zart 2.0.5

A Dart implementation of the Glulx (Inform 6 & 7) and Z-Machine interpreters, plus an abstraction layer so that apps use a single API to interact with both engines.

Change Log

1.0.1+1

• Reworked unit tests and added more tests. Lots more needed, and some no longe working.
• Removed all game files from library, except for minizork, which is used for unit testing.
• Added a Utils class that does useful things like emitting a pretty-print version of the game object tree.

1.0.1

• First pass at fixes and updates for Dart v2.7.x and publish to pub.dev on May 22, 2019.

1.0.0

• Initial publish of the library to pub.dev on Oct 5, 2012.

1.3.0

• Major overhaul of the library to support Dart >3 and above.
• More unit tests.
• Fixed some dictionary and object addressing issues.

1.3.1

• Updated bin/zart.dart to improve file handling.

1.3.2

• Updated the example to conform to pub guidelines.
• Updated license to MIT.
• Updated README.md to remove old info and add new info.

1.3.3

• dart format run on all files.
• Simplified internal logging.

1.3.4

• Updated pubspec.yaml to use ^3.10.3 for SDK version.

1.3.5

• Fixed an issue with directory names that made pub unhappy.

1.3.6

1.3.7

• Fixed formatting issues.

1.4.0

• Added GitHub Actions CI and Badge.
• Enhanced Quetzal save and restore support.
• ZSCII support for custom tables added.
• Added more unit tests.
• Added more documentation comments.

1.4.1

• Removed dart:io references for WASM support.

1.4.2

• Fixed some unit tests that were no longer working.
• Added some game files for testing.
• Engine bug fix.

1.5.0

• Fixed some bugs that prevented play of some z5 - z8 games.
• Added more unit tests.

1.5.1

• Disabled debug output by default.

1.6.0

• Improved state management on subsequent plays.
• Fixed async bug in z5+ opcode calls.
• Reconfigured z-machine to use a pump API for better compatiblity with Flutter.
• Improved all math operations to be compatible with Flutter web (javascript) targets.
• Added more unit tests.

1.6.1

• Fixed a ZSCII issue with some text not being displayed correctly.

1.6.2

• README updates.

1.7.0

• Fixed some issues with text output when stream 3 is selected.
• Added more op code support for z5+.

1.7.1

• Console interpreters now support chained commands (e.g., "get up.take all.north")

1.7.2

• Fixed a repeating text bug with stream 3.

1.7.3

• Reverted 1.7.2

1.7.4

• Improved console player output. Now supports ANSI color and better display of status bar for z5+ games.

1.7.5

• Fixed a bug with the console player that caused it to display input carets improperly.

1.7.6

• renamed some classes to be more consistent.

1.7.7

• Added missing files.

1.7.8

• Fixed a bug that miscalculated some property lookups in v4+ games.

1.7.9

• Added save/restore support for z5+ games. Interpreters that support save/restore for z3 games will automatically work for z5+ games as well now.

1.7.10

• Fixed a save/restore bug in the console player. Files now save in the current directory.

1.7.11

• Added support for z5+ readChar expanded values so that IoProvider's can handle things like arrow-keys, etc.

1.7.12

• Fixed a bug in the quetzal save/restore format that was causing some games to not restore properly.

1.7.13

• Fixed some issues with z5+ opcodes and the way that div/0 is handled.

1.8.0

• Fixed a bunch of bugs with ZSCII, Dictionary, and Op Code handling.
• Completely overhauled the zart console player. It now uses full ANSI-compliant directives for screen and color support.
• Added more unit tests.

1.8.1

• Exposed ScreenModel API, which allows custom players to implement their own display logic.

1.8.2

• Fixed a bug with the v5+ tokenise opcode that would cause some games to parse input incorrectly.
• Added more unit tests.

1.8.3

• Improved support for z5+ game files that use complex window 1 features, or write outside window 1 bounds.
• Added more unit tests.

1.8.4

• Removed debugging output.

1.8.5

• Save/Restore for TerminalProvider
• Added more unit tests.

1.8.6

• Fixed a bug with backspace in the console player.
• Arrow keys are now supported in the console player.
• Fixed a cursor alignment issue during certain windowing operations.

1.9.0

• CLI player now supports key macro binding, auto-save/restore, and color selection of text output (window 0 only).

1.9.1

• Added text scrolling for the CLI player window 0 (the main game window).
• Added readme file for the CLI player.
• "Zart bar" colors and visibility are now configurable (see README.md in bin/)

1.9.2

• README.md updated

1.9.3

• Improved CLI player settings screen options and layout.

2.0.0

• Added support for Glulx interpreter. Zart now supports both Z-Machine and Glulx (Inform 6 & 7) games.
• Removed CLI player and moved it to it's own repository: https://github.com/atebitftw/zart-cli. Required because it has dependencies on that are not available on all platforms.
• Fixed many bugs.
• Updated documentation.
• Added more unit tests.

2.0.1

• Fixed a bug with save/restore in the Glulx interpreter.

2.0.2

• Fixed a another bug with save/restore in the Glulx interpreter.

2.0.3

• GameRunner supports lifecycle events better.
• Removed special character from title screen.

2.0.4

• Optimized glulx interpreter.

2.0.5

• Cleaned up the PlatformProvider API.