Release v1.2.0

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New Features

Enhanced Editor & Parameter Name Inlay Hints

• Parameter Name Inlay Hints - Function parameter names displayed as inline hints at call sites,
including inside object constructors. Requires the "Use Enhanced Editor" setting to be enabled.

• Enhanced Editor - Opt-in setting (General Settings > Feature Overrides > "Use Enhanced Editor")
loads a modified Scintilla editor at runtime. Your installed Application Designer files are NOT modified —
this is a runtime-only change. A restart of Application Designer is required for this to take effect.

Code Quality & Styling

• Invalid Member Access Styler - Highlights invalid member access such as calling a non-existent
method or property on a typed object

Editor Enhancements

• Toggle Line Comment - Comment or uncomment selected lines with Ctrl+/ using aligned block
comment markers (<* ... *>)

• Document Minimap - A minimap overview of your code displayed alongside the editor, default state set via
AppRefiner settings. Toggle-able via the AppRefiner button in the editor.

• Smart Paste - When pasting text into a string literal, special characters are automatically escaped

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• AppRefiner Button - New in-editor button with a context menu offering quick access to the
Command Palette, Toggle Minimap, and Toggle Parameter Names (if enabled).

Language Extensions

• Array .Filter() - New language extension for filtering arrays
• %Response.HTMLLine() - New type extension that makes appending a break tag automatic

New Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl+/ - Toggle line comments on selected lines

Improvements

• Go To Definition - Now works on chained member access expressions (e.g. thing.property.method())
• Declare Function - Improved behavior in various contexts
• Autocomplete Conflict Warning - Alert when both AppRefiner and App Designer autocompletions are
enabled simultaneously
• Language Extensions - Support for implicit parameters and contextual usage info for transforms
• Plugin UX - Improved plugin management and fixed duplication issue with plugin
commands/linters/refactors
• Dark Mode - Properly style /* */ block comments
• Improved highlighting in function call tips

Bug Fixes

• Fix false reports of unused imports
• Fix issue where function call tip shows the wrong one
• Fix issue with string interpolation that prevents sequential interpolation blocks from parsing
correctly
• Fix issue with using ":" as a fillup character in Tools 8.60
• Only check for call tips and interpolated strings in PeopleCode editors

Scintilla Modifications

The sources for the modified version of Scintilla are available here: https://github.com/Gideon-Taylor/Scintilla

The modifications add inlay hint support (showing annotations in-line instead of below the line) and the ability to highlight multiple segments of the function call tips tooltips.

The modifications were developed on 5.5.8 and backported to 5.5.0, 5.3.3, 4.4.6 to match the Scintilla versions used by 8.62, 8.61, and 8.60 respectively. Scintilla modifications are not available for Tools versions older than 8.60 at this time. If this is something that would be useful, please open an issue/discussion and let me know.

You can find the changes in the *-mods branches:

RESOURCES

For documentation, issues, and updates, visit:
https://github.com/Gideon-Taylor/AppRefiner

Join the discussion and share feedback:
https://github.com/Gideon-Taylor/AppRefiner/discussions

Thank you for using AppRefiner!
I hope it makes your PeopleSoft development more productive and enjoyable.

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