CHANGELOG.md

2.1.16

2024-08-13 10:59

IMPROVED

• Add extra linebreak before @include headers

2.1.15

2024-08-07 13:10

FIXED

• Prompt for editor when $EDITOR is not defined
• Use exec for CLI editors provide a separate process
• Remove tests for editor in main executable

2.1.14

2024-08-06 16:36

IMPROVED

• Better algorithm for best match when multiple_matches: best is set

2.1.13

2024-08-05 12:04

2.1.12

2024-08-05 12:01

2.1.11

2024-08-05 12:01

2.1.10

2024-04-09 14:59

NEW

• --no option (opposite of --yes) to answer no to all yes/no prompts

2.1.9

2023-09-07 11:02

NEW

• Add --templates-c to get a completion-compatible list of available templates

2.1.8

2023-05-31 11:58

FIXED

• Colors.rb error when code is integer

2.1.7

2023-05-29 12:59

FIXED

• Handle variable replacements on lines containing colons outside of variable

2.1.6

2023-05-29 12:42

FIXED

• Remove empty undefined variables with no default

2.1.5

2023-04-12 15:13

FIXED

• Allow tilde in path to editor

2.1.4

2023-03-07 12:52

NEW

• A theme file is automatically created where you can change the default output of any color that Howzit outputs. They can be 2-3 digit ANSI escape codes, or '#XXXXXX' RGB hex codes

2.1.3

2023-03-07 11:21

FIXED

• Annoying warning about color template format string having too many arguments

2.1.2

2023-03-07 10:24

IMPROVED

• Merge metadata into named variables so they're also available as ${NAME}

2.1.1

2023-03-07 09:47

FIXED

• Allow variables names to contain numbers and underscores

2.1.0

2023-03-07 09:24

NEW

• Use TOPIC_TITLE (var1, var2) to have access to ${var1} ${var2} in text and scripts, populated with positional variables on the command line
• Add a default (fallback) value to any variable placeholder with ${var_name:default value}

2.0.34

2023-01-15 13:32

FIXED

• Fail to partial match include commands after running fzf

2.0.33

2023-01-15 13:26

2.0.32

2023-01-15 10:46

IMPROVED

• When using fzf chooser, make matching exact to avoid running multiple topics

2.0.31

2022-08-31 07:17

FIXED

• Color template formatting of task output

2.0.30

2022-08-31 07:15

FIXED

• Formatting of --help and --version commands

2.0.29

2022-08-30 04:20

NEW

• --yes flag will answer yes to all prompts when executing
• --force flag will continue executing directives after an error

IMPROVED

• A non-zero exit status on a run directive will stop processing additional directives
• A little extra output formatting, more descriptive results logging

2.0.28

2022-08-29 18:42

IMPROVED

• If a topic runs multiple directives, stop processing them if one returns a non-zero exit status

2.0.27

2022-08-23 12:25

IMPROVED

• Code cleanup

2.0.26

2022-08-23 11:36

IMPROVED

• Add ctrl-a/d bindings to fzf menu for select/deselect all

2.0.25

2022-08-09 12:46

FIXED

• Template metadata inheritence

2.0.24

2022-08-09 09:04

FIXED

• Avoid reading upstream files multiple times

2.0.23

2022-08-09 05:51

FIXED

• --grep function regression

2.0.22

2022-08-08 13:49

IMPROVED

• Paginate output of --templates

FIXED

• --templates attempting to create new build note
• Fix handling of paths when the same as note_file

2.0.21

2022-08-08 13:16

IMPROVED

• Use os-agnostic copy function for --hook
• Rename link title for --hook

2.0.20

2022-08-08 11:38

NEW

• --hook command for macOS to copy a link to the build note to clipboard

FIXED

• Error on --edit-config
• Fzf preview empty

2.0.19

2022-08-08 06:18

IMPROVED

• Sort options in help output

2.0.18

2022-08-08 03:48

NEW

• Use --ask to require confirmation of all tasks when running a topic

2.0.17

2022-08-07 06:09

2.0.16

2022-08-07 06:05

NEW

• --edit-template NAME will open a template in your editor, offering to create it if missing

FIXED

• If --show-code is given (or :show_all_code: is set to true), show content of @directives instead of title

2.0.15

2022-08-05 17:16

IMPROVED

• -R can take an argument to filter results
• Show a topic preview when using fzf to select from available topics
• Paginate help output
• Refactor Topic.run

FIXED

• Invalid options for more pager
• Error running grep command
• Show method not accepting paginate option

2.0.14

2022-08-05 13:24

FIXED

• Travis CI fixes

2.0.13

2022-08-05 13:19

IMPROVED

• Add tests for more ruby versions via Docker

2.0.12

2022-08-05 11:27

IMPROVED

• Show how many tasks will be included when requesting confirmation for an include? directive

2.0.11

2022-08-05 11:21

IMPROVED

• Update fish completions with all current command line options

2.0.10

2022-08-05 08:17

IMPROVED

• Provide more helpful feedback if no content is found in build note
• Confirm whether the user wants to create a new note when one isn't found

2.0.9

2022-08-05 07:29

IMPROVED

• Avoid error trace on interrupt
• Better stty settings for y/n prompt
• Better coloring of default options in dialogs

FIXED

• Encoding issues with older ruby versions
• Globbing for build notes was picking up files that contained "build" but not at the beginning of the filename

2.0.8

2022-08-04 13:28

FIXED

• Bugfixes

2.0.7

2022-08-04 13:04

NEW

• --debug flag (shortcut for :log_level: 0)

IMPROVED

• Console output now gets log levels, so :log_level: config option and --quiet/verbose have more utility

2.0.6

2022-08-04 11:08

2.0.5

2022-08-04 10:50

NEW

• Make any task optional when running by adding a ? (@open?(...))
• Optional tasks default to yes when you hit enter, invert by using a ! (@open?!(...)) to make default "no"

FIXED

• Replace escaped newlines in task list output so that they don't trigger a newline in the shell

2.0.4

2022-08-04 06:25

IMPROVED

• Ask to open new buildnote for editing after creation

FIXED

• Loop when creating new buildnote

2.0.3

2022-08-04 05:31

IMPROVED

• General code cleanup
• Attempt at os agnostic @copy command, hopefully works on Windows and Linux systems

FIXED

• Not displaying action if title is missing

2.0.2

2022-08-03 18:26

IMPROVED

• If a title is provided after an @command, display it instead of the contents when viewing

2.0.1

2022-08-03 12:46

FIXED

• Failure to create new notes file when one isn't found

2.0.0

2022-08-03 12:37

FIXED

• Positional arguments not rendering in tasks
• Fix degradation where arguments are empty

1.2.19

2022-08-03 12:18

FIXED

• --config-get returning non-default options

1.2.18

2022-08-03 12:13

FIXED

• Unwritable content property

1.2.17

2022-08-03 12:10

FIXED

• Variables in topics not being replaced with metadata
• Allow default response in yes/no prompt

1.2.16

2022-08-03 11:41

IMPROVED

• Complete code refactoring

FIXED

• Multiple includes of upstream files when templates are specified

1.2.15

2022-08-02 11:59

NEW

• Option to set :header_format: to block for alternate topic title appearance

FIXED

• Missing spacing around topic titles when displaying multiple topics

1.2.14

2022-08-02 11:01

NEW

• Config option and flag to determine how to handle multiple results (first, best, all, choose)
• --config-get and --config-set flags for working with config options

IMPROVED

• Allow multiple selections when using fzf
• Clean up newlines in output

1.2.13

2022-08-01 20:50

1.2.12

2022-08-01 16:23

IMPROVED

• Replace ANSI escape codes with color template system
• When @including an external file, if the file doesn't contain any level 2+ headers, import it as plain text.

1.2.11

2022-08-01 08:23

IMPROVED

• Code cleanup and refactoring

1.2.10

2022-08-01 07:45

FIXED

• Headline formatting when iTerm markers are inserted

1.2.8

2022-08-01 07:01

FIXED

• Frozen string error

1.2.6

2022-08-01 06:09

NEW

• Use @before...@end and @after...@end to specify prerequisites and a post-run message. Topics with @before will require y/n verification before running

FIXED

• ITerm markers weren't being inserted when paging was off

1.2.3

2022-07-31 14:20

IMPROVED

• Don't include a topic multiple times in one display
• Don't execute nested topics more than once
• Indicate nested includes in headers
• Code cleanup

1.2.2

2022-07-31 08:56

• Add -F option to pager setup (quit if less than one screen)

1.2.1

2022-07-31 05:12

• Add handling for delta pager to not clear screen on exit

1.2.0

2022-07-31 04:59

• Add grep feature, searches topic/content for pattern and displays matches (selection menu if multiple matches)

1.1.27

2022-01-17 11:45

NEW

• Use fzf for menus if available
• "@run() TITLE" will show TITLE instead of command when listing runnable topics
• @include(FILENAME) will import an external file if the path exists

1.1.26

• Fix for error in interactive build notes creation

1.1.25

• Hide run block contents by default
• :show_all_code: config setting to include run block contents
• --show-code flag to display run block contents at runtime
• Modify include display

1.1.24

• Use ~/.config/howzit/ignore.yaml to ignore patterns when scanning for build notes
• Use required and optional keys in templates to request that metadata be defined when importing
• Allow templates to include other templates

1.1.23

• Add flags to allow content to stay onscreen after exiting pager (less and bat)

1.1.21

• Merge directive and block handling so execution order is sequential

1.1.20

• Template functionality for including common tasks/topics

1.1.19

• Add --upstream option to traverse up parent directories for additional build notes

1.1.15

• Code refactoring/cleanup
• Rename "sections" to "topics"
• If no match found for topic search, only show error (:show_all_on_error: false option)

1.1.14

• Fix removal of non-alphanumeric characters from titles
• -s/--select option to display a menu of all available topics
• Allow arguments to be passed after -- for variable substitution
• Allow --matching TYPE to match first non-ambigous keyword match

1.1.13

• --matching [fuzzy,beginswith,partial,exact] flag
• --edit-config flag
• sort flags in help

1.1.12

• After consideration, remove full fuzzy matching. Too many positives for shorter strings.

1.1.11

• Add full fuzzy matching for topic titles
• Add @include(TOPIC) command to import another topic's tasks

1.1.10

• Add config file for default options

1.1.9

• Use system instead of exec to allow multiple @run commands
• Add code block runner

1.1.8

• Add -e/--edit flag to open build notes in $EDITOR

1.1.7

• Use exec for @run commands to allow interactive processes (e.g. vim)

1.1.6

• Add option for outputting title with notes
• Add option for outputting note title only

1.1.4

• Fix for "topic not found" when run with no arguments

1.1.1

• Reorganize and rename long output options
• Fix wrapping long lines without spaces

1.1.0

• Add -R switch for listing "runnable" topics
• Add -T switch for completion-compatible listing of "runnable" topics
• Add -L switch for completion-compatible listing of all topics

1.0.1

• Allow topic matching within title, not just at start
• Remove formatting of topic text for better compatibility with mdless/mdcat
• Add @run() syntax to allow executable commands
• Add @copy() syntax to copy text to clipboard
• Add @url/@open() syntax to open urls/files, OS agnostic (hopefully)
• Add support for mdless/mdcat
• Add support for pager
• Offer to create skeleton buildnotes if none found
• Set iTerm 2 marks for navigation when paging is disabled
• Wrap output with option to specify width (default 80, 0 to disable)