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Car numbering changes:
Users can still assign car numbers in any way they wish (new racer, racer import, edit racer).
By default, the car number for a new racer is the next available car number for that racer's segment, based on sort order rather than segment creation order.
Bulk renumbering no longer needs user to choose renumbering of existing car numbers. All racers get a car number assigned when created (that's been true for a while), so there's no such thing as an unnumbered car.
Bulk renumbering allows renumbering all cars according to their segment, rather than explicitly setting the starting number for each segment.
Settings allows opting out of per-segment numbering, and/or choosing the first car number as 101 or 1. (Fixes #288.)
Support for having more than one set of slides for slideshows. The slides/ directory now recognizes subdirectories, and, on the kiosk dashboard, offers a choice of which directory of slides to use.
Timer flags can now be set directly from the in-browser timer interface window.
Clip length for instant replay is now settable by user. (Some internal changes on replay message protocol, too.)
In please-check-in kiosk, adjust font size (larger) and number of columns (fewer) if the list of names allows.
Improved preferences file handling:
Changes to timer interfaces, jar and in-browser:
Added a --remotestartstartsheat flag: Triggering a remote start also triggers a RACESTARTED event, which will cause a state change (from SET to RUNNING) and start a new overdue-time timer.
Added a new --fasttrackdisablelaser_reset flag, to suppress laser reset (LR) commands for FastTrack timers that don't support it without having to use workarounds.
For FastTrack timer, introduce RuntimeConditions for determining whether to send laser resets (LR messages), and deciding whether to offer remote start gate capability based on fasttrack-specific flags.
FastTrack recognizes "0" or "1" responses from "RG" command, as alternatives to "RG0" or "RG1"
In javascript host_poller.js, don't send a new heartbeat message if a response is still awaited from the most recent message to the host. (This is mainly to avoid making an overloaded host even more overloaded.)
For photostand script, recognize "checkin ON" and "checkin OFF" barcode messages, to allow changing behavior without having to edit the config file.
New: Support for late arrivals! Sooner or later you’ll have the experience of a racer showing up to your event after the racing for their group has started and some heat results have been recorded. Your choices used to be: discard the results of the already-run heats, or fold the late racer into a different group and try to fix up results afterwards. With v9.0, the racing schedule can now be adjusted, without disturbing already-run heat results, while still including the late racer in their appropriate group.
Overhaul of the Mobile Check-In page. Autocropping can be turned off, resolving reported issues where racer photos failed to upload. Racers can now be chosen from a list as an alternative to using barcode recognition. Layout of the page has been updated, and several bugs fixed.
New: Support for preference files, to capture your group's preferred race structure, awards, segments, and settings.
Improved photostand.sh and shoot-then-scan.sh scripts to accept input from barcode scanner as keyboard input rather than trying to identify the specific device.
Kiosks are now identified with easier-to-remember-and-recognize generated names.
Retrospective page now shows higher-level actions.
New: Mobile Check-In: Use your phone to scan racer barcodes, check in racers, and capture photos.
More informative in-browser timer interface. Lots of internal code clean-ups.
Updated Mac installation instructions for MAMP (https://mamp.info).
Support for customized imagery directories.
A new "From" field for racers (e.g. for championship races attracting racers from different units).
New: In-browser timer interface: Connect your timer directly through a browser window, without using derby-timer.jar.
New: Flexible racing structures: describe your organization's subdivisions, then arrange into racing groups to suit.
New: Columnar "Now Racing" display option.
New: Online balloting for awards lets the audience choose design award winners.
New: Timer test page, with simulated heats and access to remote timer log.
New: "Playlists" automate advancing from round to round.
New: "Scenes" allow switching multiple kiosks with one click.
New: One-click "Re-run last heat" on race dashboard.
Better performance for local and remote replay.
Isolate images into theme directories, so DerbyNet can be easily customized for different organizations.
Better support for single-group racing: Remove mention of groups if only one group is being used. Don't require a group column for roster import if groups aren't being used.
New: Video instant replay in a browser! Allows instant replay on Windows and Linux platforms. (Requires webcam and a suitable browser.)
New: Support multiple aggregate rounds (formerly, "Grand Final" rounds), with different names. Support aggregate classes that allow bundling groups together for award determination.
New: Race Retrospective page: after-action analysis of how your event went and what to improve for next time.
New: Support for purging test data at different granularities, without having to erase the entire database.
New: "Export Results" page generates a spreadsheet containing standings, awards, and detailed heat results. (Replaces previous "Export Results" and "Export Standings" capabilities for generating separate .csv files.)
New: Customizable number of speed trophies for each class.
The race scheduler now supports up to six runs per lane, for tracks up to six lanes. (Previously, for some group sizes, the scheduler could support only one run per lane on a six-lane track.)
No more "Submit" button on the Settings page: settings are transmitted to the database immediately as they're made.
derby-timer.jar tries variations of entered URL (e.g., with and without /derbynet path prefix), and attempt logging in with an empty password, to simplify timer set-up.
Removed support for MySQL/MariaDB databases. No one was using this (to my knowledge), and maintaining support became more difficult than it was worth. (MySQL recently made "RANK" a reserved word, conflicting with the DerbyNet table field of the same name.)
New: Printable artifacts like drivers' licenses and award certificates. (Want to try your hand at designing a certificate, card, tag, or similar printable? Get in touch!)
New: Support for points-based (place-based) racing! If your timer reports place but not times, or if you just prefer to run your event by considering place only, use place-based racing.
Full support for ties in standings.
When editing groups, support adding, deleting, re-ordering, and editing subgroups within each group.
For import, support importing full .xls or .ods spreadsheets, not just CSV files.
New: Confetti animation for awards presentation screen.
Support multiple webcams (built-in phone cameras) for photo capture from check-in page. (Thanks, Carl Hunter!) Update photo capture library to work with latest browsers.
Add "bulk" operations on Check-In page, for operating on groups, subgroups, or the whole field. Bulk operations including checking in, undoing check-ins, numbering cars, and marking eligible or ineligible for awards.
On judging page, a laurel leaf marks speed award racers, in case that's a consideration when awarding design or other awards.
Standings can be exported as CSV files.
Track lanes can be masked off to be left idle.
Dynamic font sizing for "Now Racing" kiosk page, so the whole table always fits on the page.
Support alternative "Abbreviated single-run-per-car" scheduling.
Improved performance of slideshow kiosk by prefetching both photos.
Appearance tweaks throughout, including suppression of scrollbars for kiosk pages.
MacDerbyReplay supports https: for communicating with server.
Support for network speed testing from photo upload scripts. (Is your wifi working well?) Report results by voice if 'flite' speech synthesizer is installed.
Miscellaneous bug fixes and improved internal testing.
Simpler Set-Up Process:
Support for additional derby timers
Add optional car photos to on-deck page, and car and racer photos to race-results page.
Kiosk scripts for Raspberry Pi are more robust in the face of browser crashes. (Browser restarts, and won't require re-identification.)
Roster import now allows a "full name" column, instead of requiring separate first name/last name columns.
Debian installers divided into smaller packages
Click-to-restore functionality for fullscreen display
Allow checking in via barcode reader in photostand.sh
Application icon for MacDerbyReplay
One-Click Install for Windows! A bespoke Uniform Server directory that can even be run from a flash drive.
Improved kiosk management
New features for working with awards:
New photo features:
Improved timer handling in derby-timer.jar:
Support for hosting on a shared server:
Miscellaneous:
Debian binary package for Raspberry Pi-based derbynet server.