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@NSExceptional NSExceptional released this 24 Mar 20:57
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4.0.0
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This release has been the product of months of daily work. Most of FLEX was rewritten from the ground up. If you want to show your appreciation, I have a GitHub Sponsors profile with a range of tiers where you can donate to me on a monthly basis. I also have Cash App ($tannerbennett). Reach out to me on Twitter if you have any questions or concerns about anything!

(This is by no means a complete list of changes)

Misc

  • Drops support for iOS 8 — if you need to support iOS 8, use FLEX 3
  • Tabs! Every screen now has a toolbar you can use to view the list of open tabs and switch between them.
    • Background a tab by swiping down to dismiss the view controller (yes, even if you're not on iOS 13, try it)
    • Close a tab by pressing the "Done" button or by deleting it from the tabs list
  • Bookmarks! Bookmark objects to save them for later
    • Hit the + button in the tabs list to open a tab from a bookmark
  • New icons for the FLEX toolbar, taken from SFSymbols (yay @3x)
  • System log is back from the dead: iOS 10 largely broke the system log feature with the addition of os_log. FLEX now forces NSLog() to use ASL so you don't get a log full of useless internal junk
  • Added various singletons to the main menu screen
  • Dark mode improvements
  • Run queries on SQLite databases (thanks @LesykMelnychuk)
  • Most screens are now searchable, including lists of object references and the keychain
  • File browser now shows a list of classes when you select a mach-o file
  • More public APIs have been exposed
  • Added a Swift example project which makes use of some new public APIs

FLEX Toolbar

  • Long press on the Menu button to show the list of open tabs
  • Long press on the Views button after selecting a view to show a list of view controllers at that point
  • Long press on the Select button to show a list of all windows and scenes; tap a window to adjust it's level
  • Added a Recent button which opens the most recently backgrounded tab

FLEXObjectExplorer

  • New APIs for customizing "shortcuts" that are displayed for any given object or class
  • Uses a monospace font for displaying metadata
  • Adds context menus for metadata rows on iOS 13, useful for copying various metadata properties
  • Protocol conformances are listed at the bottom, as well as instance size and image of origin
  • Added various helpful shortcuts to a number of classes
  • Fine-tuned the shortcuts for various UIKit classes
  • Swipe left or right to change your position in the class hierarchy
  • Tapping on a property or ivar now takes you to the value; press the detail button to edit instead
  • Added a section index control to aid in quickly jumping to a specific metadata section
  • Added a toolbar with quick access to helpful toggles or options
    • Toggles for visibility of method overrides, property-backing ivars, and property-backing methods
    • Quickly copy the object's description or address or bookmark it
    • Quickly access the list of bookmarks or open tabs
  • Support NSDecimalNumber setters
  • Added option to view a list of subclasses when exploring a class object

View Explorer

  • Swipe left or right on the toolbar's selected view box quickly to move your selection higher or deeper into the view hierarchy
  • Added a 3D reveal-like view explorer: explore an exploded representation of the view hierarchy right on your device!
  • Background colors of views are more accurately indicated
  • Translucency is now correct
  • nil background colors don't show a color indicator at all

Runtime Browser

  • Replaces the System Libraries and App Classes screens
  • Browse the runtime using a key-path-like syntax: bundle.class.method
    • Accepts wildcards, like *.*View* which will list all classes that contain View
    • Currently only supports searching for methods, properties and ivars soon to come
    • Search for an instance method with -methodName, a class method with +methodName, or either by prefixing your query with a wildcard
      • For example, UIKit*.*Controller.*foo searches for any method containing foo in any class ending with Controller in any loaded bundle starting with UIKit

Method Calling

  • Added a "paste" button to argument input accessory views, useful for pasting an address
  • Added support for char * and SEL parameters

Network History

  • Now prompts you to turn it on before taking you to the screen
  • Easy access to the "clear" button in the toolbar
  • iOS 13 users can blacklist domains by 3D touching on requests
  • JSON payloads are now displayed as NSDictionary/NSArray when you try to view them
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