Version 2.13.4

Additions:

• Added REST API plugin written by @DerDeathraven to default packages list
• Added function to PluginSystem to delete files from their plugin data folder
• Added proper handling of requesting >50 missing game licenses from Steam

Fixes:

• Fixed account loosing connection (changing status) during active request throwing error because the account could not be found anymore
• Fixed non-owners not being permitted to use !abort and !failed commands for group & sharedfiles requests that they started
• Fixed !failed command throwing error when providing non-profile ID
• Fixed destructuring response of getUserCooldown() helper in comment command throwing error when database request fails
• Fixed reloadPlugins() throwing error for plugins missing unload() function
• Fixed error on plugin import causing subsequent error on load
• Fixed login() "changed status" log message showing EStatus enum number instead of human readable string
• Fixed !abort and !failed messages not mentioning sharedfiles

Changes:

• Request commands (comment, vote, favorite) will now log request start messages before the first iteration to avoid unintuitive log behaviour if the first iteration fails
• The PluginSystem will now only display warnings (e.g. missing unload() function) for enabled plugins
• "Last account logged in, waiting for user object to populate" message will now show the index of the affected bot account
• Minor README.md improvements
• Updated dependencies
• Minor other changes

Version 2.13.3

Additions:

• Added library patch for my SteamCommunity PR to fix resolving private profile of sharedfile owner returning an error

Fixes:

• Fixed commenting on sharedfiles associated to private profiles, see above

Changes:

• Reworked getting missing app licenses to reduce memory consumption. This also fixes a small memory leak.
• Removed now unused clearPicsCache() library patch
• Removed vanity resolving fix library patch as my PR to the SteamCommunity library got merged
• Updated dependencies

Version 2.13.2

This is a hotfix update for 2.13.1, please read the release notes of that update as well.

Fixes:

• Fixed links as command parameters being recognized as invalid, caused by embed junk inside the received message

Version 2.13.1

Changes of note (TL;DR):

• Greatly reduced memory consumption by clearing picsCache after using it once on ready
• Greatly reduced size of node_modules folder
• Fixed tons of logger issues
• Added a !joingroup command

 

Additions:

• Added a !joingroup command
• Added support for adding new bot accounts at runtime to login()
• Added a wiki page for creating plugins
• Added library patches for my steam-user clearPicsCache() PR and steamcommunity vanity resolving fix PR

Fixes:

• Fixed tons of logger issues and improved its memory consumption
• Fixed cache of plugins not being cleared correctly when running !reload
• Fixed msg hold back check throwing error when logging non-string
• Fixed bot sending unprocessed response when requesting only 1 comment
• (Hopefully) fixed any "Already logged on" errors when login times out while waiting for loggedOn event
• Fixed Steam Chat send message handler retrying failed messages for bot accounts that are offline

Changes:

• Greatly reduced the child process's memory consumption by clearing picsCache after using it once
• Increased the memory limit of the child process to 2 GB and enabled the Garbage Collector's optimize-for-size option
• Greatly reduced the size of the node_modules folder by using the npm --production flag when automatically installing dependencies
• Shipping disabled webserver config for new users now
• ASCII Art and login summary on ready event are now being cut to the current terminal width
• Reworked !leavegroup command to use handleSteamIdResolving helper
• Moved the Wiki from GitHub to the git repository
• Reworked and improved wiki pages, especially the changelogs
• Updated library patches as my sharedfiles PR to the SteamCommunity library got accepted
• Updated usage of deprecated friendMessage event
• Updated dependencies

Version 2.13.0

Changes of note (TL;DR):

• Added new commands: !upvote, !downvote, !favorite, !unfavorite, !reload
• Added support for commenting on sharefiles (screenshots, artworks & guides)
• Added a completely new plugin system, command handler system and improved the data management system
• Greatly improved handling of long and failed steam chat messages
• Reworked the whole application for better code quality and expansibility
• Added some miscellaneous new features, for example a progress bar during startup, owners not friend with main account check and warning counter
• Fixed a lot of bugs

If you are using a customlang.json, make sure to read the language string changes at the end and update your file.

 
 

Additions:

• Added new commands: !upvote, !downvote, !favorite, !unfavorite, !reload
• Added support for commenting, voting & favorizing sharedfiles by updating !comment and adding two new commands as mentioned above!
  • Added a library patches system to load my changes until my PR to the SteamCommunity library gets accepted
  • Added support for figuring out sharedfile IDs to the handleSteamIdResolving() helper
  • Added a ratingHistory database to track which bot accounts have voted on or favorized which item
• Added a completely new plugin system, co-author @DerDeathraven #174
  • Added a plugin loader which dynamically loads all installed npm packages with the prefix steam-comment-bot- @DerDeathraven #174
  • Added new template plugin which you can fork here to create your own plugin
  • Added plugin functions: load, ready, statusUpdate, steamGuardInput
  • Added plugin data directory and functions to handle data reading & writing: getPluginDataPath, loadPluginData, writePluginData, loadPluginConfig, writePluginConfig
  • Added a reload system to apply changes at runtime for development using command !reload
• Added a separate data management system
  • Added dataProcessing helper to handle converting group & ownerids
  • Added support for repairing defaultlang.json and quotes.txt
  • Added a handleCooldown helper
  • Added warning for long language strings
• Added a Controller event system
  • Added events: ready, statusUpdate, steamGuardInput
  • steamGuardInput event allows plugins to submit steam guard codes as well
• Added a command handler system
  • Added restrictAdditionalCommandsToOwners setting to advancedconfig.json to restrict specific commands to owners only. Supports aliases.
  • Added system for dynamically loading core commands on start
  • Added functions for registering & unregistering commands at runtime
  • Added a reload system to apply changes at runtime for development using command !reload
  • Added a respond module system that supports the usage of core commands from different sources. Callers can supply this information to the resInfo object: steamID64, prefix, cmdprefix, charLimit, cutChars
  • Command prefixes are now replaced dynamically in language strings, based on the cmdprefix value in resInfo. If omitted, the default prefix "!" will be used
  • Steam Chat message prefixes are now added dynamically based on the prefix value in resInfo
• Added a proper steam chat message handler
  • Send long log messages in intelligently cut parts to not break links etc.
  • Retry failed messages with increasing delay and ignore them on certain errors
  • Added a typing indicator when the bot is waiting for the next msg part to be sent
• Added a readChatInput helper function to get user input from the steam chat
• Added algorithm for handling tokens that either expire soon or are already expired
• Added proxy support to the sessionHandler
• Added an EStatus enum for storing the online status of every bot account
• Added more misc helpers and referenced them from Controller
  • Added getAvailableAccounts(), timeToString() and cutStringsIntelligently() helper
• Added support for forcing an update from a compatibility feature
• Added support for accepting logins from the Mobile Steam App
• Added support for setting a primary group by loading a patch until my PR to the SteamCommunity library gets accepted
• Added support for requesting free games licenses for missing games set in config.json. This also adds a listener for the SteamUser ownershipCached event
• Added Controller restart() & stop() functions to replace all manual process.send()'s
• Added Controller getBots() helper function to easily get bot accounts filtered by status
• Added proper JsDoc documentation for every function & object for full IntelliSense support and generated d.ts file for TypeScript support
• Added a different finished message sent to users when their request was aborted
• Added a different message sent to users if either not enough unlimited accounts are found for a request or the bot has none at all
• Added check with warning message on ready for owners who are not friend with the main bot account
• Added a fancy progress bar to startup, powered by my output-logger library
• Added startup warnings counter with log message on ready
• Added compatibility feature for update from 2.12 to 2.13

 

Reworks:

• Reworked basically the whole application to follow a proper object oriented approach
• Reworked login function to wait for last user object to populate before calling ready event
• Reworked comment cmd to support profiles, groups and sharedfiles from the same command instead of 3
• Reworked comment cmd to work with the new OOP structure and reduced complexity
• Reworked comment error handler
• Reworked lots of messages and comment cmd references to be applicable to other request types as well
• Reworked retry comments algorithm to work with the new OOP structure
• Reworked how references to bot accounts are stored
• Reworked how imported logininfo data is formatted & stored
• Reworked checkAvailability & getAccountOrder helpers with a better getAvailableAccounts helper
• Reworked getCommentArgs to work with new OOP structure
• Reworked logger to work with the new OOP structure
• Reworked friendlist helper to work with the new OOP structure
• Reworked checkMsgBlock helper to the new OOP structure
• Reworked message prefixes to be prepended dynamically instead of being hardcoded to support different message destinations (e.g. a Discord plugin)
• Reworked the existing webserver plugin to work with the new OOP structure
• Simplified skippedaccounts system
• Simplified proxy index calculation for all bot accounts
• Simplified waitTime & commentCounter calculation
• Improved !failed command to group the same request errors together
• Improved login function to handle filtering and relogging
• Improved log footprint of updater
• Improved error messages when file can't be restored and make sure to stop the bot
• Updated error & disconnect events to work with the improved login function
• Updated sessionHandler to work with the new OOP structure
• Updated handleLoginTimeout() to work with the new OOP structure
• Updated the updater itself and its prepareUpdate(), createBackup(), customUpdateRules(), downloadUpdate() and restoreBackup() helpers to work with the new OOP structure
• Updated all compatibility features to work with the new OOP structure
• Updated various core commands to work with the new OOP structure
• Replaced activecommentprocess object with an activeRequests object that supports other request types as well
• Removed additionalaccinfo obj and replaced usage with new system
• Converted all event listeners to use OOP structure

 

Fixes:

• Fixed the webserver plugin from being completely broken #172
• Fixed return parameters of checkConnection
• Fixed webSession looping caused by broken botsgroup check
• Fixed accounts.txt import still checking for loginfo.json
• Fixed limited check sometimes failing because user object was not fully populated instantly after login
• Fixed login function not waiting correctly between accounts
• Fixed botIsReady not being updated when logAfterReady is empty
• Fixed singular comment requests not being handled correctly
• Fixed first comment process iteration being counted in until calculation
• Fixed possible inconsistencies in comment error checks by forcing them to lowercase
• Fixed relog on error not using advancedconfig relogTimeout
• Fixed duplicate SessionHandler object being created on relogs
• Fixed prepareUpdate() response message sometimes failing by increasing log off delay
• Fixed bot softlocking on start when ownerids array is empty
• Fixed !help and !info commands inflating message length with unnecessary whitespaces
• Fixed error on update when certain data.json keys were missing
• Fixed friendlist checks failing when accounts were skipped
• Fixed cooldown issues when cooldown is disabled and process got aborted
• Fixed a data check error on broken internet connection by checking it beforehand
• Fixed handleLoginTimeout causing a DuplicateRequest error on 2FA input
• Fixed output-logger causing crash when running bot with pm2 #48
• Fixed potential bug where whenAvailableStr in comment command could display wrong information if allAccounts was empty or if more accounts got removed after the activeRequests loop ran 9e6c569
• Fixed/Removed minor unnecessary checks in comment command
• Fixed user added while offline message being able to fail because it was sent too early after logging in

 

Changes:

• Removed support for the old login flow: f5957bb
• Removed v2.13 login flow change notification message
• Removed disableCommentCmd setting from advancedconfig.json and replaced it with restrictAdditionalCommandsToOwners array
• Re...

Version 2.12.5

Additions:

• Added force-unfriend system to always keep 1 slot free on the friendlist of every bot account
• Added automatic compatibility finding & running system
• Added comments request amount max as alias for keyword all
• Added info message on config import error should firststart be true to explain new users what happened
• Friend messages from blocked users will now be logged with logtype DEBUG

Fixes:

• Fixed unfriend messages missing from lang file

Changes:

• Edited chat message error message to be more concise
• Edited login flow change msg to warning and send it via steam chat
• Optimized accsToAdd message constructor by using the cachefile botaccid array instead of creating a new SteamID obj for every account
• Moved friendMessage event block checks to a dedicated helper
• Shortened data import section in controller.js
• Updated steam-session to v1.1.0

Version 2.12.4

Fixes:

• Fixed bot asking for steam guard code even for accounts with a shared_secret #152

Changes:

• Updated dependency steam-session

Version 2.12.3

Fixes:

• #150 updates steam-session dependency to fix #148 and #149

Changes:

• Reworded second E-Mail note when retrieving new session as Steam might have fixed the bug
• Updated all dependencies

Version 2.12.2

Additions:

• Added a login timeout detection system that force-progresses the relogQueue to prevent the bot from soft-locking (#139)

Fixes:

• Fixed sessionHandler throwing an cancelLoginAttempt() error when skipping steamGuardCode
• Fixed ready check not working when an account was skipped
• Fixed error on cache refresh when an account was skipped
• Fixed relog retry on relog error not working
• Fixed relogAccount not countring logOnTries correctly, resulting in endless relog retries
• Fixed relog skip not removing account from relogQueue
• Fixed skipped accounts after relog being selected for comment requests, leading to comment failures

Changes:

• Chat messages sent by the bot will now always be logged (cut down version)
• Ready check will now be attached only on the last login iteration to improve performance a bit
• Account that encounters the "impossible 2fa code error message" in sessionHandler will now be skipped to prevent soft-lock
• Accounts disconnecting because of LogOnSessionReplaced are now skipped correctly
• Failed to send chat msg fallback msg will now be sent after 5 seconds instead of instantly to prevent further rate limiting
• Updated dependencies

Version 2.12.1

Additions:

• Added support for Steam's new token based login flow with a new sessionHandler module powered by node-steam-session
• Added a token storage system with invalid token checking and cleanup
• Added a token expiring in <=7 days warning system (runs every 24h) which also allows the user to directly refresh the tokens of all bot accounts while the application is running (requires a relog)
• Added compatibility system between old and new login flow to make auto updating possible
• Added info message about new login flow
• Added more debug log messages
• Added instructions comment to proxies.txt to improve first time user experience

Fixes:

• Fixed steamID related errors in ready.js by making sure bot object is populated before proceeding (#135)
• Fixed relogInterval from being able to be set multiple times
• Fixed disconnected event trying to initiate a relog for accounts which are already in the relogQueue
• Fixed an error when accounts.txt or proxies.txt was completely empty (even missing the comment)
• Fixed an error when activecommentprocess entry was deleted by updater or handleExpiringTokens.js while comment module was busy handling an aborted comment process
• Fixed bot not responding to comment command when no arguments were provided
• Fixed a lot of spelling mistakes

Changes:

• Removed steam-user's steamGuard event which is now unused as the sessionHandler handles 2FA
• Exchanged all numeric enums with text enums to avoid issues should they change
• Removed logininfo.json from default files and focused documentation and comments more on accounts.txt to improve first time user experience (logininfo.json is still supported!)
• Removed old unused 2.10 -> 2.11 compatibility files (not compatibility features but files that were required because of hard coded file paths)
• Prioritized logininfo empty check over config checks to make the user focus on the more important error
• Added printNow parameter to logger, making readyafterlogs detection less wonky
• Added eslint code styling rules and enforced them (massive commit)
• Updated dependencies