v1.14.0 - Interactive Exclusion Management and Backup Improvements

New Features

Interactive Exclusion Management

• Backup Dev Module: Interactive exclusion management via checkbox interface

  • Add/remove directory and file exclusions without editing JSON
  • Comma-separated bulk input support
  • Real-time validation and duplicate detection
  • Auto-migration from old config structure
  • File: modules/backup-dev/backup-exclusions.ps1

• Line Counter Module: Parallel implementation for code counting

  • Manage extensions and path patterns interactively
  • Same checkbox interface as backup-dev
  • File: modules/line-counter/line-counter-exclusions.ps1

Improvements

Backup History Logging

• Compact Summary Format: Reduced log size from 16MB to <1KB per session
• Increased Retention: Track last 10 backups (up from 7)
• Mode Tracking: Logs show FULL, DRY-RUN, TEST, or COUNT mode
• Inverted Order: Newest backups at top for easy viewing
• Smart Timestamp Tracking: Get-LastBackupTimestamp now tracks FULL backups only

Code Organization

• Relocated count-lines.py: Moved from scripts/ to modules/line-counter/
• Explicit Config Path: Added --config argument, PowerShell passes path explicitly
• Better Path Resolution: No more guessing config location from script position

UI/UX

• Removed unnecessary horizontal separator bars from menus
• Cleaner, more consistent menu appearance
• "Last full backup" timestamp in menu (ignores TEST/DRY-RUN)

Bug Fixes

• Config Save Bug: Fixed exclusion management creating duplicate config.json in module folders
• Robocopy Flag Spacing: Fixed critical syntax error /XJ$exclusions → /XJ $exclusions
• Robust Path Resolution: Both exclusion management scripts now use Split-Path pattern

Config Changes

• Config version: config.11 → config.12
• New unified structure: backupDev.exclusions.{directories,files}
• Backward compatible with old structure (auto-migrates)

Installation

Update from previous version:

cd C:\AppInstall\dev\powershell-console\_dev
git pull

What's Changed

• feat: v1.14.0 - Interactive exclusion management and backup improvements by @Gronsten in #41

Full Changelog: v1.13.3...v1.14.0