v2022.10.0

v2022.10.0

Thursday, October 20, 2022

This October stable release incorporates a number of bugfixes throughout September and
early October, though is not based on the latest preview, v2022.10.1-preview, as the
refactors involved in enabling TypeScript's strict type checking and ESLint's strict
linting will need more testing. However, based on the success of the PowerShell Script
Analyzer's v1.21.0 release we wanted to get this to you sooner!

Highlighted bugfixes include: supporting events registered to PowerShell's OnIdle
handler so that Azure cmdlets such as Az.Tools.Predictor now work, a lock around the
client's start() so the extension terminal cannot accidentally be spawned multiple
times, and making the default debug configurations not override your current working
directory (by unsetting cwd on all of them).

In addition to fixing bugs, we also reintroduced a fan-favorite feature: the PowerShell
Language Status Icon will visually indicate if the execution pipeline is busy. For
example, a long-running task in the PowerShell Extension Terminal or a launched editor
command will show a spinner!

Finally, I wanted to call out work by Patrick to significantly improve the performance of
reference finding (which powers the reference code lenses), so large workspaces can now be
used more easily. If these performance improvements are still not enough for a particular
workspace, we also introduced two new settings to fine-tune the feature:

• powershell.analyzeOpenDocumentsOnly when enabled will only search for references within open documents
• powershell.enableReferencesCodeLens can be used to disable reference finding without having to turn off other code lenses

vscode-powershell

• 🐛 🔍 vscode-powershell #4201 - Fix automatic focus to temporary debug terminal (if it exists).
• 🐛 ✂️ vscode-powershell #4195 - Fix Function Help snippet. (Thanks @okhoel!)
• ✨ 📺 vscode-powershell #4193 - Handle busy notification for all PowerShell tasks.
• ✨ ‍🕵️ vscode-powershell #4164 - Enable new PSScriptAnalyzer option avoidSemicolonsAsLineTerminators. (Thanks @bergmeister!)
• ✨ 📺 vscode-powershell #3954 - Re-implement indicator when running registered editor commands.
• 🐛 🔍 vscode-powershell #4185 - Only check a script's extension if a script was given.
• 🐛 🔍 vscode-powershell #4082 - Refactor the debug launch configuration resolvers.
• 🐛 📁 vscode-powershell #4163 - Fix incorrect docstring for powershell.cwd.
• #️⃣ 🙏 vscode-powershell #4170 - Add setting to only analyze open documents for references.
• 🐛 🛫 vscode-powershell #4160 - Lock SessionManager.start() so only one session is started.
• ✨ 🔧 vscode-powershell #4139 - Add setting to control the references code lens.

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.4

• ✨ 🚂 PowerShellEditorServices #1928 - Generalize the execution busy status to all PowerShell tasks.
• ✨ ‍🕵️ PowerShellEditorServices #1916 - Upgrade PSScriptAnalyzer to 1.21.0. (Thanks @bergmeister!)
• ✨ 🙏 PowerShellEditorServices #1924 - Re-implement indicator when running registered editor commands.
• 🐛 🛫 vscode-powershell #4048 - Created a nested PowerShell for the top-level loop.
• #️⃣ 🙏 PowerShellEditorServices #1917 - Overhaul workspace search for symbol references.
• ✨ 🚨 PowerShellEditorServices #1914 - Add regression tests for F5 and F8 saving to history.
• ✨ 🙏 PowerShellEditorServices #1900 - Add setting to control references code lens.

v2022.10.1-preview

v2022.10.1-preview

Monday, October 17, 2022

vscode-powershell

• ✨ 🚂 vscode-powershell #3561 - Enable strict TypeScript mode .
• 🐛 🔍 vscode-powershell #4201 - Fix automatic focus to temporary debug terminal (if it exists).

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.4

No changes.

v2022.10.0-preview

v2022.10.0-preview

Friday, October 07, 2022

vscode-powershell

• 🐛 ✂️ vscode-powershell #4195 - Fix Function Help snippet. (Thanks @okhoel!)

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.4

No changes.

v2022.9.2-preview

v2022.9.2-preview

Friday, September 30, 2022

vscode-powershell

• ✨ 📺 vscode-powershell #4193 - Handle busy notification for all PowerShell tasks.
• ✨ ‍🕵️ vscode-powershell #4164 - Enable new PSScriptAnalyzer option avoidSemicolonsAsLineTerminators. (Thanks @bergmeister!)

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.4

• ✨ 🚂 PowerShellEditorServices #1928 - Generalize the execution busy status to all PowerShell tasks.
• ✨ ‍🕵️ PowerShellEditorServices #1916 - Upgrade PSScriptAnalyzer to 1.21.0. (Thanks @bergmeister!)

v2022.9.1-preview

v2022.9.1-preview

Wednesday, September 28, 2022

vscode-powershell

• ✨ 📺 vscode-powershell #3954 - Re-implement indicator when running registered editor commands.
• 🐛 🔍 vscode-powershell #4185 - Only check a script's extension if a script was given.

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.3

• ✨ 🙏 PowerShellEditorServices #1924 - Re-implement indicator when running registered editor commands.

v2022.9.0-preview

v2022.9.0-preview

Tuesday, September 27, 2022

vscode-powershell

• 🐛 🔍 vscode-powershell #4082 - Refactor the debug launch configuration resolvers.
• 🐛 📁 vscode-powershell #4163 - Fix incorrect docstring for powershell.cwd.
• #️⃣ 🙏 vscode-powershell #4170 - Add setting to only analyze open documents for references.
• 🐛 🛫 vscode-powershell #4160 - Lock SessionManager.start() so only one session is started.
• ✨ 🔧 vscode-powershell #4139 - Add setting to control the references code lens.

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.2

• 🐛 🛫 vscode-powershell #4048 - Created a nested PowerShell for the top-level loop.
• #️⃣ 🙏 PowerShellEditorServices #1917 - Overhaul workspace search for symbol references.
• ✨ 🚨 PowerShellEditorServices #1914 - Add regression tests for F5 and F8 saving to history.
• ✨ 🙏 PowerShellEditorServices #1900 - Add setting to control references code lens.

v2022.8.5

v2022.8.5

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

This release incorporates all the changes since v2022.7.2, first tested across six
previews. Thanks for using PowerShell in VS Code!

vscode-powershell

• ✨ 🔧 vscode-powershell #4151 - Add integratedConsole.startInBackground to completely hide the terminal.
• ✨ 📖 vscode-powershell #4080 - Create a walkthrough experience for PowerShell. (Thanks @S-Hakim!)
• #️⃣ 🚂🙏 vscode-powershell #4141 - Improve language client library close action message.
• 🐛 🛫 vscode-powershell #4136 - Handle edge case where user closes cwd picker.
• ✨ 🙏 vscode-powershell #4117 - Add ToggleISEMode command with tests.
• 🐛 🛫 vscode-powershell #4128 - Update vscode-languageclient and refactor (a lot of TLC).
• ✨ 📺 vscode-powershell #3266 - Fix debugger to start language client when necessary.
• 🐛 🛫 vscode-powershell #4111 - Use vscode.workspace.fs and suppress startup banner for dotnet installs of PowerShell.
• 🐛 ✂️ vscode-powershell #4120 - Remove extraneous ) from the do-while snippet. (Thanks @ncook-hxgn!)
• ✨ 📺 vscode-powershell #4100 - Remove popup when extension updates.
• 🐛 📁 vscode-powershell #4102 - Fix edge case for workspaces defined with zero folders.
• 🐛 📁 vscode-powershell #4098 - Fix checkIfDirectoryExists() so validateCwdSetting() works.
• ✨ 📟 vscode-powershell #2523 - Don't hide extension terminal entirely.

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.1

• 🐛 ‍🕵️ PowerShellEditorServices #1906 - Remove null markers to avoid NullReferenceException.
• 🐛 📁 PowerShellEditorServices #1901 - Fix file close in workspace service for Linux. (Thanks @fflaten!)
• ✨ 🐢 PowerShellEditorServices #1892 - Add symbols for Pester setup and teardown blocks. (Thanks @fflaten!)
• 🐛 🔍 PowerShellEditorServices #1897 - Add artificial stack frame to represent contexts without one.
• 🐛 🔍 PowerShellEditorServices #1894 - Fix stepping while watch expressions or interactive pipeline is running.
• ✨ 🐢 PowerShellEditorServices #1891 - Fix whitespace in Pester symbol and add test. (Thanks @fflaten!)
• 🐛 🙏 PowerShellEditorServices #1887 - Fix symbol highlight when hovering function name. (Thanks @fflaten!)
• ✨ 🚨 PowerShellEditorServices #1874 - Add end-to-end integration test with Vim.
• 🐛 ‍🕵️ vscode-powershell #4112 - Fix (and test) regression with PSScriptAnalyzer default rules.
• ✨ 🚨 PowerShellEditorServices #1872 - Add regression tests for parse error DiagnosticMarkers. (Thanks @fflaten!)
• ✨ 🚨 PowerShellEditorServices #1870 - Add DoesNotDuplicateScriptMarkersAsync regression test.
• 🐛 ‍🕵️ PowerShellEditorServices #1869 - Fix duplicate DiagnosticMarkers when reopening a file. (Thanks @fflaten!)
• ✨ 🚨 PowerShellEditorServices #1867 - Add regression test for when prompt is undefined.
• 🐛 🛫 vscode-powershell #4073 - Fix bug where error in prompt function crashed REPL.
• #️⃣ 🙏 vscode-powershell #2697 - Use HostInfo.BundledModulePath to find PSScriptAnalyzer.

v2022.8.5-preview

v2022.8.5-preview

Thursday, August 25, 2022

vscode-powershell

• ✨ 🔧 vscode-powershell #4151 - Add integratedConsole.startInBackground to completely hide the terminal.

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.1

• 🐛 ‍🕵️ PowerShellEditorServices #1906 - Remove null markers to avoid NullReferenceException.

v2022.8.4-preview

v2022.8.4-preview

Friday, August 19, 2022

vscode-powershell

• ✨ 📖 vscode-powershell #4080 - Create a walkthrough experience for PowerShell. (Thanks @S-Hakim!)

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.0

No update.

v2022.8.3-preview

v2022.8.3-preview

Thursday, August 18, 2022

vscode-powershell

• #️⃣ 🚂🙏 vscode-powershell #4141 - Improve language client library close action message.
• 🐛 🛫 vscode-powershell #4136 - Handle edge case where user closes cwd picker.
• ✨ 🙏 vscode-powershell #4117 - Add ToggleISEMode command with tests.

PowerShellEditorServices v3.5.0

• 🐛 📁 PowerShellEditorServices #1901 - Fix file close in workspace service for Linux. (Thanks @fflaten!)
• ✨ 🐢 PowerShellEditorServices #1892 - Add symbols for Pester setup and teardown blocks. (Thanks @fflaten!)
• 🐛 🔍 PowerShellEditorServices #1897 - Add artificial stack frame to represent contexts without one.
• 🐛 🔍 PowerShellEditorServices #1894 - Fix stepping while watch expressions or interactive pipeline is running.
• ✨ 🐢 PowerShellEditorServices #1891 - Fix whitespace in Pester symbol and add test. (Thanks @fflaten!)
• 🐛 🙏 PowerShellEditorServices #1887 - Fix symbol highlight when hovering function name. (Thanks @fflaten!)