HockeyApp

HockeyMac 1.2.3

2013-04-29T00:00:00Z

This release brings a couple of minor features and bugfixes:

Added mandatory flag support (Thanks @joshbuhler!)
Added dsymPath command line option (Thanks @shubhammittal!)
Added support for uploading build which has the same version as an existing build on HockeyApp (supported by HockeyApp since the 2.0 launch)
Added support for multiple DSYMs in xcarchive (Thanks @aufflick)
Fixed an issue when helpful error details returned by an API call weren’t shown
Fixed an issue when using autosubmit (Thanks @eelco)
Fixed a crash when CFBundleVersion isn’t of type NSString in Info.plist
Fixed a crash when window is closed before upload did finish
Changed API endpoint for version uploads

You can download HockeyMac from here.

Say Hello to Goalie

2013-04-10T00:00:00Z

Here is a guest blog post by Brian Gilham. Brian is not only a HockeyApp user, but he recently developed a native iPhone app that uses the public Hockey API to view, manage, and install your apps.

Say Hello to Goalie

by Brian Gilham, Guest Blogger

I am pleased to introduce Goalie, a native HockeyApp client for the iPhone. My team and I think it’s the best way to manage your HockeyApp account on the go, and I’m excited to show it to you.

From large client apps, to small personal projects, I use HockeyApp every day. But work doesn’t stop when I walk away from my laptop. With Goalie, I can check crash reports on the bus. When I’m waiting in line at the grocery store, I’m also responding to feedback from my beta testers. Later I might invite someone I met at an iOS meetup to my app, while standing next to them. I love it, and I hope you will too.

Some of the feature include:

View, manage, and install every app in your HockeyApp account. Quickly create new apps for iOS, Mac OS, Android, or Windows Phone. Quickly tap through to view Versions, Crashes, Feedback, and Team members.
Check out statistics for every version of an app including installs, downloads, crashes, and usage time.
Quickly triage crash reports, including the ability to filter by resolved/unresolved. Includes details like crash reason, method, class, file, line, and number of crashes. Easily change a crash groups’s status or open the associated ticket in your bug tracker.
Read and reply to feedback from your users. Create new discussions. Invite new developers, members, or testers. View, contact, or remove any member of your team.

Testers can access all of their apps for free, while management features require a paid upgrade. We think it’s worth the money. We love what we do, and we’re committed to building the best HockeyApp client available.

We’re always looking for more feedback. Visit us at goalie-app.com and give us a shout any time. You can find us at @hellogoalie on Twitter and ADN, or send us an email at hello@goalie-app.com.

Release Notes for HockeyApp 2.0.4

2013-03-31T00:00:00Z

The following release notes sum up all changes that we have deployed between 01/01 and 03/31:

Added integration with cisimple.com
Added integration with Status Board app
Added custom release type for apps
Added feature to transfer apps between accounts
Added parsing of meta-data “buildNumber” from AndroidManifest.xml
Added device ID and user to list of downloads (if present)
Added number of invites to iPhone dashboard
Added feedback attachments via email
Added auto linking of URLs in feedback messages
Added parsing of binary images for Mac crash reports
Added search for crash annotations
Added upload of Mac provisioning profiles
Added sorting of app devices table
Added virtual owner to devices
Added gravatar to users table
Added filter for users without iOS devices
Added support for JSONP to version API
Added API to get an app’s tracker config
Added param “private” to API to create an app with a private download page
Changed footer to float with content instead of being fixed at the window bottom
Changed default sort order for crashes count to desc
Changed popover for user id in feedback threads to appear on click
Changed various API endpoints to allow access with read-only token
Changed device UUID for Mac to be always uppercase
Improved chart on app page for all release types
Improved grouping for crashes with no app trace
Improved truncation of version number in crash list
Improved formatting of stack traces in notification emails
Improved plan and billing pages; added order history
Improved welcome page
Improved help text for not-installable apps
Fixed sort order on download page
Fixed pubDate in Sparkle appcasts.
Fixed problem when upload was not accepted because of too long release notes
Fixed handling of crash reports with both user id and user name
Fixed pagination for crashes and feedback
Fixed problem in crash chart due to new year
Fixed problem with date picker for crash search
Fixed alignment of bars in bar chart
Fixed count of appliers to reflext the number of new appliers
Fixed duplicate entries in timeline
Fixed problem with Mantis integration
Fixed problem with Internet Explorer 8 and 9
Various other minor fixes and improvements

Using HockeyApp with cisimple

2013-03-27T00:00:00Z

A few weeks ago, our friends from cisimple not only started providing nightly builds of our SDKs, they also added support for HockeyApp itself. It works like this:

Connect your GitHub repository
Connect your HockeyApp account
Configure the build job
Run the build job either manually or automatically

The configuration of your HockeyApp account makes full use of our API. You just enter your API token, then cisimple will fetch your list of apps, so you can select the right one. This is especially useful if you have multiple apps with the same bundle identifier or package name. cisimple will then run all your unit and integration tests, build your app, upload it to HockeyApp, and trigger the tester notifications.

Even better, if you view the app page on HockeyApp, we now show you if a build came from cisimple. The list of versions will show the cisimple logo, so you can easily differentiate between manual and cisimple uploads. We have also added a new section to the version page that links to the build page on cisimple and to your GitHub repository.

Together with our own GitHub integration, HockeyApp becomes part of a seamless development process that covers all steps from bug tracking, source code management, continuous integration, distribution and testing, and, of course, crash reporting.

You can read more about the HockeyApp integration in cisimple here.

Release Notes for HockeySDK-Mac 1.0.3

2013-03-22T00:00:00Z

A new version of our Mac SDK is out and it brings the following changes:

Added BITSystemProfile class to send analytics data for beta apps when using Sparkle
Fixed a few compiler warnings
Fixed crashes when initializing hockey manager in a different autorelease pool than starting the manager
Fixed a problem when sending crash reports automatically without user interaction
Fixed showMainApplicationWindow delegate being invoked multiple times in rare cases
Improvements to installation and setup instructions

The new version can be downloaded from our releases page.

HockeySDK Nightly Builds

2013-02-27T00:00:00Z

We are excited to announce that cisimple now provides nightly builds of our iOS and Android SDK:

Each night at 00:00 UTC, cisimple pulls the develop branch of both repositories, checks if there were any changes since the last build, and if yes, creates a new .embeddedframework for iOS and a .jar file for Android. With this, you can try out our newest features without the need to pull the full repository or add a subproject. It also allows for shorter turnaround times for bug reports.