Documentation Release Notes

This document outlines changes to the extension APIs by Nova version number.

Nova 10

Tree-sitter

• Added support for writing language extensions using Tree-sitter.

Crypto

• Added the Crypto interface.

Environment

• Added the crypto property.

FileSystem

• Added the tempdir property.

Nova 9

Extension Manifest

• Added the breakpoints key.
• Added the debugAdapters key.

DebugAdapterAction

• Added the DebugAdapterAction interface.

DebugSession

• Added the DebugSession interface.

DebugSessionCustomEvent

• Added the DebugSessionCustomEvent interface.

FileStats

• Added the mode property.

FileSystem

• Added the chmod method.

Workspace

• Added the debugSessions property.
• Added the previewRootPath property.
• Added the previewURL property.
• Added the onDidEndDebugSession method.
• Added the onDidStartDebugSession method.
• Added the previewURLForPath method.

Nova 8

Path

• Added the relative method.

Nova 7

CompletionItem

• Added the path property.

Nova 6

Workspace

• Added the path option to the showInputPalette method.

Nova 5

AssistantsRegistry

• Added the registerColorAssistant method.

ColorCandidate

• Added the ColorCandidate interface.

ColorInformation

• Added the ColorInformation interface.

ColorInformationContext

• Added the ColorInformationContext interface.

ColorPresentation

• Added the ColorPresentation interface.

ColorPresentationContext

• Added the ColorPresentationContext interface.

Task

• Added the buildBeforeRunning property.

TaskActionResolveContext

• Added the config property.

Task Actions

• Added the data option to task action manifests.
• Added the resolve option to task action manifests.

TextEditor

• Added the moveUp method.
• Added the moveDown method.
• Added the moveLeft method.
• Added the moveRight method.
• Added the moveToTop method.
• Added the moveToBottom method.
• Added the moveToBeginningOfLine method.
• Added the moveToEndOfLine method.
• Added the moveToBeginningOfWord method.
• Added the moveToEndOfWord method.

TextEditorEdit

• Added the format argument of the insert method.
• Added the format argument of the replace method.

Nova 4

AssistantsRegistry

• Added the resolveTaskAction method.

CompletionItem

• Added the following new constants to CompletionItemKind: Destructor, StaticMethod, StaticProperty, StylePseudoClass, StylePseudoElement, TagHead, TagTitle, TagMeta, TagLink, TagBody, TagScript, TagStyle, TagHeading, TagSection, TagContainer, TagUnorderedList, TagOrderedList, TagListItem, TagAnchor, TagImage, TagMedia, TagForm, TagFormField, TagFramework.

Symbol

• Added the following new symbol types: destructor, static-method, static-property

TaskResolvableAction

• Added the TaskResolvableAction interface.

TaskActionResolveContext

• Added the TaskActionResolveContext interface.

Nova 3

AssistantsRegistry

• Added the triggerChars property to the Completion Assistant Options.

Color

• Added the ColorFormat enumeration.
• Added the rgb method.
• Added the hsl method.
• Added the hsb method.
• Added the displayP3 method.

CompletionContext

• Added the identifierChars property.
• Added the triggerCharacter property.

ScopeSelector

• Added the ScopeSelector interface.

TaskCommandAction

• Added the TaskCommandAction interface.

Nova 2

Extension Manifest

• Added the funding key.

AssistantsRegistry

• Added the registerTaskAssistant method.

CompletionItem

• Added the additionalTextEdits property.

LanguageClient

• Added the initializationOptions option to the LanguageClient constructor.
• Added the onDidStop method.

Task

• Added the Task interface.

TaskProcessAction

• Added the TaskProcessAction interface.

TextEdit

• Added the TextEdit interface.

Nova 1.2

CompletionItem

• Added the color property.
• Added the insertTextFormat property.
• Deprecated the tokenize property.

Clipboard

• Added the Clipboard interface.

Environment

• Added the clipboard property.

TextEditor

• Added the format argument of the insert method.