[3.0.0] - 2025-11-25

Summary

Version 3.0.0 is a major feature release introducing the Novel Library system - a comprehensive way to organize, track, and manage your reading across all supported websites. This release also brings dynamic shelf generation, making it trivial to add new website support without manual configuration.

Added

• Novel Library System:
• 📚 Shelves: Novels automatically organized by website (FanFiction.net, Ranobes, AO3, WebNovel)
• 📖 Full Library Page: Dedicated page accessible via extension menu with search, filter, and sort capabilities
• 🔄 Auto-Add: Novels automatically added to library when first enhanced
• 📱 Unified Storage: Mobile and desktop variants of sites share the same novel entries
• ✏️ Edit Novel Details: Edit title, author, cover, description, status, and genres
• 📤 Export/Import: Full library backup with merge or replace options
• 🔍 Search & Sort: Find novels by title/author, sort by recent, added date, or enhanced chapters
• Dynamic Shelf System:
• Shelves now auto-generated from handler SHELF_METADATA
• Adding new website support automatically creates library shelf
• No manual configuration needed for new sites
• Context Menu:
• Right-click extension icon for quick "Open Novel Library" shortcut
• Quick access to Settings from context menu
• Popup Enhancements:
• Compact library view in Novels tab showing recent novels
• Library stats (novel count, enhanced chapters, active shelves)
• "Open Full Library" button for full library access

Changed

• Architecture:
• SHELVES constant now dynamically built from SHELF_REGISTRY
• Handler classes include static SHELF_METADATA for library integration
• Improved domain-constants.js to export SHELF_REGISTRY
• Import System:
• Import now properly merges data instead of replacing
• Option to choose merge or replace mode
• Detailed import results (new novels, updated novels, errors)

Developer Experience

• Adding New Sites:
• Create handler in website-handlers/
• Add static SHELF_METADATA with id, name, icon, color, pattern
• Import handler in domain-constants.js
• Shelf automatically appears in library!

Migration Notes

• Novel library uses new storage key rg_novel_library
• Existing novel history not automatically migrated
• No breaking changes to handler interfaces

[2.9.0] - 2025-11-25

Summary

Version 2.9.0 is a maintenance release that prepares the architecture for the Novel Library feature. It adds mobile FanFiction.net support and improves the handler registration system.

Added

• FanFiction Mobile Handler:
• Full support for m.fanfiction.net mobile site
• Shares novel entries with desktop FanFiction.net
• Optimized selectors for mobile layout
• Handler System Improvements:
• FanfictionMobileHandler properly registered in domain-constants.js
• Handler manager checks mobile handler before desktop handler
• Better logging for handler selection

Changed

• Domain Constants:
• Added FanfictionMobileHandler import
• Handler classes array now includes all handlers
• Improved wildcard domain expansion

Fixed

• Mobile FanFiction.net pages now properly detected
• Handler selection order ensures mobile handlers take priority

Here’s a changelog summary you can use for your AMO submission (from 2.2.1 to 2.8.0):



RanobeGemini v2.8.0 – Changelog

Major Features & Improvements:
- Added support for Archive of Our Own (AO3) and WebNovel.com (including infinite scroll chapters)
- Dynamic domain system: automatically handles new subdomains and future site changes
- Wildcard domain support for easier maintenance and future-proofing
- Per-chapter enhancement/summarization for WebNovel infinite scroll
- Automatic manifest.json generation from handler domains (no manual updates needed)
- Enhanced UI: improved button injection, dark mode support, and responsive design
- Customizable prompts for enhancement and summarization
- Multiple Gemini model support (Flash, Pro, etc.)
- Large chapter handling: automatic chunking to avoid API limits
- Restore original chapter feature
- Improved error handling and debug mode

Developer & Maintenance:
- Modular handler architecture for easy addition of new sites
- Comprehensive documentation and Mermaid diagrams in docs/
- GitHub community files: Code of Conduct, Contributing Guide, Issue/PR templates
- Automated build and packaging scripts

Bug Fixes:
- Fixed AO3 word count bug (now counts plain text only)
- Improved reliability for FanFiction.net and Ranobes.net extraction
- Fixed UI issues on mobile and desktop layouts

Note:
If the Firefox Add-ons store version is behind, the latest official build is always available on the GitHub Releases page.

[2.2.1] - 2025-04-26

Summary

Version 2.2.1 addresses the domain transition from ranobes.top to ranobes.net, ensuring continued compatibility while maintaining support for all known Ranobes domains. This update clarifies domain documentation and improves site selectors to work reliably across all supported domains.

Added

• Enhanced domain handling to prioritize ranobes.net as the primary domain
• Improved debugging information for domain detection
• Expanded domain compatibility verification for all known Ranobes domains

Changed

• Updated documentation to reference ranobes.net as the primary domain instead of ranobes.top
• Refactored content selectors for better cross-domain compatibility
• Enhanced domain detection logic for more reliable site recognition

Fixed

• Selector issues affecting content identification on some Ranobes domains
• Documentation references to deprecated domain names
• UI references to specific domains in the interface

[2.2.0] - 2023-05-25

Summary

Version 2.2.0 delivers a significant user experience upgrade focusing on improved theme integration, responsive design, and streamlined API key handling. This update ensures the extension works seamlessly across both desktop and mobile devices while maintaining visual consistency with website themes and popular browser extensions like Dark Reader.

Added

• Comprehensive theme integration for summary windows with automatic light/dark mode detection
• Fully responsive design with optimized layouts for both mobile and desktop devices
• Intelligent device type detection for automatic UI adjustment
• Enhanced Dark Reader extension compatibility with proper variable handling
• Better integration with various site-specific dark mode implementations
• Memory-efficient content processing for improved performance on mobile devices

Changed

• Completely redesigned summary display area to match site theming
• Improved mobile experience with touch-optimized controls and spacing
• Enhanced UI layout with better element positioning on smaller screens
• Unified API key handling between enhance and summarize functions
• Simplified user feedback for API key configuration
• Improved error messaging with clearer instructions

Fixed

• Summary window theming inconsistencies between dark and light modes
• API key handling discrepancies between summarize and enhance features
• UI rendering issues on mobile devices with various screen sizes
• Theme compatibility issues with Dark Reader and other dark mode extensions
• Visual glitches when transitioning between light and dark modes
• Contrast issues with text on certain background colors

[2.1.0] - 2025-04-15

Summary

Version 2.1.0 brings significant improvements to the summary feature, handling of large chapters, and overall stability. The update introduces a separate model selection for summaries, advanced configurations for managing timeouts, and better content processing for different length chapters.

Added

• Separate model selection for summaries independent from enhancement model
• Improved summary generation with higher token limits for more detailed summaries
• Enhanced large chapter handling with better chunking and token management
• Advanced timeout settings to configure request timeouts and prevent connection failures
• Cleaner summary formatting with improved text formatting and paragraph handling
• Better error handling with more informative error messages
• Configuration centralization with all model constants moved to a central file

Changed

• Increased maximum token limits for summaries from 512 to 2048 tokens
• Implemented proportional token allocation for summaries based on chapter size
• Enhanced console logging for debugging prompt and model usage
• Improved emotion detection and contextual emoji placement
• Completely refactored background script for better stability
• Implemented chunking system to process large chapters in parts
• Enhanced markdown to HTML conversion for better formatting
• Added automatic token limit detection for different models

Fixed

• Connection timeout issues with large chapters (10k+ words)
• Paragraph and section break handling in summary display
• Error recovery when processing extremely large contents

Version 2.0.0 (March 30, 2025)
Summary
Version 2.0.0 is a major update that introduces a completely redesigned interface, support for Gemini 2.0 models, and a new chapter summarization feature. This release focuses on improved model selection, better handling of novel translation, and enhanced site compatibility.

What's New
Support for Gemini 2.0 Models: Access to the latest Google AI models
New Chapter Summarization Feature: Generate concise summaries of any chapter
Redesigned UI: Cleaner interface with basic and advanced tab separation
Model Selection Dropdown: Easily switch between different Gemini models
Emotion Processing: Enhanced display of emotional context with emoji indicators
Increased Site Compatibility: Better content extraction from various novel sites
Custom Prompt Templates: Customize enhancement and summary prompts
Detailed Changes
Added support for Gemini 2.0 Flash and Gemini 2.0 Pro models
Implemented new chapter summarization functionality with dedicated button
Created tabbed interface with Basic, Advanced, and FAQ sections
Added model selection dropdown with ability to refresh available models
Improved emotion detection and emoji insertion for better readability
Enhanced content extraction by supporting more website formats
Added custom prompt templates for both enhancement and summarization
Implemented persistent settings storage with sync capability
Added permanent prompt configuration for consistent formatting
Technical Improvements
Completely refactored background script for better stability
Added automatic token limit detection for different models
Implemented chunking system to process large chapters in parts
Added debug mode for detailed console logging
Improved error handling and user feedback
Enhanced markdown to HTML conversion for better formatting

[1.1.0] - 2025-04-10
Added
Chapter summarization feature with customizable prompt
Permanent prompt option that applies to all requests
Added spacing between summary and chapter content
Better support for Gemini 2.0 models
Refined settings UI for easier configuration
Changed
Focused on ranobes.top as the primary supported site
Updated default prompts for better outputs
Improved error handling for large content
Enhanced dark mode support in the popup interface
Fixed
Properly handle HTML formatting in outputs
Fixed content extraction on dynamically loaded pages
Improved token count estimation
Addressed compatibility issues with Firefox 120+