Release v2.3

🎉 What's New

New API Methods

• getTrackedPointPositionsArray - Optimized method for tracking point positions with better performance
• getSampledPoints - Retrieve point data as arrays for efficient data processing
• getPointColors - Get point colors as arrays
• getPointSizes - Get point sizes as arrays
• getLinkColors - Get link colors as arrays
• getLinkWidths - Get link widths as arrays

New Configuration Properties

• linkOpacity - Universal opacity control for links
• pointOpacity - Universal opacity control for points

🔧 Improvements

Performance Enhancements

• Simulation Optimization: Prevented unnecessary simulation restarts when rendering with alpha=0 after pause
• Tracking Optimization: Added optimized point position tracking with getTrackedPointPositionsArray

API Improvements

• Method Renaming: Renamed methods for better clarity while maintaining backward compatibility:
  • getPointsInRange → getPointsInRect (old name kept as deprecated alias)
  • selectPointsInRange → selectPointsInRect (old name kept as deprecated alias)
  • Lasso selection methods renamed to polygon selection methods

🐛 Bug Fixes

• Arrow Rendering: Fixed arrow size width issue in line drawings

🔒 Security

• XSS Protection: Added DOMPurify HTML sanitization to prevent cross-site scripting attacks

🔄 Breaking Changes

Method Renaming

While backward compatibility is maintained through deprecated aliases, the following methods have been renamed:

• getPointsInRange → getPointsInRect
• selectPointsInRange → selectPointsInRect
• Lasso selection methods → Polygon selection methods

Migration Guide: The old method names will continue to work but are deprecated. Update your code to use the new method names to avoid deprecation warnings.