0.16

• Coroutines that are scheduled for execution are cancellable by default now
  • suspendAtomicCancellableCoroutine function is introduced for funs like
      send/receive/receiveOrNull that require atomic cancellation
      (they cannot be cancelled after decision was made)
  • Coroutines started with default mode using
      async/launch/actor builders can be cancelled before their execution starts
  • CoroutineStart.ATOMIC is introduced as a start mode to specify that
      coroutine cannot be cancelled before its execution starts
  • run function is also cancellable in the same way and accepts an optional
    CoroutineStart parameter to change this default.
• BroadcastChannel factory function is introduced
• CorouiteExceptionHandler factory function is introduced by @konrad-kaminski
• integration directory is introduced for all 3rd party integration projects
  • It has contribution guidelines and contributions from community are welcome
  • Support for Guava ListenableFuture in the new kotlinx-coroutines-guava module
  • Rx1 Scheduler support by @konrad-kaminski
• #66 Fixed a number of Channel and BroadcastChannel implementation bugs related to concurrent send/close/close of channels that lead to hanging send, offer or close operations.
  Thanks to @chrisly42 and @cy6erGn0m for finding them.
• #67 Fixed withTimeoutOrNull which was returning null on timeout of inner or outer withTimeout blocks.
  Thanks to @gregschlom for finding the problem.
• Fixed a bug where Job fails to dispose a handler when it is the only handler by @uchuhimo

0.15

Version 0.15

• Switched to Kotlin version 1.1.2 (can still be used with 1.1.0).
• CoroutineStart enum is introduced for launch/async/actor builders:
  • The usage of luanch(context, start = false) is deprecated and is replaced with
    launch(context, CoroutineStart.LAZY)
  • CoroutineStart.UNDISPATCHED is introduced to start coroutine execution immediately in the invoker thread,
    so that async(context, CoroutineStart.UNDISPATCHED) is similar to the behavior of C# async.
  • Guide to UI programming with coroutines mentions the use of it to optimize
    the start of coroutines from UI threads.
• Introduced BroadcastChannel interface in kotlinx-coroutines-core module:
  • It extends SendChannel interface and provides open function to create subscriptions.
  • Subscriptions are represented with SubscriptionReceiveChannel interface.
  • The corresponding SubscriptionReceiveChannel interfaces are removed from reactive implementation
    modules. They use an interface defined in kotlinx-coroutines-core module.
  • ConflatedBroadcastChannel implementation is provided for state-observation-like use-cases, where a coroutine or a
    regular code (in UI, for example) updates the state that subscriber coroutines shall react to.
  • ArrayBroadcastChannel implementation is provided for event-bus-like use-cases, where a sequence of events shall
    be received by multiple subscribers without any omissions.
  • Guide to reactive streams with coroutines includes
    "Rx Subject vs BroadcastChannel" section.
• Pull requests from Konrad Kamiński are merged into reactive stream implementations:
  • Support for Project Reactor Mono and Flux.
    See kotlinx-coroutines-reactor module.
  • Implemented Rx1 Completable.awaitCompleted.
  • Added support for Rx2 Maybe.
• Better timeout support:
  • Introduced withTimeoutOrNull function.
  • Implemented onTimeout clause for select expressions.
  • Fixed spurious concurrency inside withTimeout blocks on their cancellation.
  • Changed the behavior of withTimeout when CancellationException is suppressed inside the block. The
    invocation of withTimeout now always returns the result of the execution of its inner block.
• The channel property in ActorScope is promoted to a wider Channel type, so that an actor
  can have an easy access to its own inbox send channel.
• Renamed Mutex.withMutex to Mutex.withLock, old name is deprecated.

0.14

• Switched to Kotlin version 1.1.1 (can still be used with 1.1.0)
• Introduced consumeEach helper function for channels and reactive streams, Rx 1.x, and Rx 2.x
  • It ensures that streams are unsubscribed from on any exception
  • Iteration with for loop on reactive streams is deprecated
  • Guide to reactive streams with coroutines is updated virtually
    all over the place to reflect these important changes
• Implemented awaitFirstOrDefault extension for reactive streams, Rx 1.x, and Rx 2.x
• Added Mutex.withMutex helper function
• kotlinx-coroutines-android module has provided dependency on of Android APIs to
  eliminate warnings when using it in android project

0.13

• New kotlinx-coroutinex-android module with Android UI context implementation
• Introduced whileSelect convenience function
• Implemented ConflatedChannel
• Renamed various toXXX conversion functions to asXXX (old names are deprecated)
• run is optimized with fast-path case and no longer has CoroutineScope in its block
• Fixed dispatching logic of withTimeout (removed extra dispatch)
• EventLoop that is used by runBlocking now implements Delay, giving more predictable test behavior
• Various refactorings related to resource management and timeouts:
  • Job.Registration is renamed to DisposableHandle
  • EmptyRegistration is renamed to NonDisposableHandle
  • Job.unregisterOnCompletion is renamed to Job.disposeOnCompletion
  • Delay.invokeOnTimeout is introduced
  • withTimeout now uses Delay.invokeOnTimeout when available
• A number of improvement for reactive streams and Rx:
  • Introduced rxFlowable builder for Rx 2.x
  • Scheduler.asCoroutineDispatcher extension for Rx 2.x
  • Fixed bug with sometimes missing onComplete in publish, rxObservable, and rxFlowable builders
  • Channels that are open for reactive streams are now Closeable
  • Fixed CompletableSource.await and added test for it
  • Removed rx.Completable.await due to name conflict
• New documentation:
  • Guide to UI programming with coroutines
  • Guide to reactive streams with coroutines
• Code is published to JCenter repository

0.12: Kotlin 1.1.0 release and reactive utilities

• Switched to Kotlin version 1.1.0 release.
• Reworked and updated utilities for
  Reactive Streams,
  Rx 1.x, and
  Rx 2.x with library-specific
  coroutine builders, suspending functions, converters and iteration support.
• LinkedListChannel with unlimited buffer (offer always succeeds).
• onLock select clause and an optional owner parameter in all Mutex functions.
• selectUnbiased function.
• actor coroutine builder.
• Couple more examples for "Shared mutable state and concurrency" section and
  "Channels are fair" section with ping-pong table example
  in coroutines guide.

0.11-rc: select

• select expression with onJoin/onAwait/onSend/onReceive clauses.
• Mutex is moved to kotlinx.coroutines.experimental.sync package.
• ClosedSendChannelException is a subclass of CancellationException now.
• New sections on "Shared mutable state and concurrency" and "Select expression"
  in coroutines guide.

0.10-rc: Mutex & Kotlin RC

• Switched to Kotlin version 1.1.0-rc-91.
• Mutex synchronization primitive is introduced.
• buildChannel is renamed to produce, old name is deprecated.
• Job.onCompletion is renamed to Job.invokeOnCompletion, old name is deprecated.
• delay implementation in Swing, JavaFx, and scheduled executors is fixed to avoid an extra dispatch.
• CancellableContinuation.resumeUndispatched is introduced to make this efficient implementation possible.
• Remove unnecessary creation of CancellationException to improve performance, plus other performance improvements.
• Suppress deprecated and internal APIs from docs.
• Better docs at top level with categorized summary of classes and functions.

0.8-beta: async and other maintanance

• defer coroutine builder is renamed to async.
• lazyDefer is deprecated, async has an optional start parameter instead.
• LazyDeferred interface is deprecated, lazy start functionality is integrated into Job interface.
• launch has an optional start parameter for lazily started coroutines.
• Job.start and Job.isCompleted are introduced.
• Deferred.isCompletedExceptionally and Deferred.isCancelled are introduced.
• Job.getInactiveCancellationException is renamed to getCompletionException.
• Job.join is now a member function.
• Internal JobSupport state machine is enhanced to support new (not-started-yet) state.
  So, lazy coroutines do not need a separate state variable to track their started/not-started (new/active) status.
• Exception transparency in Job.cancel (original cause is rethrown).
• Clarified possible states for Job/CancellableContinuation/Deferred in docs.
• Example on async-style functions and links to API reference site from coroutines guide.

0.7-beta: Channels

• Buffered and unbuffered channels are introduced: Channel, SendChannel, and ReceiveChannel interfaces,
  RendezvousChannel and ArrayChannel implementations, Channel() factory function and buildChannel{}
  coroutines builder.
• Here context is renamed to Unconfined (the old name is deprecated).
• A guide on coroutines is expanded: sections on contexts and channels.

0.6-beta: for Kotlin 1.1.0-beta-38

• Switched to Kotlin version 1.1.0-beta-38.
• A guide on coroutines is expanded.