB-1885) |
| - Fixed the problem that was preventing link.xml creation when building for Mono backend [UVSB-2348](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UVSB-2348) |
| - Moved Events/MessageListeners files to a Listeners folder to avoid to exceed some OS path limit |
| - Fixed Grandient.mode serialization. Fix available for Unity 2021.3.9f1 or newer [UVSB-2356](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UVSB-2356) |
| - Fixed Visual Scripting settings now only save to disk when modified |
| - Fixed sub graphs being shown with broken connections on first load as of Unity 2021.2 [UVSB-2345](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UVSB-2345) |
| - Fixed documentation links for Script Graph and State Graphs assets [UVSB-2422](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UVSB-2422) |
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| ### Added |
| - Added confirmation popup when resetting project settings and editor preferences. [UVSB-2353](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UVSB-2353) |
| - Added confirmation popup when resetting assemblies/types in project settings. |
| - Added Sticky Note for ScriptGraph and StateGraph. |
| - Nodes may now have a button which triggers a custom action in their inspector description. |
| - Nodes whose type cannot be found are now temporarily converted to dummy nodes until either their original type is defined again or the user replaces them. |
| - Support for parameter renaming in code used by API nodes |
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| ### Changed |
| - AOTStubs are now generated for all nodes regardless of whether they represent a runtime or editor member [UVS-2381](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/UVSB-2381) |
| - Increased zoom out distance in graphs. |
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| ## [1.7.8] - 2022-02-22 |
| ### Fixed |
| - Handle ReflectionTypeLoadException for TypeUtility to remove warning [BOLT-1900](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1900) |
| - Fixed drag inconsistency in Graph Variables [BOLT-2113](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-2113) |
| - Fixed exception after creating a graph from the Welcome Window on Linux [BOLT-1828](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1828) |
| - Fixed the Cooldown node not becoming "Ready" when the "Reset" port is triggered |
| - Fixed exception thrown after changing Hierarchy selection after removing Saved variable [BOLT-1919](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1919) |
| - Fixed old Bolt saved variables not loading when using a build created using a newer version of Visual Scripting [BOLT-2052](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-2052) |
| - Fixed a performance issue when using lots of Get/Set Scene variable nodes in an open graph |
| - Fixed zooming out in the Graph to be relative to the mouse cursor [BOLT-1667](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1667) |
| - Fixed a compilation error when migrating from Visual Scripting 1.7.6 to 1.7.7 with InputSystem-1.1.1 or below installed. |
| - Fixed a performance issue when using lots of Get/Set Scene variable nodes in an open graph |
| - Fixed default inspectors for nodes not appearing in the correct position after a connected node is deleted [BOLT-1457](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1457) |
| - Fixed Scene variables drag and drop in graph having wrong scope [BOLT-2247](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-2247) |
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| ### Changed |
| - Small optimization of load times involving generic types. |
| - Renamed ContinuousNumberDrawer.cs.cs to ContinuousNumberDrawer.cs [BOLT-2288](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-2288) |
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| ### Added |
| - TextMeshPro assembly is now added by default in Project Settings/Visual Scripting/Node Library |
| - Added highlight to new VS graph drop down items [BOLT-2205](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-2205) |
| - Added margins to the UI for project settings and editor preferences |
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| ## [1.7.7] - 2021-11-23 |
| ### Fixed |
| - Fix an NullException error that occurs when creating a Variable right after project initialization. |
| - Fix Visual scripting naming in Project Settings and listener. |
| - Scene is marked as dirty when a graph is created on a new or exiting GameObject [BOLT-1860](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1859) |
| - Fix Flow Variables missing icon |
| - Improved node regeneration speed |
| - Fix null texture error when switching platform after a build failure |
| - Fix null texture error when entering play mode |
| - Fix Linux build failing when run from command line |
| - Fix Editor Assemblies not detected correctly at Codebase initialization |
| - Fix Wait nodes naming inconsistency [BOLT-1886](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1886) |
| - Fix constant being stripped in IL2CPP builds [BOLT-1638](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1638) |
| - TryConvert<T> now returns true when the conversion was successful [BOLT-2105](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-2105) |
| - Fix Input system by using correct Input API [BOLT-2078](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/input-action-is-not-recognized-when-manipulating-canvas-text-using-visual-scripting) |
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| ## [1.7.6] - 2021-11-05 |
| ### Fixed |
| - Fixed a regression where AOT Stubs were not being generated correctly, causing AOT builds to fail when run. |
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| ## [1.7.5] - 2021-08-30 |
| ### Changed |
| - Removed unused Preferences |
| - Renamed preference "Update Units Automatically" to "Update Nodes Automatically" |
| - Reduced domain reload performance cost of visual scripting to 1ms or less when not actively used by a project |
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| ### Fixed |
| - Fixed an issue where uncaught exceptions were thrown in Debug builds of the Windows editor |
| - Fixed the missing arrow when the "Transition End Arrow" is on. [BOLT-1535](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1535) |
| - Fixed wrong graph is showed after creating script graph form selected object in "Welcome Screen" |
| - Fixed duplicate variable error. [BOLT-1569](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1569) |
| - Fixed 'ReadOnlySpan<>' does not exist in the namespace 'System'" error with AOT build. [BOLT-1648](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1648) |
| - Fixed jitter when the fuzzy window is on the bottom of the screen and the user scrolls [BOLT-1530](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1530) |
| - Fixed missing AOT prebuild step when building an IL2CPP project in batchmode [BOLT-1649](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1649) |
| - Restored a public icon set API in UnitPortDescription.cs that was by mistake |
| - Fixed il2cpp crash caused by a recursion of the machine states in itself when AOTstubs is generating.[BOLT-1656](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1656) |
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| ## [1.7.3] - 2021-06-30 |
| ### Changed |
| - Removed unused Preferences |
| - Renamed preference "Update Units Automatically" to "Update Nodes Automatically" |
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| ### Fixed |
| - Fixed an issue where uncaught exceptions were thrown in Debug builds of the Windows editor |
| - Fixed custom units not appearing in the finder |
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| ## [1.7.2] - 2021-05-17 |
| ### Changed |
| - NotEquals node in non-scalar mode is now consistent with Equals |
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| ### Fixed |
| - Fixed long values not preserved in literal nodes. |
| - Fixed root icons in breadcrumbs in the graph editor window. [BOLT-1290](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/wrong-icons-when-opening-a-script-graph) |
| - Fixed graph nodes icons |
| - Fixed project settings will not show when looking for graphs |
| - Fixed exception when user double clicks on a graph |
| - Raise warnings at edit time when a MouseEvent node is used when targeting handheld devices instead of build time. |
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| ## [1.7.1] - 2021-05-07 |
| ### Removed |
| - For performance reasons, the BackgroundWorker attribute is now obsolete and won't have any effect. Use BackgroundWorker.Schedule() directly |
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| ### Changed |
| - Renamed the VSSettingsProvider assembly to Unity.VisualScripting.SettingsProvider.Editor |
| - Variables Saver GameObject no longer appears until a variable is created or changed. [BOLT-1343](https://jira.unity3d.com/browse/BOLT-1343) |
| - Renamed Singleton GameObjects created by Visual Scripting to use "VisualScripting ---" names. |
| - All internal plugin and product versions have been normalized to use the package version. |
| - NotEquals node in non-scalar mode is now consistent with Equals |
| - SuperUnits have been renamed into Subgraphs |
| - No longer have a hard dependency on any of the following built-in modules: ai, animation, particlesystem, physics, physics2d |
| - ScriptMachine is now displayed as "Script Machine" instead of "Flow Machine" in the Gizmo window. |
| - Update, Start, Fixed Update and Late Update nodes have been renamed into On Update, On Start, On Fixed Update and On Late Update. |
| - Moved project settings from Assets directory to the ProjectSettings directory in Unity projects |
| - Renamed control schemes to Default/Alternate |
| - The UI references to 'Unit' were changed to 'Node' without any change to the underlying types |
| - Nodes from Timeline, Cinemachine and InputSystem packages are now automatically included, with their assemblies part of the default assemblyOptions. |
| - Progress bar titles for initial node generation have been tweaked to better indicate that it is a one-time process |
| - Various optimizations to reduce the duration of domain reloads |
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| ### Added |
| - Added workflows to create new graphs directly from the Graph Window |
| - SetScriptGraph node |
| - SetStateGraph node |
| - Support for RenamedFrom attribute on enum members |
| - GetStateGraphs node |
| - GetScriptGraphs node |
| - GetScriptGraph node |
| - GetStateGraph node |
| - HasStateGraph node |
| - HasScriptGraph node |
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| ### Fixed |
| - Fixed the problem were on Linux the fuzzy window would remains above all others. [BOLT-1197](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1197) |
| - There is no more crash when the user navigates quickly between fuzzy finder levels on Linux [BOLT-1197](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1196) |
| - Fixed variable type turns to null when clicked outside of the graph |
| - Fixed rearranging variables, if type is not set, it sets to the type that is bellow it |
| - Lots of miscellaneous migration fixes and quality of life changes |
| - Fixed unexpected error when exceptions are thrown by flow graph units and caught by the TryCatch unit [BOLT-1392](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/graph-fails-with-recursion-error-trycatch-unit-catches-exception-from-throw-unit) |
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| ## [1.6.1] - 2021-03-30 |
| ### Fixed |
| - Fixed bug caused by Editor API transitioning from private to public |
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| ## [1.6.0] - 2021-03-23 |
| ### Changed |
| - Updated graph migration process |
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| ## [1.5.2] - 2021-03-05 |
| ### Changed |
| - User interface updated |
| - Names in different UI elements made to be more consistent with new naming schemes |
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| ## [1.5.1] - 2021-02-23 |
| ### Added |
| - Warn the user when an Input System Package event is referencing an action of the wrong type for that event |
| - A warning is raised when adding more than one Input unit in a SuperUnit |
| - "Open" inspector button and double clicking a graph in the project browser now opens the visual scripting editor |
| - A warning is raised when the step's default value of the For unit is set to 0. |
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| ### Fixed |
| - Fixed "Restore to Defaults" buttons in the Project Settings window |
| - Fixed ThreadAbortException when entering Play Mode while searching in the Fuzzy Finder |
| - Fixed Visual Scripting Preferences being searchable [BOLT-1218](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/visual-scripting-preferences-are-not-searchable-when-using-search-in-the-preferences-window) |
| - Fixed ScalarAdd unit migration from 1.4.13 to 1.4.14 and above |
| - Fixed Open the graph window no longer causes Unity UI to stop processing mouse clicks" [BOLT-1159](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1159), |
| - Fixed Fuzzy finder no longer blinks when trying to add a node [BOLT-1157](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1157), |
| - Fixed Fuzzy search no longer drops keyboard inputs and respond slowly [BOLT-1214](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1214), |
| - Fixed Fuzzy finder search window no longer remains above all other windows [BOLT-1197](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1197)" |
| - Fixed Dropdown icon is not clipped with TextField under "Get Variable" |
| - Fixed Scale groups when zoom is not at 1x |
| - Fixed graph getting corrupted when adding "Get Action Map" unit |
| - Fixed node description being sometimes clipped |
| - Fixed warnings overflow in the console when deleting and adding a boolean variable in the blackboard |
| - Fixed warnings when entering play mode when the "Script Changes While Playing" is set to Recompile And Continue Playing |
| - Fixed resize cursor rect on group when graph window is zoomed |
| - Fixed VisualScripting.Generated folder is removed when removing the VisualScripting package. |
| - Fixed error when executing "Fix Missing Scripts" in a HDRP project |
| - Visual Scripting Preferences spacing has been adjusted to avoid overlaps |
| - Fixed rendering of inactive ObjectFields |
| - Fixed sidebar (graph inspector/blackboard) resize when a vertical scrollbar is needed |
| - Fixed variable type reset to Enum when changing from Enum to GameObject when both Blackbaord and Variables inspector are displayed |
| - Help button in the visual scripting Assets and Behaviours inspector now link to the package documentation. |
| - FlowMachine type is now back in usable types. |
| - Fixed GraphPointerException occurs when nesting graph within itself [BOLT-1257](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/visual-scripting-graphpointerexception-occurs-when-nesting-graph-within-itself) |
| - Fixed RenamedFrom attribute does not function correctly on array references to a renamed type [BOLT-1149](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/product/unity/issues/guid/BOLT-1149) |
| - Fixed error message when custom inspectors are generated |
| - Fixed missing succession for Cooldown. Output of Cooldown completed is treated as unentered. [BOLT-725](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/bolt-1-output-of-cooldown-completed-is-treated-as-unentered) |
| - Fixed infinite loop when setting the For unit's step's default value to 0. Instead, the unit won't be executed and the exit output will be triggered directly. |
| - Fixed Object Variables tabs not updated when creating a Prefab |
| - Fixed console errors when deleting a Prefab with a Visual Script |
| - Fixed console errors when editing nested graphs during Play Mode |
| - Fixed console errors when opening the standalone profiler window |
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| ## [1.5.1-pre.5] - 2021-01-20 |
| ### Changed |
| - Removed code referring to an unused SceneManagement.PrefabStage API |
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| ## [1.5.1-pre.3] - 2020-12-07 |
| ### Added |
| - Added Visual Scripting as built-in package as of Unity 2021.1 |
| - Added New Input System Support. You can import the Input System package, activate the back-end and regenerate units to use. |
| - Added AOT Pre-Compile to automatically run when building AOT platforms |
| - Improved UI for deprecated built-in nodes |
| - Added automatic unit generation the first time the graph window is opened |
| ### Changed |
| - Switched to delivering source instead of pre-built .NET 3/4 assemblies |
| - Updated Documentation |
| - Renamed assemblies to match Unity.VisualScripting naming scheme (Ex: Bolt.Core -> Unity.VisualScripting.Core) |
| - Merged Ludiq.Core and Ludiq.Graphs into Unity.VisualScripting.Core |
| - Moved Setup Wizard contents from pop-up on Editor startup to Player Settings. You can change the default settings from "Player Settings > Visual Scripting" |
| - Renamed "Assembly Options" to "Node Library" |
| - Renamed "Flow Graph" to "Script Graph" |
| - Renamed "Flow Machine" to "Script Machine" |
| - Renamed "Macro" graphs to "Graph" in machine source configuration and "GraphAsset" in Assets |
| - Renamed "Control Input/Output" to "Trigger Input/Output" |
| - Renamed "Value Input/Output" to "Data Input/Output" |
| - Updated built-in nodes. The Fuzzy Finder still accepts earlier version names of nodes. |
| - Renamed "Branch" node to "If" |
| - Renamed "Self" node to "This" |
| - Deprecated the previous Add unit. The Sum unit has been renamed to Add. |
| - Updated Window Naming |
| - Changed "Variables" window to "Blackboard" |
| - Changed "Graph" window to "Script Graph" and "State Graph" |
| - Updated Bolt Preferences |
| - Renamed Bolt Preferences to "Visual Scripting" |
| - Removed BoltEx |
| - Moved settings previously accessed from "Window > Bolt" to preferences |
| - Renamed Control Schemes from "Unity/Unreal" to "Default/Alternate" (Neither control scheme currently matches their respective editors' controls and will be updated in a future release) |
| - Consolidated Graph editor, Blackboard and Graph Inspector into a single window |
| - Updated Third-Party Notices |
| - Plugin version information has been removed from the Visual Scripting settings window. This information can be retrieved from the Package Manager. |
| ### Fixed |
| - Corrected UGUI event management to trickle down correctly when the hierarchy contains a Unity Message Listener [BOLT-2](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/bolt-1-unity-message-listener-blocks-proper-trickling-of-ugui-events-in-hierarchies) |
| - Fixed backup failures with large projects [BOLT-10](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/bolt-1-backup-fails-to-complete) |
| - Fixed "Null Reference" when opening the Graph Window for the first time [BOLT-996](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/nullreferenceexception-when-graph-window-is-opened-on-a-new-project) |
| - Fixed IL2CPP build crash on startup [BOLT-1036](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/bolt-bolt-1-il2cpp-release-build-crashes-on-startup-when-there-is-at-least-1-node-present-in-a-graph) |
| - Fixed IL2CPP issue around converting certain managed types [BOLT-8](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/bolt-1-il2cpp-encountered-a-managed-type-which-it-cannot-convert-ahead-of-time) |
| - Fixed deserialization issues when undoing graphs with Wait nodes [BOLT-679](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/bolt-deserialization-error-and-nodes-missing-after-pressing-undo-when-update-coroutine-with-wait-node-is-present-in-graph) |
| - Fixed "SelectOnEnum" node behavior enums containing non-unique values e.g. "RuntimePlatform" [BOLT-688](https://issuetracker.unity3d.com/issues/select-on-enum-doesnt-work-with-the-runtimeplatform-enum) |
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