# VS Code Extension Changelog

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### \[2.9.1]: 2024-05-12 <a href="#user-content-5b2.9.1-5d-3a-2024-05-12" id="user-content-5b2.9.1-5d-3a-2024-05-12"></a>

Added

* Test Cases generated from "Generate Test cases" command are now getting stored as a separate file in the root directory
* Bug fixes & improvements

### \[2.9.0]: 2024-04-19 <a href="#user-content-5b2.9.0-5d-3a-2024-04-19" id="user-content-5b2.9.0-5d-3a-2024-04-19"></a>

#### Added <a href="#user-content-added" id="user-content-added"></a>

* Inline actions added for various actions
* Added Code Actions and Code Lenses for quick access to inline actions
* Added commands to generate code from inline comments triggered by keywords:
  * `// Codemate: <query>`: for asking Codemate Chat about something
  * `// Generate: <query>`: for generating code from the query
  * Press enter after typing the query to trigger the action
* Added option to view and edit the generated code from inline comments
* Added options to undo the applied inline edits and generations
* Added options to view diff of the inline edits or the generated code

#### Fixes <a href="#user-content-fixes" id="user-content-fixes"></a>

* Minor bug fixes

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### \[2.8.7]-\[2.8.8]: 2024-04-02 <a href="#user-content-5b2.8.7-5d-5b2.8.8-5d-3a-2024-04-02" id="user-content-5b2.8.7-5d-5b2.8.8-5d-3a-2024-04-02"></a>

#### Added <a href="#user-content-added" id="user-content-added"></a>

* Added option to reset password/set new password for CodeMate account

#### Fixes <a href="#user-content-fixes" id="user-content-fixes"></a>

* Minor bug fixes for incorrect plan showing in extension
* Minor bug fixes for incorrect caching

### \[2.8.5]-\[2.8.6]: 2024-03-22 <a href="#user-content-5b2.8.5-5d-5b2.8.6-5d-3a-2024-03-22" id="user-content-5b2.8.5-5d-5b2.8.6-5d-3a-2024-03-22"></a>

#### Fixes <a href="#user-content-fixes" id="user-content-fixes"></a>

* Fixed an issue for showing incorrect plan in extension
* Fixed an issue where reminders for ending of plan were not showing correctly

### \[2.8.4]: 2024-03-19 <a href="#user-content-5b2.8.4-5d-3a-2024-03-19" id="user-content-5b2.8.4-5d-3a-2024-03-19"></a>

#### Added <a href="#user-content-added" id="user-content-added"></a>

* Added option to delete individual projects from Knowledge Base

#### Fixes <a href="#user-content-fixes" id="user-content-fixes"></a>

* Minor styling changes
* Fixed non-responsive styling in some cases

### \[2.8.3]: 2024-03-14 <a href="#user-content-5b2.8.3-5d-3a-2024-03-14" id="user-content-5b2.8.3-5d-3a-2024-03-14"></a>

#### Added <a href="#user-content-added" id="user-content-added"></a>

* Optimized the knowledge base addition process (**`IMPORTANT`** We recommend that you resync all your projects to the knowledge base)
* Optimized internet chat mode to perform better
* Better context while referring to knowledge base

### \[2.8.1]-\[2.8.2]: 2024-02-20 <a href="#user-content-5b2.8.1-5d-5b2.8.2-5d-3a-2024-02-20" id="user-content-5b2.8.1-5d-5b2.8.2-5d-3a-2024-02-20"></a>

#### Added <a href="#user-content-added" id="user-content-added"></a>

* Added function for Assistant to check whether a file exists in the active directory
* Added option to view User details in the Title bar of the extension sidebar

#### Fixes <a href="#user-content-fixes" id="user-content-fixes"></a>

* Fixed a bug where GitHub login wasn't working properly
* Fixed some styling issues
* Fixed a bug where feedbacks were not working in Assistant view

### \[2.8.0]: 2024-02-17 <a href="#user-content-5b2.8.0-5d-3a-2024-02-17" id="user-content-5b2.8.0-5d-3a-2024-02-17"></a>

#### Added <a href="#user-content-added" id="user-content-added"></a>

* `CodeMate Assistant` is available to Pro and Teams plan users. *(Currently in Alpha)*
* Assistant Panel can be accessed from Chat view
* Added option to stop generating responses in Debug/Review/Optimize actions

#### Fixes <a href="#user-content-fixes" id="user-content-fixes"></a>

* Minor bug fixes
* Styling fixes for webviews

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### \[2.7.6]-\[2.7.7]: 2024-02-12 <a href="#user-content-5b2.7.6-5d-5b2.7.7-5d-3a-2024-02-12" id="user-content-5b2.7.6-5d-5b2.7.7-5d-3a-2024-02-12"></a>

#### Added <a href="#user-content-added" id="user-content-added"></a>

* Debug, Review and Optimize Panels updated for better viewing of responses
* Added quick access commands to editor context-menu
* Option to delete a thread
* Updated method to auto sync all projects on startup
* Added option to stop auto-sync for a particular local project
* Option to manually sync a project (local project, GitHub repo or a URL)

#### Fixes <a href="#user-content-fixes" id="user-content-fixes"></a>

* Fixed a bug where auto-sync wasn't properly syncing local files
* Fixed a bug where thread wasn't opening in the Chat Panel
* Fixed a bug where Debug and Review responses were not being returned in some cases

### \[2.7.4]-\[2.7.5]: 2024-02-07 <a href="#user-content-5b2.7.4-5d-5b2.7.5-5d-3a-2024-02-07" id="user-content-5b2.7.4-5d-5b2.7.5-5d-3a-2024-02-07"></a>

* Minor bug fixes

### \[2.7.3]-\[2.7.4]: 2024-02-05 <a href="#user-content-5b2.7.3-5d-5b2.7.4-5d-3a-2024-02-05" id="user-content-5b2.7.3-5d-5b2.7.4-5d-3a-2024-02-05"></a>

* Added threads in CodeMate Chat
* Added background auto-syncing of files of projects added in knowledge base
* Users can now view when the last sync was done for a project in the knowledge base
* Added past conversations in sidebar for quick access to last 3 conversations
* Updated Chat UI
* Fixed minor bugs

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### \[2.6.9]-\[2.7.2]: 2024-01-30 <a href="#user-content-5b2.6.9-5d-5b2.7.2-5d-3a-2024-01-30" id="user-content-5b2.6.9-5d-5b2.7.2-5d-3a-2024-01-30"></a>

* Updated the UI for Files Panel
* Fixed a bug where the wrong project name was being set in case of multiple workspaces
* Added an option to view the individual files added to the knowledge base for a project
* Added option to select branches for GitHub repositories when adding to knowledge base

### \[2.6.8]: 2024-01-22 <a href="#user-content-5b2.6.8-5d-3a-2024-01-22" id="user-content-5b2.6.8-5d-3a-2024-01-22"></a>

* Changed the file input for attaching files to Chat
* Improved the UI for Chat
* Fixed a bug where plan type was showing Free plan

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### \[2.6.6]-\[2.6.7]: 2024-01-15 <a href="#user-content-5b2.6.6-5d-5b2.6.7-5d-3a-2024-01-15" id="user-content-5b2.6.6-5d-5b2.6.7-5d-3a-2024-01-15"></a>

* Debug/Review/Optimize options now cache the results for faster access
* Auto clearing of cache and startup optimizations for the extension
* Improved Chat UI for feedback and save to history buttons
* Added more actions for code snippets in chat
* Previous messages can now be edited in chat to trigger new questions to the Assistant
* Fixed an issue where some folders and files were not visible while adding to knowledge base
* Fixed an issue with uploading files to knowledge base from multiple opened workspaces

### \[2.6.4]-\[2.6.5]: 2023-12-26 <a href="#user-content-5b2.6.4-5d-5b2.6.5-5d-3a-2023-12-26" id="user-content-5b2.6.4-5d-5b2.6.5-5d-3a-2023-12-26"></a>

* Added URL's referenced with web browsing in CodeMate Chat
* Added integration for Teams Plan
* Teams Plan users can view shared knowledge base content in CodeMate Chat

### \[2.6.2]- 2023-11-26 <a href="#user-content-5b2.6.2-5d-2023-11-26" id="user-content-5b2.6.2-5d-2023-11-26"></a>

* Fixed a bug where CodeMate Chat was not working
* Fixed an issue with Debug functionality
* Fixed an issue with GitHub repository loading
* Added more informative error messages

### \[2.6.1]- 2023-11-13 <a href="#user-content-5b2.6.1-5d-2023-11-13" id="user-content-5b2.6.1-5d-2023-11-13"></a>

* Added feature for inline chat with CodeMate AI in the active editor
* Fix issues in CodeMate Chat with Web Browsing
* Optmizations for faster start-up of CodeMate extension
* Minor bug fixes

### \[2.5.9] - \[2.6.0]- 2023-11-2 <a href="#user-content-5b2.5.9-5d-5b2.6.0-5d-2023-11-2" id="user-content-5b2.5.9-5d-5b2.6.0-5d-2023-11-2"></a>

* Improved responses of CodeMate Chat
* Added option to manage context for CodeMate Chat, users can check the context of the current conversation in the chat view
* Added option to clear and restore context for CodeMate Chat

### \[2.5.7] - \[2.5.8]- 2023-10-26 <a href="#user-content-5b2.5.7-5d-5b2.5.8-5d-2023-10-26" id="user-content-5b2.5.7-5d-5b2.5.8-5d-2023-10-26"></a>

* Minor bug fixes for CodeMate Chat and Knowledge Base Content

### \[2.5.6]- 2023-10-25 <a href="#user-content-5b2.5.6-5d-2023-10-25" id="user-content-5b2.5.6-5d-2023-10-25"></a>

* Added option to reference multiple knowledge base content(upto 2) by using '@' in the chat textbox
* Added option to open and view referenced files in current editor / browser in CodeMate Chat.
* Added option to clear the current chat history.
* Added notification for new releases of CodeMate.
* Added indicator in View Knowledge Base Content if nothing is added to the knowledge base.
* Added option to stop generating the current chat conversation in CodeMate Chat.
* Fixed a bug where clear knowledge base didn't clear the added websites in knowledge base.

### \[2.5.5]- 2023-10-15 <a href="#user-content-5b2.5.5-5d-2023-10-15" id="user-content-5b2.5.5-5d-2023-10-15"></a>

* Minor bug fixes

### \[2.5.4]- 2023-10-14 <a href="#user-content-5b2.5.4-5d-2023-10-14" id="user-content-5b2.5.4-5d-2023-10-14"></a>

* Added support for adding private git repositories to knowledge base(*for pro users only*)
* GitHub OAuth added for selecting owned repositories
* Added option for importing content from a website URL to knowledge base
* Commands & Shortcuts for knowledge base reference added in CodeMate Chat
* Added section for managing multiple actions related to knowledge base
* Minor UI updates and bug fixes

### \[2.5.3]- 2023-10-08 <a href="#user-content-5b2.5.3-5d-2023-10-08" id="user-content-5b2.5.3-5d-2023-10-08"></a>

* Fixed a bug where icons were not being rendered in extension sidebar and CodeMate chat
* Fixed a bug for scrolling view of CodeMate Chat
* Fixed a bug for exceeding token lengths for long conversations

### \[2.5.1]- 2023-09-29 <a href="#user-content-5b2.5.1-5d-2023-09-29" id="user-content-5b2.5.1-5d-2023-09-29"></a>

* Made CodeMate theme as per VS Code selected theme for better user experience
* Different pre-instructions for Code Review, Optimise and CodeMate chat
* Minor UI fixes
* KB now selects the open project by default
* Minor bug fixes and improvements

### \[2.5.0]- 2023-09-29 <a href="#user-content-5b2.5.0-5d-2023-09-29" id="user-content-5b2.5.0-5d-2023-09-29"></a>

* Conversational memory implemented in CodeMate chat for better context
* CodeMate chat now remembers the previous conversation and opens the last conversation by default
* URL parsing feature added in CodeMate chat (*currently only for pro users*) that allows users to send links to chat to answer queries
* Knowledge base limits modified for projects
* Pre-instruction option added in settings to allow users to send instructions before sending the actual query
* Fixed a bug where code blocks in CodeMate chat were not being highlighted correctly

### \[2.4.9]- 2023-09-25 <a href="#user-content-5b2.4.9-5d-2023-09-25" id="user-content-5b2.4.9-5d-2023-09-25"></a>

* Fixed bug where chat view was not persistent
* Project wise division of knowledge base
* Added option to reference a particular project from the knowledge base while using CodeMate chat
* Showing referenced files for a particular query in the chat view

### \[2.4.8]- 2023-09-19 <a href="#user-content-5b2.4.8-5d-2023-09-19" id="user-content-5b2.4.8-5d-2023-09-19"></a>

* Added option to delete chat history in CodeMate chat
* Fixed a bug where selected code from active editor was not being sent to CodeMate chat correctly
* Fixed a bug where suggestions and code from CodeMate chat was not being sent to selected text in active editor correctly
* Added option to select files which needs to be added to the knowledge base instead of whole codebase
* Added progress bar to show the progress of adding files to the knowledge base
* Fixed minor bugs

### \[2.4.7]- 2023-09-16 <a href="#user-content-5b2.4.7-5d-2023-09-16" id="user-content-5b2.4.7-5d-2023-09-16"></a>

* Added option to clear knowledge base from vector database in the Titlebar

### \[2.4.6]- 2023-09-14 <a href="#user-content-5b2.4.6-5d-2023-09-14" id="user-content-5b2.4.6-5d-2023-09-14"></a>

* Added auto-scroll in CodeMate chat

### \[2.4.5]- 2023-09-08 <a href="#user-content-5b2.4.5-5d-2023-09-08" id="user-content-5b2.4.5-5d-2023-09-08"></a>

* Removed auto scanning of codebase and Added option at the user end to start adding current open codebase to the knowledge base
* Added option to enter new line in CodeMate chat
* Added option to cancel Debug and Review code
* Fixed minor performance bugs
* Added option to select single line or multiple lines of code in CodeMate chat
* Restricted sending messages when response is printing in CodeMate chat


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