Neon-Vision-Editor/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog

All notable changes to Neon Vision Editor are documented in this file.

The format follows Keep a Changelog. Versions use semantic versioning with prerelease tags.

[v0.4.26] - 2026-02-19

Added

• Added cross-platform bracket helper insertion controls: keyboard accessory helper on iOS/iPadOS and a toggleable helper bar on macOS.
• Added a dedicated macOS toolbar toggle to show/hide the bracket helper bar on demand.

Improved

• Improved settings/navigation polish across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, including tab defaults and visual consistency for support-focused flows.
• Improved release automation reliability for v0.4.26 by validating and aligning versioning/preflight flow with current project state.

Fixed

• Fixed iOS/iPadOS build regression in NeonSettingsView (some View opaque return inference failure).
• Fixed post-rebase project-tree compile break on macOS by restoring refresh-generation state wiring and compatible node construction.
• Fixed toolbar/theme consistency regressions that reintroduced pink-accent styling in iOS settings paths.

[v0.4.25] - 2026-02-18

Added

• Added completion/signpost instrumentation (os_signpost) for inline completion, syntax highlighting, and file save paths to support performance profiling.

Improved

• Improved inline code completion responsiveness with trigger-aware scheduling, adaptive debounce, and short-lived context caching.
• Improved editor rendering performance with coalesced highlight refreshes and reduced heavy-feature work on very large documents.

Fixed

• Fixed redundant save writes by skipping unchanged file content saves via content fingerprinting.
• Fixed macOS syntax-highlighting churn during typing by limiting many highlight passes to local edited regions when safe.

[v0.4.24] - 2026-02-18

Added

• Added Lua as a selectable editor language with filename/extension detection and syntax highlighting token support.

Improved

• Improved iOS settings readability by increasing section contrast so grouped settings remain distinct from the background.
• Improved iOS top toolbar action order by placing Open File first for faster access.

Fixed

• Fixed iOS toolbar overflow behavior to keep a single working three-dot overflow menu and preserve hidden actions.

[v0.4.23] - 2026-02-16

Added

• Added optional support-purchase content to Welcome Tour page 2, including live StoreKit price and direct purchase action.

Improved

• Improved welcome-tour flow by moving Toolbar Map to the final page and updating toolbar shortcut hints for iPad hardware keyboards.
• Improved Settings editor-layout readability by left-aligning Editor tab section headers, controls, and helper text into a consistent single-column layout.

Fixed

• Fixed Settings support UI to remove restore-purchase actions where restore flow is not supported in current settings workflow.
• Fixed Refresh Price behavior to re-evaluate StoreKit availability before refreshing product metadata.
• Fixed font chooser instability by removing the macOS NSFontPanel bridge path and using the in-settings font list selector flow.

[v0.4.22] - 2026-02-16

Added

• Added shared syntax-regex compilation cache to reuse NSRegularExpression instances across highlight passes on macOS and iOS.

Improved

• Improved large-document editor responsiveness by avoiding full syntax-regex reprocessing on caret-only moves and updating only transient line/bracket/scope decorations.
• Improved iOS line-number gutter performance by caching line-count driven rendering and avoiding full gutter text rebuilds when the line count is unchanged.

Fixed

• Fixed macOS line-number ruler hot-path overhead by replacing per-draw line-number scans with cached UTF-16 line-start indexing and O(log n) lookup.

[v0.4.21] - 2026-02-16

Added

• Added curated popular editor themes: Dracula, One Dark Pro, Nord, Tokyo Night, and Gruvbox.

Improved

• Improved macOS self-hosted updater flow to download and verify releases in-app, then stage installation for background apply on app close/restart.
• Improved updater platform/channel safety by enforcing install actions only for direct-distribution macOS builds (never iOS/App Store).

Fixed

• Fixed Main Thread Checker violations in EditorTextView by ensuring NSTextView.string and selectedRange snapshot reads occur on the main thread.
• Fixed Neon Glow theme token mapping to match intended palette readability (dark gray comments, exact #003EFF string blue).

[v0.4.20] - 2026-02-16

Added

• Added iOS editor paste fallback handling that forces safe plain-text insertion when rich pasteboard content is unavailable or unreliable.

Improved

• Improved syntax token readability across themes with appearance-aware color tuning (darker vibrant tokens in Light mode, brighter tokens in Dark mode), with extra tuning for Neon Glow.

Fixed

• Fixed iOS paste reliability regressions in the editor input view.
• Fixed line-number gutter/text overlap on large files by making gutter width dynamic based on visible digit count on both iOS and macOS.

[v0.4.19] - 2026-02-16

Added

• Added adaptive theme background normalization so selected themes follow appearance mode (light in Light mode, dark in Dark/System-dark mode) without changing theme identity.

Improved

• Improved cross-platform editor readability by enforcing mode-aware base/background contrast for all built-in themes, including Neon Glow.

Fixed

• Fixed macOS line-number ruler behavior where line numbers could disappear near end-of-document when scrolling to the bottom.
• Fixed iOS line-number gutter sync at bottom scroll positions by clamping gutter content offset to valid bounds.

[v0.4.18] - 2026-02-15

Added

• Added iOS/macOS regression coverage in the editor refresh path so syntax highlighting remains stable across toolbar/menu and focus transitions.

Improved

• Improved editor rendering consistency by preventing view-update color assignments from overriding attributed syntax token colors.

Fixed

• Fixed iOS issue where opening the toolbar ... menu could temporarily drop syntax highlighting.
• Fixed macOS issue where moving focus away from the editor/window could temporarily drop syntax highlighting.

[v0.4.17] - 2026-02-15

Added

• Added translucency-toggle highlight refresh wiring so editor recoloring is explicitly re-triggered when window translucency changes.

Improved

• Improved syntax-highlighting stability during appearance/translucency transitions by forcing an immediate refresh instead of waiting for unrelated edits.

Fixed

• Fixed a macOS editor bug where toggling translucent window mode could temporarily hide syntax highlighting until another action (for example changing font size) forced a rehighlight.

[v0.4.16] - 2026-02-14

Added

• Added a release-doc synchronization gate to release_all.sh via prepare_release_docs.py --check so releases fail fast when docs are stale.
• Added a delegate-based updater download service that reports live progress into the update dialog.

Improved

• Improved updater install flow to stay user-driven/manual after verification, with Finder handoff instead of in-place app replacement.
• Improved editor appearance switching so base text colors are enforced immediately on light/dark mode changes across macOS and iOS.

Fixed

• Fixed light-mode editor base text color to consistently use dark text across themes.
• Fixed dark-mode editor base text color to consistently use light text across themes.
• Fixed updater dialog post-download actions to show manual install choices (Show in Finder/View Releases) with accurate progress and phase updates.

[v0.4.15] - 2026-02-14

Fixed

• Fixed the editor Highlight Current Line behavior on macOS so previous line background highlights are cleared and only the active line remains highlighted.

[v0.4.14] - 2026-02-14

Added

• Added centralized theme canonicalization with an explicit Custom option in settings so legacy/case-variant values resolve consistently across launches.
• Added a fallback GitHub Releases URL path in the updater dialog so View Releases always opens, even when no latest-release payload is cached.
• Added keychain-state restore/cleanup steps to notarized release workflows (and workflow templates) to prevent user keychain list/default/login mutations after signing jobs.

Improved

• Improved macOS translucent-window rendering by enforcing unified toolbar style and full-size content behavior when translucency is enabled.
• Improved cross-platform theme application so iOS/macOS editor text + syntax colors respect the selected settings theme in both translucent and non-translucent modes.
• Improved iOS settings/action tint parity to use blue accent coloring consistent with macOS.

Fixed

• Fixed updater release-source validation regression that could block manual update checks in local/Xcode runs.
• Fixed toolbar/titlebar visual mismatch where toolbar areas rendered too opaque/white when translucency was enabled.
• Fixed settings theme-selection drift by normalizing persisted theme values and applying canonical names on read/write.

[v0.4.13] - 2026-02-14

Added

• Added scripts/run_selfhosted_notarized_release.sh helper to trigger/watch the self-hosted notarized release workflow and verify uploaded assets.

Improved

• Hardened updater repository-source validation to accept both github.com/{owner}/{repo} and GitHub REST API paths (api.github.com/repos/{owner}/{repo}).
• Improved updater behavior in local Xcode/DerivedData runs by disabling automatic install/relaunch in development runtime.

Fixed

• Fixed update dialog failures caused by over-strict GitHub release-source path validation.
• Fixed startup reliability by removing eager Keychain token reads/migration on launch paths and treating missing-keychain datastore statuses as non-fatal token-missing cases.
• Fixed local debug key handling by using UserDefaults fallback in DEBUG builds to avoid blocking SecItemCopyMatching behavior during local runs.

[v0.4.12] - 2026-02-14

Added

• scripts/release_all.sh now accepts notarized as a positional alias, so scripts/release_all.sh v0.4.12 notarized works directly.

Improved

• Hosted notarized release workflow now enforces Xcode 17+ to preserve the Tahoe light/dark AppIcon.icon pipeline.
• Release asset verification now runs in strict iconstack mode to ensure published assets contain AppIcon.iconstack.

Fixed

• Removed Xcode 16 fallback icon-copy path that could produce Sequoia/non-light-dark icon payloads in release assets.

[v0.4.11] - 2026-02-13

Added

• ExpressionEngine language support in the editor language set.
• Plain text drag-and-drop support so dropped string content opens correctly in the editor.

Improved

• Release/docs metadata with TestFlight beta link surfaced in project documentation and download guidance.
• Release pipeline compatibility for hosted environments with Xcode 16 fallback handling.

Fixed

• Notarized release publishing now hard-fails when icon payload validation fails, preventing bad assets from being published.
• macOS Settings sizing now enforces a taller default window to avoid clipped controls.

[v0.4.10] - 2026-02-13

Added

• Release gate in scripts/release_all.sh now waits for a successful Pre-release CI run on the pushed commit before triggering notarization.

Improved

• Hosted notarized workflow now allows an explicit Xcode 16+ fallback path when Xcode 17 is unavailable on GitHub-hosted runners.
• Settings window responsiveness on macOS by deferring/caching editor font list loading.

Fixed

• Reduced settings-open latency by removing forced full-window redraw calls during appearance application.

[v0.4.9] - 2026-02-13

Added

• Pre-release CI workflow on main/PR with critical runtime checks, docs validation, and icon payload verification.
• Release dry-run workflow and local scripts/release_dry_run.sh command for pre-tag validation.
• Release runtime policy test suite (ReleaseRuntimePolicyTests) covering settings-tab routing, theme mapping, find-next cursor behavior, and subscription button state logic.

Improved

• Unified release automation in scripts/release_all.sh to run preflight checks before tagging and to verify uploaded release assets after notarized publish.
• README changelog summary automation now keeps release summaries version-sorted and limited to the latest three entries.
• Notarized workflows now include compatibility fallbacks so older tags without scripts/ci/* can still be rebuilt and published.

Fixed

• Fixed macOS toolbar Settings (gear) button path to open the Settings scene reliably via SwiftUI openSettings.
• Hardened release workflows with post-publish verification and rollback behavior (delete bad asset and mark release draft on verification failure).

[v0.4.8] - 2026-02-12

Added

• Extended release automation coverage for the next tag cycle, including synchronized README/changelog/welcome-tour release content updates.

Improved

• macOS settings parity with iOS by wiring the Open in Tabs preference into live window tabbing behavior.
• Welcome Tour release highlights are now aligned with distribution content for current App Store/TestFlight-facing builds.

Fixed

• Release workflow environment compatibility by removing hard rg dependency from docs validation steps.
• Release pipeline guard failures caused by placeholder release notes (TODO) in the tag section.

[v0.4.7] - 2026-02-12

Added

• Indentation-based scope detection fallback for Python/YAML to render scoped-region and guide markers when bracket-only matching is not sufficient.
• Release workflow compatibility fallback for doc validation (grep-based checks), so release jobs no longer depend on rg being preinstalled on runners.

Improved

• Scope/bracket highlighting stability by dropping stale asynchronous highlight passes and applying only the latest generation.
• Visibility of matched bracket tokens and scope guide markers for easier detection on iOS and macOS.

Fixed

• Settings window opening/persistence path now uses the native Settings scene behavior, avoiding custom frame persistence conflicts.
• iOS appearance override handling for light/dark/system now applies consistently across app windows/scenes.

[v0.4.6] - 2026-02-12

Added

• Self-hosted notarized release workflow for macOS (release-notarized-selfhosted.yml) targeting macOS runners with Xcode 17+.
• Automated icon payload preflight in notarized release pipelines to block publishing assets with missing AppIcon renditions.
• Release automation wiring so scripts/release_all.sh --notarized triggers the self-hosted notarized workflow.

Improved

• Release tooling robustness in release_all.sh / release_prep.sh for optional arguments and end-to-end docs flow.
• Welcome Tour release page automation now derives the first card from the selected changelog section during release prep.
• Notarized workflow now validates toolchain requirements for icon-composer-based app icon assets.

Fixed

• Support purchase testing bypass is now hidden in distributed release builds (kept only for debug/simulator testing paths).
• Replaced deprecated receipt URL usage in support purchase gating with StoreKit transaction environment checks.
• Restored release icon source mapping to AppIcon.icon (dark/light icon pipeline) instead of using the fallback iOS icon set in release builds.

[v0.4.5] - 2026-02-11

Added

• Optional support purchase flow (StoreKit 2) with a dedicated Settings -> Support tab.
• Local StoreKit testing file (SupportOptional.storekit) and App Store review notes (docs/AppStoreReviewNotes.md).
• New cross-platform theme settings panel and iOS app icon asset catalog set.

Improved

• Settings architecture cleanup: editor options consolidated into Settings dialog/sheet and aligned with toolbar actions.
• Language detection and syntax highlighting stability for newly opened tabs and ongoing edits.
• Sequoia/Tahoe compatibility guards and cross-platform settings presentation behavior.
• Consolidated macOS app icon source to a single Resources/AppIcon.icon catalog (removed duplicate Assets.xcassets/AppIcon.icon).

Fixed

• iOS build break caused by missing settings sheet state binding in ContentView.
• Find panel behavior (Cmd+F, initial focus, Enter-to-find-next) and highlight-current-line setting application.
• Line number ruler rendering overlap/flicker issues from previous fragment enumeration logic.
• Editor text sanitization paths around paste/tab/open flows to reduce injected visible whitespace glyph artifacts.
• Prevented reintroduced whitespace/control glyph artifacts (U+2581, U+2400–U+243F) during typing/paste by hardening sanitizer checks in editor update paths.
• macOS line-number gutter redraw/background mismatch so the ruler keeps the same window/editor tone without white striping.

[v0.4.4-beta] - 2026-02-09

Added

• Inline code completion ghost text with Tab-to-accept behavior.
• Starter templates for all languages and a toolbar insert button.
• Welcome tour release highlights and a full toolbar/shortcut guide.
• Language detection tests and a standalone test target.
• Document-type registration so .plist, .sh, and general text files open directly in the editor on macOS and iOS/iPadOS.
• Release Assistant helper app plus scripted workflow for uploading v0.4.4-beta.

Improved

• Language detection coverage and heuristics, including C and C# recognition.
• Toolbar Map card in the welcome tour now wraps the button grid inside a taller inner frame to keep the cards inside the border.

Fixed

• Language picker behavior to lock the selected language and prevent unwanted resets.

[v0.4.3-beta] - 2026-02-08

Added

• Syntax highlighting for COBOL, Dotenv, Proto, GraphQL, reStructuredText, and Nginx.
• Language picker/menu entries for the new languages.
• Sample fixtures for manual verification of detection and highlighting.
• macOS document-type registration for supported file extensions.

Improved

• Extension and dotfile language detection for .cob, .cbl, .cobol, .env*, .proto, .graphql, .gql, .rst, and .conf.
• Opening files from Finder/Open With now reuses the active window when available.

[v0.4.2-beta] - 2026-02-08

Added

• Syntax highlighting profiles for Vim (.vim), Log (.log), and Jupyter Notebook JSON (.ipynb).
• Language picker/menu entries for vim, log, and ipynb across toolbar and app command menus.

Improved

• Extension and dotfile language detection for .vim, .log, .ipynb, and .vimrc.
• Header-file default mapping by treating .h as cpp for more practical C/C++ highlighting.

Fixed

• Scoped toolbar and menu commands to the active window to avoid cross-window side effects.
• Routed command actions to the focused window's EditorViewModel in multi-window workflows.
• Unified state persistence for Brain Dump mode and translucent window background toggles.
• Removed duplicate Cmd+F shortcut binding conflict between toolbar and command menu.
• Stabilized command/event handling across macOS and iOS builds.

[v0.4.1-beta] - 2026-02-07

Improved

• Prepared App Store security and distribution readiness for the v0.4.1-beta release.
• Added release/distribution documentation and checklist updates for submission flow.

[v0.4.0-beta] - 2026-02-07

Improved

• Improved editor UX across macOS, iOS, and iPadOS layouts.
• Refined cross-platform editor behavior and UI polish for the first beta line.

[v0.3.3-alpha] - 2026-02-06

Documentation

• Updated README content and presentation.

[v0.3.2-alpha] - 2026-02-06

Changed

• Refactored the editor architecture by splitting ContentView into focused files/extensions.

Added

• Right-side project structure sidebar with recursive folder tree browsing.
• Dedicated blank-window flow with isolated editor state.
• Enhanced find/replace controls (regex, case-sensitive, replace-all status).

Fixed

• Markdown highlighting over-coloring edge cases.
• Window/sidebar translucency consistency and post-refactor access-control issues.

[v0.3.1-alpha] - 2026-02-06

Fixed

• Line number ruler scrolling and update behavior.
• Translucency rendering conflicts in line-number drawing.

[v0.3.0-alpha] - 2026-02-06

Changed

• Established the v0.3.x alpha release line.
• Consolidated docs/release presentation updates and baseline packaging cleanup for the next iteration.

[v0.2.9-alpha] - 2026-02-05

Improved

• Improved Apple Foundation Models integration and streaming reliability.
• Added stronger availability checks and fallback behavior for model completion.

Fixed

• Fixed streaming delta handling and optional-unwrapping issues in Apple FM output flow.

[v0.2.8-1-alpha] - 2026-02-05

Notes

• Re-tag of the Apple Foundation Models integration/stability update line.
• No functional differences documented from v0.2.9-alpha content.

[v0.2.8-alpha] - 2026-02-05

Improved

• Improved Apple Foundation Models integration and health-check behavior.
• Added synchronous and streaming completion APIs with graceful fallback.

Fixed

• Fixed stream content delta computation and robustness in partial-response handling.

[v0.2.7-alpha] - 2026-02-04

Added

• Added Grok and Gemini provider support for inline code completion.

Fixed

• Fixed exhaustive switch coverage in AI client factory/provider routing.

[v0.2.6-alpha] - 2026-01-31

Changed

• Packaged and uploaded the next alpha iteration for distribution.

[v0.2.5-alpha] - 2026-01-25

Improved

• Delayed hover popovers to reduce accidental toolbar popups.
• Improved auto language detection after drag-and-drop editor input.

[v0.2.4-alpha] - 2026-01-25

Changed

• Integrated upstream/mainline changes as part of alpha iteration merge.

[v0.2.3-alpha] - 2026-01-23

Improved

• Improved line numbering behavior for more consistent rendering.
• Added syntax highlighting support for Bash and Zsh.
• Added a function to open multiple files at once.

Fixed

• Fixed line number rendering issues during scrolling and in larger files.

[v0.2.2-alpha] - 2026-01-22

Enhanced

• Added automatic language selection using the Apple FM model.
• Updated toolbar layout and implemented AI selector support.

[v0.2.1-alpha] - 2026-01-21

Improved

• Updated UI with sidebar/layout fixes.
• Fixed language selector behavior for syntax highlighting.
• Improved focus behavior for text view interactions.