v0.29.3 - more Astra windows path fixes

0.29.3 - 2025-10-03

Bug Fixes

• further fixes to Astra on windows having path issues - (4d3e7cb)

Full Changelog: v0.29.2...v0.29.3

v0.29.2 - teal windows fix

0.29.2 - 2025-09-29

Bug Fixes

• teal import paths on windows - (44a47fa)
• run tl check only on teal files - (d90a509)

Full Changelog: v0.29.1...v0.29.2

v0.29.1 - teal loading fix

0.29.1 - 2025-09-22

This release fixes bugs related to #106

Bug Fixes

• exports now correctly to the appropriate folder - (388ff2f)
• teal loading stdlib modules on runtime checks - (145242b)

Full Changelog: v0.29.0...v0.29.1

v0.29.0 - Teal support

0.29.0 - 2025-09-14

Bug Fixes

• loading stdlib and globals without exported local folder - (ec622d3)

Documentation

• updatd documentation for the new import api - (87396b8)

Features

• teal code can now be loaded and even mixed with normal lua code without additional steps - (6bf04c4)
• [breaking] removed import as require is now working safely - (bf3feac)
• teal can now run directly, and script paths are now known during runtime, and debug and jit libraries are now available - (a9edfba)
• better file IO error delegation from Rust to Lua - (c83c918)
• now importing for teal and lua works wonderfully with the standard library folder as well - (46f7043)
• added Teal types - (69bd843)
• runtime teal checks before runs - (71e76ba)
• added ability to turn off teal compile checks when running astra - (e2573e3)
• added teal examples and fixed bugs - (1b7b3fa)

Refactoring

• moved all the type definition files to their own space - (bfa7fa2)
• moved teal from global to behind Astra table - (b49be8c)
• added primitive global Astra function types - (2db0d51)
• delegated error check of globals, and cleaned up code elsewhere - (e4deeaf)
• now exports teal libraries too and the export folder standardized - (546d28f)
• renamed astra_stdlib to astra - (6b34330)
• moved away from Astra global namespace in favor of importing needed functionality. - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.dotenv_load moved to global dotenv_load - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.regex moved to global regex - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.crypto moved to lib astra.lua.crypto - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.json moved to lib astra.lua.serializer - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.database_connect moved to lib astra.lua.database and database_connect renamed to connect - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.datetime moved to lib astra.lua.datetime - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.http moved to lib astra.lua.http - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.io moved to lib astra.lua.io - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.pubsub and Astra.observable moved to lib astra.lua.stores - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.new_templating_engine moved to lib astra.lua.jinja2 and new_templating_engine renamed to new_engine - (1c54ce2)
• Astra.validate_table moved to lib astra.lua.validate_table - (1c54ce2)
• moved the examples to the new api - (da95232)
• renamed validate_table to validation as there is plans for more validation options in the future - (da95232)
• separated the teal type check from teal loader - (f42a72a)
• consistent api for jinja and database - (fb3733f)

PRs

• Teal support by @ElhamAryanpur in #104

Full Changelog: v0.28.1...v0.29.0

v0.28.1 - getenv fix

0.28.1 - 2025-09-03

Bug Fixes

• return empty string when no reason provided for send_close - (73271d1)
• #13 - (73271d1)
• getenv not returning - (58571c9)

Documentation

• proper documentation for websockets - (5a3fcf6)
• #13 - (5a3fcf6)
• updated minor issue with websockets docs - (8488733)

Features

• send_code({1000})` - (4091039)
• can send a reasonless close frame without wrapping it in braces - (4091039)
• #13 - (4091039)

What's Changed

• WebSocket documentation updates by @khushmmehta in #103

Full Changelog: v0.28.0...v0.28.1

v0.28.0

0.28.0 - 2025-09-02

Bug Fixes

• link to middleware.lua in middleware.md (#87) - (2a70d97)
• prelude registeration not loading the packed libs correctly - (6145502)
• prelude error when the dependency for the module has not yet been loaded - (a5df91f)
• websocket route not being recognized - (ebe4074)
• barebones websocket lua api (needs more fixing) - (3f28d3b)
• #13, #98 - (3f28d3b)
• get rid of all unwrap and extracts - (6519e66)
• #13, #98 - (6519e66)
• issues fixed with bytes and normal send structure - (5ac6273)
• returns an empty string when reason not given - (146b454)
• #13, #98 - (146b454)

Documentation

• updated middleware and sql driver - (8cf1f5a)

Features

• Middleware system documentation - (258b332)
• type detection and definition for HTTP Request params - (4d9c6e8)
• URL parameters parsing (#85) - (04be222)
• datetime format function for custom formatting - (b9d154e)
• websocket implementation (doesn't work) - (f96893d)
• #13 - (f96893d)
• broken websocket api - (e04ca74)
• #13 #98 - (e04ca74)
• the websocket recv now returns type and value - (32280f2)
• mlua functions for sending websocket messages - (75fd957)
• #13, 98 - (75fd957)

Fix

• #88 - (d4359fb)

Refactoring

• minor cleanups done to the middleware example - (1874c90)
• less bloated version - (d8a0d12)
• clamped libs together and moved middleware to http - (31dff80)
• export now removes previously exported content - (3b3a842)
• update command now recommends reexporting the type definitions - (f1a5327)
• unnecessary error messages - (e06bf1a)
• renamed binary to bytes - (097e8ce)
• updated the datetime test and its formatting - (4721d6e)

Pull Requests Merged

• POC middleware system by @0riginaln0 in #74
• feat: URL parameters parsing by @0riginaln0 in #85
• fix: link to middleware.lua in middleware.md by @0riginaln0 in #87
• Update sql_driver.md by @0riginaln0 in #90
• Update astra_build.lua by @0riginaln0 in #94
• Modules load fix by @0riginaln0 in #95
• Issue #51: datetime testing added (lust) by @supawitgolf in #96
• issue #89: datetime format update (to ISO 8601) by @supawitgolf in #97
• Add Schema Validation Tests by @supawitgolf in #99
• HTTP server testing added by @supawitgolf in #101
• Websockets by @khushmmehta in #98

New Contributors

• @supawitgolf made their first contribution in #96

Full Changelog: v0.27.0...v0.28.0

v0.27.0 - Datetime improvements

Features

• [breaking] multiple of datetime creation methods was replaced by Astra.datetime.new - (25e9c21)

Full Changelog: v0.26.0...v0.27.0

v0.26.0 - Observable and PubSub stores

What's Changed

• Data stores by @khushmmehta in #82

This update introduces Observable and PubSub stores to Astra. You can use these amazing utilities to introduce reactivity to your software with ease!

Bug Fixes

• delegate subcounter and enforce type preference - (6b98b67)

Documentation

• data stores - (a9f36c7)
• finished data-stores docs - (d9c57a2)

Features

• implement observer pattern - (14141a4)

Miscellaneous Chores

• prefer function type for publish - (ad6e812)

Performance

• hashed tables for observee-subscriber sets #26 - (3a7ae14)
• use a hash table to store subscribers - (75f10be)

Full Changelog: v0.25.1...v0.26.0

v0.25.1 - fix: exported library loading

Bug Fixes

• exported modules aren't interpreted - (4c052d8)

Refactoring

• always checks for .astra folder first - (756d768)

Full Changelog: v0.25.0...v0.25.1

v0.25.0 - PubSub stores and exported module loading

What's Changed

• feat: implement pubsub stores by @khushmmehta in #75
• Load Exported Modules by @ElhamAryanpur in #77

Features

• implement pubsub stores #26 - (ec958c9)
• implement pubsub stores (#75) - (cf1089b)
• the runtime now prioritizes loading the locally exported modules instead of bundled modules - (64b0869)

Miscellaneous Chores

• read the default folder or loaded folder from .luarc.json - (6761d5b)

Refactoring

• move pubsub under Astra - (7901c39)
• #26 - (7901c39)

Full Changelog: v0.24.1...v0.25.0