Release 2.34.0 (#3999)

Thanks to: @Blackspirits, @Crazylegstoo, @jarnoml, @jboucly, @JHWelch,
@khassel, @KristjanESPERANTO, @rejas, @sdetweil, @xsorifc28

⚠️ This release needs nodejs version >=22.21.1 <23 || >=24

[Compare to previous Release
v2.33.0](https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/compare/v2.33.0...develop)

[core]
Prepare Release 2.34.0
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3998)
dependency update + adjust Playwright setup + fix linter issue
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3994)
demo with gif (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3995)
[core] fix: allow browser globals in config files
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3992)
[core] fix: restore --ozone-platform=wayland flag for reliable Wayland
support (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3989)
[core] auto create release notes with every push on develop
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3985)
[core] chore: simplify Wayland start script
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3974)
[gitignore] restore the old Git behavior for the default modules
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3968)
[core] configure cspell to check default modules only and fix typos
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3955)
[gitignore] restoring the old Git behavior for the CSS directory
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3954)
feat(core): add server:watch script with automatic restart on file
changes (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3920)
[check_config] refactor: improve error handling
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3927)
refactor: replace express-ipfilter with lightweight custom middleware
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3917)
refactor: replace module-alias dependency with internal alias resolver
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3893)

[dependencies]

[chore] update dependencies and min. node version
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3986)
[core] bump dependencies into december
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3982)
Bump actions/checkout from 5 to 6
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3972)
Update deps, unpin parse5
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3934)
[core] Update deps and pin jsdom to v27.0.0
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3925)
chore: update dependencies
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3921)
update deps, exclude node v23
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3916)
remove eslint warnings, add npm publish process to Collaboration.md
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3913)
feat: add ESlint rule no-sparse-arrays for config check
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3911)
chore: bump dependencies into october
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3909)

[logging]

logger: add calling filename as prefix on server side
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3926)
[logger] Add prefixes to most Log messages
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3923)

[modules/alert]
Add new pt and pt-BR translations for Alert module and update global PT
strings (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3965)

[modules/calendar]
add checksum to test whether calendar event list changed
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3988)
[calendar] fix: prevent excessive fetching on client reload and refactor
calendarfetcherutils.js
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3976)
[calendar] refactor: migrate CalendarFetcher to ES6 class and improve
error handling (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3959)
[calendar] Show repeatingCountTitle only if yearDiff > 0
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3949)
[tests] suppress debug logs in CI environment + improve calendar symbol
test stability (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3941)
[calendar] chore: remove requiresVersion: "2.1.0"
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3932)
[calendar] test: remove "Recurring event per timezone" test
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3929)

[modules/compliments]
[compliments] refactor: optimize loadComplimentFile method and add unit
tests (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3969)
fix: set compliments remote file minimum delay to 15 minutes
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3970)
[compliments] fix: duplicate query param "?" in compliments module
refresh url (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3967)

[modules/newsfeed]
[newsfeed] fix header layout issue
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3946)

[modules/weather]
[weatherprovider] update subclass language use override
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3914)
[weather] fix wind-icon not showing in pirateweather
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3957)
[weather] add error handling to weather fetch functions, including cors
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3791)
remove deprecated ukmetoffice datapoint provider, cleanup .gitignore
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3952)
fixes problems with daylight-saving-time in weather provider openmeteo
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3931)
Fix for envcanada Provider to use updated Env Canada URL
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3919)
[weather] feat: add configurable forecast date format option
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3918)

[testing]
testing: update "Enforce Pull-Request Rules" workflow
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3987)
[core] refactor: replace XMLHttpRequest with fetch and migrate e2e tests
to Playwright (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3950)
[test] replace node-libgpiod with serialport in electron-rebuild
workflow (https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3945)
[ci] Add concurrency to automated tests workflow to cancel outdated runs
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3943)
[tests] migrate from jest to vitest
(https://github.com/MagicMirrorOrg/MagicMirror/pull/3940)

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.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -30,9 +30,19 @@ To run markdownlint, use `node --run lint:markdown`.
 
 ## Testing
 
-We use [Jest](https://jestjs.io) for JavaScript testing.
+We use [Vitest](https://vitest.dev) for JavaScript testing.
 
 To run all tests, use `node --run test`.
 
-The specific test commands are defined in `package.json`.
-So you can also run the specific tests with other commands, e.g. `node --run test:unit` or `npx jest tests/e2e/env_spec.js`.
+The `package.json` scripts expose finer-grained test commands:
+
+- `test:unit` – run unit tests only
+- `test:e2e` – execute browser-driven end-to-end tests
+- `test:electron` – launch the Electron-based regression suite
+- `test:coverage` – collect coverage while running every suite
+- `test:watch` – keep Vitest in watch mode for fast local feedback
+- `test:ui` – open the Vitest UI dashboard (needs OS file-watch support enabled)
+- `test:calendar` – run the legacy calendar debug helper
+- `test:css`, `test:markdown`, `test:prettier`, `test:spelling`, `test:js` – lint-only scripts that enforce formatting, spelling, markdown style, and ESLint.
+
+You can invoke any script with `node --run <script>` (or `npm run <script>`). Individual files can still be targeted directly, e.g. `npx vitest run tests/e2e/env_spec.js`.

.github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Hello and thank you for wanting to contribute to the MagicMirror² project!
 
-**Please make sure that you have followed these 4 rules before submitting your Pull Request:**
+**Please make sure that you have followed these 3 rules before submitting your Pull Request:**
 
 > 1. Base your pull requests against the `develop` branch.
 > 2. Include these infos in the description:
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ Hello and thank you for wanting to contribute to the MagicMirror² project!
 >
 > 3. Please run `node --run lint:prettier` before submitting so that
 >    style issues are fixed.
-> 4. Don't forget to add an entry about your changes to
->    the CHANGELOG.md file.
 
 **Note**: Sometimes the development moves very fast. It is highly
 recommended that you update your branch of `develop` before creating a

.github/dependabot.yaml

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ updates:
       interval: "weekly"
     target-branch: "develop"
     labels:
-      - "Skip Changelog"
       - "dependencies"
 
   - package-ecosystem: "npm"
@@ -15,6 +14,5 @@ updates:
       interval: "monthly"
     target-branch: "develop"
     labels:
-      - "Skip Changelog"
       - "dependencies"
       - "javascript"

.github/workflows/automated-tests.yaml

@@ -12,15 +12,19 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   code-style-check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Use Node.js"
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: "npm"
@@ -38,16 +42,16 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 30
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [22.18.0, 22.x, 24.x]
+        node-version: [22.21.1, 22.x, 24.x]
     steps:
       - name: Install electron dependencies and labwc
         run: |
           sudo apt-get update
           sudo apt-get install -y libnss3 libasound2t64 labwc
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}"
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: true
@@ -55,6 +59,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Install MagicMirror²"
         run: |
           node --run install-mm:dev
+      - name: "Install Playwright browsers"
+        run: |
+          npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
       - name: "Prepare environment for tests"
         run: |
           # Fix chrome-sandbox permissions:

.github/workflows/dep-review.yaml

@@ -13,6 +13,6 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Dependency Review"
         uses: actions/dependency-review-action@v4

.github/workflows/electron-rebuild.yaml

@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [22.18.0, 22.x, 24.x]
+        node-version: [22.21.1, 22.x, 24.x]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - name: "Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}"
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: true
@@ -21,12 +21,8 @@ jobs:
         run: node --run install-mm
       - name: Install @electron/rebuild
         run: npm install @electron/rebuild
-      - name: Install node-libgpiod deps
-        run: |
-          sudo apt-get update
-          sudo apt-get install gpiod libgpiod2 libgpiod-dev
-      - name: Install test library (node-libgpiod) to be rebuilded
-        run: npm install node-libgpiod
+      - name: Install test library (serialport) to be rebuilt
+        run: npm install serialport
       - name: Run electron-rebuild
         run: npx electron-rebuild
         continue-on-error: false

.github/workflows/enforce-pullrequest-rules.yaml

@@ -1,28 +1,26 @@
-# This workflow enforces on every pull request:
-# - the update of our CHANGELOG.md file, see: https://github.com/dangoslen/changelog-enforcer
-# - that the PR is not based against master, taken from https://github.com/oppia/oppia-android/pull/2832/files
+# This workflow enforces on every pull request that the PR is not based against master,
+# taken from https://github.com/oppia/oppia-android/blob/develop/.github/workflows/static_checks.yml
 
 name: "Enforce Pull-Request Rules"
 
 on:
-  pull_request_target:
-    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, ready_for_review, labeled, unlabeled]
+  pull_request:
+  push:
+    branches-ignore:
+      - develop
+      - master
 
 jobs:
   check:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.event_name == 'pull_request'
     timeout-minutes: 10
     steps:
-      - name: "Enforce changelog"
-        uses: dangoslen/changelog-enforcer@v3
-        with:
-          changeLogPath: "CHANGELOG.md"
-          skipLabels: "Skip Changelog"
-      - name: "Enforce develop branch"
-        if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'master' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'mastermerge') }}
+      - name: "Branch is not based on develop"
+        if: ${{ github.base_ref != 'develop' && !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'mastermerge') }}
         run: |
-          echo "This PR is based against the master branch and not a release or hotfix."
-          echo "Please don't do this. Switch the branch to 'develop'."
+          echo "Current base branch: $BASE_BRANCH"
+          echo "Note: PRs should only ever be merged into develop so please rebase your branch on develop and try again."
           exit 1
         env:
-          BASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
+          BASE_BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref }}

.github/workflows/release-notes.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+# This workflow writes a draft release on GitHub named `unreleased` after every push on develop
+
+name: "Create Release Notes"
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [develop]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  release-notes:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    steps:
+      - name: "Checkout code"
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: "0"
+      - name: "Use Node.js"
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: lts/*
+          cache: "npm"
+      - name: "Create Markdown content"
+        run: |
+          export GITHUB_TOKEN=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          node js/releasenotes.js

.github/workflows/spellcheck.yaml

@@ -15,11 +15,11 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           ref: develop
       - name: Set up Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           check-latest: true