- core-pygui
- fixed issues creating and drawing custom nodes
- core-daemon
- fixed issue setting mobility loop value properly
- fixed issue that some states would not properly remove session directories
- #560 - fixed issues with sdt integration for mobility movement and layer creation
- core-pygui
- added multiple canvas support
- added support to hide nodes and restore them visually
- update to assign full netmasks to wireless connected nodes by default
- update to display services and action controls for nodes during runtime
- fixed issues with custom nodes
- fixed issue auto assigning macs, avoiding duplication
- fixed issue joining session with different netmasks
- fixed issues when deleting a session from the sessions dialog
- #550 - fixed issue not sending all service customization data
- core-cli
- added delete session command
- Installation
- fixed issue for automated install assuming ID_LIKE is always present in /etc/os-release
- gRPC API
- fixed issue stopping session and not properly going to data collect state
- fixed issue to have start session properly create a directory before configuration state
- core-pygui
- fixed issue handling deletion of wired link to a switch
- avoid saving edge metadata to xml when values are default
- fixed issue editing node mac addresses
- added support for configuring interface names
- fixed issue with potential node names to allow hyphens and remove under bars
- #531 - fixed issue changing distributed nodes back to local
- core-daemon
- fixed issue to properly handle deleting links from a network to network node
- updated xml to support writing and reading link buffer configurations
- reverted change and removed mac learning from wlan, due to promiscuous like behavior
- fixed issue creating control interfaces when starting services
- fixed deadlock issue when clearing a session using sdt
- #116 - fixed issue for wlans handling multiple mobility scripts at once
- #539 - fixed issue in udp tlv api
- core-daemon
- fixed issue where emane global configuration was not being sent to core-gui
- updated controlnet names on host to be prefixed with ctrl
- fixed RJ45 link shutdown from core-gui causing an error
- fixed emane external transport xml generation
- #517 - update to account for radvd required directory
- #514 - support added for session specific environment files
- #529 - updated to configure netem limit based on delay or user specified, requires kernel 3.3+
- core-pygui
- fixed issue drawing wlan/emane link options when it should not have
- edge labels are now placed a set distance from nodes like original gui
- link color/width are now saved to xml files
- added support to configure buffer size for links
- #525 - added support for multiple wired links between the same nodes
- #526 - added option to hide/show links with 100% loss
- Documentation
- #527 - typo in service documentation
- #515 - added examples to docs for using EMANE features within a CORE context
- core-daemon
- fixed issue where shutting down sessions may not have removed session directories
- fixed issue with multiple emane interfaces on the same node not getting the right configuration
- Installation
- updated automated install to be a bit more robust for alternative distros
- added force install type to try and leverage a redhat/debian like install
- locked ospf mdr version installed to older commit to avoid issues with multiple interfaces on same node
- Installation
- locked down version of ospf-mdr installed in automated install
- locked down version of emane to v1.2.5 in automated emane install
- added option to install locally using the -l option
- core-daemon
- improve error when retrieving services that do not exist, or failed to load
- fixed issue with writing/reading emane node interface configurations to xml
- fixed issue with not setting the emane model when creating a node
- added common utility method for getting a emane node interface config id in core.utils
- fixed issue running emane on more than one interface for a node
- fixed issue validating paths when creating emane transport xml for a node
- fixed issue avoiding multiple calls to shutdown, if already in shutdown state
- core-pygui
- fixed issue configuring emane for a node interface
- gRPC API
- added wrapper client that can provide type hinting and a simpler interface at core.api.grpc.clientw
- fixed issue creating sessions that default to having a very large reference scale
- fixed issue with GetSession returning control net nodes
- Installation
- added core-python script that gets installed to help globally reference the virtual environment
- gRPC API
- GetSession will now return all configuration information for a session and the file it was opened from, if applicable
- node update events will now include icon information
- fixed issue with getting session throughputs for sessions with a high id
- core-daemon
- #503 - EMANE networks will now work with mobility again
- #506 - fixed service dependency resolution issue
- fixed issue sending hooks to core-gui when joining session
- core-pygui
- fixed issues editing hooks
- fixed issue with cpu usage when joining a session
- fixed mac field not being disabled during runtime when configuring a node
- removed unlimited button from link config dialog
- fixed issue with copy/paste links and their options
- fixed issue with adding nodes/links and editing links during runtime
- updated open file dialog in config dialogs to open to ~/.coregui home directory
- fixed issue double clicking sessions dialog in invalid areas
- added display of asymmetric link options on links
- fixed emane config dialog display
- fixed issue saving backgrounds in xml files
- added view toggle for wired/wireless links
- node events will now update icons
- Bugfixes
- #500 - fixed issue running node commands with shell=True
- fixed issue for poetry based install not properly vetting requirements for dataclasses dependency
- Breaking Changes
- core.emudata and core.data combined and cleaned up into core.data
- updates to consistently use mac instead of hwaddr/mac
- #468 - code related to adding/editing/deleting links cleaned up
- #469 - usages of per all changed to loss to be consistent
- #470 - variables with numbered names now use numbers directly
- #471 - node startup is no longer embedded within its constructor
- #472 - code updated to refer to interfaces consistently as iface
- #475 - code updates changing how ip addresses are stored on interfaces
- #476 - executables to check for moved into own module core.executables
- #486 - core will now install into its own python virtual environment managed by poetry
- core-daemon
- updates to properly save/load distributed servers to xml
- #474 - added type hinting to all service files
- #478 - fixed typo in config service directory
- #479 - opening an xml file will now cycle through states like a normal session
- #480 - ovs configuration will now save/load from xml and display in guis
- #484 - changes to support adding emane links during runtime
- core-pygui
- fixed issue not displaying services for the default group in service dialogs
- fixed issue starting a session when the daemon is not present
- fixed issue attempting to open terminals for invalid nodes
- fixed issue syncing session location
- fixed issue joining a session with mobility, not in runtime
- added cpu usage monitor to status bar
- emane configurations can now be seen during runtime
- rj45 nodes can only have one link
- disabling throughputs will clear labels
- improvements to custom service copy
- link options will now be drawn on as a label
- updates to handle runtime link events
- #477 - added optional details pane for a quick view of node/link details
- #485 - pygui fixed observer widget for invalid nodes
- #496 - improved alert handling
- core-gui
- #493 - increased frame size to show all emane configuration options
- gRPC API
- added set session user rpc
- added cpu usage stream
- interface objects returned from get_node will now provide node_id, net_id, and net2_id data
- peer to peer nodes will not be included in get_session calls
- pathloss events will now throw an error when nem id not found
- #481 - link rpc calls will broadcast out
- #496 - added alert rpc call
- Services
- fixed issue reading files in security services
- #494 - add staticd to daemons list for frr services
- Breaking Changes
- CoreNode.newnetif - both parameters are required and now takes an InterfaceData object as its second parameter
- CoreNetworkBase.linkconfig - now takes a LinkOptions parameter instead of a subset of some of the options (ie bandwidth, delay, etc)
- #453 - Session.add_node and Session.get_node now requires the node class you expect to create/retrieve
- #458 - rj45 cleanup to only inherit from one class
- Enhancements
- fixed issues with handling bad commands for TLV execute messages
- removed unused boot.sh from CoreNode types
- added linkconfig to CoreNetworkBase and cleaned up function signature
- emane position hook now saves geo position to node
- emane pathloss support
- core.emulator.emudata leveraged dataclass and type hinting
- #459 - updated transport type usage to an enum
- #460 - updated network policy type usage to an enum
- Python GUI Enhancements
- fixed throughput events do not work for joined sessions
- fixed exiting app with a toolbar picker showing
- fixed issue with creating interfaces and reusing subnets after deletion
- fixed issue with moving text shapes
- fixed scaling with custom node selected
- fixed toolbar state switching issues
- enable/disable toolbar when running stop/start
- marker config integrated into toolbar
- improved color picker layout
- shapes can now be moved while drawing shapes
- added observers to toolbar in run mode
- gRPC API
- node events will now have geo positional data
- node geo data is now returned in get_session and get_node calls
- #451 - added wlan link api to allow direct linking/unlinking of wireless links between nodes
- #462 - added streaming call for sending node position/geo changes
- #463 - added streaming call for emane pathloss events
- Bugfixes
- #454 - fixed issue creating docker nodes, but containers are now required to have networking tools
- #466 - fixed issue in python gui when xml file is loading nodes with no ip4 addresses
- Enhancements
- updates to core-route-monitor, allow specific session, configurable settings, and properly listen on all interfaces
- install.sh now has a "-r" option to help with reinstalling from current branch and installing current python dependencies
- #202 - enable OSPFv2 fast convergence
- #178 - added comments to OVS service
- Python GUI Enhancements
- added initial documentation to help support usage
- supports drawing multiple links for wireless connections
- supports differentiating wireless networks with different colored links
- implemented unlink in node context menu to delete links to other nodes
- implemented node run tool dialog
- implemented find node dialog
- implemented address configuration dialog
- implemented mac configuration dialog
- updated link address creation to more closely mimic prior behavior
- updated configuration to use yaml class based configs
- implemented auto grid layout for nodes
- fixed drawn wlan ranges during configuration
- Bugfixes
- no longer writes link option data for WLAN/EMANE links in XML
- avoid configuring links for WLAN/EMANE link options in XML, due to them being written to XML prior
- updates to allow building python docs again
- #431 - peer to peer node uplink link data was not using an enum properly due to code changes
- #432 - loading XML was not setting EMANE nodes model
- #435 - loading XML was not maintaining existing session options
- #448 - fixed issue sorting hooks being saved to XML
- Features
- #424 - added FRR IS-IS service
- Enhancements
- #414 - update GUI OSPFv2 adjacency widget to work with FRR
- #416 - EMANE links can now be drawn for 80211 and RF Pipe models
- #418 #409 - code cleanup
- #425 - added route monitor script for SDT3D integration
- a formal error will now be thrown when EMANE binding are not installed, but attempted to be used
- node positions will now default to 0,0 to avoid GUI errors, when one is not provided
- improved SDT3D integration, multiple link support and usage of custom layers
- Python GUI Enhancements
- enabled edit menu delete
- cleaned up node context menu and enabled delete
- Bugfixes
- #427 - fixed issue in default route service
- #426 - fixed issue reading ipsec template file
- #420 - fixed issue with TLV API udp handler
- #411 - allow wlan to be configured with 0 values
- #415 - general EMANE configuration was not being saved/loaded from XML
- gRPC API
- Added call to execute python script
- Enhancements
- #371 - improved coretk gui scaling
- #374 - display range visually for wlan in coretk gui, when configuring
- #377 - improved coretk error dialogs
- #379 - fixed issues with core converting between x,y and lon,lat for values that would cross utm zones
- #384 - sdt integration moved internally to core code allowing it to work for coretk gui as well
- #387 - coretk gui will now auto detect potential valid terminal and command to use for interacting with nodes during runtime
- #389 - coretk gui will now attempt to reconnect to daemon without need to restart
- #395 - coretk gui now has "save" and "save as" menu options
- #402 - coretk will now allow terminal preference to be directly edited
- Bugfixes
- #375 - fixed issues with emane event monitor handling data
- #381 - executing a python script will now wait until completion before looking to join a new session
- #391 - fixed configuring node ip addresses in coretk gui
- #392 - fixed coretk link display when addresses are cleared out
- #393 - coretk gui will properly clear marker annotations when switching sessions
- #396 - Docker and LXC nodes will now properly save to XML
- #406- WLAN bridge initialization was not ran when all nodes are disconnected
- New
- config services - these services leverage a proper template engine and have configurable parameters, given enough time may replace existing services
- core-imn-to-xml - IMN to XML utility script
- replaced internal code for determining ip/mac address with netaddr library
- Enhancements
- added distributed package for built packages
- made use of python type hinting for functions and their return values
- updated Quagga zebra service to remove deprecated warning
- Removed
- removed stale ns3 code
- CORETK GUI
- added logging
- improved error dialog
- properly use global ipv6 addresses for nodes
- disable proxy usage by default, flag available to enable
- gRPC API
- add_link - now returns created interface information
- set_node_service - can now set files and directories to properly replicate previous usage
- get_emane_event_channel - return information related to the currently used emane event channel
- Bugfixes
- fixed session SDT functionality back to working order, due to python3 changes
- avoid shutting down services for nodes that are not up
- EMANE bypass model options will now display properly in GUIs
- XML scenarios will now properly read in custom node icons
- #372 - fixed mobility waypoint comparisons
- #370 - fixed radvd service
- #368 - updated frr services to properly start staticd when needed
- #358 - fixed systemd service install path
- #350 - fixed frr babel wireless configuration
- #354 - updated frr to reset interfaces to properly take configurations
- New
- beta release of the python based tk GUI, use coretk-gui to try it out, plan will be to eventually sunset the old GUI once this is good enough
- this GUI will allow us to provide enhancements and a consistent python dev environment for developers
- beta release of the python based tk GUI, use coretk-gui to try it out, plan will be to eventually sunset the old GUI once this is good enough
- Major Changes
- python3.6+ support only, due to python2 EOL https://pyfound.blogspot.com/2019/12/python-2-sunset.html
- distributed sessions now leverages the fabric library for sending remote SSH commands
- Enhancements
- changed usage of bridge-utils to using ip based bridge commands due to deprecation
- installation.sh script to help automate a standard make install or dev install
- when sessions are created without an id they will now always start from 1 and return the next unused id
- gRPC is now running by default
- Session API
- removed create_emane_network and create_wlan_network to help force using add_node for all cases
- removed session.master as it was only used for previous distributed sessions
- updated add_node to allow providing a custom class for node creation
- gRPC API
- added get all services configurations
- added get all wlan configurations
- added start/stop session calls, provides more freedom for startup and shutdown logic
- session events now have a session id to help differentiate which session they are coming from
- throughput events now require a session id and responses include session id for differentiating data
- session events can now be subscribed to with a subset of events or all
- emane model config data now include interface ids properly
- sessions returned from get sessions call may include file names when created from xml
- when opening an xml the session can now be started or not
- edit node will now broadcast the edit for others to listen to
- all config responses will now be in the form of a mapped value of key to ConfigOption, or a list of these when retrieving all, sometimes the config response may be wrapped in a different message to include other metadata
- Bugfixes
- #311 - initialize ebtables chains for wlan networks only
- #312 - removed sudo from init script
- #313 - check if interface exists before flushing, previously would log an exception that didn't matter
- #314 - node locations stored as floats instead of ints to avoid mobility calculations due to loss of precision
- #321 - python installation path will be based on distr ibution/python building it
- emane options xml parsing didn't properly take into account the emane_prefix configuration
- updates services that checked for ipv4/ipv6 addresses to not fail for valid ipv6 addresses with a decimal
- Documentation
- updated NRL links to new GitHub locations
- updates for distributed session
- updates to dev guide
- updates to examples LXD/Docker setup
- updates to FRR service documentation
- gRPC get node service file will not throw an exception when node doesn't exist
- gRPC
- Added emane_link API for linking/unlinking EMANE nodes within the GUI
- Bugfixes
- Fixed python3 issues when configuring WLAN nodes
- Fixed issue due to refactoring when running distributed
- Fixed issue when running python script from GUI
- Bugfix
- Fixed issue with 5.5.0 refactoring causing issues in python2.
- Fixed python3 issues with NRL services
- Documentation
- updated dependencies for building OSPF MDR on installation page
- added python/pip instruction on installation page
- added ethtool dependency for CORE
- GUI
- removed experimental OVS node to avoid confusion and issues related to using it
- Daemon
- fixed core-daemon --ovs flag back to working order for running CORE using OVS bridges instead of Linux bridges
- updated requirements.txt to refer to configparser 4.0.2, due to 4.0.1 removal by developers
- update to fail fast for dependent executables that are not found within PATH
- update to not load services that fail during service.on_load and move on
- Build
- fixed issue with configure script when using option flags
- python install path will use the native install path for AM_PATH_PYTHON, instead of coercing to python3
- Issues
- #271 - OVS node error in GUI
- #291 - configparser 4.0.1 issue
- #290 - python3 path issue when building
- Documentation
- Updates to documentation dev guide
- Improvements
- Added support for Pipenv for development
- Added configuration to leverage pre-commit during development
- Added configuration to leverage isort, black, and flake8 during development
- Added Github Actions to help verify pull requests in the same way as pre-commit
- Issues
- #279 - WLAN configuration does not get set by default
- #272 - error installing python package futures==3.2.0
- Pull Requests
- #275 - Disable MAC learning on WLAN
- #281 - Bumped jackson version on corefx
- Documentation
- Updates to provide more information regarding several of the included services
- Issues
- #252 - fixed changing wlan configurations during runtime
- #256 - fixed mobility waypoint comparison for python3
- #174 - turn tx/rx checksums off by default as they will never be valid for virtual interfaces
- #259 - fixes for distributed EMANE
- #260 - fixed issue with how execfile was being used due to it not existing within python3
- Enhancements
- python 2 / 3 support
- added new API using gRPC
- --grpc --grpc-port --grpc-address flags added to core-daemon
- core.api.grpc.client.CoreGrpcClient, provides a convenience wrapper for leveraging the API
- Docs
- Updates to installation instructions for latest changes
- Services
- Added FRR service
- EMANE
- Added EMANE prefix configuration when looking for emane model manifest files
- requires configuring emane_prefix in /etc/core/core.conf
- Cleanup
- Refactoring of the core python package structure, trying to help provide better organization and logical groupings
- Issues
- #246 - Fixed network to network link handling when reading xml files
- #236 - Fixed storing/reading of link configuration values within xml files
- #170 - FRR Service
- #155 - EMANE path configuration
- #233 - Python 3 support
- #245 - Fixed bidirectional link configurations when reading from xml files
- #208 - gRPC API
- Fixed link configuration dup handling when loaded from xml files
- Enhancements:
- adds back in core-daemon udp support for coresendmsg, people may have depended on previously for certain scenarios
- Bug Fixes:
- fixes issue in GUI that would prevent moving nodes during mobility scenarios
- Packaging:
- documentation no longer builds by default, must use configure flag
- added configure flag to allow only building vcmd
- sphinx will no long be required when not building documentation
- Services:
- Added source NAT service
- Fixed DHCP service for Ubuntu 18.04
- BUGFIXES:
- #188 - properly remove session on delete TLV API call
- #192 - updated default gnome terminal command for nodes to be Ubuntu 18.04 compatible
- #193 - updates to service validation, will retry on failure and better exception logging
- #195 - TLV link message data fix
- #196 - fix to avoid clearing out default services
- #197 - removed wireless_link_all API from EmuSession
- #216 - updated default WLAN bandwidth to 54Mbps
- #223 - fix to saving RJ45 to session XML files
- DAEMON:
- removed and cleared out code that is either legacy or no longer supported (Xen, BSD, Kernel patching, RPM/DEB specific files)
- default nodes are now set in the node map
- moved ns3 and netns directories to the top of the repo
- changes to make use of fpm as the tool for building packages
- removed usage of logzero to avoid dependency issues for built packages
- removed daemon addons directory
- added CoreEmu to core.emulator.coreemu to help begin serving as the basis for a more formal API for scripting and creating new external APIs out of
- cleaned up logging, moved more logging to DEBUG from INFO, tried to mold INFO message to be more simple and informative
- EMANE 1.0.1-1.21 supported
- updates to leverage EMANE python bindings for dynamically parsing phy/mac manifest files
- example custom EMANE model lives under /usr/share/core/examples/myemane/examplemodel.py
- EMANE TDMA model now supports an option to start a TDMA schedule when running
- fixed issues with coresendmsg script due to code refactoring
- added make target for generating documentation "make doc"
- Python 2.7+ is now required
- ns3 is no longer bundled by default, but will be produced as a separate package for installation
- GUI:
- updated broken help links in GUI Help->About
- Packaging:
- fixed PYTHON_PATH to PYTHONPATH in sysv script
- added make command to leverage FPM as the tool for creating deb/rpm packages going forward, there is documentation within README.md to try it out
- TEST:
- fixed some broken tests
- new test cases based on CoreEmu usage
- BUGFIXES:
- #142 - duplication of custom services
- #136 - sphinx-apidoc command not found
- #137 - make command fails when using distclean
- DEVELOPMENT:
- support for editorconfig to help standardize development across IDEs, from the defined configuration file
- support for sonarqube analysis, from the defined configuration file
- DAEMON:
- code cleanup and improvements to adhere to coding standards (SonarQube)
- leverage "logzero" module to make easy usage of the standard logging module
- improvements to documentation across the code base
- initial work to separate the dependence on TCP API messaging from the core library (easier core scripting)
- beta support for running core in Open vSwitch mode, leveraging Open vSwitch bridges, instead of Linux bridges
- SERVICES:
- added Ryu SDN controller service
- added Open vSwitch service
- TEST:
- added unit/integration tests to support validating changes going forward
- BUGFIXES:
- merged pull requests for: #115, #110, #109, #107, #106, #105, #103, #102, #101, #96
- EMANE:
- support for EMANE 0.9.2
- run emane in each container when using EMANE 0.9.2
- support using separate control networks for EMANE OTA and event traffic
- GUI:
- fixed an issue where the adjacency widget lines pointed to old node positions
- fixed an issue where not all EMANE 0.9.x IEEE 802.11 MAC parameter were configurable
- fixed an issue related to running python scripts from the GUI when using tcl/tk version 8.6
- improved batch mode execution to display the check emulation light status
- improved managing multiple sessions
- improved support for using multiple canvases
- added a reload option to the file menu to revert back to a saved scenario
- DAEMON:
- support exporting scenarios in NRL Network Modeling Framework 1.0 XML format
- support importing scenarios in NRL Network Modeling Framework 1.0 XML format
- support exporting the deployed scenario state in NRL NMF XML 1.0 format
- improved EMANE post-startup processing to better synchronize distributed emulations
- improved how addresses are assigned to tun/tap devices
- added support for python state-change callbacks
- SERVICES:
- added mgen sink and mgen actor services
- added oslrv2 and olsr.org services
- added a docker service
- BUILD:
- improved the install/uninstall process
- improved debian and rpm packaging
- BUGFIXES:
- updated the http service for ubuntu 14.04
- improved included examples
- shortened the length of network interface names
- improved how the core system service manages running the core daemon
- fixed an issues related to applying session configuration setting
- improved detecting when a distributed emulation is already running
- improved documentation
- EMANE:
- support for EMANE 0.9.1
- fix error when using Comm Effect model with loss/duplicate string values
- enable flow control in virtual transport if enabled in the MAC model
- fix bug #150 where EMANE event service/address port were not used
- GUI:
- support Tcl/Tk 8.6 when available
- added --(a)ddress and --(p)ort arguments to core-gui command-line
- added File > Execute XML or Python script... option
- added File > Execute Python script with options... menu item
- when executing Python script from GUI, run in background thread, wait for RUNTIME state
- enter RUNTIME state when start button pressed with empty canvas
- added support for asymmetric link effects
- support link delays up to 274 seconds (netem maximum)
- allow runtime changes of WLAN link effects
- DAEMON:
- set NODE_NAME, NODE_NUMBER, SESSION_SHORT in default vnoded environment
- changed host device naming to use veth, tap prefixes; b.n.SS for bridges
- allow parsing XML files into live running session
- enable link effects between hub/switch and hub/switch connections
- update MDR service to use broadcast interfaces for non-WLAN links
- allow node class to be specified when initializing XML parser
- save and parse canvas origin (reference point) and scale in MP XML
- up/down control script session option
- fix hash calculation used to determine GRE tunnel keys
- use shell script to detach SMF on startup
- added NRL services for mgen sink and nrlolsrv2
- use SDT URL session option
- added core-manage tool for addons to add/remove/check services, models, and custom node types
- API:
- implement local flag in Execute Message for running host commands
- jitter changed to 64-bit value to align with delay in Link Message
- added unidirectional link flag TLV to Link Message
- added reconfigure event type for re-generating service config files
- return errors in API with failed services
- BUGFIXES:
- fix HTTP service running under Ubuntu
- fixed the following bugs: #150, 169, 188, 220, 225, 230, 231, 242, 244, 247, 248, 250, 251
- NOTE: cored is now core-daemon, and core is now core-gui (for Debian acceptance)
- NOTE: /etc/init.d/core is now /etc/init.d/core-daemon (for insserv compatibility)
- EMANE:
- don't start EMANE locally if no local NEMs
- EMANE poststartup() to re-transmit location events during initialization
- added debug port to EMANE options
- added a basic EMANE 802.11 CORE Python script example
- expose transport XML block generation to EmaneModels
- expose NEM entry to the EmaneModel so it can be overridden by a model
- add the control interface bridge prior to starting EMANE, as some models may
- depend on the controlnet functionality
- added EMANE model to CORE converter
- parse lat/long/alt from node messages, for moving nodes using command-line
- fix bug #196 incorrect distance when traversing UTM zones
- GUI:
- added Cut, Copy, and Paste options to the Edit menu
- paste will copy selected services and take care of node and interface
- renumbering
- implement Edit > Find dialog for searching nodes and links
- when copying existing file for a service, perform string replacement of:
- "~", "%SESSION%", "%SESSION_DIR%", "%SESSION_USER%", "%NODE%", "%NODENAME%"
- use CORE_DATA_DIR insteadof LIBDIR
- fix Adjacency Widget to work with OSPFv2 only networks
- BUILD:
- build/packaging improvements for inclusion on Debian
- fix error when running scenario with a mobility script in batch mode
- include Linux kernel patches for 3.8
- renamed core-cleanup.sh to core-cleanup for Debian conformance
- don't always generate man pages from Makefile; new manpages for coresendmsg and core-daemon
- BUGFIXES:
- don't auto-assign IPv4/IPv6 addresses when none received in Link Messages (session reconnect)
- fixed lock view
- fix GUI spinbox errors for Tk 8.5.8 (RHEL/CentOS 6.2)
- fix broker node count for distributed session entering the RUNTIME state when
- (non-EMANE) WLANs or GreTapBridges are involved;
- fix "file exists" error message when distributed session number is re-used
- and servers file is written
- fix bug #194 configuration dialog too long, make dialog scrollable/resizable
- allow float values for loss and duplicates percent
- fix the following bugs: 166, 172, 177, 178, 192, 194, 196, 201, 202, 205, 206, 210, 212, 213, 214, 221
- GUI:
- improved behavior when starting GUI without daemon, or using File New after connection with daemon is lost
- fix various GUI issues when reconnecting to a session
- support 3D GUI via output to SDT3D
- added "Execute Python script..." entry to the File Menu
- support user-defined terminal program instead of hard-coded xterm
- added session options for "enable RJ45s", "preserve session dir"
- added buttons to the IP Addresses dialog for removing all/selected IPv4/IPv6
- allow sessions with multiple canvases to enter RUNTIME state
- added "--addons" startup mode to pass control to code included from addons dir
- added "Locked" entry to View menu to prevent moving items
- use currently selected node type when invoking a topology generator
- updated throughput plots with resizing, color picker, plot labels, locked scales, and save/load plot configuration with imn file
- improved session dialog
- EMANE:
- EMANE 0.8.1 support with backwards-compatibility for 0.7.4
- extend CommEffect model to generate CommEffect events upon receipt of Link Messages having link effects
- Services:
- updated FTP service with root directory for anonymous users
- added HTTP, PCAP, BIRD, RADVD, and Babel services
- support copying existing files instead of always generating them
- added "Services..." entry to node right-click menu
- added "View" button for side-by-side comparison when copying customized config files
- updated Quagga daemons to wait for zebra.vty VTY file before starting
- General:
- XML import and export
- renamed "cored.py" to "cored", "coresendmsg.py" to "coresendmsg"
- code reorganization and clean-up
- updated XML export to write NetworkPlan, MotionPlan, and ServicePlan within a Scenario tag, added new "Save As XML..." File menu entry
- added script_start/pause/stop options to Ns2ScriptedMobility
- "python" source sub-directory renamed to "daemon"
- added "cored -e" option to execute a Python script, adding its session to the active sessions list, allowing for GUI connection
- support comma-separated list for custom_services_dir in core.conf file
- updated kernel patches for Linux kernel 3.5
- support RFC 6164-style IPv6 /127 addressing
- ns-3:
- integrate ns-3 node location between CORE and ns-3 simulation
- added ns-3 random walk mobility example
- updated ns-3 Wifi example to allow GUI connection and moving of nodes
- fixed the following bugs: 54, 103, 111, 136, 145, 153, 157, 160, 161, 162, 164, 165, 168, 170, 171, 173, 174, 176, 184, 190, 193
- GUI:
- real-time bandwidth plotting tool
- added Wireshark and tshark right-click menu items
- X,Y coordinates shown in the status bar
- updated GUI attribute option to link messages for changing color/width/dash
- added sample IPsec and VPN scenarios, how many nodes script
- added jitter parameter to WLANs
- renamed Experiment menu to Session menu, added session options
- use 'key=value' configuration for services, EMANE models, WLAN models, etc.
- save only service values that have been customized
- copy service parameters from one customized service to another
- right-click menu to start/stop/restart each service
- EMANE:
- EMANE 0.7.4 support
- added support for EMANE CommEffect model and Comm Effect controller GUI
- added support for EMANE Raw Transport when using RJ45 devices
- Services:
- improved service customization; allow a service to define custom Tcl tab
- added vtysh.conf for Quagga service to support 'write mem'
- support scheduled events and services that start N seconds after runtime
- added UCARP service
- Documentation:
- converted the CORE manual to reStructuredText using Sphinx; added Python docs
- General:
- Python code reorganization
- improved cored.py thread locking
- merged xen branch into trunk
- added an event queue to a session with notion of time zero
- added UDP support to cored.py
- use UDP by default in coresendmsg.py; added '-H' option to print examples
- enter a bash shell by default when running vcmd with no arguments
- fixes to distributed emulation entering runtime state
- write 'nodes' file upon session startup
- make session number and other attributes available in environment
- support /etc/core/environment and ~/.core/environment files
- added Ns2ScriptedMobility model to Python, removed from the GUI
- namespace nodes mount a private /sys
- fixed the following bugs: 80, 81, 84, 99, 104, 109, 110, 122, 124, 131, 133, 134, 135, 137, 140, 143, 144, 146, 147, 151, 154, 155
- EMANE 0.7.2 and 0.7.3 support
- hook scripts: customize actions at any of six different session states
- Check Emulation Light (CEL) exception feedback system
- added FTP and XORP services, and service validate commands
- services can flag when customization is required
- Python classes to support ns-3 simulation experiments
- write state, node X,Y position, and servers to pycore session dir
- removed over 9,000 lines of unused GUI code
- performance monitoring script
- batch mode improvements and --closebatch option
- export session to EmulationScript XML files
- basic range model moved from GUI to Python, supports 3D coordinates
- improved WLAN dialog with tabs
- added PhysicalNode class for joining real nodes with emulated networks
- fixed the following bugs: 50, 75, 76, 79, 82, 83, 85, 86, 89, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 112, 113, 116, 119, 120
- EMANE 0.7.1 support
- support for Bypass model, Universal PHY, logging, realtime
- configurable MAC addresses
- control interfaces (backchannel between node and host)
- service customization dialog improved (tabbed)
- new testing scripts for MDR and EMANE performance testing
- improved upgrading of old imn files
- new coresendmsg.py utility (deprecates libcoreapi and coreapisend)
- new security services, custom service becomes UserDefined
- new services and Python scripting chapters in manual
- fixes to distributed emulation, linking tunnels/RJ45s with WLANs/hubs/switches
- fixed the following bugs: 18, 32, 34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 52, 53, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 64, 65, 66, 68, 71, 72, 74
- new icons for toolbars and nodes
- node services introduced, node models deprecated
- customizable node types
- traffic flow editor with MGEN support
- user configs moved from /etc/core/
*to ~/.core/ - allocate addresses from custom IPv4/IPv6 prefixes
- distributed emulation using GRE tunnels
- FreeBSD 8.1 now uses cored.py
- EMANE 0.6.4 support
- numerous bugfixes
- Python framework with Linux network namespace (netns) support (Linux netns is now the primary supported platform)
- ability to close the GUI and later reconnect to a running session (netns only)
- EMANE integration (netns only)
- new topology generators, host file generator
- user-editable Observer Widgets
- use of /etc/core instead of /usr/local/etc/core
- various bugfixes