{"id":416,"date":"2026-05-21T13:41:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejal.com\/blog\/?p=416"},"modified":"2026-05-21T13:41:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T20:41:12","slug":"simon-5-2b1-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejal.com\/blog\/simon-5-2b1-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon 5.2b1 released"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surprise! It\u2019s been three years since the previous update of Simon<\/a>, my pro-level website and server monitoring tool, but here\u2019s the first beta release of version 5.2.<\/p>\n

This update includes support for macOS Tahoe, including making all components universal, so they work on Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs. Plus improvements to the Web Page service, the tests list, the Preview pane, and several services, filters, and notifiers, amongst other changes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is a beta release, but should be safe for anyone to install. If mission-critical, you might want to hold off for now, though, or install on another Mac. I would appreciate help in testing this update. Please let me know<\/a> if you find any issues, or have any feature requests.<\/p>\n

Read on for details.<\/p>\n

Support for Tahoe<\/h2>\n
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Updated the app to work better with macOS Tahoe (26.x).<\/li>\n
Now requires macOS Monterey (12.4) or later.<\/li>\n
All components are now universal, so work on Apple silicon and Intel-based Macs; a requirement for macOS 27.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Improved Web Page Service<\/h2>\n
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The Web Page<\/b> service now handles errors better when using the option to capture the rendered source.<\/li>\n
Instead of resulting in a failure if the initial fetch gives an error, it waits for the rendered page to finish, and determines the result and HTML from that.<\/li>\n
If the loaded HTML has an error, it tries to do a clean load, ignoring the provided headers, to match the preview shown.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Tests list refinements<\/h2>\n
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Simplified the time ranges in the tests list when using relative times; instead of showing \u201c10 min, 18 sec ago (3 secs)\u201d for the last check time (and duration), it now just shows \u201cchecked 10 min (3 secs)\u201d; the extra units didn\u2019t add much value, and including \u201cchecked\u201d makes it more clear what this value is.<\/li>\n
Similarly the time of the last change is now displayed as \u201cchanged 2 hr ago\u201d.<\/li>\n
If a test doesn\u2019t have any filters, it instead shows \u201cchanges not filtered\u201d.<\/li>\n
When a test is currently failing, it now omits the empty recovery time, so just shows the failure time like \u201cfailed 7 min ago\u201d.<\/li>\n
When a test has recovered, it now shows the duration in addition to the failure and recovery times, e.g. \u201cfailed 45 min to 6 min ago (39 mins)\u201d.<\/li>\n
Since Simon has been around for 14 years, fixed logic that assumed dates over 10 years were not sensible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Preview improvements<\/h2>\n
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Fixed remembering and restoring the Preview<\/b> pane position when switching between tests with a web preview (like Web Page<\/b> ones) and just a transcript (like Ping<\/b>).<\/li>\n
Fixed Check Now<\/b> not checking all or multiple selected tests when the Preview<\/b> pane is visible.<\/li>\n
Changed the Preview<\/b> message for the Notifiers<\/b> list to clarify to use File \u25b8 Notify Now<\/b> or the reload toolbar button to try a notifier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Updated variables<\/h2>\n
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Renamed {TestFailureCount} as {TestErrorCount}: the current failure\/error streak.<\/li>\n
Renamed {TestRecoveryCount} as {TestRecoveredCount}: the current recovery count.<\/li>\n
Added {TestCheckCount}: the total number of times the test has been checked.<\/li>\n
Added {TestSuccessCount}: the total number of successful checks.<\/li>\n
Added {TestFailureCount}: the total number of failed checks.<\/li>\n
Added {TestRecoveryCount}: the total number of recoveries from a failure.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Other changes<\/h2>\n
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Fixed the Application<\/b> service when checking if an app is running; it was previously timing out.<\/li>\n
Improved the Application<\/b> service output to sort the values alphabetically, so checking multiple times won\u2019t trigger a spurious change.<\/li>\n
Fixed the Get Average Ping Response Time<\/b> filter; it was giving an error before.<\/li>\n
Fixed the test editor summary sometimes listing the \u201cBlock\u201d filter as \u201cBlockBlock\u201d.<\/li>\n
Fixed the Setup Assistant<\/b> showing the page to import web bookmarks on first run.<\/li>\n
Fixed notifiers sometimes not firing when syncing is off, especially ones from versions prior to 5.0.<\/li>\n
Updated the default Dejal Reddit<\/b> test to work based on recent Reddit changes (the filters needed adjusting).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Want to try it?<\/h2>\n
If you are using the direct edition, you can change your Updates<\/b> settings to include beta releases, then use the Check for Updates<\/b> feature in the app to update.<\/p>\n
Otherwise, download the beta now!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Support for Tahoe<\/h2>\n\nUpdated the app to work better with macOS Tahoe (26.x).<\/li>\nNow requires macOS Monterey (12.4) or later.<\/li>\n