# Changelog

## 4.14.2 - 2023-02-06 - Deprecated 🛑

- Library is now deprecated. For help migrating, refer to the [documentation for `usb`](https://github.com/node-usb/node-usb#migrating-from-node-usb-detection)


## 4.14.1 - 2022-03-10

- Attempt to get more build more prebuild binaries. Still missing a lot!
   - Prebuild binaries from new Node.js v16 LTS but this didn't help, https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/commit/c246d9fa85adeda8846317fefb6c1e9a7c63995e
   - The problem stems from a fix to skip Node.js v17.0.0 which fails to build, https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/165#discussion_r823362667


## 4.14.0 - 2022-03-10

- Fill in `device.deviceAddress`(as `devnum`) and `device.locationId`(as `busnum`) on Linux which were previously always hard-coded as `0`
  - Thanks to [@efuturetoday](https://github.com/efuturetoday) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/149)
- Fix segmentation fault (segfault) crash after `stopMonitoring` on Linux
  - Thanks to [@umbernhard](https://github.com/umbernhard), [@antelle](https://github.com/antelle) and [@Julusian](https://github.com/Julusian) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/162)

Developer facing:

 - Fix GitHub Actions CI failing on Windows runners (`windows-2022`) (prebuild failing to build binaries), https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/165
 - Explain why test can fail when not enough devices from different vendors, https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/166


## 4.13.0 - 2021-10-14

 - Skipping linting/testing when publishing to npm via CI


## 4.12.0 - 2021-10-14

- Add specific instructions for rebuilding for Electron, https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/133
- Replace TravisCI and AppVeyor with GitHub Actions
    - Thanks to [@mcous](https://github.com/mcous) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/152)
    - Bumped Node.js in CI to 12, 14, and 16
    - Bumped recommended Node.js version to 14
    - Dropped Linux x86 from CI, since Node.js stopped officially publishing Linux x86 builds after v8
- Update and simplify development section in README as follows,
    - Thanks to [@mcous](https://github.com/mcous) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/152)
    - Remove Python 2 requirement, because `node-gyp` now only supports Python 3 and Python 2 has been EOL'd
    - Remove some outdated links and instructions in favor of linking to `node-gyp` documentation


## 4.11.0 - 2021-03-04

- Use SPDX identifier for MIT in `package.json` license field
  - Thanks to [@mcous](https://github.com/mcous) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/121)
- Add install for Electron instructions to readme
  - Thanks to [@mcous](https://github.com/mcous) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/120)
- Add prebuilds for latest node and Electron versions 
  - Thanks to [@NoahAndrews](https://github.com/NoahAndrews) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/125)

## 4.10.0 - 2020-07-21

- Update `node-gyp@6.1.0`, https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/109
- Update `prebuild-install@5.3.5` and `node-abi@2.18.0` to support Electron 9
  - Thanks to [@NoahAndrews](https://github.com/NoahAndrews) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/117)

## 4.9.0 - 2020-04-23

- Update dependencies (`npm audit fix`), https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/108
- Remove `fprintf` logging from macOS and add conditional `--debug` flag when building if you want logs
  - Thanks to [@DomiR](https://github.com/DomiR) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/101)

## 4.8.0 - 2020-04-23

- Update `prebuild` dependencies to latest
  - Thanks to [@mcous](https://github.com/mcous) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/106)

## 4.7.0 - 2019-11-24

- Fix deprecation warnings for `Nan::Callback:Call()`
  - Thanks to [@kryops](https://github.com/kryops) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/93)
- Update TypeScript definitions
  - Thanks to [@RicoBrase](https://github.com/RicoBrase) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/90)

## 4.6.0 - 2019-11-24

- Add support for Node.js v13
  - Thanks to [@kryops](https://github.com/kryops) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/92)

## 4.5.0 - 2019-10-06

- Unbind ATL lib on Windows (`atlstr.h`)
  - Thanks to [@sarakusha](https://github.com/sarakusha) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/84)

## 4.4.0 - 2019-10-06

- Fix `deviceName` garbled in Windows
  - Thanks to [@nononoone](https://github.com/nononoone) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/86)

## 4.3.0 - 2019-05-27

- Add support for Node.js v12
  - Thanks to [@kryops](https://github.com/kryops) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/81)

## 4.2.0 - 2019-05-09

- Add note about `usbDetect.find()` requiring `usbDetect.startMonitoring()` for proper results after insert/remove
  - Thanks to [@mikew](https://github.com/mikew) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/79)
- Fix `usbDetect.find(...)` promise syntax/callback not working
  - Thanks to [@erikkallen](https://github.com/erikkallen) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/74)

## 4.1.0 - 2018-11-24

- Add Windows backslash normalization for instance id's to fix certain USB devices not being detected
  - Thanks to [@LanetheGreat](https://github.com/LanetheGreat) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/73)

## v4.0.0 - 2018-09-27

- Use native Promises, https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/69
  - Now requires Node.js >=4
- Update dependencies based on npm security audit, https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/70

## v3.2.0 - 2018-07-23

- Add TypeScript declarations/definitions
  - Thanks to [@thegecko](https://github.com/thegecko) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/66)

## v3.1.0 - 2018-06-04

- Add serial number support to Windows
  - Thanks to [@doganmurat](https://github.com/doganmurat) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/62)

## v3.0.0 - 2018-05-13

- Show multiple/duplicate USB devices on Windows
  - Thanks to [@doganmurat](https://github.com/doganmurat) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/54)
- Update all dependencies

## v2.1.0 - 2018-02-06

- Add npm `install` hook that will use our prebuilt binaries instead of having to compile from source with node-gyp.
- Remove side-effects when you `require('usb-detection')` so the process won't hang from just requiring.
- Fix 100% CPU usage on Linux, https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/issues/2
  - Thanks to [@sarakusha](https://github.com/sarakusha) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/21)
- Ensure the process will exit gracefully across all platforms, https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/issues/35

## v2.0.1 - 2017-12-27

- Remove npm `install` hook to prevent hanging the install process caused by `prebuild-install` verify require and our side-effects.
  - Thanks to [@Lange](https://github.com/Lange) for noticing an issue.

## v2.0.0 - 2017-12-19

- ~~Remove side-effects when you `require('usb-detection')` so the process won't hang from just requiring.~~
  Now requires an explicit call to `usbDetect.startMonitoring()` to begin listening to USB add/remove/change events.
- Add npm `install` hook that will use our prebuilt binaries instead of having to compile from source with node-gyp.

## v1.4.2 - 2017-11-11

- Remove npm `install` hook to prevent hanging the install process caused by `prebuild-install` verify require and our side-effects.
  - Thanks to [@Lange](https://github.com/Lange) for [figuring out the root cause](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/47#issuecomment-343714022).

## v1.4.1 - 2017-11-11

- Add check for null before notifying of addition/removal
  - Thanks to [@reidmweber](https://github.com/reidmweber) for [this contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/32) via [#37](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/37)
- Create prebuilt binaries on tagged releases
  - Thanks to [@jayalfredprufrock](https://github.com/jayalfredprufrock) for the PoC and [@Lange](https://github.com/Lange) for the [contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/47)

## v1.4.0 - 2016-03-20

- Add compatibility for `node@0.10.x` by using more `nan` types and methods.
  - Thanks to [@apla](https://github.com/apla) for [this contribution](https://github.com/MadLittleMods/node-usb-detection/pull/26)!

## v1.3.0 - 2015-10-11

- Add compatibility for Node 4
  - Upgrade [`nan`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/nan) dependency nan@2.x. Thank you [@lorenc-tomasz](https://github.com/lorenc-tomasz)

## v1.2.0 - 2015-06-12

- New maintainer/owner [@MadLittleMods](https://github.com/MadLittleMods). Previously maintained by [@adrai](https://github.com/adrai) :+1:
- Add tests `npm test`
- `find` now also returns a promise
- Format js and c++
  - Added eslint file, linter code style guidelines
- Alias `insert` as the `add` event name for `.on`
- Update readme
  - Fix usage section `.on` callbacks which do not actually have a `err` parameter passed to the callback
  - Add API section to document clearly all of the methods and events emitted
  - Add test instructions

## v1.1.0

- Add support for Node v0.12.x

## v1.0.3

- Revert "ready for node >= 0.11.4"

## v1.0.2

- Fix issues found via cppcheck

## v1.0.1

- Ready for node >= 0.11.4

## v1.0.0

- First release