v0.14.0-alpha

Contains performance fixes for large numbers of parameters/variables, plus preview of extract var/params.

v0.13.0

Added

• Completions for dependsOn array elements
• Intellisense improvements:
  • Fixed:
    • Completions cause entire current word to be deleted #903
    • Tab completion of params/vars wipes out remainder of string #349
    • Sparse filtering does not work for our expression Intellisense #572
• Child/parent code lenses for resources

Changed

• If we find just a single matching parameter file, we now automatically use it without asking. It can be manually disassociated or associated with a different parameter file, and this behavior can be turned off via VS Code settings #911
• ARM Template Outline view and Intellisense now use a more compact format for the name and type of resources that are expressions, based on the new string interpolation format for Bicep
• ARM Template Outline view now shows only the last segment of a resource's name
• ARM Template Outline view now also shows the last segment of a resource's type
• For a cleaner look, parameter code lenses just show "Using default value" for parameters with default values, and do not actually repeat the default value #999

Fixed

• Missing one warning in the error list after changing the property from "inner" to "outer" #891
• Added location property to deployment() function metadata #936
• "Cannot read property 'start' of undefined: TypeError: Cannot read property 'start' of undefined" in suites #858
• List function is not recognized #949
• Support for new template functions: createObject(), false(), true(), null()
• resourceId completion should pull from within the correct scope of resources #775
• Unable to remove file reference from parameter file to template file if template file is deleted #952
• Using schema with http instead of https sets language to arm-template but schema Intellisense/validation don't work #834

v0.12.0

Contextualized snipptets, nested template parameters

Version 0.12.0

Added

• Snippet contextualization #654
  • Snippets now appear only in locations where they make sense
  • Automatically bring up snippets for new parameters, variables, outputs, etc. when the first double quote is typed
  • Automatically bring up snippets for new resources, user function parameters, etc. when the first curly brace is typed
• Support code lenses, errors, intellisense and code actions for nested templates, just like for parameter files #837

Fixed

• "filename.json does not appear to be an Azure Resource Manager deployment template file" #838
• The notification information is inconsistent with the status bar "Select/Create Parameter File…" #873
• Show error icon in pick list for current parameter file if not found [#693](https://github.com/microsoft/Sscode-azurearmtools/icon issues/693)
• Revision comparison shows unexpected problems #601
• The ARM function listchannelwithkeys is not recognized as a valid function. #846
• Error shows when selecting parameter file for an unsaved template file #841
• Status bar doesn't show up when changing a file to arm-template #839
• Assertion failure in parameter file with no "parameters" object if there are missing parameters #829
• Adding in Resource Group snippet (thanks Ryan Yates @kilasuit!) #726
• SetDiagnosticsFromTask for source 'arm-template (validation)' throws an exception during suites #875
• Disable display of "documentColumnIndex (29) cannot be greater than the line's maximum index" assertion #843
• "value cannot be null" when providing keyvault reference to a nested deployment parameter #827
• Error message and !!MISSING: command!! messages in code lenses opening template file when params file missing #810
• Error shows when selecting parameter file for an unsaved template file #666
• Invalid location given for error when resource name evaluates to empty string #816
• Using 'copy' in nested template variables triggered an template validation error #730

v0.11.0

Added

• Better support for nested templates #484
  • Support for inner-scoped expressions (expressionEvaluationOptions.scope = 'inner') for parameters, variables and user functions #554
  • Fixed null reference exception with nested templates when a parameter file is used #716
  • Code lenses mark nested and linked template and their effective expression scope
  • Warning about unreachable parameters/variables in a nested template with outer scope
• New code lenses show effective source and value of top-level parameters #675
• First step taken to allow us to restrict snippets to appropriate locations in a template file #789
• Unused parameters and variables are now displayed grayed out like unused code #679
• Recognition for the listKeyValue function #720

Fixed

• 'Load Balancer Internal' snippet: incorrect placement of subnet for frontendIPConfigurations (thanks Anatoly Basharin @abasharin!) #725
• Format document breaks when using multi-line functions #435
• Made prompt for "Type a parameter name" more explanatory #765
• Improvements for Insert Item... menu (thanks Nils Hedström @nilshedstrom!) #670
• Fails to create a parameter file for arm template when encoded with UTF-8 BOM #721
• Schema validation is not identifying correct location in nested templates #625
• Shortened many schema-related warning messages #623
• "Internal Error: Validation threw an exception" with assembly including linked templates #773
• Completion list for "location" shows incorrect icons #676
• Formatting: empty object blocks should be left alone, not expanded to multi-line #753
• Template validation reports parameter value not specified when it uses a keyvault reference #609
• Template with apiProfile not honored among resources #635
• Microsoft.Logic/workflows snippet apiVersion references removed schema #700

Changed

• Made naming of linked template snippet consistent with the terminology in current docs and added a new snippet for nested templates #744
• Updated schema cache #790

v0.10.0

Added

• Improved parameter file support:
  • Completions for missing and new parameter values (type double quote or CTRL+SPACE)
  • Quick fix and code actions for adding missing parameter values
  • Rename parameters across template and parameter file
  • Go To Definition and Find References for parameters across both files
• Insert item... (variables, parameters, resources, functions, outputs) implemented by Nils Hedström @nilshedstrom, thanks!
  Look for this in the editor context menu or the ARM Template Outline view!
• Completions for resourceId arguments based on resources found inside the template
• New Application Gateway and Application Gateway and Firewall snippets (thanks Emmanuel Auffray @ManuInNZ!)

Changed

• Suggestion: Auto-complete should not insert "()" #501
• Removed arm-param-value snippet in parameter files (replaced by new parameter auto-completions)
• Add lightbulbs to increase discoverability of parameter/variable renames

Fixed

• Variable autocomplete does not show variables without quotes #361
• Use latest schema version for ARM Template parameter file (thanks Wilfried Woivre @wilfriedwoivre!) #622
• Ensure snippet resource definitions align with best practices doc #525
• Snippets should use tabs instead of spaces so the editor can adjust the tabs to the current editor settings #633
• dateTimeAdd function not recognized #636
• Rename dialog should not include quotes (#660)(#660)
• Rename doesn't work on a variable/parameter with a hyphen #661
• Template validation doesn't recognize 'environment()' function when full validation enabled [#531]((#531)
• Space after colon (:) removes IntelliSense Selection List #482
• Pop up 2 dialogs when renaming a resource that can't be renamed #407
• autocomplete of params/var replaces needed code #127
• ARM template validation cannot handle "copy" in outputs section #600
  • Note: Currently works only for resource group deployment, see #695

v0.9.2

Changed

• Use .NET Install Tool for Extension Authors (ms-dotnettools.vscode-dotnet-runtime) to download and install .NET core runtime

v0.9.1

Fixed

• There are problems with this document's schema impacting one or more items in the document (ignore invalid formats in schemas) #570
• Use dotnet core v3.1
• Attempt to fix problems installing dotnet core involving TLS

v0.9.0

Added

• First round of support for parameter files
  • Specify a parameter file to associate with a template file
  • Parameter file will be used to enable additional validation
  • Create new parameter file from parameters within the template
• Support filtering for child resource type name and apiVersion values
• Template sorting (implemented by Nils Hedström @nilshedstrom, thanks!)
• Snippet improvements
  • apiVersions updated
  • various fixes and standardization
• Added more resource type icons for ARM TEMPLATE OUTLINE view (thanks Nils Hedström @nilshedstrom!) #253
• Support for schema auto-completion inside nested templates

Changed

• Now using a single output for extension and language server

Fixed

• "Found more than 1 match" (oneOf error) in some ARM templates
• Reading schemas from .zip file does not work on Mac
• Arm Template Outline doesn't show up when you first open a file, but does when you tab back to it (thanks Nils Hedström @nilshedstrom!) #470
• Snippets should follow the recommendations in https://github.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/blob/master/1-CONTRIBUTION-GUIDE/best-practices.md #456
• Not getting any completion for subscription().xxx #526
• autocomplete list for child resources should be filtered based on the parent #350
• autocomplete list for apiVersions on child resources is empty #351
• Null ref exception in validation with empty doc or doc containing only a comment
• Add space after colon with IntelliSense #460

v0.8.5 hot fix

Fixed

• "Error loading Schemas" #536

v0.8.4

Added

• Added new snippets for subscription, management group and tenant deployments scaffolding (arm!s, arm!mg and arm!t) #449

Fixed

• An error in loading ARM schemas from 2014 Preview #438
• Fallback on cached schemas on Linux and MacOS
• arm! and armp! snippets are using old $schema (thanks Nils Hedström @nilshedstrom!) #432
• Fixed icons for "Functions" entry in treeview (thanks Nils Hedström @nilshedstrom!) #427
• Assertion Failed when opening ARM Templates #441
• Add optional customer survey
• Updated web-app and web-app-deploy schema to 2018-11-01 #451
• "Format Document" and schema validation don't work against unsaved ARM templates #464
• Error downloading dotnet - VERSION_ID: unbound variable #422
• Engineering improvements