*** Changelog ***

= 3.9.3 - 2025-07-15 =
* Add hook 'action_scheduler_ensure_recurring_actions' specifically for scheduling recurring actions.
* Assume an action is valid until proven otherwise.
* Implement SKIP LOCKED during action claiming.
* Import `get_flag_value()` from `WP_CLI\Utils` before using.
* Make `$unique` available to all pre-creation/short-circuit hooks.
* Make version/source information available via new class.
* Only release claims on pending actions.
* Tweak - WP 6.8 compatibility.
* Update minimum supported php and phpunit versions.
* Update readme.txt.
* WP CLI get action command: correct parentheses/nesting of conditional checks.

= 3.9.2 - 2025-02-03 =
* Fixed fatal errors by moving version info methods to a new class and deprecating conflicting ones in ActionScheduler_Versions

= 3.9.1 - 2025-01-21 =
* A number of new WP CLI commands have been added, making it easier to manage actions in the terminal and from scripts.
* New wp action-scheduler source command to help determine how Action Scheduler is being loaded.
* Additional information about the active instance of Action Scheduler is now available in the Help pull-down drawer.
* Make some other nullable parameters explicitly nullable.
* Set option value to `no` rather than deleting.

= 3.9.0 - 2024-11-14 =  
* Minimum required version of PHP is now 7.1.  
* Performance improvements for the `as_pending_actions_due()` function.  
* Existing filter hook `action_scheduler_claim_actions_order_by` enhanced to provide callbacks with additional information.  
* Improved compatibility with PHP 8.4, specifically by making implicitly nullable parameters explicitly nullable.  
* A large number of coding standards-enhancements, to help reduce friction when submitting plugins to marketplaces and plugin directories. Special props @crstauf for this effort.  
* Minor documentation tweaks and improvements.

= 3.8.2 - 2024-09-12 =
* Add missing parameter to the `pre_as_enqueue_async_action` hook.
* Bump minimum PHP version to 7.0.
* Bump minimum WordPress version to 6.4.
* Make the batch size adjustable during processing.

= 3.8.1 - 2024-06-20 =
* Fix typos.
* Improve the messaging in our unidentified action exceptions.

= 3.8.0 - 2024-05-22 =
* Documentation - Fixed typos in perf.md.
* Update - We now require WordPress 6.3 or higher.
* Update - We now require PHP 7.0 or higher.

= 3.7.4 - 2024-04-05 =
* Give a clear description of how the $unique parameter works.
* Preserve the tab field if set.
* Tweak - WP 6.5 compatibility.

= 3.7.3 - 2024-03-20 =
* Do not iterate over all of GET when building form in list table.
* Fix a few issues reported by PCP (Plugin Check Plugin).
* Try to save actions as unique even when the store doesn't support it.
* Tweak - WP 6.4 compatibility.
* Update "Tested up to" tag to WordPress 6.5.
* update version in package-lock.json.

= 3.7.2 - 2024-02-14 =
* No longer user variables in `_n()` translation function.

= 3.7.1 - 2023-12-13 =
* update semver to 5.7.2 because of a security vulnerability in 5.7.1.

= 3.7.0 - 2023-11-20 =
* Important: starting with this release, Action Scheduler follows an L-2 version policy (WordPress, and consequently PHP).
* Add extended indexes for hook_status_scheduled_date_gmt and status_scheduled_date_gmt.
* Catch and log exceptions thrown when actions can't be created, e.g. under a corrupt database schema.
* Tweak - WP 6.4 compatibility.
* Update unit tests for upcoming dependency version policy.
* make sure hook action_scheduler_failed_execution can access original exception object.
* mention dependency version policy in usage.md.

= 3.6.4 - 2023-10-11 =
* Performance improvements when bulk cancelling actions.
* Dev-related fixes.

= 3.6.3 - 2023-09-13 =
* Use `_doing_it_wrong` in initialization check.

= 3.6.2 - 2023-08-09 =
* Add guidance about passing arguments.
* Atomic option locking.
* Improve bulk delete handling.
* Include database error in the exception message.
* Tweak - WP 6.3 compatibility.

= 3.6.1 - 2023-06-14 =
* Document new optional `$priority` arg for various API functions.
* Document the new `--exclude-groups` WP CLI option.
* Document the new `action_scheduler_init` hook.
* Ensure actions within each claim are executed in the expected order.
* Fix incorrect text domain.
* Remove SHOW TABLES usage when checking if tables exist.

= 3.6.0 - 2023-05-10 =
* Add $unique parameter to function signatures.
* Add a cast-to-int for extra safety before forming new DateTime object.
* Add a hook allowing exceptions for consistently failing recurring actions.
* Add action priorities.
* Add init hook.
* Always raise the time limit.
* Bump minimatch from 3.0.4 to 3.0.8.
* Bump yaml from 2.2.1 to 2.2.2.
* Defensive coding relating to gaps in declared schedule types.
* Do not process an action if it cannot be set to `in-progress`.
* Filter view labels (status names) should be translatable | #919.
* Fix WPCLI progress messages.
* Improve data-store initialization flow.
* Improve error handling across all supported PHP versions.
* Improve logic for flushing the runtime cache.
* Support exclusion of multiple groups.
* Update lint-staged and Node/NPM requirements.
* add CLI clean command.
* add CLI exclude-group filter.
* exclude past-due from list table all filter count.
* throwing an exception if as_schedule_recurring_action interval param is not of type integer.

= 3.5.4 - 2023-01-17 =
* Add pre filters during action registration.
* Async scheduling.
* Calculate timeouts based on total actions.
* Correctly order the parameters for `ActionScheduler_ActionFactory`'s calls to `single_unique`.
* Fetch action in memory first before releasing claim to avoid deadlock.
* PHP 8.2: declare property to fix creation of dynamic property warning.
* PHP 8.2: fix "Using ${var} in strings is deprecated, use {$var} instead".
* Prevent `undefined variable` warning for `$num_pastdue_actions`.

= 3.5.3 - 2022-11-09 =
* Query actions with partial match.

= 3.5.2 - 2022-09-16 =
* Fix - erroneous 3.5.1 release.

= 3.5.1 - 2022-09-13 =
* Maintenance on A/S docs.
* fix: PHP 8.2 deprecated notice.

= 3.5.0 - 2022-08-25 =
* Add - The active view link within the "Tools > Scheduled Actions" screen is now clickable.
* Add - A warning when there are past-due actions.
* Enhancement - Added the ability to schedule unique actions via an atomic operation.
* Enhancement - Improvements to cache invalidation when processing batches (when running on WordPress 6.0+).
* Enhancement - If a recurring action is found to be consistently failing, it will stop being rescheduled.
* Enhancement - Adds a new "Past Due" view to the scheduled actions list table.

= 3.4.2 - 2022-06-08 =
* Fix - Change the include for better linting.
* Fix - update: Added Action scheduler completed action hook.

= 3.4.1 - 2022-05-24 =
* Fix - Change the include for better linting.
* Fix - Fix the documented return type.

= 3.4.0 - 2021-10-29 =
* Enhancement - Number of items per page can now be set for the Scheduled Actions view (props @ovidiul). #771
* Fix - Do not lower the max_execution_time if it is already set to 0 (unlimited) (props @barryhughes). #755
* Fix - Avoid triggering autoloaders during the version resolution process (props @olegabr). #731 & #776
* Dev - ActionScheduler_wcSystemStatus PHPCS fixes (props @ovidiul). #761
* Dev - ActionScheduler_DBLogger.php PHPCS fixes (props @ovidiul). #768
* Dev - Fixed phpcs for ActionScheduler_Schedule_Deprecated (props @ovidiul). #762
* Dev - Improve actions table indices (props @glagonikas). #774 & #777
* Dev - PHPCS fixes for ActionScheduler_DBStore.php (props @ovidiul). #769 & #778
* Dev - PHPCS Fixes for ActionScheduler_Abstract_ListTable (props @ovidiul). #763 & #779
* Dev - Adds new filter action_scheduler_claim_actions_order_by to allow tuning of the claim query (props @glagonikas). #773
* Dev - PHPCS fixes for ActionScheduler_WpPostStore class (props @ovidiul). #780

= 3.3.0 - 2021-09-15 =
* Enhancement - Adds as_has_scheduled_action() to provide a performant way to test for existing actions. #645
* Fix - Improves compatibility with environments where NO_ZERO_DATE is enabled. #519
* Fix - Adds safety checks to guard against errors when our database tables cannot be created. #645
* Dev - Now supports queries that use multiple statuses. #649
* Dev - Minimum requirements for WordPress and PHP bumped (to 5.2 and 5.6 respectively). #723

= 3.2.1 - 2021-06-21 =
* Fix - Add extra safety/account for different versions of AS and different loading patterns. #714
* Fix - Handle hidden columns (Tools → Scheduled Actions) | #600.

= 3.2.0 - 2021-06-03 =
* Fix - Add "no ordering" option to as_next_scheduled_action().
* Fix - Add secondary scheduled date checks when claiming actions (DBStore) | #634.
* Fix - Add secondary scheduled date checks when claiming actions (wpPostStore) | #634.
* Fix - Adds a new index to the action table, reducing the potential for deadlocks (props: @glagonikas).
* Fix - Fix unit tests infrastructure and adapt tests to PHP 8.
* Fix - Identify in-use data store.
* Fix - Improve test_migration_is_scheduled.
* Fix - PHP notice on list table.
* Fix - Speed up clean up and batch selects.
* Fix - Update pending dependencies.
* Fix - [PHP 8.0] Only pass action arg values through to do_action_ref_array().
* Fix - [PHP 8] Set the PHP version to 7.1 in composer.json for PHP 8 compatibility.
* Fix - add is_initialized() to docs.
* Fix - fix file permissions.
* Fix - fixes #664 by replacing __ with esc_html__.

= 3.1.6 - 2020-05-12 =
* Change log starts.
