CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to Field Book app will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

[Unreleased]

Added

• Image EXIF tag metadata includes the device pitch, roll, and yaw at the time of capture (#1115)
• Setting added to reset preferences to default (#1118)

Changed

• Fields with different BrAPI study IDs can now have the same name (#1095)

Fixed

• Min and max values now correctly saved for BrAPI traits (#1103)
• Label print observations are now assigned to the correct entry when navigating before the print is complete (#1109)
• Improved database export messaging (#1112)
• Go to ID dialog now has cursor focus when opened (#1108)

v6.0.1 - 2024-12-09

Added

• Accession number now included for germplasm imported via BrAPI (#1093)
• Option added at trait creation to keep keyboard closed when navigating to text traits (#1102)
• Proximity check added to disable GeoNav when away from field (#1098)
• Experimental setting to use media keys for entry/trait navigation and picture capture (#1089)

Changed

• Fields and traits that have already been imported are now hidden on the BrAPI import screen (#1091)
• Long-pressing delete button on bottom toolbar will remove all observations for that trait (#1099)
• Current time now used as lastSyncedTime when downloading Observations via BrAPI (#1071)
• lastSyncedTime updated after creating/updating Observations (#1071)
• Improved support for BrAPI servers not using https (#1071)

Fixed

• "observation_time_stamp" and "last_synced_time" now correctly saved in DAO (#1071)
• Synced and updated records now correctly identified (#1071)

v6.0.0 - 2024-12-02

Added

• Fields list updated to include bulk actions and individual field pages
• Data statistics added to each field
• App-wide statistics added to main screen
• Trait progress bar in Collect now shows individual traits
• Camera expanded with embedded preview

Changed

• Documentation updated
• App intro and setup process
• Preferences reorganized and better described
• InfoBars updated to support wrapping and prefix replacement

Fixed

• Numerous bug fixes and enhancements
• GoPro, USB, and Canon camera improvements

v5.6.26 - 2024-11-06

Added

Changed

• Updated Field Book documentation (#1072)

Fixed

• Fix issue with importing traits (#1074)

v5.6 - 2024-10-02

Added

• Trait Builder updated with new workflow approach
• GeoNav logging can support both limited and full logging
• Observation metadata can be viewed by long pressing the current value
• Microsoft OIDC support
• Individual fields pages (alpha)
• Automatic detection of Boox devices

Changed

• Updated to API 34
• eInk devices theme improvements
• BrAPI Sync improvements
• Photo trait updated for devices without system camera app
• DataGrid and BrAPI sorting improvements

Fixed

• Numerous bug fixes and enhancements
• XLSX import updated to include all cells even if empty

v5.5 - 2023-11-30

Added

• GoPro trait
• Setting to return to first trait when navigating entries
• Progress bars added to Collect to indicate current entry and trait

Changed

• In-app update mechanism improved
• Search options saved for subsequent searches
• String and settings updates
• Merged move to unique ID settings
• GeoNav improvements
• Require person on by default
• Coordinate order swapped to match ISO

Fixed

• Bug fixes and performance improvements

v5.4 - 2023-07-20

Added

• Repeated measures (beta)
• Themes option to adjust app appearance
• Summary view can be customized
• BrAPI studies can be imported at multiple observation levels
• Internal update mechanism
• InfoBar prefix selector updated

Changed

• Field sorting improvements
• Trait creation workflow modifications
• BrAPI export, sync, and authorization adjustments
• GNSS/GeoNav improvements

Fixed

• Numerous bug fixes and enhancements

v5.3 - 2022-09-07

Added

• USB camera trait
• Text-to-speech setting for data input
• Anonymous identifier added to profile for debugging
• Locking now has three states: all data, new data, no data
• Scanning barcodes to navigate searches across all fields for matches

Changed

• Location collection adjustments when collecting on a per phenotype basis
• GeoNav notification layout improved
• Language selection options modified
• Categorical/multicat trait creator modified
• Location and GNSS trait collection standardized

v5.2 - 2022-05-20

Added

• Support for XLSX files
• New sound for missing barcodes when scanning to navigate
• Option to export ZIP bundle containing both data and media
• Database export exports to single ZIP file
• Added warnings for failed file imports
• Option to average points over time in GNSS trait

Changed

• DataGrid now focuses on current entry/trait
• Resuming collection now navigates to the last selected trait
• InfoBars adjust based on prefix size
• Improved import file sanitation
• Expanded options available for next entry with no data setting
• Quick GoTo can now use both primary/secondary ID

Fixed

• Numerous bug fixes

v5.1 - 2021-11-01

Added

• Field Book GeoNav to identify and navigate to nearest plot
• Settings to adjust polling rate, angle, and GNSS device
• Identify and load nearest field via location icon in fields list

Changed

• Internal GPS can be used with GNSS trait
• Increased required minimum Android version to 5.1

Fixed

• Move to unique identifier setting bug

v5.0 - 2021-09-27

Added

• BrAPI v2 support with page size and server timeout settings
• GNSS trait
• Setting to swap plot/trait arrows
• DataGrid v2
• Custom field designer
• Person confirmation every 24hrs
• Import trait files via cloud
• Calendar picker added to date trait

Changed

• Table format export no longer has a maximum number of traits
• Major database overhaul
• Boolean trait layout updates
• Label Print trait improvements
• Printing a label adds an observation record

Fixed

• Fixed issue with special characters in file headers
• Fixed issue with categorical trait layout
• File management and import fixes
• BrAPI pagination fixes

v4.5 - 2020-09-28

Added

• Setting to choose custom storage directory (Android 5.0+ only)
• Setting for sound when navigating entries
• Setting for sound when cycling traits
• Theme setting to change saved data color
• Community BrAPI servers and scan by barcode option

Changed

• Categorical trait layout now has unlimited number of categories
• Export options default to last used configuration
• Profile moved completely to Settings
• Several settings reorganized to different categories
• Disable entry arrows setting adjustments

Fixed

• Database settings bug
• Profile not saving person or location bug
• Files with uppercase extensions now visible in file manager
• Collect screen no longer accessible without traits

v4.4 - 2020-09-02

Added

• Data can be collected via bottom toolbar in Collect using barcodes
• BrAPI studies can be filtered by program and trial

Changed

• BrAPI HTTP error handling improvements

Fixed

• Zebra Label Print trait bug
• Search bug that resulted in data not being saved
• UTF-8-BOM import file bug

v4.3 - 2020-06-23

Added

• Added search widget to settings
• Added translation link

Changed

• Substantial refactoring
• Quick GoTo uses full keyboard

Fixed

• Tutorial order corrected
• BMS BrAPI bug
• Database import bug
• Multicat layout bug
• Sample file bug
• Quick GoTo/MoveToSearch bug

v4.2 - 2020-03-10

Added

• New tutorial
• Additional import sources
• Default import/export source option
• Icons on Collect can be customized
• Added list of libraries used in app

Changed

• Multicat layout improvements
• Changelog updated
• About dialog updated
• Upgraded to Java 8
• Chinese and Italian translations updated

Fixed

• Return key setting bug

v4.1 - 2020-02-21

Added

• BrAPI integration
• Label printer trait
• Firebase Crashlytics

Changed

• Workflow improvements
• Permission management updated
• Settings improvements

Fixed

• Numerous bug fixes

v4.0 - 2017-10-19

Added

• New field management
• New Collect screen layout

Fixed

• Numerous bug fixes

v3.3.1 - 2017-03-07

Fixed

• Bug fixes and performance enhancements

v3.3.0 - 2017-02-19

Added

• Location trait
• Missing values button
• Citation dialog
• Dropbox import
• Dialog when importing trait lists

Changed

• Photo names now include rep and trait name
• Replaced lots of words with icons
• Trait buttons updated
• 'Rust rating' trait changed to 'Disease rating'
• Disease rating buttons changed from R/MS/MR/S to R/M/S
• Numeric clear changed to backspace

Fixed

• Spaces in column names bug
• Default trait value saving bug
• Trait visibility not saving bug
• Search bug

v3.2.0 - 2016-04-04

Added

• Bengali translation

Changed

• Dialog design updated
• Button design updated
• Internal database updated

Fixed

• Several bugs causing crashes
• Numeric trait bug
• Reordering traits bug

v3.1.1 - 2015-12-12

Fixed

• Multicat trait bug
• Trait creation bug

v3.1.0 - 2015-12-08

Added

• Multicategorical trait format
• Export dialog includes option to overwrite previously exported files
• Field name included in Collect navigation drawer
• Database automatically backed up to internal storage

Changed

• Location exports as null if not set
• Dialogs updated with titles

Fixed

• Audio and rust traits bug

v3.0.0 - 2015-09-14

Added

• Updated user interface
• Added support for phones
• Traits can be reordered with drag and drop
• Added no date button
• Updated Field Book manual

Changed

• Setup renamed to Profile

Fixed

• Text trait cursor bug

v2.4.1 - 2015-06-05

Added

• DataGrid (beta)
• Setting to open camera to scan barcodes for navigation
• Setting to disable left, right, or both entry arrows if no data has been collected
• Field Book checks for updates

Changed

• Export layout reorganized
• Entry scrolling speed acceleration
• Spaces in imported column names replaced with underscores
• Default name for exported files modified
• Map removed
• Error logs saved to internal storage
• Updated strings for clarity

Fixed

• Numerous bug fixes

v2.3.5 - 2015-05-28

Added

• Rust Rating trait with customizable severity scale
• Counter trait
• Setting to disable the automatic file sharing
• Setting to disable plot navigation if no data has been collected

Changed

• Automatic navigation to last active entry
• Updated tutorial
• Modified default timestamp format

v2.3.4 - 2015-04-22

Added

• InfoBar text can be long pressed to see entire value

Changed

• Quick GoTo disabled by default
• Adjusted timing for press and hold entry scrolling
• Only first photo name is included in table export
• Summary dialog updated
• Location code improvements
• Sample files updated

Fixed

• Fixed issue with MediaContentScanner
• Search layout improvements

v2.3 - 2015-03-01

Added

• New field import layout
• New photo trait
• Internal database can be imported/exported
• Visibility of all traits can be toggled

Changed

• Audio trait improved
• InfoBar prefixes can be selected from Collect

Fixed

• Table export speed improved

v2.2 - 2014-09-11

Added

• New option to make sound when primary order changes
• New option to go to navigate directly to specific unique ID
• New option to go to next plot without data
• New file chooser
• Support for XLS readded

Changed

• Traits visibility now changed in the Traits page
• Clear categorical traits by pressing the current choice
• Long press toolbar icons to get labels
• Changelog can be accessed from the About dialog

Fixed

• Miscellaneous interface improvements
• Traits can now be made in other languages
• Field Book doesn't move to first entry when screen is turned off

v2.1.2 - 2014-09-03

Changed

• Renamed "Qualitative" trait format "Categorical"
• Removed support for Android 3.0
• Removed ActionBarSherlock library

Fixed

• Fixed issue with field folders
• Fixed issue with field file selection

v2.1.0 - 2014-08-19

Added

• New changelog
• Exported files are shared
• Fields dialog subdirectory support
• Translations for Amharic, Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, French, Hindi, Japanese, Oromo, and Russian

Changed

• Tutorial setup improved
• Language dialog
• Items disabled if not available
• Replaced toolbar text with icons
• Removed XLS support

Fixed

• External hardware no longer moves to first entry
• Numeric minimum correctly enforced
• Text trait can now be completely deleted via keyboard
• Text trait cursor appears at end of current value
• Files visible on computer after export

v2.0.1 - 2014-05-19

Added

• Initial GitHub release