History

4.0.5 -- 2020-04-26
- Internal changes.
4.0.4 -- 2020-04-23
- Fixed occasional crashes when a version specification for a library includes an inequality sign.
4.0.3 -- 2020-03-02
- Fixed a memory error.
4.0.2 -- 2020-02-26
- Internal changes.
4.0.1 -- 2020-02-25
- Fixed : error when a script using AppleScripObjC loads a library using AppleScriptObjC.
- Support OSA_LIBRARY_PATH enviroment variable.
4.0 -- 2020-02-03
- Reimplemented as an AppleScript Library and a background application, because scripting additions don't work on macOS 10.4 or later.
- Syntaxes are changed :
  - property ModuleName : module → property ModuleName : "@module"
  - boot (module loader) for me → script "ModuleLoader"'s setup(me)
  - See the manual for detailes.
3.0.2 -- 2017-04-19
- Fixed : incorrect library will be loaded.
  - Library names are found by perfect matching instead of bacword matching.
3.0.1 -- 2016-12-16
- Fixed problems for woking with AppleScriptObjC.
- If the launched path of a local loader applet is under /private/var/folders/, an error will raise. Because it is considered that the local loader applet is affected by Gatekeeper Path Randomization.
3.0 -- 2016-08-23
- Added ability to interpolate with AppleScript Libraries.
  - Added "Script Libraries" folders (~/Libraries/Script Libraries and /Libraries /Script Libraries) into the locations to search for libraries.
  - ModuleLoader can interpret 'use LibName : script "LibName"' statement and load the library.
- If a library has "module loaded by" event handler, the handler must have a returned value. The returned value is treated as a loaded library.
- Modernized source code.
- Mac OS X 10.7 or later is required.
- Added code signing.
2.3.4 -- 2016-02-05
- Compiled with Garbage Collection support.
- Small fixes.
2.3.3 -- 2011-10-08
- Fixed memory leaks.
2.3.2 -- 2011-10-07
- Fixed memory leaks.
2.3.1 -- 2011-10-03
- Fixed : .applescript files can not be loaded.
2.3 -- 2011-09-13
- Function to specify the version of the module to be loaded.
  - Inspired by AppleMods.
2.2.4 -- 2011-03-05
- Fixed errors in osacompile of Mac OS X 10.6
- Added Local Loader options of "collecting modules" and "only local".
2.2.3 -- 2010-11-21
- Fixed errors on Mac OS X 10.4.
2.2.2 -- 2010-08-27
- Internal Changes.
2.2.1 -- 2010-08-18
- Fixed an error of a local loader on Mac OS X 10.6 (Thanks to hiRaoka-san).
- Improved English manual (Thanks to Ed Stockly).
2.2 -- 2010-05-25
- .applescript files could be loaded as modules.
- Following handlers of loader object were added/documented.
  - load
  - set_additional_paths
  - prepend_paths
  - module_paths
  - clear_cache
2.1.1 -- 2010-01-15
- Fixed a problem that a script file which does not have a type code can not be loaded.
2.1 -- 2010-01-12
- Introduced new module loading scheme.
- "make loader" command is renamed to "module loader".
2.0 -- 2009-11-25
- Reimplemented as a scripting addition.
1.3.3 -- 2009-03-11
- Fix an error when loading a module of which parent is a returned value of proxy().
1.3.2 -- 2007.09.15
- Performance is improved.
- HelpBook.osax is contained in own bundle. Additional install is not required .
1.3.1 -- 2007.05.14
- Added English Manual.