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CHANGELOG.md

# Changelog

All notable changes to **Etcher** are documented here. The format
follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/) and
this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).

## [0.2.0] — 2026-05-14

A backwards-compatible second release: two new shape kinds, an eraser
tool, undo/redo with full history, satellite titles, edge-resize
grabbers, polygon midpoint insertion, a visibility toggle, and a
complete programmatic API so consumers can drive the layer without
rendering its built-in toolbar.

### Added

- **Callout tool** (`kind: "callout"`) — blueprint-style leader-line
  annotation: an anchor dot pointing at the image, a thin line to a
  resizable text bbox (with a horizontal underline spanning the bbox
  bottom). Text inside scales to fit the bbox.
- **Text tool** (`kind: "text"`) — freestanding text label drawn as
  a click-drag bbox. Inline editor (`<foreignObject>` + `<input>`)
  opens on commit and on double-click for re-edit. Font scales with
  bbox height; bbox shrink-wraps to the text on release.
- **Eraser tool** — press-and-drag wipes shapes by sweep. Each shape
  the cursor crosses dims (`.is-erasing`) for preview; release
  flushes them all as a single compound delete. Idle hover (eraser
  selected, no button held) previews the single shape under the
  cursor.
- **Optional title field per annotation** — every kind can carry a
  short label (`title varchar(200)`). On rect/circle/polygon/freehand
  the title renders as a movable, resizable satellite group with a
  dashed leader line back to the parent's nearest perimeter point
  (leader auto-hides when the title is inside the parent). On
  callouts the title is the in-bbox content. Drag to move (persisted
  as `metadata.title_box`), 4 corner handles to resize, double-click
  to inline-edit.
- **Edge-midpoint resize grabbers on rectangles** — small rounded
  rect handles on each side; drag a side to slide one edge while
  the opposite edge stays anchored. Distinct visual + `ns-resize` /
  `ew-resize` cursors so they don't conflate with polygon midpoints.
- **Polygon midpoint vertex insertion** — every polygon edge now
  carries a "ghost" midpoint handle that lights up when the cursor
  is near. Grab it to insert a new vertex at that midpoint and place
  it via a vertex-style drag.
- **Undo / Redo** — toolbar buttons + ⌘Z / ⌘⇧Z / Ctrl+Y keyboard
  shortcuts. 50-op session history covers geometry, style, metadata,
  title text, and deletes (including bulk-delete from the eraser).
  Delete recreation honors a new `restore: true` flag so the consumer
  can suppress its create-time UI (e.g. comment composer) on undo.
- **Visibility toggle** — eye / eye-slash button above the pencil in
  Fresco's nav column. Hides/shows the entire SVG overlay with one
  click.
- **Color picker** — bottom-toolbar swatches; persisted as
  `style.color` on each annotation; vertex + title handles inherit
  the shape's color via `currentColor` (no more always-orange dots).
  Override the palette via `window.Etcher.colorSwatches`; initial
  color via `window.Etcher.defaultColor`.
- **Tooltip slot extension API**`window.Etcher.tooltipSlots = {
  header, body, footer }` lets consumers replace the tooltip content
  per-slot while keeping the wrapper (trash button, pin/unpin, hover
  bridge) under Etcher's control. Default slots read generic
  `metadata.{title,body,subtitle}` keys.
- **Complete programmatic control surface** on
  `window.Etcher.layerFor(frescoId)` so every built-in button is
  callable from outside. Methods grouped by mode, visibility, tool,
  color, history, and shape selection/edit. Consumers can render
  their own toolbar and drive the layer headlessly.
- **CustomEvents** for state changes:
  `etcher:mode-changed`, `etcher:tool-changed`, `etcher:color-changed`,
  `etcher:visibility-changed`, `etcher:history-changed`,
  `etcher:tooltip-show / -hide / -pin / -unpin`.
- **Restored comment threads on undo-of-delete** — the etcher:created
  payload for a restore carries `restore_from_uuid` so consumers can
  re-link soft-deleted child rows (e.g. comments) to the new uuid the
  server assigns to the recreated annotation.
- **`appendNavButton` mutable handle (Fresco 0.1.2+)** — Etcher's nav
  buttons can now update their icon / title in place (used by the
  visibility toggle to flip eye ↔ eye-slash).

### Changed

- Default `:tools` list on `Etcher.Layer.layer/1` is now
  `[:rectangle, :circle, :polygon, :freehand, :callout, :text,
  :eraser]` (all seven). Pass an explicit list to subset.
- Text + title + callout bboxes shrink-wrap to the rendered text on
  every render; the stored geometry is rewritten to the shrunk
  dimensions on release so storage always matches what's visible.
- Vertex handles now inherit the shape's color (`currentColor`)
  instead of hard-coded orange. CSS hover / drag fills use
  `fill-opacity` so they tint correctly with whichever color the
  shape carries.
- Single-shape deletes now flow through the same compound
  `bulk_delete` undo op the eraser uses, so the tooltip trash button
  also gets redo support.

### Fixed

- Tooltip stops hijacking hover state on a different shape while
  another shape's tooltip is pinned.
- Pinned shape keeps its `.is-selected` outline when the cursor
  leaves it (was getting stuck visually deselected).
- Tooltip `.is-hovered` no longer sticks after the cursor leaves a
  pinned shape.

## [0.1.0] — 2026-05-06

Initial release.

### Added

- `Etcher.Layer` Phoenix LiveView function component — attaches an
  annotation overlay to a named Fresco viewer and adds a pencil button
  to its nav column.
- `Etcher.Storage` behaviour — pluggable storage adapter contract with
  four callbacks (`create/1`, `list_for/2`, `update/2`, `delete/1`).
- `Etcher.Storage.Default` — bundled implementation backed by the
  `etcher_annotations` table. Reads the consumer's Repo from
  `config :etcher, repo: …`.
- `Etcher.Annotation` Ecto schema for the bundled table (UUIDv7 primary
  key, `target_type` / `target_uuid`, four geometry kinds: rectangle,
  circle, polygon, freehand).
- `mix etcher.gen.migration` — generates the `etcher_annotations` table
  migration into the consumer's `priv/repo/migrations/`.
- JS engine at `priv/static/etcher.js` — registers the `EtcherLayer`
  LiveView hook, draws shapes as SVG overlays anchored to image
  coordinates, emits `etcher:created` / `:updated` / `:deleted` /
  `:selected` events.
- Bottom drawing toolbar with rectangle / circle / polygon / freehand
  tools; pencil-button toggle integrated with Fresco's nav column via
  `handle.appendNavButton/3` (Fresco 0.2+).

[0.2.0]: https://github.com/alexdont/etcher/releases/tag/v0.2.0
[0.1.0]: https://github.com/alexdont/etcher/releases/tag/v0.1.0