v1.8.1

[1.8.1] - 2025-03-21

• Bumped Pybind11 version in the python_binding example. #67

Full Changelog: v1.8...v1.8.1

v1.8

What's Changed

• Added scIsConnected() method to API to make application connection waiting more flexible by @jekyll2014. (thanks!) #51
• Added corresponding is_connected() method to the python_binding example.
• Updated solution file version from Visual Studio 2019 to Visual Studio 2022. #45
• Added pushd/popd to example installer BAT files to work correctly even if launched from another directory. #48

New Contributors

• @jekyll2014 made their first contribution in #51

Full Changelog: v1.7...v1.8

v1.7

What's Changed

• Bumped NuGet package version of Google Test.
• Changed the primary target compiler from Visual Studio 2019 to Visual Studio 2022. #44
  • Have set TargetName property explicitly instead of letting it use the default ($(ProjectName)) for each project to prevent output file names from changing even if project file names change.
  • Duplicated all existing project files with _vs2019 suffix added to maintain VS2019 support.
    • For example, softcam_vs2019.sln can be used as same as the previous softcam.sln. All the output files keep the same name as before.
  • Updated the GitHub Action workflow files to let them keep using the latest solution file (softcam.sln).
  • Retargeted all project files (except *_vs2019) to use the VS2022 toolset.
• Refactoring:
  • Named namespaces of each test code for better visualization on Visual Studio. #42

Full Changelog: v1.6...v1.7

v1.6

What's Changed

• Fixed a deadlock issue. #39

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v1.5

What's Changed

• Updated the python_binding example:
  • Fixed wrong argument name in the python_binding example. #16
  • Added CI build and test of the python_binding example. #17
  • Updated Pybind11 version. #24

Full Changelog: v1.4...v1.5

v1.4

What's Changed

• Added Python binding of this library. #12
• Improved error handling.

Full Changelog: v1.3...v1.4

v1.3

• Improved accuracy of timing control.
• Fixed an issue on Debug DLL.
  • The sender example program was making an assertion failure when it stops with Ctrl+C pressed by the user.
  • The cause of the assertion failure is a global destructor for a global std::mutex object in softcam.dll. The assertion in the destructor claimed that the mutex object is still locked. That happens because when Ctrl+C has pressed the whole program execution stops immediately no matter the state of mutex objects and then the global destructors are invoked after that.
  • This fix removes unnecessary global destructors to avoid such a scenario.

v1.2

• Added support for 32-bit camera applications #3.
  • To support both 32-bit and 64-bit camera applications, each of the DLL softcam.dll of both modes must be built and installed.
  • Once both DLLs are installed in a system, no matter which one your application links to or which one the camera application accesses to, they can communicate and the images are streamed between them correctly.
• Changed the layout of the dist directory:
  • dist/bin/x64 <- dist/bin
  • dist/lib/x64 <- dist/lib
  • dist/bin/Win32 (NEW)
  • dist/lib/Win32 (NEW)
• Fixed an issue on Debug DLL name confusion.
  • The example program sender.exe with Debug configuration was failing to run because the import library softcamd.lib wrongly tries to find softcam.dll (not softcamd.dll).
  • Now the import library is fixed to use softcamd.dll correctly.

v1.1

• Added PostBuildEvent which makes the dist directory that holds the header and the binaries.
• Changed the build configuration of examples to use the dist directory and made them independent of the library's build.
• Improved timing calculation.
• Added a figure on top of the README.

v1.0

This is the first release.
It includes:

• a small set of APIs with all the necessary functions
• an example code to get started to use this library
• unit tests to verify this library itself.