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[0.11.0] - 2026-08-22

Changed

  • Breaking: Zorb.Capsule.Assembler.assemble/2 now returns a final Elixir AST instead of {source_string, payload_path}; compilation uses Code.eval_quoted directly
  • Breaking: Removed Zorb.Config.payload_path/1
  • Removed the Sourceror dependency — no more stringification roundtrip or payload temp files in the baking factory

Improved

  • Assembler stage ~6x faster (95ms → 16ms on the reference story); string generation (~50ms) and payload file I/O eliminated entirely
  • Story data is baked into the capsule as byte-list literals at assemble time

Fixed

  • Quote-built AST nodes are stripped of hygiene metadata (counter, context, imports, ambiguous_op, alias) so identifier resolution works inside generated capsules
  • Pruned version branches no longer corrupt literal nil return types (e.g. defw step(), nil)
  • Embedded data binaries convert to byte lists for Orb's WAT encoder

[0.10.0] - 2026-08-04

Changed

  • Upgraded Watusi to 0.6.2 (spec-suite byte parity with wasm-tools, GC/ref proposals)
  • Upgraded usage_rules to 1.2, sourceror to 1.12, ex_doc to 0.40, credo to 1.7.19

Fixed

  • Cache invalidation now accounts for the Watusi and Orb versions, preventing stale capsules after dependency upgrades
  • Dictionary hash table generation now raises a clear error instead of looping forever when a story exceeds the 2048-entry capacity
  • Unsupported Z-machine versions (including V6) raise a clear ArgumentError at compile time
  • Eliminated compiler warnings (Elixir 1.20 bitstring pin operators, unused requires)

Maintainability

  • Consolidated duplicated alphabet, metadata, and Unicode table generation into a single shared data generator used by both patcher and traditional compilation
  • Temporary payload files are cleaned up after traditional compilation

[0.9.2] - 2026-02-23

Improved

  • Reduced impedance mismatch between Zorb and Watusi patching
  • Got rid of stupid LLM written Hex desciption in favor of a more concise and accurate one

[0.9.1] - 2026-02-21

Fixed

  • Template generation now uses lazy loading with persistent_term caching to avoid compile-time module dependency issues

[0.9.0] - 2026-02-21

Added

  • WASM Patcher: Blazing-fast compilation using pre-compiled templates (~1ms per story, 6000x speedup)
  • Compile-time template generation for all Z-machine versions (V1-V8, excluding V6)
  • Zorb.Patcher module for fast compilation
  • Zorb.Templates module with embedded pre-compiled WASM templates
  • :method option to Zorb.compile/2 (:patcher or :traditional)

Changed

  • Breaking: Patcher is now the default compilation method
  • Updated to Watusi 0.4.0 (adds WASM patcher support)
  • Improved performance documentation with detailed profiling results
  • Memory overhead: 335 KB for all templates (one-time cost)

Performance

  • Compilation time: ~1ms (down from ~4000ms)
  • Speedup: 6000x over traditional compilation
  • Cache support: Works with both patcher and traditional methods

[0.8.0] - 2026-02-18

Added

  • Enhanced cache management and metadata access
  • Version branch pruning implementation
  • Comprehensive profiling instrumentation

Changed

  • Converted conditionals to use pattern matching over if statements
  • Improved AST manipulation performance

[0.7.0] - 2026-02-15

Added

  • Story metadata support
  • Inspector module for analyzing story files

[0.6.0] - 2026-02-10

Changed

  • Moved runners to test suite
  • Made WASMex optional dependency
  • Pure library focus (no CLI)

[0.5.1] - 2026-02-05

Changed

  • Upgraded Watusi to 0.2.0

[0.5.0] - 2026-02-01

Added

  • External state management
  • ZIO exports for host interface
  • Save, restore, and undo support

[0.4.0] - 2026-01-25

Added

  • Initial public release
  • Full V1-V8 support (excluding V6)
  • Bespoke WASM capsule generation