[UPDATE] Please upgrade to Live Share v0.4.1

[ryanbliss]

We recently released v0.4.1 of the @microsoft/live-share and @microsoft/live-share-media packages, which upgrade to v1.2.3 of fluid-framework and v1.0.2 of @fluidframework/azure-client. It also features various other improvements based on feedback from the Live Share.

Our Azure partners have asked that all Live Share developers upgrade to these new versions as quickly as possible, as the service endpoints used will not be supported for much longer. The new endpoints are more scalable and feature better performance overall.

Other enhancements and changes made in v0.4.0 and v0.4.1:

1. Introducing EphemeralTimer, a new synchronized data structure for countdowns. This is useful for things like meditation timers, rounds in a game, and more.
2. Many behind the scenes improvements to optimize performance and minimize socket events.
3. Fixed peer dependency issues so you can now install packages with npm install rather than npm install --legacy-peer-deps.
4. Added an error on .joinContainer for when attempting to connect to a session outside of Public Developer Preview in Teams.
5. Renamed ephemeral object properties .isStarted and .start() to .isInitialized and .initialize() . The old properties are marked as deprecated and will be removed after v1.
6. In media package, we correctly implemented the play method to use a Promise<void> return type instead of void to align with HTML5 interfaces. Errors are returned through the MediaPlayerSynchronizer. This allows you to listen for issues related to the browser blocking a play action, usually because a user has not yet clicked/tapped in your app since it was loaded.
7. Various improvements to README and other minor changes

Bug fixes in v0.4.0 and v0.4.1:

1. Fixed bug with EphemeralState updating every few seconds.
2. Various bug fixes related to role verification.