VCode v1.0.0-alpha-4

VCode IDE - Release Notes

Welcome to the latest update for VCode IDE! This release focuses on bringing a true desktop-grade development experience to your mobile device. We've introduced a built-in Emmet engine, a highly context-aware dynamic UI, advanced autocomplete intelligence, and a completely revamped clipboard and file management system.

🚀 What's New

• Premium File Tree Menu: We've replaced the old inline edit/delete buttons with a stunning, animated custom popup menu that triggers on long-press in the file explorer.
• Full Clipboard Support: You can now seamlessly Copy, Cut, and Paste files and folders across your workspace!
• Desktop-Grade UX: When you "Cut" a file or folder, its icon and text will now dim to 70% opacity in the file tree, exactly like it behaves on macOS or Windows.
• Advanced Path Extraction: Need to grab a path quickly? Long-press any file and select "Copy Path" to instantly copy its Absolute or Relative path to your clipboard.
• Embedded Intelligence: HTML files now feature full context-aware autocomplete! Get CSS suggestions inside <style> tags and style="..." attributes, and JavaScript suggestions inside <script> blocks.
• Lazy Tab Loading: Project loading is now significantly faster! The active editor tab is loaded instantly while background tabs are silently loaded in parallel.
• Asynchronous File Operations: Heavy directory imports and pasting (like assets) now run seamlessly in the background.
• Progress & Cancellation: Long-running file operations now feature progressive Android notifications showing file-wise status with an instant "Cancel" button.
• File Suggestion Icons & Recursive Search: Autocomplete now displays actual file/folder icons (using ic_file_lines, ic_folder, and other FileType icons) and supports project‑wide filename lookup with relative path suggestions.
• Material Progress UI: Replaced generic ProgressBar with Material CircularProgressIndicator in the editor overlay.
• Loading State Fix: Editor now correctly shows loading indicator while tabs load, preventing empty-state view.
• Glide Crash Prevention: ImageFileViewer now clears images using the application context to avoid IllegalArgumentException on activity destroy.
• Server Preview Engine: The "Run" button now intelligently previews the currently active HTML file instead of always defaulting to the project root.
• Dynamic Run UI: The Run button is now context-aware and animated, appearing only when the server is active or when an HTML file is focused.
• File Lifecycle Fixes: Deleting a file or folder from the explorer will now automatically close any related open tabs in the editor. Project mainFile routing is now dynamically maintained as well.

📦 Improvements

• JS Autocomplete Enhancements: Fixed dot completion for console, Math, etc., and added document-wide variable/function suggestions with proper type classification.
• CSS Autocomplete Context: The CSS engine now intelligently suggests base HTML tags (like div or span) when typing selectors outside of curly braces, and perfectly handles inline style parsing.
• Cursor Preservation on Formatting: All formatters (JS, CSS, HTML, JSON) now retain cursor position after formatting.
• Formatter Refinements:
  • JsFormatter no longer inserts duplicate newlines at block start/end.
  • CssFormatter removed forced newlines after properties and now avoids extra blank lines at block openings.
  • HtmlFormatter preserves intentional blank lines (max two) and prevents extra newline after tags.
  • Post‑processing now collapses >2 consecutive newlines across all formatters.
• UI Tweaks: Updated formatting actions to provide smoother UX and maintain scroll position.
• Context-Aware Editor UI: The Editor's toolbar and overflow menu now dynamically adapt to your active file. Undo, Redo, and text-editing tools automatically hide when no file is open, when viewing images, or when reading Markdown/CSV/SVG files in preview mode.
• Smart Formatting Option: The "Format Code" menu action now only appears if the active file actually supports auto-formatting.
• Emmet Support: Added a built-in Emmet expansion engine! You can now use popular Emmet abbreviations in HTML (e.g., ul>li.item*3) and CSS (e.g., m10, jcc, df).
• Custom HTML Boilerplate: Using the Emmet ! abbreviation now automatically injects your personalized template_blank.html with perfectly preserved indentation, placing your cursor right where you need it to start typing.

Thank you for coding with VCode! If you encounter any bugs, please open an issue.