# Changelog

## 4.0.0

No API changes, but lots of dependency changes.  You'll want to remove all `node_modules` so Elixir can install the needed dependencies and version.

* Node 16+ 
* Webpack 5
* Node Sass has been removed in favor of Dart Sass
  * Removes Python dependency
  * Removes usages of node-gyp
* Supports Vue 2 and Vue 3

After the installation, you may notice old Webpack plugins that are no longer needed as of Webpack 5.  You may safely remove these.

You will need to tweak your `package.json` scripts to account for Webpack 5:

```json
{
    "scripts": {
        "dev": "webpack --node-env development",
        "watch": "npm run dev -- --watch",
        "prod": "webpack --node-env production"
    }
}
```

Lastly, we've introduced a new `enableDevtools` flag that can be used to force devtools in production environments:

```javascript
const elixir = require("coldbox-elixir");

elixir.enableDevtools = true;

module.exports = elixir(mix => {
    // ...
});
```

You do not need to do this for non-production environments.  The devtools will be enabled automatically there.

## 3.0.0

* **Major upgrade** to ColdBox Elixir.  No longer mirroring Laravel Elixir.
* All compilation is done through Webpack instead of Gulp.
* Removed the following methods:
  * `mix.less`
  * `mix.stylus`,
  * `mix.scripts`
  * `mix.scriptsIn`
  * `mix.webpack`
  * `mix.browserify`,
  * `mix.rollup`
  * `mix.version`
  * `mix.exec`
  * `mix.task`
* The entire Elixir configuration object has changed.  See [Configuration Options](/configuration_options.md) for details.
* PostCSS support is now automatic if a `postcss.config.js` file is found in the project root.
* The `elixir` and `elixirPath` helper functions in ColdBox 5.0.0 and earlier are incompatible with ColdBox Elixir 3.0.0.  Please see the [Versioning docs](/versioning.md) for updated helper functions.

## 2.0.0

* Updated to stay current with Laravel Elixir 6.0.0.
* Deprecated `mix.babel()` in favor of `mix.browserify()`, `mix.webpack`, `mix.rollup`, or similar module bundlers.
* Nicer console output.
* Broke out first party extensions from the core (to keep in line with Laravel Elixir 6.0.0)
  * [`coldbox-elixir-browserify`](https://github.com/coldbox-elixir/extension-browserify)
  * [`coldbox-elixir-browsersync`](https://github.com/coldbox-elixir/extension-browsersync)
  * [`coldbox-elixir-rollup`](https://github.com/coldbox-elixir/extension-rollup)
  * [`coldbox-elixir-stylus`](https://github.com/coldbox-elixir/extension-stylus)
  * [`coldbox-elixir-vue`](https://github.com/coldbox-elixir/extension-vue)
  * [`coldbox-elixir-webpack`](https://github.com/coldbox-elixir/extension-webpack)
* Helpful warnings when trying to use methods provided by a first party extension.

## 1.1.0

* Travis Support
* BDD via TestBox fixes
* Updated all dependencies to latest versions
* Gulp tasks for compilation, tests and watchers
* Test App additions for testing direct gulp integrations
* If not tasks defined in the user's gulpfile, just a message is shown instead of an exception
* Removed coffeescript support, no longer needed
* Added new config map for `appPaths` to support all ColdBox conventions
* Vueify core support view browserify for Vue.js components
* Included a new `template` folder which helps setting up new elixir based projects

## 1.0.0

* Initial Port to ColdBox


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