Has RED been abandoned? Try RED+

[BookOfBeasts]

There has been no development of RED since 2021. Has it been abandoned by its author?

I've created an enhanced version of RED (called RED+) available via GitHub at

Removed-Empty-Directories-Plus

• It's only available as a portable NET 4.8 program, so there is no installer.
• It stores its config file in the same folder as the app, so DO NOT put in in 'C:\Program Files' or 'C:\Program Files (x86)' as it will not be able to write the config file.
• It will NOT import your existing settings so you'll need to recreate any rules you have.
• It has an enhanced set of rules and you can enable or disable individual rules if required
• Full source code is available if you want to build it yourself.

Robert 'NotBob' Bookerby

[jsytniak]

Not abandoned - though unless you perused the complete repository for discussion of enhancement ideas - I guess I could see how you might get that impression.

[BookOfBeasts]

I tried emailing Jonas a few weeks ago but got no reply. I guess he's busy getting on with life 😀

I've read all the issues and have implemented some of them in RED+ where it was easy to do or fitted in with my own requirements.

I initially wanted some extra rule types for my own benefit so that was why RED+ was created. I didn't intend to release it but given the lack of visible development of RED I thought others might benefit.

If development is ongoing behind the scenes that's good news and I'd be happy for any of my changes to be used in the official product.

NotBob

[jsytniak]

It may not be a bad idea to create a branch and dump your changes into it and generate a PR. Let the chips fall where they may with a review process. Your changes do sound to me to be an reasonable candidate for integration.

[BookOfBeasts]

I tried that back in 2023 with a simple fix for an unhandled exception. No response from Jonas and the PR remains unreviewed and unused.

That was the spur to create RED+ and adapt it to my own needs and way of working.

The RED+ changes are huge and not really compatible with the current codebase of RED. As such not really suitable for a PR which is why I created a new repository.

NotBob

[jsytniak]

Understood. I guess I did not realize that the PR I created was way back in 2016. Doesn't seem all that long ago. Jonas pulled it in within a few months at that time.

[DealsBeam]

Has this been abandoned as well?

[BookOfBeasts]

It's only been a few months since its initial release. How often are you expecting updates?

It's been downloaded about a dozen times but there's been no feedback or discussion on the RED+ site so I don't think there's much demand for it. If you've found a bug or there's something extra you want RED+ to do, add an issue on the RED+ site

RED+ does all that I currently need of it, but if I find any bugs or add new features I'll update it.

NotBob