Cefsharp: Funding Request - Release 71.0.0

[amaitland]

As always a big thank you to those who have contributed previously and especially those who make recurring contributions through BountySource Salt.

Shortly the time will come where I'll ask for funding towards releasing a 71.0.0 set of Nuget packages. As some of you may well know I'm currently a stay at home dad and spend a fairly large amount of time (roughly 10-12hrs per week) developing and supporting the project. Your contributions are the only reason I'm allowed to continue working on the project. Without continued funding the time I currently spend on the project will have to be put into finding other paid work.

There are multiple options for contributing at this time:

• Contribute an amount towards the Bounty on this issue
• Recurring contribution through BountySource Salt
• Recurring contribution through Patreon
• A one time contribution through BountySource
• A one time contribution through Paypal at https://paypal.me/AlexMaitland

If you'd like to made a donation through Paypal directly, I'll happily reduce the target accordingly.

Release 71.0.0-pre01

When 50% of target reached

• [x] AppVeyor builds for cef-binary are currently failing so unable to upgrade to newer CEF version until https://github.com/cefsharp/cef-binary/issues/70 has been resolved
• [x] Update master to CEF 3578 branch build
• [x] Add Chrome Extension Support #2497
• [x] Add CefRenderHandler::OnAcceleratedPaint #2527
• [x] Investigate changes required for Chromium Site Isolation #2553
• [x] Create cefsharp/71 release branch
• [x] Update changelog and create release notes
• [x] Release 71.0.0-pre01 packages to nuget.org

Release 71.0.0

When 100% of target reached

• [x] Resolve remaining issues attached to 71 Milestone
• [x] Add note about removing WinForms workaround in https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/commit/821a44fecc9aa1e103027323defea7b1d4c0bf82
• [x] Update changelog and create release notes
• [x] Generate new API Doc and upload to http://cefsharp.github.io/api/
• [x] Release 71.0.0 pacakges to nuget.org

[AgapovAlexsey]

@amaitland Is it possible to indicate the wishes that I am ready to support?

[amaitland]

@AgapovAlexsey You are welcome to list the features you are interested in and we can discuss their feasibility and the amount of time required.

[AluminiumTech]

What happened to re-launching a Patreon after the initial one didn't work out?

[amaitland]

What happened to re-launching a Patreon after the initial one didn't work out?

@AluminiumTech I did have a look into it, did some searching to see if my unfortunate interaction with Patreon was an isolated incident and I found multiple reports of exactly the same thing. The following links paint a concerning picture in my opinion.

https://www.reddit.com/r/patreon/comments/7hvfcd/suspended_account/
https://www.reddit.com/r/patreon/comments/94gbek/patreon_banned_my_account_for_suspected_fraud_and/
https://www.reddit.com/r/patreon/comments/6exo1f/unable_to_get_a_reply_from_support_from_patreon/

[AluminiumTech]

@AluminiumTech I did have a look into it, did some searching to see if my unfortunate interaction with Patreon was an isolated incident and I found multiple reports of exactly the same thing. The following links paint a concerning picture in my opinion.

https://www.reddit.com/r/patreon/comments/7hvfcd/suspended_account/
https://www.reddit.com/r/patreon/comments/94gbek/patreon_banned_my_account_for_suspected_fraud_and/
https://www.reddit.com/r/patreon/comments/6exo1f/unable_to_get_a_reply_from_support_from_patreon/

I'm not gonna lie, those are some quite major issues they had a while back. However, they do seem to be quite isolated.

As a Patron I've never had an issue with Patreon and I think that aside from those isolated cases, Patreon as a platform works. I'm not defending Patreon as they should have handled those situations better but I do think you're not giving Patreon the chance it deserves.

I would recommend looking into re-launching with a more positive attitude and give them another chance.

[amaitland]

I have a temp workaround in place for https://github.com/cefsharp/cef-binary/issues/70 and appveyor is now able to build the cef-binary packages again. master has been updated in
CEF 3.3578.1860.g36610bd / Chromium 71.0.3578.80 to https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/commit/8d3eb356a12adb43db76f081d291fd2eb8e34035

BountySource link added above.

[amaitland]

I'm not gonna lie, those are some quite major issues they had a while back. However, they do seem to be quite isolated.

@AluminiumTech For clarity, they banned my account for suspected fraudulent activity. Refused to discuss the situation, provided no details on the rules I had breached (if any). I'm merely pointing out that I'm not alone.

[amaitland]

@AluminiumTech I've created a new Patreon account at https://www.patreon.com/alexmaitland

Will give it one more chance.

[amaitland]

For every new recurring monthly contribution made through BountySource Salt or Patreon I will lower the BountySource target by two times the contribution. So if you contribute $20, I will lower the target by $40

[amaitland]

BountSource isn't showing the current target so just for clarity it's currently $850USD (Which after payment processing fees is roughly the amount I need to get my Car Air-conditioning repaired).

[netherspite]

Sent 100 EUR :)
Keep up the good work :)

[amaitland]

@netherspite Thank you for the very generous contribution 😄 Greatly appreciated.

[amaitland]

Chrome extension support is almost complete, only a few minor things to resolve before #2613 is merged and the first -pre release will be out. Should hopefully be finished tomorrow.

[amaitland]

A huge thank you to all those who have contributed through BountySource and directly through Paypal! Adding up all the contributions and the target has now been met! 🍾 🎆 👍

[amaitland]

cefsharp/71 branch has been created, the Nuget packages for the -pre release will be created soon as I've got the Release Notes in order. Should be tomorrow.

From this point on Breaking changes will only be made if absolutely necessary.

[amaitland]

The 71.0.0-pre01 packages have been pushed to Nuget.org, it'll take a little while before they appear.

https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.Wpf/71.0.0-pre01
https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.OffScreen/71.0.0-pre01
https://www.nuget.org/packages/CefSharp.WinForms/71.0.0-pre01

The MinimalExample has been upgraded, see
https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp.MinimalExample/tree/cefsharp/71 (branch will be merged into master upon final release). You can use this for testing purposes.

[amaitland]

The last of the issues attached to the 71.0.0 milestone has been closed, for anyone interested you can check out https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp/compare/v71.0.0-pre01...cefsharp/71 to see what's changed since the -pre release.

Unless there are any show stopping bugs reported in the next week I'll release the final 71.0.0 packages next week.

[amaitland]

CEF has updated to Chromium version 71.0.3578.98, will look at updating before the official release, should only be bug fixes.

https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/commits/bf8cff263c07bd74cf57050d755fb48a8cde00fc?at=3578

[amaitland]

cefsharp/71 branch has been upgraded to CEF 3.3578.1863.gbf8cff2 / Chromium 71.0.3578.98

[amaitland]

API Doc is available at http://cefsharp.github.io/api/71.0.0/

[amaitland]

The 3578 branch has been updated again with a minor fixed outlined in https://bitbucket.org/chromiumembedded/cef/issues/2561/1218-134345786639-fatal

Unless someone is absolutely desperate I'll wait until a build appears and upgrade to the latest CEF version. This will delay the 71.0.0 release by about 2 days (have to wait for the build to appear).

Any objections to this plan please make them known.

[amaitland]

The CEF 3.3578.1864.gfa073f3 / Chromium 71.0.3578.98 build is only available in an x86 version, so rather than delay further for an issue that is unlikely to cause problems to 99% of people I've decided to go ahead with the CEF 3.3578.1863.gbf8cff2 / Chromium 71.0.3578.98 build.

The 71.0.0 packages have been pushed to Nuget.org and should appear shortly. The MinimalExample has been upgraded, see https://github.com/cefsharp/CefSharp.MinimalExample

Will leave this open for a little while before closing.