Git Log

Repository History

IFM Protocol is developed as an open-source project with a full git history. This section provides an overview of the release history and versioning.

Version History

Pre-release Series

Version	Date	Notes
0.1.0	Initial alpha release	Core protocol, SDK, desktop apps
0.1.1	Bug fixes	Fixed peer connection issues
0.2.0-alpha	Feature release	Added Dashboards, new audio pipeline
0.3.0-alpha	Current alpha	Distribution program, improved UI

Release Channels

IFM follows Semantic Versioning with the following channel structure:

Channel	Frequency	Description
Nightly	Every commit to main	Early testing, CI integration
Beta	Every 2 weeks	Pre-release validation
Stable	Every 6 weeks	Production use
LTS	Annual	Enterprise, embedded

Changelog

0.3.0-alpha

• Distribution Program: Direct download links for desktop apps (no GitHub required)
• Real-time Audio Transport: Updated audio design with 5ms Opus frames, adaptive jitter buffer
• Rendezvous Architecture: Clarified Master vs Community rendezvous, LAN mode support
• Observability: New ifm-dashboard architecture docs
• Desktop Apps: Redesigned DesktopAppsSection with inline download links
• Favicon: Updated to single dot logo

0.2.0-alpha

• Real-time Audio Transport: 5-10ms Opus frames, P2P transport, adaptive jitter buffer
• Rendezvous: Remote rendezvous as default entry point, LAN mode support
• Dashboard: Architecture docs, telemetry interface specification
• Favicon: Single dot logo (removed wave bars)

0.1.0

• Initial release: IFM Mobile Radio Listener (PWA), Station, Relay Station
• Core Protocol: Packet encoding/decoding, DHT discovery, GossipSub
• Crypto: Ed25519, Noise, AES-GCM, ChaCha20
• Transport: QUIC, WebRTC, TCP fallback

Branch Structure

Contributing

Branch Naming

• Feature branches: feature/<description>
• Bug fixes: bugfix/<description>
• Documentation: docs/<description>
• Release branches: release/0.x.y

Commit Message Convention

type: description

[optional scope]: [optional description]

[optional body]

[optional footer(s)]

Types:

• feat: A new feature
• fix: A bug fix
• doc: Documentation changes
• style: Formatting, missing semi-colons, missing braces
• refactor: Code refactoring
• test: Adding missing tests
• chore: Updating build scripts, package manager configs, etc.

Tags

Releases are tagged with Semantic Versioning:

• v0.1.0 - Initial release
• v0.2.0-alpha - Feature release
• v0.3.0-alpha - Current alpha

Tags are pushed to https://github.com/ifmprotocol/ifm/releases