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Changelog

Section titled “Changelog”

All notable changes to AstroChart are documented here.
This project adheres to Keep a Changelog and Semantic Versioning.

For the full release history, see the GitHub Releases page.

[3.0.2] — 2023-08-17

Section titled “[3.0.2] — 2023-08-17”

Fixed

Section titled “Fixed”
  • Corrected planet collision-avoidance logic when SYMBOL_SCALE is set to a value other than 1
  • Resolved an edge case where DIGNITIES_EXACT_EXALTATION_DEFAULT positions were not applied when custom dignity data was provided
  • Minor SVG attribute type-coercion fixes for strict browser environments
  • Fixed SNode and Fortune symbol positions being rendered at incorrect ecliptic angles

[3.0.1] — 2023-07-20

Section titled “[3.0.1] — 2023-07-20”

Fixed

Section titled “Fixed”
  • Transit chart rendering when cusps array contains boundary values at 0° or 360°
  • STROKE_ONLY mode now correctly suppresses fill on sign sector backgrounds
  • ANIMATION_CUSPS_ROTATION_SPEED: 0 now stops animation as expected

Changed

Section titled “Changed”
  • CUSTOM_SYMBOL_FN returning null or undefined now reliably falls back to the built-in symbol instead of leaving an empty group element
  • Improved collision detection performance for charts with many planets

[3.0.0] — 2023-07-10

Section titled “[3.0.0] — 2023-07-10”

Added

Section titled “Added”
  • Full TypeScript rewrite — all public APIs are typed; ships with .d.ts declaration files
  • CUSTOM_SYMBOL_FN setting for replacing any planet or sign symbol with a custom SVG element
  • ADD_CLICK_AREA setting — adds transparent <rect> hit areas around planet and cusp symbols, enabling external DOM click event listeners
  • STROKE_ONLY rendering mode for monochrome / print output
  • SHOW_DIGNITIES_TEXT setting and configurable dignity label characters (r, d, e, E, f)
  • ANIMATION_CUSPS_ROTATION_SPEED setting for transit rotation animation
  • DEBUG setting for internal console logging
  • Configurable per-aspect colors, degrees, and orbs via the ASPECTS setting
  • Support for Chiron, Lilith, North Node, South Node, and Part of Fortune
  • COLLISION_RADIUS setting to tune planet symbol spacing
  • UMD bundle (dist/astrochart.js) for direct browser <script> tag usage
  • Comprehensive Jest + ts-jest test suite

Changed

Section titled “Changed”
  • Breaking: Package renamed to @astrodraw/astrochart
  • Breaking: AstroData shape changed to { planets: Record<string, number[]>, cusps: number[] } — see the Introduction
  • Cusps array must contain exactly 12 values; validation throws a descriptive error on mismatch
  • SHIFT_IN_DEGREES default changed to 180 (0° on the West / Ascendant side)

Removed

Section titled “Removed”
  • Legacy UMD global Astrology namespace — use import { Chart } from '@astrodraw/astrochart' instead

Earlier Versions

Section titled “Earlier Versions”

See the GitHub repository for the history of the original astrochart package (versions prior to 3.0.0).