Changelog

1.0.0 — 2026-10-01

• Fixes the Deflate EOF hang and moves version dispatch ahead of 1.0-specific container checks, retaining bounded root probing and 1.0 compression rejection. The normative contract is unchanged.
• Integrates the accepted pre-1.0 decisions; manifests use "1.0" with a versioned schema. Historical 0.1 schema/catalog remain unchanged.
• Freezes existing base fields and closed values; defers new structured metadata and the expanded preservation profile.
• Clarifies root-manifest authority, optional layouts and empty structures, safe extras, ID scopes, unknown providers, and opaque independent extension blocks.
• Tightens numeric values, real dates, absolute non-local URLs, nonblank required strings, JSON parsing, and actual embedded byte-size checks.
• Distinguishes invalid input from advisory findings, unsupported versions, and incomplete processing.
• Requires Store/Deflate, bounded ZIP64 processing, safe entry types and path relationships, extraction collision protection, and private-by-default handling.
• Defines the four core conformance classes and removes the ambiguous best-effort Round-Trip class; preservation claims need scoped evidence.
• Aligns the reference validator, conformance fixtures, traceability, examples, migration notes, and release verification.

0.1.2

• Updates maintainer, copyright, and mark-policy references to Remgrandt Works.
• Adds the trade-name notice to the license.

0.1.1

• Adds GitHub Pages configuration for the public specification site.
• Adds file catalog pages for example folders so dot-manifest fixtures are reachable from the site navigation.
• Updates repository navigation links so Markdown documentation is reachable from the root README.

0.1 Public Draft

• Initial public draft release of the Original Art Archive (OAA) Format.
• Defines .oaa as a ZIP-compatible archive container with a required root mimetype file using application/vnd.original-art-archive+zip.
• Defines collection, gallery, and artwork manifest structures using dot-manifest files.
• Defines galleries/ for gallery manifests and artworks/ for artwork manifests, with gallery entries referencing artwork records by ID.
• Defines manifest schema_version as the string "0.1" and documents reader behavior for unsupported versions.
• Defines shared base metadata, external links, and reverse-DNS extension blocks for portable and provider-specific metadata.
• Defines archive path safety rules, duplicate archive entry handling, JSON duplicate member handling, reference object requirements, and privacy rules for private_metadata.
• Documents reader expectations for explicit ZIP directory entries, external link display behavior, duplicate gallery membership, display order, primary-file fallback, unsupported media preservation, local path safety, and conformance levels.
• Provides field, type, and required-member definitions for nested complex object types, including external links, collection references, gallery artwork references, and artist credits.
• Allows artwork public_metadata to be omitted and allows artist_credits to be omitted when no artist data is known.
• Includes 0.1 decisions for identifiers, date formats, controlled values, embedded-file conformance, local path rejection, and conformance fixture scope.
• Includes example archives, manifest fixtures, normative manifest JSON Schema, requirements traceability, and proposal template.