CHANGELOG.md

Change Log

All notable changes to the "MicroPico" extension will be documented in this file.

Based on structure recommendations from Keep a Changelog.

Known issues

• vREPL tab-completion on Windows isn't inline. (that's also cool but different to macOS or Linux behaviour)
• Run current file does not include modules that are localy imported and in current workspace, unless you upload the python file containing the module via the upload file or project feature first. (since ever)

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[4.1.0] - 2024-11-18

Added

• Restore behavior for terminal content if an external action is triggered and takes over the terminal (like run file)
• Boot.py warnings when performing hard resets
• micropico.redirectOutput experimental command to redirect output of operations like running files into other target than the terminal (like a file)

Changed

• Updated dependencies
• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v1.0.21 (Fixes #254)
• Better Python utilization in stub switcher
• Switch to release build for Pico 2 auto installs
• Configure project command has been renamed to Setup MicroPico project
• Reload settings before uploading and downloading projects to detect settings changes
• SyncFolder auto-detection based on .micropico file location if not set
• All settings are now scoped machine-overridable

[4.0.6] - 2024-09-16

Added

• Soft-resets before and after executing scripts by default (#239)
• micropico.noSoftResetOnRun setting to disable soft-resets before and after executing scripts (default: false)

[4.0.5] - 2024-09-16

Changed

• Fix #252, py-launcher compatibility

[4.0.4] - 2024-09-13

Added

• flashPico command to flash Raspberry Pi Pico boards with a MicroPython firmware (if it is in BOOTSEL mode)
• Some Pimoroni boards to the list for auto detection

Changed

• Fixed some auto-connect bugs

[4.0.0] - 2024-09-10

Added

• garbageCollect and reset.hard.listen commands
• More vREPL shortcuts
• A requirement for a python interpretter (can be selected though the Python VS Code extension)

Changed

• Replaced pyboard-serial-com with pico-mpy-com library
• Updated dependencies
• Reenabled publishing on OpenVSX
• Updated stubs to latest MicroPython v1.23.0 stable (Thanks to @Josverl)
• Minor performance improvements
• Major stability improvements

[3.8.3] / [3.8.4] - 2024-08-29

Added

• Eperimental support for ESP32-S3-Pico

Changed

• Upraded to pyboard-serial-com v3.1.2
• Updated dependencies
• Ignore .idea by default (Thanks to @Finnomator for #237)

[3.8.0] / [3.8.1] / [3.8.2] - 2024-06-22

Added

• Stubs auto-install feature to install selected stubs for a first opened project if not present

Changed

• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v3.1.0,
• Updated dependencies
• Fixed #230, Update included stubs to v1.23.0 stable
• Fixed #226, Pylance doesn't work after reopening
• Fixed #227, Switch stubs error (Thanks to @wtakuo for #228)
• Fixed #220, List remote fs contents and download project operations ignoring entries with spaces
• Min VS Code version is now v1.90.2
• Updated stubs to MicroPython v1.23.0 stable (Thanks to @Josverl micropython-rp2-rpi_pico_w-stubs)

[3.7.8] - 2024-06-01

Changed

• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v3.0.9

[3.7.7] - 2024-05-30

Added

• ESP32-S3 stubs to select

Changed

• Updated dependencies
• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v3.0.8
• Better support for pip not in PATH scenarios
• Uninstaller supports now new stubs path
• Simplified stubs selection
• Update VS Code minimum version to v1.89.0

[3.7.6] - 2024-04-30

Changed

• Updated dependencies
• Fixed #215 and #209, Failed to switch stubs on Linux and macOS / use stubs on external drive

[3.7.5] - 2024-02-22

Changed

• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v3.0.7,
• Updated dependencies
• Fixed #202, Switch stubs Windows shell error
• Fixed #193, Notifications cleanup
• Min VS Code version is now v1.86.2
• Updated stubs to MicroPython v1.22.1 stable (Thanks to @Josverl micropython-rp2-rpi_pico_w-stubs)

[3.7.4] - 2024-01-23

Changed

• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v3.0.6,

[3.7.3] - 2024-01-21

Changed

• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v3.0.5,

[3.7.2] - 2024-01-21

Added

• ESP32-C3 and Teensy 4.0 support (experimental) (Fixes #96)

[3.7.1] - 2024-01-20

Changed

• Hotfix - Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v3.0.2,

[3.7.0] - 2024-01-18

Added

• ESP32-WROOM-32 support (experimental)

Changed

• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v3.0.0,
• Updated dependencies

[3.6.0] - 2023-12-27

Added

• micropico.executeOnConnect setting to execute a script on the Pico after connecting (#153 and #176)
• micropico.importOnConnect setting to import a module in vREPL after connecting (#153)
• MicroPico Device Controler for managing wifi connection and to install mip packages (experimental)
• Upload-file command is now available in the explorer context menu

Changed

• Fix #172, Documentation mentions sync button
• Fixes dynamic command enablement
• Fixes tab in multiline input in vREPL does trigger autocomplete and does not indent
• Adjusts settings scopes
• Updated dependencies

[3.5.0] - 2023-11-22

Added

• micropico.extra.switchStubs command to switch between MicroPython stubs for different MicroPython versions and ports (RPi Pico, RPi Pico (W) and ESP32) (Thanks to @Josverl) (Fixes #164)

Changed

• Updated dependencies

Removed

• Settings auto-update workaround from the extension renaming process (Fixes #164)

[3.4.3] - 2023-11-10

Changed

• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v2.0.4, the Linux amd64 release is now backwards compatible with GLIBC_2.31 (Fixes #161)
• Updated dependencies

[3.4.2] - 2023-11-07

Changed

• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v2.0.4, Linux arm64 and armhf releases are now backwards compatible with GLIBC_2.31 (Fixes #159)
• Updated dependencies
• Reload settings before auto-connect to detect settings changes concerning the port

[3.4.1] - 2023-10-19

Changed

• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v2.0.3 (Fixes #144)
• Updated stubs to MicroPython v1.21.0 stable
• Updated dependencies
• Adds back linux armhf support

[3.4.0] - 2023-10-18

Changed

• Reduced extension size on some platforms
• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v2.0.2
• Replaced Pico-W-Stub with micropython-stubs for MicroPython v1.20.0 (Thanks to @Josverl)
• Added .ls and .help custom commands to vREPL

[3.3.3] - 2023-10-16

Changed

• Fixes an issue concerning multiline vREPL inputs
• Some minor improvemements

[3.3.2] - 2023-10-16

Changed

• Updated dependencies
• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v2.0.1
• Fixes Windows issues related to update v3.3.0 (Fixes #143)

[3.3.0] aka. [3.3.1] - 2023-10-11

Changed

• Updated dependencies
• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v2.0.0
• Stubs updated to v1.21.0 stable

Removed

• Dependency on the VS Code Python extension
• Dependency on pyserial pip package
• Dependency on Python being installed on the host system
• micropico.pythonPath setting
• Support for the armhf architecture

[3.2.6] - 2023-10-01

Added

• Fix #134, Support stopping execution with VS Code command (#13 by @eplusx)

Changed

• Minimum VS Code version is now v1.82.0
• Updated dependencies

[3.2.5] - 2023-09-04

Changed

• Updated stubs to v1.20.0-441 unstable
• Minimum VS Code version is now v1.81.1
• Updated dependencies
• Added official Python extension as dependency

[3.2.4] - 2023-08-16

Changed

• Updated stubs to patch v1.20.0-5 stable

[3.2.3] - 2023-08-15

Changed

• Updated stubs to patch v1.20.0-4 stable (Fixes #125)

[3.2.2] - 2023-08-14

Added

• uploadproject status-bar button

Changed

• Upgraded pyboard-serial-com to v1.5.3 (Fixes an issue where pyIgnore wildcard exclusions were not working)
• Updated stubs to patch v1.20.0-3 stable
• Dependencies were updated

[3.2.1] - 2023-08-01

Changed

• Rename extension to MicroPico but the ID remains the same: paulober.pico-w-go (for now)
• Dependencies update

[3.2.0] - 2023-07-15

Added

• vscode:uninstall script to remove Pico-W-Stub after extension gets uninstalled
• picowgo.rtc.sync command to sync the Pico's RTC with the host's time
• Fix #29, Add custom when clause context keys

Changed

• Auto-detected Python3 commands are't automatically saved to global settings anymore to prevent erros when switching between different systems with different python installations and settings sync turned on
• Contributed menu entries are now only shown when the extension is active
• Updated dependencies

[3.1.2] - 2023-06-22

Added

• picowgo.pyIgnore now supports syncFolder specific rules

Changed

• Fixed #111, Relative paths in picowgo.pyIgnore don't work
• Fixed #113, Unnecessary re-uploading of unchanged files during upload-project
• Upgraded pyboard-serial-com to v1.5.2

[3.1.1] - 2023-06-21

Changed

• Updated stubs to patch v1.20.0-2 stable

[3.1.0] - 2023-06-20

Added

• Logger output channel
• Open workspace settings command
• Added scopes to some configuration settings
• Added new picowgo.additionalSyncFolders setting (Requested in #40)
• Added soft-reset (listen) command. Soft-reset now displays output (read and write) of main.py and boot.py reruns after soft-reset with this new command or the updated picowgo.softResetAfterUpload setting. (Requested in #101)

Changed

• Renamed setting picowgo.rebootAfterUpload to picowgo.softResetAfterUpload
• Fixed README table markdown for VS Code Marketplace store front
• Fix #71, Better up-/download progress notification/feedback
• vREPL now opens automatically on need (reduces "vREPL not open" warnings) (#60)
• All commands are now grouped in one category
• Some minor stability and performance improvements were made
• Fixed duplicate vREPL handling and not prompt on additional vREPL panel
• Fixed input(...) echoed back input in vREPL
• Other dependency updates
• Upgraded pyboard-serial-com to v1.5.1
• Bumped minimum NodeJS engine version to v16.17.1
• Updated stubs to patch v1.20.0-1 stable

[3.0.14] - 2023-06-17

Changed

• Fix #66, Problems with uploading/downloading a project
• Store listing improvements
• Upgrade to pyboard-serial-com v1.4.31
• Update terminal profile image

[3.0.12] - 2023-06-15

[3.0.11] - 2023-06-15

Added

• vREPL now supports tab-completions (Requested in #102)

Changed

• Logo remake (by an AI) upon advice
• Upgrade to pyboard-serial-com v1.4.30
• Fixes script needs print statement to be stoppable

[3.0.10] - 2023-06-03

Changed

• The minimum VSCode engine version was lowered to v1.76.0 for better compaibility with Raspberry Pi

[3.0.9] - 2023-06-02

Added

• Status Bar button togglepicowfs (Suggested in #95)

Changed

• Fixed #73, Extension freezes when Pico is disconnected during code execution
• Upgrade to pyboard-serial-com v1.4.26

[3.0.8] - 2023-05-05

Changed

• Fixes Python 3.9 compatibility
• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v1.4.24

[3.0.7] - 2023-04-27

Changed

• Download project progressbar title
• Updated stubs for 'Firmware v1.20.0 stable'

[3.0.6] - 2023-04-26

Changed

• pyserial is now auto-installed as requirement on start. If the installation/detection fails, the extension give feedback to the user.

[3.0.5] - 2023-04-18

Changed

• Updated README.md

[3.0.4] - 2023-04-18

Changed

• Increased timeout on pyserial and python version detection (PR #74)

[3.0.3] - 2023-04-13

Changed

• rebootAfterUpload default value to false
• Better error handling and more detailed error messages for
• Upgraded to pyboard-serial-com v1.4.23

[3.0.2] - 2023-04-11

Added

• AutoConnect feature, the extension now detects disconnects and auto reconnects

Changed

• Fixed globalSettings command
• Python detection now has a 1sec timeout

[3.0.1] - 2023-04-11

Changed

• Small UX improvements
• Fixes #58, Run button no stop option

Removes

• Artificial upload constraint (#61)

[3.0.0] - 2023-04-10

Added

• Remote filesystem/workspace integration of the Pico (W) filesystem.

• A contributed/integrated terminal profile for the Pico (W) REPL (open and closing does not affect the connection as long as you don't duplicated or open multiple vREPLs)

• picowgo.switchPico command to be able to chose between ports without having to deal with any config

• picowgo.gcBeforeUpload runs garbage collector before uploading files to free some memory for more stable uploads

Changed

• picowgo.syncFileTypes settings datatype changed to array
• picowgo.safeBootOnUpload was renamed to picowgo.gcBeforeUpload
• NEW REQUIREMENT: pyserialPython Pip package
• Terminal behaviour is now a virtual REPL which can execute commands on the remote Pico (W) MicroPython REPL
• To enable the new remote workspace feature, a new queuing system between the serial port and the VSCode inputs had to be developed to cope with the bottleneck of a serial connection. For stability reasons, I therefore do not recommend excessive multitasking with the features of the extension in conjunction with the Pico. It should work fine and also handle a large load, but you don't need to overuse it.
• Better detection for OS and hardware
• Improved stability for file transfers
• Updated stubs for 'Firmware v1.19.1-1009 nightly'
• Shrunk extension file size because it's not required to bundle serialport package anymore within the extension

Removed

• ctrlCOnConnect setting, because its now the default
• FTP-Server, it was deprecated had security vulnarabilities and some users reported problems using it
• Cut many other dependencies

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[2.1.8] - 2023-03-04

Changed

• Improved urequests.Response class stubs to reflect runtime added fields (v1.19.1-915-1)

[2.1.7] - 2023-03-03

Changed

• Workaround for MicroPython filesystem reformat bug (Issues #46, #50) [PR: #49]
• Updated stubs to 'Firmware v1.19.1-915 nightly'

[2.1.6] - 2023-02-03

Changed

• Updated serialport and other dependencies

[2.1.5] - 2023-01-15

Changed

• Updated stubs to 'Firmware v1.19.1-796 unstable'

[2.1.4] - 2022-12-20

Changed

• Fixed #37, Fixed #37, Wrong char encoding in 'run current file' operation
• Updated stubs to 'Firmware v1.19.1-780 unstable'

[2.1.3] - 2022-11-10

Added

• Support for armv7 (32-bit) by providing a patch for the node-gyp-build dependency which should only be temp.

[2.1.2] - 2022-10-31

Changed

• Stubs hotfix v1.19.1-594-1 unstable

[2.1.1] - 2022-10-27

Changed

• Fixes #23, Configure project command does not link Stubs. By changing the type of the symbolic link from a directory link to a directory junction.
• Updated stubs to 'Firmware 1.19.1-594'

[2.1.0] - 2022-09-24

Added

• Colored terminal output to some message by the extension

Changed

• Switched to VS Code api PseudoTerminal (pty) instead of the old terminalExec.py fake REPL
• Fixed some naming convention "errors"

Removed

• terminalExec.py

[2.0.8] - 2022-09-18

Changed

• Fixes if you reopen VS Code via desktop or taskbar shortcut i sometimes restores old terminal sessions with then cannot be closed because the close action will always close the now working session.

[2.0.7] - 2022-09-12

Changed

• Updated stubs as of Firmware v1.19.1-389-1 unstable for the rp2 Pico-W board

[2.0.6] - 2022-09-08

Changed

• Updated stubs as of Firmware v1.19.1-378 unstable for the rp2 Pico-W board
• Fixed SyntaxError in deleteAllFiles command

[2.0.5] - 2022-09-07

Changed

• Updated stubs as of Firmware v1.19.1-375 unstable for the rp2 Pico-W board

[2.0.4] - 2022-09-06

Changed

• Fixes constantly crashing terminal on linux

[2.0.3] - 2022-09-05

Changed

• Fixed linting of builtin python features.

[2.0.0] - 2022-09-04

Added

• Following dependencies:
  • serialport v10+
  • webpack
  • webpack-cli
  • glob
• Patches for following packages:
  • dtrace-provider
  • ftp-srv
• os and cpu section to package.json
• Bugs URL into package.json
• Apache 2.0 license

Changed

• Completly moved codebase to Typescript (rewrote many parts)
• Moved to serialport version 10.4.0 which now has integrated prebuild binaries from @serialport/bindings-cpp
• Extensive changes to the build system
• Integrated settings into vscode and removed pico-w-go.json settings files
• Cleaned up the default configuration of statusbar buttons by removing some of them to comply with vscode guidelines
• Fixed terminalExec.py script crashing thought function and special keys like 'arrow up' on Windows. It now suports all arrow key + the del key in the terminal and catches other special keys.
• Fixed license path in package.json for vscode
• Updated github build workflow
• Github issue templates/config
• Vscode activation events from * to custom command base activation and .picowgo file based activation

Removed

• Duplicate functions

• Some unused code

• Following dependencies:

  • binascii
  • bindings
  • child-process-promise
  • commander
  • copy-paste
  • crypto-js
  • debug
  • element-resize-detector
  • lie
  • nan
  • ncp
  • node-abi
  • object.assign
  • ora
  • promirepl
  • prompt-list
  • rxjs
  • safe-buffer
  • spdx-correct
  • spdx-exceptions
  • telnet-client
  • utf8
  • xterm

  Dev-dependencies:

  • babel-cli
  • babel-core
  • babel-preset-es2015
  • chai
  • electron
  • electron-rebuild
  • prebuild-install
  • vscode

• 'Get Support Info' command

... cleared up older changelog

can be found in older commit history