API History
New in 0.5.21 - Released May 29, 2009
- Blob changes:
- Added the
getBytes() method.
- Added the BlobBuilder API.
- Added the Canvas API.
- Desktop changes:
- Added the
extractMetaData() method.
- Added the
getDragData() method.
- Added the
setDropEffect() method.
- LocalServer changes:
- Added the
matchQuery attribute to manifest files.
New in 0.5 - Released November 24, 2008
- Database changes:
- Updated the embedded SQLite engine to version 3.6.1.
- Added the
remove() method.
- Geolocation changes:
- Information from WiFi antennas will now also be used to get a
better fix. This change has no API impact.
- LocalServer changes:
- Added the
captureBlob() method.
- Added the
getAsBlob() method.
- WorkerPool changes:
- Breaking change:
Cross-origin workers
must now be served with the special content-type
application/x-gears-worker.
New in 0.4 - Released August 22, 2008
- Added the Geolocation API.
- Added the Blob object.
- Desktop changes:
- Added the
openFiles() method.
- HttpRequest changes:
- Added the
responseBlob property.
- Updated
send() to accept a Blob.
- Added progress events for download and upload.
- Localized the Gears dialogs to 40 languages.
New in 0.3 - Released June 6, 2008
- Added support for Firefox 3.
- Added initial Desktop API
with support for creating desktop shortcuts.
- Database changes:
- Added the
rowsAffected property.
- Factory changes:
- Added the
hasPermission property.
- Added the
getPermission() method.
- LocalServer changes:
- Added the
oncomplete, onerror, and
onprogress events to the
ManagedResourceStore class.
- ManagedResourceStore will now retry
captures under some circumstances to help with load balanced
applications.
- ManagedResourceStore now sends the special header
X-Gears-Reason: validate-manifest when rechecking the
manifest at the end of an update.
- WorkerPool changes:
- The
sendMessage method now accepts complex objects
instead of just strings.
- Added the
body property to onmessage's
message parameter.
- Download Page changes:
- Added the
icon_src and name parameters.
- Added the
action=upgrade querystring parameter.
New in 0.2 - Released February 14, 2008
- Added support for Windows Mobile devices
- Added initial HttpRequest API.
- Added initial Timer API.
- WorkerPool changes:
- Added the
onerror callback.
- Added the
createWorkerFromUrl() method.
- Added the
allowCrossOrigin() method.
- Added the
messageObject parameter to the
onmessage callback.
- LocalServer changes:
- The
requiredCookie parameter to the
openManagedStore() and createManagedStore()
methods now recognizes the special cookie value ;NONE;.
- Factory changes:
- Added the
version property.
- Made the
classVersion parameter to the
create() method optional.
New in 0.1 - Released May 31, 2007
- Initial Gears release, including first versions of: