Version 0.99-pre

• updated signal-cli to v0.14.2
• various swagger documentation improvements (thanks to @Gara-Dorta)
• improved error handling in JSON-RPC mode (thanks to @philljolly)
• added API endpoints to pin/unpin messages in groups
• added new json-rpc-native mode, which combines the advantages of the native mode (faster startup, lower memory consumption) with the advantages of the json-rpc mode (asynchronous message retrieval). It is available for x86-64 and arm64.

This is a pre-release. If you want to give it a try, please use this version: bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api:0.200-dev

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Important information:
With this release, a dedicated rootless container image is now available for testing. This allows the container to be run in rootless mode, further enhancing security.

The new image is a drop-in replacement for the existing one - fully compatible and requiring no changes on your side. However, if you prefer, you can now switch your Docker or Podman setup to run in rootless mode.

From a technical perspective, the new image uses s6 instead of supervisorctl for process monitoring - which doesn't require root access.

For the time being, the rootless image will be distributed separately. This approach allows to gather community feedback and ensure there are no unintended regressions. Once sufficient feedback has been gathered, these changes will be merged into the main image.

I strongly encourage everyone to try out the new image and share your feedback - this ensures a smooth tranistion to the new image architecture.

Thanks to @poggenpower for implementing the majority of this functionality!

If you want to give the rootless image a try, please use this version: bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api:0.200-rootless-dev

Version 0.98

• updated signal-cli to v0.14.1
• added possibility to prevent the download of stickers and avatars - thanks to @bexelbie
• made the json-rpc mode more reliable by using the signal-cli daemon mode and doing an automatic re-connect in case the connection to signal-cli gets interrupted
• correctly set pending_invites and pending_requests in the groups endpoint - thanks to @revilo951
• fixed the error handling in the /groups/<number>/<groupid>/members POST endpoint
• added all_recipients query parameter to the contacts GET endpoint to return all known recipients and not only contacts - thanks to @dangnabit
• added possibility to look up contacts via the UUID - thanks to @dangnabit
• the group permissions are now correctly returned in the groups GET endpoint

Version 0.98-pre

• updated signal-cli to v0.14.1
• added possibility to prevent the download of stickers and avatars - thanks to @bexelbie
• made the json-rpc mode more reliable by using the signal-cli daemon mode and doing an automatic re-connect in case the connection to signal-cli gets interrupted
• correctly set pending_invites and pending_requests in the groups endpoint - thanks to @revilo951
• fixed the error handling in the /groups/<number>/<groupid>/members POST endpoint
• added all_recipients query parameter to the contacts GET endpoint to return all known recipients and not only contacts - thanks to @dangnabit
• added possibility to look up contacts via the UUID - thanks to @dangnabit
• the group permissions are now correctly returned in the groups GET endpoint

This is a pre-release. If you want to give it a try, please use this docker image tag: bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api:0.199-dev

Version 0.97

• updated signal-cli to v0.13.23
• the /v1/devices endpoint now also returns the device id (thanks to @Kamaradas)
• added a new endpoint to remove a device (thanks to @Kamaradas)
• added a new endpoint to remove the local account data (thanks to @Kamaradas)
• added a new endpoint to return the raw linking code, instead of the QR code (thanks to @Kamaradas)
• added REST API endpoints to create, delete and vote in Signal Polls
• the /v1/unregister endpoint now also works in json-rpc mode

Version 0.96

• fixed bug in styled formatting in send endpoint (see #757)
• updated signal-cli to version 0.13.22

Version 0.95

• updated signal-cli to v0.13.20
• added possibility to change permissions with the groups PUT request
• added possibility to change the send messages permission when creating
  a group with the POST request
• added new remote-delete endpoint (thanks to @Era-Dorta)
• whitespaces in phone numbers do not result in validation errors anymore
• added new env variable SIGNAL_CLI_CHOWN_ON_STARTUP - which skips the chown on startup (thanks to @WKeaganW)
• added missing description parameter to the link preview payload
• various documentation improvements (thanks to @jakommo, @f2calv, @CodeShellDev, @Era-Dorta)

Version 0.94

• query parameters can now be accessed in the plugins mechanism (thanks @d-rk)
• added optional webhook mechanism to json-rpc mode (see RECEIVE_WEBHOOK_URL env. variable)
• updated signal-cli to version 0.13.18
• the group link state can now be set via the groups PUT request
• added view_once parameter to the /v2/send endpoint (be aware: this parameter can only be used when sending images!)
• added env variables to ignore the download of attachments and stories in json-rpc mode
• Signal usernames can now be used in the groups POST/PUT endpoints

Version 0.93

• updated signal-cli to v0.13.13
• set LANG in docker image to UTF-8
• ǹotify_self is now also supported when sending messages to individual recipients
• improved swagger documentation (thanks @crummy)
• return group description in groups GET endpoint
• added API endpoints to set/remove a pin
• improved examples documentation (thanks @CeeArEx)
• added new endpoint to get the avatar of a group

Version 0.93-pre

• updated signal-cli to version 0.13.15
• improved swagger documentation
• added DEFAULT_SIGNAL_TEXT_MODE environment variable (see https://github.com/bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api?tab=readme-ov-file#advanced-settings for details)
• extended list contacts GET endpoint to return more data
• added /v1/devices/<number> endpoint
• added LOG_LEVEL environment variable (see https://github.com/bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api?tab=readme-ov-file#advanced-settings for details)
• added support for link previews to the /v2/send endpoint
• extended list identities GET endpoint to also return the uuid

This is a pre-release. If you want to give it a try, use this version: bbernhard/signal-cli-rest-api:0.190-dev

Version 0.92

• updated signal-cli to v0.13.13
• set LANG in docker image to UTF-8
• ǹotify_self is now also supported when sending messages to individual recipients
• improved swagger documentation (thanks @crummy)
• return group description in groups GET endpoint
• added API endpoints to set/remove a pin
• improved examples documentation (thanks @CeeArEx)