changelog.md

AutoIt-VSCode Changelog

All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.

The format is based on Keep a Changelog, and this project adheres to Semantic Versioning.

Unreleased

Added

• Command to remove Debug to Console and MsgBox lines added by the extension
• Commands to add and remove debug Trace lines

Changed

Fixed

• Go To Definition regression
• Output colors not showing due to other extensions (e.g., Github Copilot)
• Icons missing for some Const and Enum variables in the outline/Symbol search

1.0.12 - 2023-09-26

Added

• Signature help pulls description and parameters from function headers
• Option to disable ( as an option to accept function completion suggestions
• Syntax highlighting for #Tidy_On, #Tidy_Off, and #Tidy_ILC_Pos directives

Changed

• Path checks for utility executables (e.g., Au3Check) reduced to occur when changes are made and disabled for non-Windows OSes
• Simplified regex for functions
• Trimmed spaces in insertHeader command
• Removed default configuration settings that were overriding user settings

Fixed

• Open include shortcut not working for library UDFs
• Open include shortcut not working for paths with # in them
• Function autocomplete from include files
• Reduced completion suggestions when writing function definitions

Contributors

@vanowm, @rcmaehl

1.0.11 - 2023-02-21

Changed

• Ignore case when identifying functions and regions
• Include search made recursive
• Improvements to regex used in extension functions

Fixed

• Slow autocompletion suggestions
• Runtime errors when failing with symbol creation
• Can now capture regions with hyphens
• Syntax highlighting for nested comment blocks
• Include paths checked when gathering include data
• Problem tab not showing errors or warnings
• AutoIt indentation settings applying to other languages

Contributors

@Danp2, @loganch

1.0.10 - 2022-12-05

Fixed

• Regex characters (e.g., * and \) in that come after #Region will no longer stop all symbols from being found
• smartHelp checks includePaths with relative paths (thanks to @vanowm)

1.0.9 - 2022-12-01

Added

• Set VS Code to default to 4-space tabs for indentation like SciTe
• Output window overhaul (thanks to @vanowm), including:
  • Additional colors
  • Multiple output panels
  • An encoding option
  • Options to keep output from previous runs
  • Options to show process ID and times
• Option to show #regions as symbols in Outline and symbol search (thanks to @Danp2)
• Syntax highlighting for Au3Stripper directives (thanks to rcmaehl)
• Adds a wait for file save to finish before running certain commands (thanks to @vanowm)
• Support for Sticky Scroll
• Symbols nest in the Outline
• SmartHelp options that allow launching of help files (e.g., CHM) for UDFs (thanks to @Danp2)

Changed

• Tidy now runs through AutoItWrapper (thanks to @vanowm)
• MsgBox/Console debugging line generation improved (thanks to @Danp2)
• Paths to AutoIt executables can now be relative to the AutoIt executable in settings (thanks to @vanowm)

Fixed

• Syntax highlighting for #include lines followed by comments (thanks to @Danp2)
• Makes regex for #include non-greedy (thanks to @Danp2)
• Limits header insertion and include opening to be limited to AutoIt scripts (thanks to @vanowm)

1.0.8 - 2022-06-09

Added

• Open include file from the current line with Alt+i/Command Palette (thanks Danp2)
• Insert UDF Header function (thanks Danp2)
• UDF Creator option in Settings to auto populate author when inserting a Function Header
• AutoIt Map functions (thanks steipal)
• Colorized output when running scripts (thanks Danp2)
• Restart script (thanks vanown)
• Abbreviations from SciTe4AutoIt as Snippets
• ( is now a trigger character to accept a function completion and will place both parens and initiate signature help for the function.

Changed

• The AutoIt Help command will now open on blank lines (thanks Danp2)
• Updated the descriptions of the path settings
• Refactored filepath finding code (thanks Danp2)

Fixed

• Code folding for If, Switch, For, While, With, #comments-start, #cs, #comments-end and #ce (thanks Danp2)
• Go to Workspace Symbol functionality restored

1.0.7 - 2022-02-14

Added

• Const and Enum variables now have appropriate icons in the Outline tree
• Snippet for Select Blocks

1.0.6 - 2021-06-14

Added

• Implemented Diagnostics (Problems tab and red squiggles) for AutoIt scripts
• Completions and Hovers for InetConstants

Changed

• Switched from Parcel to Webpack for bundling
• Reworked the wordPattern
• Optimized HoverProvider

1.0.5 - 2020-05-07

Changed

• Stopped completion suggestions from showing in comments
• Reworked some of the statement snippets for accuracy and to show up properly as suggestions
• Indented function declarations will now be detected

1.0.4 - 2020-01-10

Added

• Code folding for #Region/#EndRegion & Func/EndFunc

Changed

• Fixed symbol detection for Function declarations

1.0.3 - 2019-11-19

Changed

• Fixed local function completions

1.0.2 - 2019-11-12

Added

• Even more missing syntax highlighting for SendKeys
• Missing information for MouseClick() and MouseClickDrag() function signature helpers

Changed

• Some improvements to code for Completions

1.0.1 - 2019-10-23

Added

• Completion, Hover and Signature help for _DebugArrayDisplay()
• Missing Syntax Highlighting for SendKeys (including for ASCII and UNICODE characters (Send("{ASC 065}") or Send("{ASC 2709}")), repetition for single keys (Send("{DEL 4}") or Send("{S 30}")) and holding a key up or down (Send("{a down}") or Send("{a up}"))

Changed

• Consolidated signature and hover for all Debug.au3 UDFs

Removed

• Generated .map file from final .vsix file

1.0.0 - 2019-10-15

• Improved Go To Definition to search include files (relative and UDFs)
• Used Parcel.js to bundle extension into single file
• Started work on consolidating Signature and Hover files for smaller extension size
• Switching to SemVer for versioning
• Made code-style improvements for consistency

0.2.3 - 2019-05-29

• Added indentation rules for automatic indents for keywords that indent/unindent on the next line (currently doesn't work when the keyword is input from Intellisense)
• Implemented basic Go To Definition functionality for Functions and Variables
• Added syntax highlighting rules to color user created functions differently from default AutoIt and standard UDFs (may be the same depending on theme)
• Added syntax highlighting for '$' part of variables (depends on theme)
• Implemented command to kill running scripts set to Ctrl+Pause/Break

0.2.2 - 2019-02-12

• Improved Console parameter func tion to show previous input and preserve existing text if cancelled
• Added completions for DirConstants.au3, EditConstants.au3, ExcelConstants.au3, FileConstants.au3, FontConstants.au3, FrameConstants.au3, GDIPlusConstants.au3, StaticConstants.au3, StatusBarConstants.au3, StringConstants.au3, TrayConstants.au3 and TreeViewConstants.au3

0.2.1 - 2019-01-30

• Added "setupudf" snippet
• Added MIT license to extension
• Added functionality to set console parameters when runing a script, using the palette or Shift+F8

0.2.0 - 2018-05-30

• Fixed the word pattern for the extension
• Improved formatting for some parameter documentation in signature helpers
• Made hovers case-insensitive

0.1.9 - 2018-05-30

• Completions and Signature Helpers for files relative to include folders (e.g., #include <Test.au3>) are now provided
  • Defaults to searching in C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\Include, more can be added in User Settings
• Output window now clears on each Run, Compile or Build
• Implemented Workspace/Folder-wide Symbol Search (Ctrl+T)
• Upgraded Windows Message Codes from snippets to Completions
• Updated UDF file location for functions moved in latest AutoIt update (v3.3.14.3)
• Added configuration option to hide variables when using Ctrl+Shift+O to view symbols
• Fixed word definitions to clear up highlighting/selection inconsistencies

0.1.8 - 2017-12-20

• Improved function signature helpers
  • Parameter position in function has much improved detection (no longer tripped up by commas in quotes)
  • Help for nested functions now work
  • Parameter descriptions have been upgraded with Markdown for better styling and layout
• Upgraded many snippets to Completions

0.1.7 - 2017-09-26

• Updated ReadMe with links and more information about shortcuts and configuration
• Improved handling of functions from include scripts
• Debug Console and MsgBox can now be inserted solely with the cursor on the variable
• Symbol search now catches multiple variables declared on the same line
• Added and optimized #include snippets for all default scripts
• Converted some keyword snippets into IntelliSense completions

0.1.6 - 2017-07-31

• The extension can now read in functions from user-specified include files and provide completion IntelliSense hints for them
• Added internal function parameters to IntelliSense (they are not yet limited to appearing in the scope of the function)
• Added configuration a path to launch Koda including an "Alt+M" shortcut
• Adjusted snippet code to better follow VS Code syntax

0.1.5 - 2017-06-03

More IntelliSense!

• Added in function signature helpers (parameter info)
• AutoIt commands and keybindings now only show/activate in AutoIt files
• Debug MsgBoxes and Debug Consoles now match the indent of the line that they're generated from

0.1.4 - 2017-05-16

• Added configuration for path to Au3Info

0.1.3 - 2017-05-04

• Added AutoIt Configuration in Visual Studio Code Preferences.

0.1.2 - 2017-04-26

The IntelliSense release!

• Hovers have been added for all UDFs
• Implementation of Completion Items has begun (Function, Macro and Variable suggestions will now have different icons)
• Symbol search added, press Ctrl+Shift+O to see where Functions and Variables have been declared in scripts

0.1.1

• You can now run a Syntax check and the Tidy tool
• You can now launch AutoIt Help by simply placing the cursor on functions and macros (complete selection no longer required)
• Even more hovers for UDFs
• Bugfix for commands that run through AutoIt3Wrapper (e.g. Build should make executables correctly now)

0.1.0

• Running, compiling and building now generate output live
• Added the ability to create console debug lines for highlighted variables and macros with Alt+D
• Added hovers for all macros, basic AutoIt functions and Array UDFs

0.0.9

• Running, compiling and building will now require the full install of SciTE4AutoIt3 (found here) in the default install location
• Changed compile command to closer reflect SciTe4AutoIt3 version (Opens GUI)
• Implemented build command, which works similar to previous compile command
• Added console output for running, compiling and building scripts
• Run, compile and build commands exit early if current file isn't AutoIt
• Implemented the hover feature and the first few hovers

0.0.8

• Implemented an option to compile scripts (Currently the AutoIt3Wrapper folder must be present in the "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE" directory)
• Structure adjustment of the extension.
• Added more snippets.

0.0.6

• Added the ability to generate a debug MsgBox for a highlighted variable or macro with Ctrl+Shift+D.
• Added icon, banner color and description for marketplace.