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meldCX Chrome OS Agent Release: July 2018

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Version 2.4.0.0.363

This hotfix release was published on Tuesday 3 July, 2018.

An issue from 2.4.0.0.355 was resolved.

  • Where a Web URL app has stored app config data and/or auth tokens in a webview session - these cookies & tokens weren't being read in the new agent release.
    • This issue was present in 2.4.0.0.355. 
    • The issue is resolved in 2.4.0.0.363.

Version 2.4.0.0.355

This significant release was published on Monday 2 July, 2018.

Additions

Drivers & hardware

Improvements

  • Improved internal agent message logging for Apps, Scheduling, Windows and Webviews, apps now have their own section in the log tab.
  • Improved option processing.
  • Improved Downloader stability.
  • Improved Secure Browser Mode functionality, sessions are based on touch interaction causing a 'session' to start. When device is idle session is cleared and page reset to home.
  • Improved webview functionality, redundancy and extensibility.
  • Improved window & display creation/destruction handling.

Benefits of the new features

mDNS support

Business value

  • Get your solution to production faster, using existing technologies for device discovery.

Developer value

  • Identify local services such as printers, webserver, chromecasts for zero touch configuration.

 

App control API

Business value

  • Utilise more use case on individual devices at the same time.
  • Allow independent development of use case applications.

Developer value

  • Deploy many applications and switch between them with ease via our Agent Library.
  • Each app maintains its own code base, but the apps can work together as one.

 

Network management API

Business value

  • Increase the serviceability of unattended devices running meldCX.
  • Less time and effort required to get devices up and running on site.

Developer value

  • Manage the network configuration of your device locally without the need to plug in a keyboard and or open a kiosk enclosure.
  • This networking screen can be triggered via our Agent Library from your app.

 

CORS fetching

Business value

  • Faster time to production by using existing functionality.
  • No need to change configuration of unstable legacy servers.

Developer value

  • Normally a server needs CORS enabled to work with Chrome. We have managed to get around that.
  • Access resources stored on servers that do not have CORS enabled.
  • Helpful for accessing resources on legacy and foreign http servers.

 

Audio device control

Business value

  • Reduces support required to manage audio peripherals remotely.

Developer value

  • Manage audio devices via the Agent API.
  • Control which input/output device is selected and master audio levels of input/output devices.

 

Webview management control

Business value

  • Ultimate flexibility around the functionality and capability of your web application.

Developer value

  • Exercise fine grained control over the position and sizing of content show on the screens.
  • Layer webviews as though they were any other regular, html element.

 

Default image per display support

Business value

  • Maintain brand consistency and observed uptime of devices.
  • Save face and protect your brand when outages occur.

Developer value

  • In the event that your web application throws a fatal error the default image will be shown in place of the application error.
  • The default image is stored on the local device so in the event the internet is not available the image can still be shown.

 

Service App support

Business value

  • Get a greater return on investment with your hardware, run more use cases on a single device.

Developer value

  • Get more out of you device by running service apps in the background.
  • Services allow you to run a web application in the background of your device.
  • These services can be written using standard web technologies.
  • Examples would include a music player, data transformation services and misc others.

 

Multithreaded Apps

Business value

  • Leverage the power of your hardware investment and get the most of out of your device.

Developer value

  • Each meld application now runs in its own thread and therefore will not interfere with other apps.
  • Overall performance of your applications should be improved.

 

Improved Logging

  • More granular logging detail has been added to empower troubleshooting and issue identification.

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