theia-code-os/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG-2018.md

Changelog 2018

v0.3.18 - 20/12/2018

• [core] added a preference to define how to handle application exit
• [core] added a way to prevent application exit from extensions
• [core] added functionality to prevent application exit if some editors are dirty
• [core] allowed the ability to scope bindings per connection
• [core] fixed @theia/core/lib/node/debug#DEBUG_MODE flag to correctly detect when the runtime is inspected/debugged
• [cpp] fixed clangd being prematurely started when a build config is active
• [electron] implemented HTTP-based authentication for Git
• [electron] updated Electron to ^2.0.14
• [electron] updated Git for Electron to fall back to embedded Git if no Git is found on the PATH
• [file-search] added ability to search files from multiple-root workspaces
• [file-search] improved handling when attempting to open non-existent files from the quick-open-file
• [filesystem] added the ability to convert URIs to platform specific paths
• [git] updated Git view to display short hash when on detached state
• [java-debug] added major enhancements to java-debug
• [keybinding] normalized key sequences to US layout
• [languages] added a preference for every language contribution to be able to trace the communication client <-> server
• [languages] allowed the ability to provide Language Server start options
• [languages] fixed leaking language clients
• [languages][java] reuse jdt.ls workspace
• [monaco] fixed keybindings on OSX
• [plug-in] added Plug-in API for language server contributions
• [plug-in] added storagePath Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added tasks.registerTaskProvider Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added window.withProgress Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added ability to register keybindings from a Plug-in's package.json
• [plug-in] added open link command
• [plug-in] added support for context menus in contributed views
• [plug-in] implemented API to get workspace folder by a given file URI
• [plug-in][languages] added ability to register a document highlight provider
• [search-in-workspace] added ability to perform 'Find in Folder...' with multiple folders simultaneously
• [search-in-workspace] added match and file count to search-in-workspace
• [search-in-workspace] added support for multiple-root workspaces
• [search-in-workspace] fixed path issues by instead using URIs
• [terminal] added ability to choose terminal root location when a workspace contains multiple roots
• [workspace] fixed long label computations for multiple-root workspaces
• [xterm] updated Xterm to 3.9.1

v0.3.17 - 29/11/2018

• Added better widget error handling for different use cases (ex: no workspace present, no repository present, ...)
• Addressed multiple backend memory leaks
• Prefixed quick-open commands for easier categorization and searching
• Refactored Task menu items into the new Terminal menu
• [core] added theia.applicationName to application package.json and improved window title
• [core] added graceful handling of init and re-connection errors
• [core] added the keybinding ctrl+alt+a and ctrl+alt+d to switch tabs left/right
• [core] added the menu item Find Command... to easily trigger quick-open commands
• [core] added toolbar support for tab-bars
• [core] updated the status-bar display when offline
• [cpp] updated the keybinding for Switch Header/Source from Option+o to Option+Command+o when on macOS
• [debug] added the ability to fork a debug adapter
• [debug] added the ability to trace the debug adapter communication
• [debug] implemented major frontend and backend debug improvements
• [electron] miscellaneous stability and usability improvements on Electron
• [getting-started] added Getting Started Widget - used to view common commands, recent workspaces, and helpful links
• [lsp] added new symbol types and increased existing workspace symbol resilience
• [lsp] registered 'Restart' commands for each language server started for miscellaneous purposes
• [markers] added the context menu item Collapse All for problem markers
• [mini-browser] miscellaneous mini-browser improvements
• [plug-in] added Plug-in API to communicate between Theia and plugins
• [plug-in] added languages.registerCodeLensProvider Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added languages.registerDocumentSymbolProvider Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added window.showTextDocument Plug-in API
• [plug-in] added ability to provide custom namespaces for the Plug-in API
• [plug-in] registered a type definition provider
• [plug-in] added tasks.registerTaskProvider Plug-in API
• [preview-editor] added the ability to open editors in preview mode
• [process] added the ability to create new node processes through forking
• [search-in-workspace] prompted users when performing Replace All... to limit accidental triggering
• [search-in-workspace] fixed issue when selecting a file, the command Find in Folder... searches from the node's closest parent
• [terminal] added the menu item and command Split Terminal
• [workspace] added the ability to open multiple files simultaneously from the file navigator
• [workspace] added the context menu item Collapse All for the file navigator
• [workspace] included workspace path as part of the URL fragment

v0.3.16 - 25/10/2018

• Reverted [cpp] Add debugging for C/C++ programs. This feature will come back in its own cpp-specific repo
• [callhierarchy][typescript] adapt to hierarchical document symbols
• [core] added methods to un-register menus, commands and keybindings
• [debug] decoupled debug model from UI + clean up
• [markers] added ability to remove markers
• [output] added a button to clear output view
• [plug-in] Terminal.sendText API adds a new line to the text being sent to the terminal if addNewLine parameter wasn't specified
• [plug-in] added DocumentLinkProvider Plug-in API
• [terminal] added 'open in terminal' to navigator
• [windows] implemented drives selector for the file dialog

v0.3.15 - 27/09/2018

• [cpp] added debugging for C/C++ programs
• [debug] added debug toolbar
• [debug] resolved variables in configurations
• [debug] updated debug session views to act like panels
• [keymaps] added new View Keybindings Widget - used to view search and edit keybindings
• [languages] added TCL grammar file
• [plug-in] added menus contribution point
• [workspace] added multi-root workspace support with vscode compatibility

v0.3.13 - 30/08/2018

• Re-implemented additional widgets using React
• Re-implemented miscellaneous components using React
• [cpp] added a status bar button to select an active cpp build configuration
• [cpp] implemented watch changes to compile_commands.json
• [git/blame] added support for convert to toggle command
• [markers] fixed #2315: fine grain marker tree computation
• [markers] improved performance by no longer storing markers in browser local storage by default
• [terminal] updated to xterm.js 3.5.0
• [textmate] added C/C++, Java, Python, CSS, html, less, markdown, shell, xml, yaml
• [tree] improved performance by not rendering collapsed nodes
• [ts] added support for one ls for all JavaScript related languages
• [workspace] added support for recently opened workspaces history

v0.3.12 - 28/06/2018

• New Plugin system !
  • See design and documentation for more details.
• Introducing Task API.
  • Note, the format of tasks.json has been changed. For details, see the Task extension's README.md.
• Added an UI when developing plugins
• Migrated widgets to react
• Theia alerts you when the opening of a new tab is denied by the browser
• [core] added quick option to toggle the autosave feature
• [filesystem] added File Download feature
• [git] git commit now alerts the user if no files are staged
• [git] fixed git unstaging feature
• [languages] added textmate syntax coloring support (works on .ts files for now until more grammars are registered)
• [search-in-workspace] added new command Search In Folder...
• [search-in-workspace] added the missing Search menu item
• [workspace] fixed issue to prevent workspace root from being be deleted
• .md files that are edited in diff mode now correctly open with the editor
• HTML files now open in the editor by default

v0.3.11 - 06/06/2018

• Added search and replace widget
• Added the ability to delete files on OSX with cmd+backspace
• Added the ability to set more finely grained logger levels
• Fixed several memory leaks.
• [editor] changed the font in the editor
• [editor] fixed the capital R key (shift + r) not working in the editor
• [file-search] added support for search in hidden files
• [git] added git sync and git publish actions
• [navigator] added the ability to toggle hidden files in the navigator
• jdt.ls download on postinstall