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Blake Harnden 04e778e97f updated changelog for 9.0.2 release
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2023-03-02 CORE 9.0.2

  • Installation
    • updated python dependencies, including invoke to resolve python 3.10+ issues
    • improved example dockerfiles to use less space for built images
  • Documentation
    • updated emane install instructions
    • added Docker related issues to install instructions
  • core-daemon
    • fixed issue using invalid device name in sysctl commands
    • updated PTP nodes to properly disable mac learning for their linux bridge
    • fixed issue for LXC nodes to properly use a configured image name and write it to XML
    • #742 - fixed issue with bad wlan node id being used
    • #744 - fixed issue not properly setting broadcast address

core-gui

  • fixed sample1.xml to remove SSH service
  • fixed emane demo examples
  • fixed issue displaying emane configs generally configured for a node

2022-11-28 CORE 9.0.1

  • Installation
    • updated protobuf and grpcio-tools versions in pyproject.toml to account for bad version mix

2022-11-18 CORE 9.0.0

  • Breaking Changes
    • removed session nodes file
    • removed session state file
    • emane now runs in one process per nem with unique control ports
    • grpc client has been refactored and updated
    • removed tcl/legacy gui, imn file support and the tlv api
    • link configuration is now different, but consistent, for wired links
  • Installation
    • added packaging for single file distribution
    • python3.9 is now the minimum required version
    • updated Dockerfile examples
    • updated various python dependencies
    • virtual environment is now installed to /opt/core/venv
  • Documentation
    • updated emane invoke task examples
    • revamped install documentation
    • added wireless node notes
  • core-gui
    • updated config services to display rendered templated and allow editing
    • fixed node icon issue when updating preferences
    • #89 - throughput widget now works for hubs/switches
    • #691 - fixed custom nodes to properly use config services
  • gRPC API
    • add linked call to support linking and unlinking interfaces without destroying them
    • fixed issue during start session clearing out session options
    • added call to get rendered config service files
    • removed get_node_links from links from client
    • nem id and nem port have been added to GetNode and AddLink calls
  • core-daemon
    • wired links always create two veth pairs joined by a bridge
    • node interfaces are now configured within the container to apply to outgoing traffic
    • session.add_node now uses NodeOptions, allowing for node specific options
    • fixed issue with xml reading node canvas values
    • removed Session.add_node_file
    • fixed get requirements logic
    • fixed docker/lxd node support terminal commands on remote servers
    • improved docker node command execution time using nsenter
    • new wireless node type added to support dynamic loss based on distance
    • #513 - add and deleting distributed links during runtime is now supported
    • #703 - fixed issue not starting emane event listening service

2022-03-21 CORE 8.2.0

  • core-gui
    • improved failed starts to trigger runtime to allow node investigation
  • core-daemon
    • improved default service loading to use a full import path
    • updated session instantiation to always set to a runtime state
  • core-cli
    • #672 - fixed xml loading
    • #578 - restored json flag and added geo output to session overview
  • Documentation
    • updated emane example and documentation
    • improved table markdown

2022-02-18 CORE 8.1.0

  • Installation
    • updated dependency versions to account for known vulnerabilities
  • GUI
    • fixed issue drawing asymmetric link configurations when joining a session
  • daemon
    • fixed issue getting templates and creating files for config services
    • added by directional support for network to network links
    • #647 - fixed issue when creating RJ45 nodes
    • #646 - fixed issue when creating files for Docker nodes
    • #645 - improved wlan change updates to account for all updates with no delay
  • services
    • fixed file generation for OSPFv2 config service

2022-01-12 CORE 8.0.0

*Breaking Changes * heavily refactored gRPC client, removing some calls, adding others, all using type hinted classes representing their protobuf counterparts * emane adjustments to run each nem in its own process, includes adjustments to configuration, which may cause issues * internal daemon cleanup and refactoring, in a script directly driving a scenario is used

  • Installation
    • added options to allow installation without ospf mdr
    • removed tasks that are no longer needed
    • updates to properly install/remove example files
    • pipx/poetry/invoke versions are now locked to help avoid update related issues
    • install.sh is now setup.sh and is a convenience to get tool setup to run invoke
  • Documentation
    • formally added notes for Docker and LXD based node types
    • added config services
    • Updated README to have quick notes for installation
    • #563 - update to note how to enable core service
  • Examples
    • #598 - update to fix sample1.imn to working order
  • core-daemon
    • emane global configuration is now configurable per nem
    • fixed wlan loss to support float values
    • improved default service loading to use full core path
    • improved emane model loading to occur one time
    • fixed handling rj45 link edits from tlv api
    • fixed wlan config getting a default value for the promiscuous setting when not provided
    • ebtables usage has now been replaced with nftables
    • #564 - logging is now using module named loggers
    • #573 - emane processes are not created 1 to 1 with nems
    • #608 - update lxml version
    • #609 - update pyyaml version
    • #623 - fixed issue with ovs mode and mac learning
  • core-gui
    • config services are now the default service type
    • legacy services are marked as deprecated
    • fix to properly load session options
    • logging is now using module named loggers
    • save as will not update the current session file name as expected
    • fix to properly clear out removed customized services
    • adding directories to a service that do not exist, is now valid
    • added flag to exit after creating gui directory from command line
    • added new options to enable/disable ip4/ip6 assignment
    • improved canvas draw order, when joining sessions
    • improved node copy/paste to avoid issues when pasting text into service config dialogs
    • each canvas will not correctly save and load their size from xml
  • gRPC API
    • session options are now returned for GetSession
    • fixed issue not properly creating the session directory during start session definition state
    • updates to separate editing a node and moving a node, new MoveNode call added, EditNode is now used for editing icons
  • Services
    • fixed default route config service
    • config services now have options for shadowing directories, including per node customization

2021-09-17 CORE 7.5.2

  • Installation
    • #596 - fixes issue related to installing poetry by pinning version to 1.1.7
    • updates pipx installation to pinned version 0.16.4
  • core-daemon
    • #600 - fixes known vulnerability for pillow dependency by updating version

2021-04-15 CORE 7.5.1

  • core-pygui
    • fixed issues creating and drawing custom nodes

2021-03-11 CORE 7.5.0

  • core-daemon
    • fixed issue setting mobility loop value properly
    • fixed issue that some states would not properly remove session directories
    • #560 - fixed issues with sdt integration for mobility movement and layer creation
  • core-pygui
    • added multiple canvas support
    • added support to hide nodes and restore them visually
    • update to assign full netmasks to wireless connected nodes by default
    • update to display services and action controls for nodes during runtime
    • fixed issues with custom nodes
    • fixed issue auto assigning macs, avoiding duplication
    • fixed issue joining session with different netmasks
    • fixed issues when deleting a session from the sessions dialog
    • #550 - fixed issue not sending all service customization data
  • core-cli
    • added delete session command

2021-01-11 CORE 7.4.0

  • Installation
    • fixed issue for automated install assuming ID_LIKE is always present in /etc/os-release
  • gRPC API
    • fixed issue stopping session and not properly going to data collect state
    • fixed issue to have start session properly create a directory before configuration state
  • core-pygui
    • fixed issue handling deletion of wired link to a switch
    • avoid saving edge metadata to xml when values are default
    • fixed issue editing node mac addresses
    • added support for configuring interface names
    • fixed issue with potential node names to allow hyphens and remove under bars
    • #531 - fixed issue changing distributed nodes back to local
  • core-daemon
    • fixed issue to properly handle deleting links from a network to network node
    • updated xml to support writing and reading link buffer configurations
    • reverted change and removed mac learning from wlan, due to promiscuous like behavior
    • fixed issue creating control interfaces when starting services
    • fixed deadlock issue when clearing a session using sdt
    • #116 - fixed issue for wlans handling multiple mobility scripts at once
    • #539 - fixed issue in udp tlv api

2020-12-02 CORE 7.3.0

  • core-daemon
    • fixed issue where emane global configuration was not being sent to core-gui
    • updated controlnet names on host to be prefixed with ctrl
    • fixed RJ45 link shutdown from core-gui causing an error
    • fixed emane external transport xml generation
    • #517 - update to account for radvd required directory
    • #514 - support added for session specific environment files
    • #529 - updated to configure netem limit based on delay or user specified, requires kernel 3.3+
  • core-pygui
    • fixed issue drawing wlan/emane link options when it should not have
    • edge labels are now placed a set distance from nodes like original gui
    • link color/width are now saved to xml files
    • added support to configure buffer size for links
    • #525 - added support for multiple wired links between the same nodes
    • #526 - added option to hide/show links with 100% loss
  • Documentation
    • #527 - typo in service documentation
    • #515 - added examples to docs for using EMANE features within a CORE context

2020-09-29 CORE 7.2.1

  • core-daemon
    • fixed issue where shutting down sessions may not have removed session directories
    • fixed issue with multiple emane interfaces on the same node not getting the right configuration
  • Installation
    • updated automated install to be a bit more robust for alternative distros
    • added force install type to try and leverage a redhat/debian like install
    • locked ospf mdr version installed to older commit to avoid issues with multiple interfaces on same node

2020-09-15 CORE 7.2.0

  • Installation
    • locked down version of ospf-mdr installed in automated install
    • locked down version of emane to v1.2.5 in automated emane install
    • added option to install locally using the -l option
  • core-daemon
    • improve error when retrieving services that do not exist, or failed to load
    • fixed issue with writing/reading emane node interface configurations to xml
    • fixed issue with not setting the emane model when creating a node
    • added common utility method for getting a emane node interface config id in core.utils
    • fixed issue running emane on more than one interface for a node
    • fixed issue validating paths when creating emane transport xml for a node
    • fixed issue avoiding multiple calls to shutdown, if already in shutdown state
  • core-pygui
    • fixed issue configuring emane for a node interface
  • gRPC API
    • added wrapper client that can provide type hinting and a simpler interface at core.api.grpc.clientw
    • fixed issue creating sessions that default to having a very large reference scale
    • fixed issue with GetSession returning control net nodes

2020-08-21 CORE 7.1.0

  • Installation
    • added core-python script that gets installed to help globally reference the virtual environment
  • gRPC API
    • GetSession will now return all configuration information for a session and the file it was opened from, if applicable
    • node update events will now include icon information
    • fixed issue with getting session throughputs for sessions with a high id
  • core-daemon
    • #503 - EMANE networks will now work with mobility again
    • #506 - fixed service dependency resolution issue
    • fixed issue sending hooks to core-gui when joining session
  • core-pygui
    • fixed issues editing hooks
    • fixed issue with cpu usage when joining a session
    • fixed mac field not being disabled during runtime when configuring a node
    • removed unlimited button from link config dialog
    • fixed issue with copy/paste links and their options
    • fixed issue with adding nodes/links and editing links during runtime
    • updated open file dialog in config dialogs to open to ~/.coregui home directory
    • fixed issue double clicking sessions dialog in invalid areas
    • added display of asymmetric link options on links
    • fixed emane config dialog display
    • fixed issue saving backgrounds in xml files
    • added view toggle for wired/wireless links
    • node events will now update icons

2020-07-28 CORE 7.0.1

  • Bugfixes
    • #500 - fixed issue running node commands with shell=True
    • fixed issue for poetry based install not properly vetting requirements for dataclasses dependency

2020-07-23 CORE 7.0.0

  • Breaking Changes
    • core.emudata and core.data combined and cleaned up into core.data
    • updates to consistently use mac instead of hwaddr/mac
    • #468 - code related to adding/editing/deleting links cleaned up
    • #469 - usages of per all changed to loss to be consistent
    • #470 - variables with numbered names now use numbers directly
    • #471 - node startup is no longer embedded within its constructor
    • #472 - code updated to refer to interfaces consistently as iface
    • #475 - code updates changing how ip addresses are stored on interfaces
    • #476 - executables to check for moved into own module core.executables
    • #486 - core will now install into its own python virtual environment managed by poetry
  • core-daemon
    • updates to properly save/load distributed servers to xml
    • #474 - added type hinting to all service files
    • #478 - fixed typo in config service directory
    • #479 - opening an xml file will now cycle through states like a normal session
    • #480 - ovs configuration will now save/load from xml and display in guis
    • #484 - changes to support adding emane links during runtime
  • core-pygui
    • fixed issue not displaying services for the default group in service dialogs
    • fixed issue starting a session when the daemon is not present
    • fixed issue attempting to open terminals for invalid nodes
    • fixed issue syncing session location
    • fixed issue joining a session with mobility, not in runtime
    • added cpu usage monitor to status bar
    • emane configurations can now be seen during runtime
    • rj45 nodes can only have one link
    • disabling throughputs will clear labels
    • improvements to custom service copy
    • link options will now be drawn on as a label
    • updates to handle runtime link events
    • #477 - added optional details pane for a quick view of node/link details
    • #485 - pygui fixed observer widget for invalid nodes
    • #496 - improved alert handling
  • core-gui
    • #493 - increased frame size to show all emane configuration options
  • gRPC API
    • added set session user rpc
    • added cpu usage stream
    • interface objects returned from get_node will now provide node_id, net_id, and net2_id data
    • peer to peer nodes will not be included in get_session calls
    • pathloss events will now throw an error when nem id not found
    • #481 - link rpc calls will broadcast out
    • #496 - added alert rpc call
  • Services
    • fixed issue reading files in security services
    • #494 - add staticd to daemons list for frr services

2020-06-11 CORE 6.5.0

  • Breaking Changes
    • CoreNode.newnetif - both parameters are required and now takes an InterfaceData object as its second parameter
    • CoreNetworkBase.linkconfig - now takes a LinkOptions parameter instead of a subset of some of the options (ie bandwidth, delay, etc)
    • #453 - Session.add_node and Session.get_node now requires the node class you expect to create/retrieve
    • #458 - rj45 cleanup to only inherit from one class
  • Enhancements
    • fixed issues with handling bad commands for TLV execute messages
    • removed unused boot.sh from CoreNode types
    • added linkconfig to CoreNetworkBase and cleaned up function signature
    • emane position hook now saves geo position to node
    • emane pathloss support
    • core.emulator.emudata leveraged dataclass and type hinting
    • #459 - updated transport type usage to an enum
    • #460 - updated network policy type usage to an enum
  • Python GUI Enhancements
    • fixed throughput events do not work for joined sessions
    • fixed exiting app with a toolbar picker showing
    • fixed issue with creating interfaces and reusing subnets after deletion
    • fixed issue with moving text shapes
    • fixed scaling with custom node selected
    • fixed toolbar state switching issues
    • enable/disable toolbar when running stop/start
    • marker config integrated into toolbar
    • improved color picker layout
    • shapes can now be moved while drawing shapes
    • added observers to toolbar in run mode
  • gRPC API
    • node events will now have geo positional data
    • node geo data is now returned in get_session and get_node calls
    • #451 - added wlan link api to allow direct linking/unlinking of wireless links between nodes
    • #462 - added streaming call for sending node position/geo changes
    • #463 - added streaming call for emane pathloss events
  • Bugfixes
    • #454 - fixed issue creating docker nodes, but containers are now required to have networking tools
    • #466 - fixed issue in python gui when xml file is loading nodes with no ip4 addresses

2020-05-11 CORE 6.4.0

  • Enhancements
    • updates to core-route-monitor, allow specific session, configurable settings, and properly listen on all interfaces
    • install.sh now has a "-r" option to help with reinstalling from current branch and installing current python dependencies
    • #202 - enable OSPFv2 fast convergence
    • #178 - added comments to OVS service
  • Python GUI Enhancements
    • added initial documentation to help support usage
    • supports drawing multiple links for wireless connections
    • supports differentiating wireless networks with different colored links
    • implemented unlink in node context menu to delete links to other nodes
    • implemented node run tool dialog
    • implemented find node dialog
    • implemented address configuration dialog
    • implemented mac configuration dialog
    • updated link address creation to more closely mimic prior behavior
    • updated configuration to use yaml class based configs
    • implemented auto grid layout for nodes
    • fixed drawn wlan ranges during configuration
  • Bugfixes
    • no longer writes link option data for WLAN/EMANE links in XML
    • avoid configuring links for WLAN/EMANE link options in XML, due to them being written to XML prior
    • updates to allow building python docs again
    • #431 - peer to peer node uplink link data was not using an enum properly due to code changes
    • #432 - loading XML was not setting EMANE nodes model
    • #435 - loading XML was not maintaining existing session options
    • #448 - fixed issue sorting hooks being saved to XML

2020-04-13 CORE 6.3.0

  • Features
    • #424 - added FRR IS-IS service
  • Enhancements
    • #414 - update GUI OSPFv2 adjacency widget to work with FRR
    • #416 - EMANE links can now be drawn for 80211 and RF Pipe models
    • #418 #409 - code cleanup
    • #425 - added route monitor script for SDT3D integration
    • a formal error will now be thrown when EMANE binding are not installed, but attempted to be used
    • node positions will now default to 0,0 to avoid GUI errors, when one is not provided
    • improved SDT3D integration, multiple link support and usage of custom layers
  • Python GUI Enhancements
    • enabled edit menu delete
    • cleaned up node context menu and enabled delete
  • Bugfixes
    • #427 - fixed issue in default route service
    • #426 - fixed issue reading ipsec template file
    • #420 - fixed issue with TLV API udp handler
    • #411 - allow wlan to be configured with 0 values
    • #415 - general EMANE configuration was not being saved/loaded from XML

2020-03-16 CORE 6.2.0

  • gRPC API
    • Added call to execute python script
  • Enhancements
    • #371 - improved coretk gui scaling
    • #374 - display range visually for wlan in coretk gui, when configuring
    • #377 - improved coretk error dialogs
    • #379 - fixed issues with core converting between x,y and lon,lat for values that would cross utm zones
    • #384 - sdt integration moved internally to core code allowing it to work for coretk gui as well
    • #387 - coretk gui will now auto detect potential valid terminal and command to use for interacting with nodes during runtime
    • #389 - coretk gui will now attempt to reconnect to daemon without need to restart
    • #395 - coretk gui now has "save" and "save as" menu options
    • #402 - coretk will now allow terminal preference to be directly edited
  • Bugfixes
    • #375 - fixed issues with emane event monitor handling data
    • #381 - executing a python script will now wait until completion before looking to join a new session
    • #391 - fixed configuring node ip addresses in coretk gui
    • #392 - fixed coretk link display when addresses are cleared out
    • #393 - coretk gui will properly clear marker annotations when switching sessions
    • #396 - Docker and LXC nodes will now properly save to XML
    • #406- WLAN bridge initialization was not ran when all nodes are disconnected

2020-02-20 CORE 6.1.0

  • New
    • config services - these services leverage a proper template engine and have configurable parameters, given enough time may replace existing services
    • core-imn-to-xml - IMN to XML utility script
    • replaced internal code for determining ip/mac address with netaddr library
  • Enhancements
    • added distributed package for built packages
    • made use of python type hinting for functions and their return values
    • updated Quagga zebra service to remove deprecated warning
  • Removed
    • removed stale ns3 code
  • CORETK GUI
    • added logging
    • improved error dialog
    • properly use global ipv6 addresses for nodes
    • disable proxy usage by default, flag available to enable
  • gRPC API
    • add_link - now returns created interface information
    • set_node_service - can now set files and directories to properly replicate previous usage
    • get_emane_event_channel - return information related to the currently used emane event channel
  • Bugfixes
    • fixed session SDT functionality back to working order, due to python3 changes
    • avoid shutting down services for nodes that are not up
    • EMANE bypass model options will now display properly in GUIs
    • XML scenarios will now properly read in custom node icons
    • #372 - fixed mobility waypoint comparisons
    • #370 - fixed radvd service
    • #368 - updated frr services to properly start staticd when needed
    • #358 - fixed systemd service install path
    • #350 - fixed frr babel wireless configuration
    • #354 - updated frr to reset interfaces to properly take configurations

2020-01-01 CORE 6.0.0

  • New
    • beta release of the python based tk GUI, use coretk-gui to try it out, plan will be to eventually sunset the old GUI once this is good enough
      • this GUI will allow us to provide enhancements and a consistent python dev environment for developers
  • Major Changes
  • Enhancements
    • changed usage of bridge-utils to using ip based bridge commands due to deprecation
    • installation.sh script to help automate a standard make install or dev install
    • when sessions are created without an id they will now always start from 1 and return the next unused id
    • gRPC is now running by default
  • Session API
    • removed create_emane_network and create_wlan_network to help force using add_node for all cases
    • removed session.master as it was only used for previous distributed sessions
    • updated add_node to allow providing a custom class for node creation
  • gRPC API
    • added get all services configurations
    • added get all wlan configurations
    • added start/stop session calls, provides more freedom for startup and shutdown logic
    • session events now have a session id to help differentiate which session they are coming from
    • throughput events now require a session id and responses include session id for differentiating data
    • session events can now be subscribed to with a subset of events or all
    • emane model config data now include interface ids properly
    • sessions returned from get sessions call may include file names when created from xml
    • when opening an xml the session can now be started or not
    • edit node will now broadcast the edit for others to listen to
    • all config responses will now be in the form of a mapped value of key to ConfigOption, or a list of these when retrieving all, sometimes the config response may be wrapped in a different message to include other metadata
  • Bugfixes
    • #311 - initialize ebtables chains for wlan networks only
    • #312 - removed sudo from init script
    • #313 - check if interface exists before flushing, previously would log an exception that didn't matter
    • #314 - node locations stored as floats instead of ints to avoid mobility calculations due to loss of precision
    • #321 - python installation path will be based on distr ibution/python building it
    • emane options xml parsing didn't properly take into account the emane_prefix configuration
    • updates services that checked for ipv4/ipv6 addresses to not fail for valid ipv6 addresses with a decimal
  • Documentation
    • updated NRL links to new GitHub locations
    • updates for distributed session
    • updates to dev guide
    • updates to examples LXD/Docker setup
    • updates to FRR service documentation
    • gRPC get node service file will not throw an exception when node doesn't exist

2019-10-12 CORE 5.5.2

  • gRPC
    • Added emane_link API for linking/unlinking EMANE nodes within the GUI
  • Bugfixes
    • Fixed python3 issues when configuring WLAN nodes
    • Fixed issue due to refactoring when running distributed
    • Fixed issue when running python script from GUI

2019-10-09 CORE 5.5.1

  • Bugfix
    • Fixed issue with 5.5.0 refactoring causing issues in python2.
    • Fixed python3 issues with NRL services

2019-10-03 CORE 5.5.0

  • Documentation
    • updated dependencies for building OSPF MDR on installation page
    • added python/pip instruction on installation page
    • added ethtool dependency for CORE
  • GUI
    • removed experimental OVS node to avoid confusion and issues related to using it
  • Daemon
    • fixed core-daemon --ovs flag back to working order for running CORE using OVS bridges instead of Linux bridges
    • updated requirements.txt to refer to configparser 4.0.2, due to 4.0.1 removal by developers
    • update to fail fast for dependent executables that are not found within PATH
    • update to not load services that fail during service.on_load and move on
  • Build
    • fixed issue with configure script when using option flags
    • python install path will use the native install path for AM_PATH_PYTHON, instead of coercing to python3
  • Issues
    • #271 - OVS node error in GUI
    • #291 - configparser 4.0.1 issue
    • #290 - python3 path issue when building

2019-09-23 CORE 5.4.0

  • Documentation
    • Updates to documentation dev guide
  • Improvements
    • Added support for Pipenv for development
    • Added configuration to leverage pre-commit during development
    • Added configuration to leverage isort, black, and flake8 during development
    • Added Github Actions to help verify pull requests in the same way as pre-commit
  • Issues
    • #279 - WLAN configuration does not get set by default
    • #272 - error installing python package futures==3.2.0
  • Pull Requests
    • #275 - Disable MAC learning on WLAN
    • #281 - Bumped jackson version on corefx

2019-07-05 CORE 5.3.1

  • Documentation
    • Updates to provide more information regarding several of the included services
  • Issues
    • #252 - fixed changing wlan configurations during runtime
    • #256 - fixed mobility waypoint comparison for python3
    • #174 - turn tx/rx checksums off by default as they will never be valid for virtual interfaces
    • #259 - fixes for distributed EMANE
    • #260 - fixed issue with how execfile was being used due to it not existing within python3

2019-06-10 CORE 5.3.0

  • Enhancements
    • python 2 / 3 support
    • added new API using gRPC
    • --grpc --grpc-port --grpc-address flags added to core-daemon
    • core.api.grpc.client.CoreGrpcClient, provides a convenience wrapper for leveraging the API
  • Docs
    • Updates to installation instructions for latest changes
  • Services
    • Added FRR service
  • EMANE
    • Added EMANE prefix configuration when looking for emane model manifest files
    • requires configuring emane_prefix in /etc/core/core.conf
  • Cleanup
    • Refactoring of the core python package structure, trying to help provide better organization and logical groupings
  • Issues
    • #246 - Fixed network to network link handling when reading xml files
    • #236 - Fixed storing/reading of link configuration values within xml files
    • #170 - FRR Service
    • #155 - EMANE path configuration
    • #233 - Python 3 support
    • #245 - Fixed bidirectional link configurations when reading from xml files
    • #208 - gRPC API
    • Fixed link configuration dup handling when loaded from xml files

2019-06-07 CORE 5.2.2

  • Enhancements:
    • adds back in core-daemon udp support for coresendmsg, people may have depended on previously for certain scenarios
  • Bug Fixes:
    • fixes issue in GUI that would prevent moving nodes during mobility scenarios

2019-03-25 CORE 5.2.1

  • Packaging:
    • documentation no longer builds by default, must use configure flag
    • added configure flag to allow only building vcmd
    • sphinx will no long be required when not building documentation
  • Services:
    • Added source NAT service
    • Fixed DHCP service for Ubuntu 18.04
  • BUGFIXES:
    • #188 - properly remove session on delete TLV API call
    • #192 - updated default gnome terminal command for nodes to be Ubuntu 18.04 compatible
    • #193 - updates to service validation, will retry on failure and better exception logging
    • #195 - TLV link message data fix
    • #196 - fix to avoid clearing out default services
    • #197 - removed wireless_link_all API from EmuSession
    • #216 - updated default WLAN bandwidth to 54Mbps
    • #223 - fix to saving RJ45 to session XML files

2018-05-22 CORE 5.1

  • DAEMON:
    • removed and cleared out code that is either legacy or no longer supported (Xen, BSD, Kernel patching, RPM/DEB specific files)
    • default nodes are now set in the node map
    • moved ns3 and netns directories to the top of the repo
    • changes to make use of fpm as the tool for building packages
    • removed usage of logzero to avoid dependency issues for built packages
    • removed daemon addons directory
    • added CoreEmu to core.emulator.coreemu to help begin serving as the basis for a more formal API for scripting and creating new external APIs out of
    • cleaned up logging, moved more logging to DEBUG from INFO, tried to mold INFO message to be more simple and informative
    • EMANE 1.0.1-1.21 supported
    • updates to leverage EMANE python bindings for dynamically parsing phy/mac manifest files
    • example custom EMANE model lives under /usr/share/core/examples/myemane/examplemodel.py
    • EMANE TDMA model now supports an option to start a TDMA schedule when running
    • fixed issues with coresendmsg script due to code refactoring
    • added make target for generating documentation "make doc"
    • Python 2.7+ is now required
    • ns3 is no longer bundled by default, but will be produced as a separate package for installation
  • GUI:
    • updated broken help links in GUI Help->About
  • Packaging:
    • fixed PYTHON_PATH to PYTHONPATH in sysv script
    • added make command to leverage FPM as the tool for creating deb/rpm packages going forward, there is documentation within README.md to try it out
  • TEST:
    • fixed some broken tests
    • new test cases based on CoreEmu usage
  • BUGFIXES:
    • #142 - duplication of custom services
    • #136 - sphinx-apidoc command not found
    • #137 - make command fails when using distclean

2017-09-01 CORE 5.0

  • DEVELOPMENT:
    • support for editorconfig to help standardize development across IDEs, from the defined configuration file
    • support for sonarqube analysis, from the defined configuration file
  • DAEMON:
    • code cleanup and improvements to adhere to coding standards (SonarQube)
    • leverage "logzero" module to make easy usage of the standard logging module
    • improvements to documentation across the code base
    • initial work to separate the dependence on TCP API messaging from the core library (easier core scripting)
    • beta support for running core in Open vSwitch mode, leveraging Open vSwitch bridges, instead of Linux bridges
  • SERVICES:
    • added Ryu SDN controller service
    • added Open vSwitch service
  • TEST:
    • added unit/integration tests to support validating changes going forward
  • BUGFIXES:
    • merged pull requests for: #115, #110, #109, #107, #106, #105, #103, #102, #101, #96

2015-06-05 CORE 4.8

  • EMANE:
    • support for EMANE 0.9.2
    • run emane in each container when using EMANE 0.9.2
    • support using separate control networks for EMANE OTA and event traffic
  • GUI:
    • fixed an issue where the adjacency widget lines pointed to old node positions
    • fixed an issue where not all EMANE 0.9.x IEEE 802.11 MAC parameter were configurable
    • fixed an issue related to running python scripts from the GUI when using tcl/tk version 8.6
    • improved batch mode execution to display the check emulation light status
    • improved managing multiple sessions
    • improved support for using multiple canvases
    • added a reload option to the file menu to revert back to a saved scenario
  • DAEMON:
    • support exporting scenarios in NRL Network Modeling Framework 1.0 XML format
    • support importing scenarios in NRL Network Modeling Framework 1.0 XML format
    • support exporting the deployed scenario state in NRL NMF XML 1.0 format
    • improved EMANE post-startup processing to better synchronize distributed emulations
    • improved how addresses are assigned to tun/tap devices
    • added support for python state-change callbacks
  • SERVICES:
    • added mgen sink and mgen actor services
    • added oslrv2 and olsr.org services
    • added a docker service
  • BUILD:
    • improved the install/uninstall process
    • improved debian and rpm packaging
  • BUGFIXES:
    • updated the http service for ubuntu 14.04
    • improved included examples
    • shortened the length of network interface names
    • improved how the core system service manages running the core daemon
    • fixed an issues related to applying session configuration setting
    • improved detecting when a distributed emulation is already running
    • improved documentation

2014-08-06 CORE 4.7

  • EMANE:
    • support for EMANE 0.9.1
    • fix error when using Comm Effect model with loss/duplicate string values
    • enable flow control in virtual transport if enabled in the MAC model
    • fix bug #150 where EMANE event service/address port were not used
  • GUI:
    • support Tcl/Tk 8.6 when available
    • added --(a)ddress and --(p)ort arguments to core-gui command-line
    • added File > Execute XML or Python script... option
    • added File > Execute Python script with options... menu item
    • when executing Python script from GUI, run in background thread, wait for RUNTIME state
    • enter RUNTIME state when start button pressed with empty canvas
    • added support for asymmetric link effects
    • support link delays up to 274 seconds (netem maximum)
    • allow runtime changes of WLAN link effects
  • DAEMON:
    • set NODE_NAME, NODE_NUMBER, SESSION_SHORT in default vnoded environment
    • changed host device naming to use veth, tap prefixes; b.n.SS for bridges
    • allow parsing XML files into live running session
    • enable link effects between hub/switch and hub/switch connections
    • update MDR service to use broadcast interfaces for non-WLAN links
    • allow node class to be specified when initializing XML parser
    • save and parse canvas origin (reference point) and scale in MP XML
    • up/down control script session option
    • fix hash calculation used to determine GRE tunnel keys
    • use shell script to detach SMF on startup
    • added NRL services for mgen sink and nrlolsrv2
    • use SDT URL session option
    • added core-manage tool for addons to add/remove/check services, models, and custom node types
  • API:
    • implement local flag in Execute Message for running host commands
    • jitter changed to 64-bit value to align with delay in Link Message
    • added unidirectional link flag TLV to Link Message
    • added reconfigure event type for re-generating service config files
    • return errors in API with failed services
  • BUGFIXES:
    • fix HTTP service running under Ubuntu
    • fixed the following bugs: #150, 169, 188, 220, 225, 230, 231, 242, 244, 247, 248, 250, 251

2013-09-25 CORE 4.6

  • NOTE: cored is now core-daemon, and core is now core-gui (for Debian acceptance)
  • NOTE: /etc/init.d/core is now /etc/init.d/core-daemon (for insserv compatibility)
  • EMANE:
    • don't start EMANE locally if no local NEMs
    • EMANE poststartup() to re-transmit location events during initialization
    • added debug port to EMANE options
    • added a basic EMANE 802.11 CORE Python script example
    • expose transport XML block generation to EmaneModels
    • expose NEM entry to the EmaneModel so it can be overridden by a model
    • add the control interface bridge prior to starting EMANE, as some models may
    • depend on the controlnet functionality
    • added EMANE model to CORE converter
    • parse lat/long/alt from node messages, for moving nodes using command-line
    • fix bug #196 incorrect distance when traversing UTM zones
  • GUI:
    • added Cut, Copy, and Paste options to the Edit menu
    • paste will copy selected services and take care of node and interface
    • renumbering
    • implement Edit > Find dialog for searching nodes and links
    • when copying existing file for a service, perform string replacement of:
    • "~", "%SESSION%", "%SESSION_DIR%", "%SESSION_USER%", "%NODE%", "%NODENAME%"
    • use CORE_DATA_DIR insteadof LIBDIR
    • fix Adjacency Widget to work with OSPFv2 only networks
  • BUILD:
    • build/packaging improvements for inclusion on Debian
    • fix error when running scenario with a mobility script in batch mode
    • include Linux kernel patches for 3.8
    • renamed core-cleanup.sh to core-cleanup for Debian conformance
    • don't always generate man pages from Makefile; new manpages for coresendmsg and core-daemon
  • BUGFIXES:
    • don't auto-assign IPv4/IPv6 addresses when none received in Link Messages (session reconnect)
    • fixed lock view
    • fix GUI spinbox errors for Tk 8.5.8 (RHEL/CentOS 6.2)
    • fix broker node count for distributed session entering the RUNTIME state when
    • (non-EMANE) WLANs or GreTapBridges are involved;
    • fix "file exists" error message when distributed session number is re-used
    • and servers file is written
    • fix bug #194 configuration dialog too long, make dialog scrollable/resizable
    • allow float values for loss and duplicates percent
    • fix the following bugs: 166, 172, 177, 178, 192, 194, 196, 201, 202, 205, 206, 210, 212, 213, 214, 221

2013-04-13 CORE 4.5

  • GUI:
    • improved behavior when starting GUI without daemon, or using File New after connection with daemon is lost
    • fix various GUI issues when reconnecting to a session
    • support 3D GUI via output to SDT3D
    • added "Execute Python script..." entry to the File Menu
    • support user-defined terminal program instead of hard-coded xterm
    • added session options for "enable RJ45s", "preserve session dir"
    • added buttons to the IP Addresses dialog for removing all/selected IPv4/IPv6
    • allow sessions with multiple canvases to enter RUNTIME state
    • added "--addons" startup mode to pass control to code included from addons dir
    • added "Locked" entry to View menu to prevent moving items
    • use currently selected node type when invoking a topology generator
    • updated throughput plots with resizing, color picker, plot labels, locked scales, and save/load plot configuration with imn file
    • improved session dialog
  • EMANE:
    • EMANE 0.8.1 support with backwards-compatibility for 0.7.4
    • extend CommEffect model to generate CommEffect events upon receipt of Link Messages having link effects
  • Services:
    • updated FTP service with root directory for anonymous users
    • added HTTP, PCAP, BIRD, RADVD, and Babel services
    • support copying existing files instead of always generating them
    • added "Services..." entry to node right-click menu
    • added "View" button for side-by-side comparison when copying customized config files
    • updated Quagga daemons to wait for zebra.vty VTY file before starting
  • General:
    • XML import and export
    • renamed "cored.py" to "cored", "coresendmsg.py" to "coresendmsg"
    • code reorganization and clean-up
    • updated XML export to write NetworkPlan, MotionPlan, and ServicePlan within a Scenario tag, added new "Save As XML..." File menu entry
    • added script_start/pause/stop options to Ns2ScriptedMobility
    • "python" source sub-directory renamed to "daemon"
    • added "cored -e" option to execute a Python script, adding its session to the active sessions list, allowing for GUI connection
    • support comma-separated list for custom_services_dir in core.conf file
    • updated kernel patches for Linux kernel 3.5
    • support RFC 6164-style IPv6 /127 addressing
  • ns-3:
    • integrate ns-3 node location between CORE and ns-3 simulation
    • added ns-3 random walk mobility example
    • updated ns-3 Wifi example to allow GUI connection and moving of nodes
  • fixed the following bugs: 54, 103, 111, 136, 145, 153, 157, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165, 168, 170, 171, 173, 174, 176, 184, 190, 193

2012-09-25 CORE 4.4

  • GUI:
    • real-time bandwidth plotting tool
    • added Wireshark and tshark right-click menu items
    • X,Y coordinates shown in the status bar
    • updated GUI attribute option to link messages for changing color/width/dash
    • added sample IPsec and VPN scenarios, how many nodes script
    • added jitter parameter to WLANs
    • renamed Experiment menu to Session menu, added session options
    • use 'key=value' configuration for services, EMANE models, WLAN models, etc.
    • save only service values that have been customized
    • copy service parameters from one customized service to another
    • right-click menu to start/stop/restart each service
  • EMANE:
    • EMANE 0.7.4 support
    • added support for EMANE CommEffect model and Comm Effect controller GUI
    • added support for EMANE Raw Transport when using RJ45 devices
  • Services:
    • improved service customization; allow a service to define custom Tcl tab
    • added vtysh.conf for Quagga service to support 'write mem'
    • support scheduled events and services that start N seconds after runtime
    • added UCARP service
  • Documentation:
    • converted the CORE manual to reStructuredText using Sphinx; added Python docs
  • General:
    • Python code reorganization
    • improved cored.py thread locking
    • merged xen branch into trunk
    • added an event queue to a session with notion of time zero
    • added UDP support to cored.py
    • use UDP by default in coresendmsg.py; added '-H' option to print examples
    • enter a bash shell by default when running vcmd with no arguments
    • fixes to distributed emulation entering runtime state
    • write 'nodes' file upon session startup
    • make session number and other attributes available in environment
    • support /etc/core/environment and ~/.core/environment files
    • added Ns2ScriptedMobility model to Python, removed from the GUI
    • namespace nodes mount a private /sys
    • fixed the following bugs: 80, 81, 84, 99, 104, 109, 110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 140, 143, 144, 146, 147, 151, 154, 155

2012-03-07 CORE 4.3

  • EMANE 0.7.2 and 0.7.3 support
  • hook scripts: customize actions at any of six different session states
  • Check Emulation Light (CEL) exception feedback system
  • added FTP and XORP services, and service validate commands
  • services can flag when customization is required
  • Python classes to support ns-3 simulation experiments
  • write state, node X,Y position, and servers to pycore session dir
  • removed over 9,000 lines of unused GUI code
  • performance monitoring script
  • batch mode improvements and --closebatch option
  • export session to EmulationScript XML files
  • basic range model moved from GUI to Python, supports 3D coordinates
  • improved WLAN dialog with tabs
  • added PhysicalNode class for joining real nodes with emulated networks
  • fixed the following bugs: 50, 75, 76, 79, 82, 83, 85, 86, 89, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 112, 113, 116, 119, 120

2011-08-19 CORE 4.2

  • EMANE 0.7.1 support
    • support for Bypass model, Universal PHY, logging, realtime
  • configurable MAC addresses
  • control interfaces (backchannel between node and host)
  • service customization dialog improved (tabbed)
  • new testing scripts for MDR and EMANE performance testing
  • improved upgrading of old imn files
  • new coresendmsg.py utility (deprecates libcoreapi and coreapisend)
  • new security services, custom service becomes UserDefined
  • new services and Python scripting chapters in manual
  • fixes to distributed emulation, linking tunnels/RJ45s with WLANs/hubs/switches
  • fixed the following bugs: 18, 32, 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74

2011-01-05 CORE 4.1

  • new icons for toolbars and nodes
  • node services introduced, node models deprecated
  • customizable node types
  • traffic flow editor with MGEN support
  • user configs moved from /etc/core/* to ~/.core/
  • allocate addresses from custom IPv4/IPv6 prefixes
  • distributed emulation using GRE tunnels
  • FreeBSD 8.1 now uses cored.py
  • EMANE 0.6.4 support
  • numerous bugfixes

2010-08-17 CORE 4.0

  • Python framework with Linux network namespace (netns) support (Linux netns is now the primary supported platform)
  • ability to close the GUI and later reconnect to a running session (netns only)
  • EMANE integration (netns only)
  • new topology generators, host file generator
  • user-editable Observer Widgets
  • use of /etc/core instead of /usr/local/etc/core
  • various bugfixes

2009-09-15 CORE 3.5

2009-06-23 CORE 3.4

2009-03-11 CORE 3.3