What’s new¶

The latest release provides:

QiSDK 1.7.5
Plugin 1.5.3
AVD 2019-10-29
IDE Tools 2.9.6.27
Animation Editor 2.9.5.124

The compatibility break with NAOqi 2.9.3 and above has been solved by this new minor release: QiSDK 1.3.12

QiSDK¶

API Level 7¶

level_7

Exposes new APIs linked to ExplorationMap: to extend an existing map, see: Extend an existing map, to show a graphical representation of the map, see: Displaying a map, and to build and serialize an ExplorationMap to StreamableBuffer, see: ExplorationMap.

Version Contains

Version	Contains
1.7.5	Bug fixes #45096 SpeechBarView memory leaks #44294 Race condition while removing a listener causes a NullPointerException #45256 ConcurrentModificationException when removing multiple listeners of same type on different threads
1.7.4	New features #45590 New type StreamableBuffer to manage big exploration maps (up to 100MB). #45591 New APIs to build and serialize an ExplorationMap to StreamableBuffer see: ExplorationMap.
1.7.0	New features #45354 New API `MapTopGraphicalRepresentation` to show a graphical representation of an ExplorationMap, see: Displaying a map. #45501 New API LocalizeAndMapBuilder to extend an existing ExplorationMap, see: Extend an existing map.

1.7.5

Bug fixes

#45096 SpeechBarView memory leaks
#44294 Race condition while removing a listener causes a NullPointerException
#45256 ConcurrentModificationException when removing multiple listeners of same type on different threads

1.7.4

New features

#45590 New type StreamableBuffer to manage big exploration maps (up to 100MB).
#45591 New APIs to build and serialize an ExplorationMap to StreamableBuffer see: ExplorationMap.

1.7.0

New features

#45354 New API MapTopGraphicalRepresentation to show a graphical representation of an ExplorationMap, see: Displaying a map.
#45501 New API LocalizeAndMapBuilder to extend an existing ExplorationMap, see: Extend an existing map.

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API Level 3¶

level_3

Introduces a new feature on tablet: Managing Conversation Feedbacks.
It also exposes new actions: Chat, EnforceTabletReachability, TakePicture, Localize and LocalizeAndMap; and new signals in Discuss.

Version	Contains
1.3.12	Bug fixes #44342 Compatibility break with NAOqi 2.9.3 and above

Version

Contains

1.3.12

Bug fixes

#44342 Compatibility break with NAOqi 2.9.3 and above

Plugin¶

Version	Contains
1.5.3	Bug Fix #45892 Fix plugin.xml content
1.5.2	New Feature #44912 If an API download is put in the background, a balloon informs the user when the download is over.
1.5.1	New Features #45769 Updates to IntelliJ IDEA 2020.1 Display the release note
1.4.5	New Feature #44925 First steps guide after plugin installation Bug Fixes #45253 Deadlock when canceling the Tools download #45252 The Robot Viewer does not launch when the IP address is written with space at the beginning or at the end. #45143 Clean sensitive data from debug logs
1.4.3	New Feature #44791 Install android studio emulator automatically Bug Fix #45706 Cannot launch emulator on macOS when dependencies are settled
1.4.1	New Feature Use the latest available tools by default. Bug Fix #45347 Robot Viewer version 2.9.1.99 and older cannot connect to real robot 2.9.4.

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Documentation improvements¶

New tutorial: Extend a map, display it.
New API documentation, displaying Kotlin syntax: API reference.
Useful tips added in Mastering Chat locale tutorial.
More details added about scanning animation and its “Animation failed” error in Localize and LocalizeAndMap.
Improved Frame section for an easier understanding.
Highlight QiSDK design content in Managing Conversation Feedbacks section.
Unit tests added to Attention State Checker sample.
Clarifications added about Body language options: Deactivating body language while speaking or listening.
More details added about Engagement Strategies: Constraining Autonomous Abilities on given degrees of freedom.
Fix Chatbot.replyTo() guidelines: if the chatbot has no answer for the input phrase, the implementation of replyTo must return null instead of throwing.
Improved readability of Creating a robot application section.
Improved readability of Installing the Pepper SDK plug-in section.
Bonus about Persisting locations added in Mastering FreeFrames tutorial.
Clarification about Future import added in Chaining operations section:

Note

In the following sections, the mentioned Future class corresponds to the com.aldebaran.qi.Future class. When using the Future class in your code, make sure to import com.aldebaran.qi.Future, and not java.util.concurrent.Future.

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AVD¶

Version	Contains
2019-10-29	Bug fix #43279 Emulator isn’t displayed in the list of available devices after launching the emulator for the first time

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Animation Editor¶

Version	Contains
2.9.5.124	New Features #44657 Add support for multi-files, see: Practical, comfort, productivity #45184 Add import of XAR file, see: Practical, comfort, productivity #45187 Add ‘Select all’ feature for keyframes and labels Bug Fixes #44247 Fix end-frame position after adding whole body keys #44393 Improve the preferences dialog #44399 Fix 3D view background #44400 Fix 3D view sliders size #44445 Fix puppet posture initialization #44449 Fix truncated name #44769 Improvement do not serialize empty curve #45185 Fix mirror-mode with 3D handlers #45188 Improve horizontal rules readability during interaction #45189 Improve track-pad interaction #45191 Remove French world in interface #45628 Zoom in and out with mac trackpad is reversed #44446 Identical shortcuts can be set #45372 Tangent type list in inspector contains only “Auto” #45612 Puppet does not load with an accent on the path #45563 Dimensions of actuators list on the left side of “dopesheet”, “curve view” et “labels” windows

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2.9.5.124

New Features

#44657 Add support for multi-files, see: Practical, comfort, productivity
#45184 Add import of XAR file, see: Practical, comfort, productivity
#45187 Add ‘Select all’ feature for keyframes and labels

Bug Fixes

#44247 Fix end-frame position after adding whole body keys
#44393 Improve the preferences dialog
#44399 Fix 3D view background
#44400 Fix 3D view sliders size
#44445 Fix puppet posture initialization
#44449 Fix truncated name
#44769 Improvement do not serialize empty curve
#45185 Fix mirror-mode with 3D handlers
#45188 Improve horizontal rules readability during interaction
#45189 Improve track-pad interaction
#45191 Remove French world in interface
#45628 Zoom in and out with mac trackpad is reversed
#44446 Identical shortcuts can be set
#45372 Tangent type list in inspector contains only “Auto”
#45612 Puppet does not load with an accent on the path
#45563 Dimensions of actuators list on the left side of “dopesheet”, “curve view” et “labels” windows

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What’s new¶

QiSDK¶

API Level 7¶

API Level 3¶

Plugin¶

Documentation improvements¶

AVD¶

Animation Editor¶

See also¶