github.com/alibaba/kt-connect

Release time: 2021-11-12

• exchange command waits for the original service to be fully restored before exiting the shadow pod (issue-257)
• connect command adds the --excludeIps parameter to exclude the specified non-cluster IP segment
• connect command adds the --proxyAddr parameter, which is used to specify the IP address that the Socks5 proxy listens to
• exchange/mesh/provide command adds a check to see if there is a service listening on the local port
• Fix an issue of the --cidr parameter of the connect command specified multiple IP segments incorrectly
• Fix an issue of exchange connection automatically disconnected when the local service restarts or the response times out

Release time: 2021-11-07

• Use the namespace of the current context of kubeconfig by default (issue #102)
• Fix connect command bug when using shared shadow pod (issue #260)
• Added --context global parameter to support switching context in kubeconfig (issue #261)

Release time: 2021-10-17

• Kubernetes minimum compatible version increased to 1.16
• Use shadow pod instead of shadow deployment
• The socks mode of Windows no longer automatically sets the global proxy by default, and the --setupGlobalProxy parameter to enable this function is added
• Added ephemeral mode for exchange command (for k8s 1.23+, thanks to @xyz-li)
• Fix an issue which cause exchange command often stuck (issues #184, thanks to @xyz-li)
• Provide more elegant error message when the target port of port-forward is occupied (thanks @xyz-li)
• Automatically control the scope of generated routes according to user permissions, remove the --global parameter of the Connect command
• Optimize the --cidr parameter of the Connect command to support specifying multiple IP segments
• Parameter --label renamed to --withLabel
• Added --withAnnotation parameter to add extra annotation to shadow pod
• connect command adds --disablePodIp parameter to support disabling pod IP routing
• shadow pod adds kt-user annotation to record local username
• remove check command

Release time: 2021-08-29

• Automatically resolve local DNS configuration, remove --localDomain parameter of connect command
• Automatically detect and install sshuttle when using vpn mode, simplifying the preparation for initial use
• Solve the problem of "lost connection to pod" when exchange and mesh connections are idle and timeout
• Fixed an issue of connection failed when the connect command enabled debug mode
• Optimized log output of Windows environment to adapt to non-administrator user scenarios
• Added --imagePullSecret parameter to support specifying the Secret used for pulling proxy Pod images (thanks @pvtyuan)

Release time: 2021-08-19

• The distribution package is changed from tar.gz format to zip format, which is convenient for Windows users
• Added --serviceAccount parameter to support specifying the ServiceAccount used by the proxy Pod
• Added --useKubectl parameter to support using the local kubectl tool to connect to the cluster
• Enhanced clean command to support cleaning residual ConfigMap and registry data
• Fix issue of Kubernetes address has a context path and cannot be connected
• Fix issue of the owner of the .ktctl directory becomes root when executing connect using sudo

Release time: 2021-08-08

• Enhanced connect command support under Windows
• Removed dependency on local kubectl client tool
• Added tun connection mode for Linux (thanks @xyz-li)
• Use provide command instead of run command
• Added clean command to clean up the remaining shadow pods in the cluster
• Support service domain name resolution of service.namespace.svc format
• Improve error message of runtime errors such as missing sshuttle dependencies
• --dump2hosts parameter of connect command supports full service domain name