- Read version from bin/.version file (reliable, no JAR locking)
- Save version to bin/.version when downloading JAR
- Use getLauncherJar() for all JAR path references
- Create binDir in main()
- Remove build.version dependency completely
- Read version from bin/.version file (reliable, no JAR locking issues)
- Save version to bin/.version when downloading JAR
- Remove complex JAR/ZIP reading code
- Use simple file-based version storage
- Read version only from JAR manifest (Implementation-Version)
- Remove all VERSION_FILE references from Bootstrap
- Remove build.version from scanLocalFiles() and update methods
- Rewrite getLauncherMeta() to properly parse server meta response
- Change downloadUpdate() fallback to JAR-only (not ZIP) to avoid JRE lock issues
- Simplify downloadUpdateLegacy() to skip ZIP (which locks JRE files)
- Add handling for AccessDeniedException when updating locked files
- Improve error logging for meta parsing failures
- Add Fabric support in LaunchCommandBuilder.findVersionJson()
- Fix Bootstrap to properly use bin/ directory for launcher JAR
- Fix server.py to accept both ZernMC-win-*.zip and ZernMCLauncher-*.zip
- Add debug output for version.json resolution
- Fix CLI arrow keys: remove 50ms timeout in escape sequence handling (ArrowMenu, LoginMenu)
- Add network logs polling to UI via /api/logs endpoint
- Display user role in launcher header (AuthManager, AuthService, JFXLauncher, UI)
- Capture and display game logs in launcher via /api/game-logs endpoint
- Fix demo mode bug in VersionManifest.ruleMatches() - was incorrectly adding --demo flag
- Fix modloader launch: pass proper auth info (accessToken, uuid) from AuthManager
- Add game log capture in MinecraftLib and LaunchService
- Scan versions/ directory and generate meta.json for each version
- Log progress: 'Scanning launcher versions...', 'Launcher meta ready: vX (Y files)'
- Meta cached in memory for faster access
- Get server version from /launcher/meta (new method)
- Scan local files and calculate SHA256 hashes
- POST to /launcher/diff to get what files need update
- Download only changed files via /launcher/file/{version}/{path}
- Delete obsolete files
- Fallback to ZIP/JAR if meta system fails
- Works with legacy method as backup
- Create versions/ folder structure for new format builds
- Generate meta.json with SHA256 hashes for each file
- Add endpoints:
- GET /launcher/meta - list all versions with meta
- GET /launcher/meta/{version} - meta for specific version
- POST /launcher/diff - get diff between local and server files
- GET /launcher/file/{version}/{path} - download individual file
- GET /launcher/download/zip/{version} - download full ZIP for new install
- Legacy builds (ZIP files) remain unchanged
- Load known bad IPs from FireHOL blocklists on startup
- ~4400 IPs blocked by default
- Set PUBLIC_BLOCKLIST=false to disable
- Combined with manual BLOCKED_IPS env var
- Global rate limiting (60 requests/minute per IP)
- IP whitelist/blacklist via ALLOWED_IPS and BLOCKED_IPS env vars
- Bot detection - silent 404 for suspicious paths (.env, phpinfo, etc.)
- Path traversal detection
- Reduced noise in logs from bot scanners
- Add version parsing to distinguish new vs legacy format builds
- New format: ZernMC-win-*.zip (1.0.8+ with bundled JRE21/JavaFX)
- Legacy: ZernMCLauncher-*.zip (< 1.0.8 or with suffix)
- /launcher/download/latest now returns new format by default
- Add /launcher/download/legacy endpoint for old builds
- Add legacy info to /launcher/info and /launcher/version responses
- Update download_zip to accept both ZernMCLauncher- and ZernMC-win- patterns
- Restructured to multi-module Maven project (bootstrap + launcher)
- Removed duplicate code (launcher/launcher/ with JCEF)
- Added JavaFX modules to lib/javafx in ZIP
- Added JRE 21 to lib/jre21 in ZIP
- Fixed Bootstrap with UTF-8 encoding and JavaFX module-path
- Fixed JAR naming (zernmclauncher.jar)
- Added Windows build configuration (ZernMC-win-*.zip)
- Fixed version parsing for -any, -alpha, -beta suffixes
- Create api package with AuthService, InstanceService, LaunchService
- Add ApiResponse<T> model for consistent responses
- Create LauncherAPI central facade for all services
- Update Main.java to use new API for session checking
- All services compile successfully
- Replace hardcoded Forge/NeoForge args with version.json parsing
- Add VersionManifest.java — parses mainClass, arguments, libraries from JSON
- Implement rule matching for OS-specific library/argument filtering
- Build classpath dynamically from manifest libraries with fallback resolution
- Resolve game args with variable substitution (${version_name}, ${game_directory}, etc.)
- Auto-discover version.json path with multiple candidate formats
- Support all Forge versions (1.12.2 through 1.21+) and NeoForge out of the box
- Fix MinecraftLib.installPack() returning false for Forge (was dead code)
- Add NeoForgeInstaller.java with installer download and execution
- Update LaunchCommandBuilder with NeoForge JVM args, classpath, launch args
- Update LaunchMenu with NeoForge option, version selector, support check
- Update Instance.java loader type comment (vanilla, fabric, forge, neoforge)
- Update PackDownloader to handle neoforge loader type
- Update ZHttpClient with NEOFORGE_MAVEN service type and detection
- Add NeoForge proxy endpoints (/proxy/neoforge/versions, /proxy/neoforge/maven)
- Add maven.neoforged.net to proxy allowed_domains
- Add asset_index to PackMeta model and pack_manager scanning
- Include asset_index in /packs list endpoint response
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