1.9.0

Release Notes v1.9.0

Published: 14 February 2019

Enhancements

Enhancement #1 - Smart Hashing improvements
Smart Hashing enables better performance and edge case handling. A new nested smart hashes object was implemented to offer flexibility on the saved blockchain data. This will allows further type support and more complex media.

Enhancement #2 - Sealer improvements
Mantle Sealer now enables a generic cryptographic link providing more flexibility on the sealing identities. It will be able to have complex link methods and further capabilities in the near future.

Fixes

Fix #1 - JSON and XML specific support
We now support these format with basic support as binary files. Smart Hashing of these will be improved in a short term period by having nested smart hash objects with unlimited layers.

Fix #2 - Error messages were not always precise
A pass on error management was done to assure a clarified response to the user.

Known Issues and Problems

Issue #1 - JPG and JPEG specific support
We are missing some file specific support: jpg, jpeg. The format is not supported yet.

A fix is expected in the next release.

Issue #1 - JSON and XML specific support
We are supporting using basic format these types: JSON, XML.

A fix is expected in the next release to offer nested smart hash objects with unlimited layers.

Workaround
If needed, you can still use these format but they will be saved as a binary type.