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@daviwil daviwil released this 10 Feb 00:34
v0.4.0
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Debugging improvements

@rkeithhill spent a lot of time polishing the script debugging experience for this release:

  • You can now pass arguments to scripts in the debugger with the args parameter in launch.json
  • You can also run your script with the 32-bit debugger by changing the type parameter in launch.json to "PowerShell x86" (also thanks to @adamdriscoll!)
  • The new default PowerShell debugger configuration now launches the active file in the editor
  • You can also set the working directory where the script is run by setting the cwd parameter in launch.json to an absolute path. If you need a workspace relative path, use ${workspaceRoot} to create an absolute path e.g. "${workspaceRoot}/modules/foo.psm1".

We recommend deleting any existing launch.json file you're using so that a new one will
be generated with the new defaults.

Console improvements

  • Improved PowerShell console output formatting and performance
    • The console prompt is now displayed after a command is executed
    • Command execution errors are now displayed correctly in more cases
    • Console output now wraps at 120 characters instead of 80 characters
  • Added choice and input prompt support
    • When executing code using the 'Run Selection' command, choice and input prompts appear as VS Code UI popups
    • When executing code in the debugger, choice and input prompts appear in the Debug Console

New commands

  • "Find/Install PowerShell modules from the gallery" (Ctrl+K Ctrl+F): Enables you to find and install modules from the PowerShell Gallery (thanks @dfinke!)
  • "Open current file in PowerShell ISE" (Ctrl+Shift+i): Opens the current file in the PowerShell ISE (thanks @janegilring!)

Editor improvements

  • Path auto-completion lists show just the current directory's contents instead of the full path (which had resulted in clipped text)
  • Parameter auto-completion lists are now sorted in the same order as they are in PowerShell ISE where command-specific parameters preceed the common parameters
  • Parameter auto-completion lists show the parameter type
  • Command auto-completion lists show the resolved command for aliases and the path for executables
  • Many improvements to the PowerShell snippets, more clearly separating functional and example snippets (all of the latter are prefixed with ex-)
  • Added some additional example script files in the examples folder

New configuration settings

  • powershell.developer.editorServicesLogLevel: configures the logging verbosity for PowerShell Editor Services. The default log level will now write less logs, improving overall performance
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