Added indication for when there is new news.

app/assets/css/launcher.css

@@ -2136,6 +2136,17 @@ input:checked + .toggleSwitchSlider:before {
     stroke: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
 }
 
+/* Icon which indicates there is new news. */
+#newsButtonAlert {
+    width: 5px;
+    height: 5px;
+    position: absolute;
+    border-radius: 50%;
+    background: red;
+    right: -1px;
+    top: 50%;
+}
+
 /* Arrow image which floats above the news button. */
 #newsButtonSVG {
     height: 11px;

app/assets/js/configmanager.js

@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ const DEFAULT_CONFIG = {
             allowPrerelease: false
         }
     },
+    newsCache: {
+        date: null,
+        content: null,
+        dismissed: false
+    },
     commonDirectory: path.join(dataPath, 'common'),
     instanceDirectory: path.join(dataPath, 'instances'),
     clientToken: uuidV4().replace(/-/g, ''),
@@ -143,9 +148,39 @@ exports.getTempNativeFolder = function(){
 
 // System Settings (Unconfigurable on UI)
 
+/**
+ * Retrieve the news cache to determine
+ * whether or not there is newer news.
+ * 
+ * @returns {Object} The news cache object.
+ */
+exports.getNewsCache = function(){
+    return config.newsCache
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set the new news cache object.
+ * 
+ * @param {Object} newsCache The new news cache object.
+ */
+exports.setNewsCache = function(newsCache){
+    config.newsCache = newsCache
+}
+
+/**
+ * Set whether or not the news has been dismissed (checked)
+ * 
+ * @param {boolean} dismissed Whether or not the news has been dismissed (checked).
+ */
+exports.setNewsCacheDismissed = function(dismissed){
+    config.newsCache.dismissed = dismissed
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieve the common directory for shared
  * game files (assets, libraries, etc).
+ * 
+ * @returns {string} The launcher's common directory.
  */
 exports.getCommonDirectory = function(){
     return config.commonDirectory
@@ -154,6 +189,8 @@ exports.getCommonDirectory = function(){
 /**
  * Retrieve the instance directory for the per
  * server game directories.
+ * 
+ * @returns {string} The launcher's instance directory.
  */
 exports.getInstanceDirectory = function(){
     return config.instanceDirectory
@@ -419,7 +456,8 @@ exports.setGameWidth = function(resWidth){
 /**
  * Validate a potential new width value.
  * 
- * @param {*} resWidth The width value to validate.
+ * @param {number} resWidth The width value to validate.
+ * @returns {boolean} Whether or not the value is valid.
  */
 exports.validateGameWidth = function(resWidth){
     const nVal = Number.parseInt(resWidth)
@@ -448,7 +486,8 @@ exports.setGameHeight = function(resHeight){
 /**
  * Validate a potential new height value.
  * 
- * @param {*} resHeight The height value to validate.
+ * @param {number} resHeight The height value to validate.
+ * @returns {boolean} Whether or not the value is valid.
  */
 exports.validateGameHeight = function(resHeight){
     const nVal = Number.parseInt(resHeight)

app/assets/js/scripts/landing.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 // Requirements
 const cp                      = require('child_process')
+const crypto                  = require('crypto')
 const {URL}                   = require('url')
 
 // Internal Requirements
@@ -774,11 +775,17 @@ function slide_(up){
 document.getElementById('newsButton').onclick = () => {
     // Toggle tabbing.
     if(newsActive){
-        $("#landingContainer *").removeAttr('tabindex')
-        $("#newsContainer *").attr('tabindex', '-1')
+        $('#landingContainer *').removeAttr('tabindex')
+        $('#newsContainer *').attr('tabindex', '-1')
     } else {
-        $("#landingContainer *").attr('tabindex', '-1')
-        $("#newsContainer, #newsContainer *, #lower, #lower #center *").removeAttr('tabindex')
+        $('#landingContainer *').attr('tabindex', '-1')
+        $('#newsContainer, #newsContainer *, #lower, #lower #center *').removeAttr('tabindex')
+        if(newsAlertShown){
+            $('#newsButtonAlert').fadeOut(2000)
+            newsAlertShown = false
+            ConfigManager.setNewsCacheDismissed(true)
+            ConfigManager.save()
+        }
     }
     slide_(!newsActive)
     newsActive = !newsActive
@@ -841,6 +848,16 @@ function reloadNews(){
     })
 }
 
+let newsAlertShown = false
+
+/**
+ * Show the news alert indicating there is new news.
+ */
+function showNewsAlert(){
+    newsAlertShown = true
+    $(newsButtonAlert).fadeIn(250)
+}
+
 /**
  * Initialize News UI. This will load the news and prepare
  * the UI accordingly.
@@ -871,6 +888,13 @@ function initNews(){
                 // No News Articles
                 setNewsLoading(false)
 
+                ConfigManager.setNewsCache({
+                    date: null,
+                    content: null,
+                    dismissed: false
+                })
+                ConfigManager.save()
+
                 $('#newsErrorLoading').fadeOut(250, () => {
                     $('#newsErrorNone').fadeIn(250, () => {
                         resolve()
@@ -880,6 +904,46 @@ function initNews(){
                 // Success
                 setNewsLoading(false)
 
+                const lN = newsArr[0]
+                const cached = ConfigManager.getNewsCache()
+                let newHash = crypto.createHash('sha1').update(lN.content).digest('hex')
+                let newDate = new Date(lN.date)
+                let isNew = false
+
+                if(cached.date != null && cached.content != null){
+
+                    if(new Date(cached.date) >= newDate){
+
+                        // Compare Content
+                        if(cached.content !== newHash){
+                            isNew = true
+                            showNewsAlert()
+                        } else {
+                            if(!cached.dismissed){
+                                isNew = true
+                                showNewsAlert()
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                    } else {
+                        isNew = true
+                        showNewsAlert()
+                    }
+
+                } else {
+                    isNew = true
+                    showNewsAlert()
+                }
+
+                if(isNew){
+                    ConfigManager.setNewsCache({
+                        date: newDate.getTime(),
+                        content: newHash,
+                        dismissed: false
+                    })
+                    ConfigManager.save()
+                }
+
                 const switchHandler = (forward) => {
                     let cArt = parseInt(newsContent.getAttribute('article'))
                     let nxtArt = forward ? (cArt >= newsArr.length-1 ? 0 : cArt + 1) : (cArt <= 0 ? newsArr.length-1 : cArt - 1)

app/landing.ejs

@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@
                 <div id="content">
                     <button id="newsButton">
                         <!--<img src="assets/images/icons/arrow.svg" id="newsButtonSVG"/>-->
+                        <div id="newsButtonAlert" style="display: none;"></div>
                         <svg id="newsButtonSVG" viewBox="0 0 24.87 13.97">
                             <defs>
                                 <style>.arrowLine{fill:none;stroke:#FFF;stroke-width:2px;}</style>