v1.3.0

[1.3.0] - 2026-08-14

Added

• Expanded Technology Brand Detection: Added process name detection for frameworks and databases including django, fastapi, flask, uvicorn, react, vue, angular, deno, bun, postgres, mongodb, mysql, redis, php, and ruby, activating accurate Codicon and theme color mappings.

Changed

• Compact Process Identifier: Formatted tree item descriptions from (PID: <number>) to compact (#<number>) (e.g. node.exe (#13816)).
• Streamlined Architecture: Cleaned up redundant decoration providers and dead code paths, utilizing native ThemeIcon coloring for faster sidebar tree rendering.

Fixed

• SSH Tunnel Persistence on Dev Server Reloads: Added SSH keepalives (ServerAliveInterval=15, ServerAliveCountMax=3, TCPKeepAlive=yes) and ExitOnForwardFailure=no to keep public tunnels active across web application hot-reloads and idle periods.
• SSH Stream Chunk Buffering: Implemented bounded output chunk accumulation in tunnelManager.ts to prevent URL detection failures caused by split TCP stream chunks.
• Loopback Target Resolution: Refined loopback resolution to use localhost by default, ensuring forwarded connections route seamlessly across both IPv4 and IPv6 loopback bindings.

Full Changelog: v1.2.3...v1.3.0

v1.2.3

[1.2.3] - 2026-07-17

Added

• Development Build Scripts: Added helper shell scripts compile.sh and package.sh under scripts/ to simplify compiling and packaging the extension.
• Modular Tunnel Manager: Created a dedicated src/tunnelManager.ts file to isolate SSH tunnel execution logic, state, and target host resolution from VS Code lifecycle events.

Changed

• Code Quality Improvements: Sorted and grouped imports alphabetically across all source files for improved readability.

Fixed

• IPv4 Loopback Standardization: Standardized the target host in SSH forwarding commands to exclusively use the highly optimized IPv4 loopback (127.0.0.1) for all loopback and wildcard bindings (including IPv6 [::1], [::], and ::), while keeping custom non-loopback IPv4 addresses (like 192.168.x.x). This guarantees maximum loopback forwarding performance and avoids any network routing delays or firewall blocks related to IPv6 on local devices.
• SSH Connection Speedup: Added the -4 flag to the SSH command, forcing IPv4 name resolution. This completely bypasses slow IPv6 handshake attempts and timeouts to localhost.run servers, making tunnel generation and loading instantaneous.
• Robust SSH Output Capturing: Attached the tunnel URL parser to both stdout and stderr streams, and refined URL matching logic to filter out the https://admin.localhost.run welcome link, ensuring only valid public tunnel URLs (*.lhr.life / *.localhost.run) are captured.

Full Changelog: v1.2.2...v1.2.3

v1.2.2

[1.2.2] - 2026-07-10

Fixed

• IPv6 Loopback Forwarding: Changed target loopback address in SSH forwarding commands from 127.0.0.1 to localhost. This resolves the ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE error when forwarding development servers (like modern Vite or Next.js) that listen exclusively on the IPv6 loopback interface ([::1]).

Full Changelog: v1.2.1...v1.2.2

v1.2.1

[1.2.1] - 2026-07-05

Fixed

• SSH Tunnel URL Detection: Restored tunnel URL listener to stdout only (reverting the stderr listener introduced in 1.2.0), preventing administrative links in the SSH welcome banner from being incorrectly captured as active forwarding URLs.

Full Changelog: v1.2.0...v1.2.1

v1.2.0

[1.2.0] - 2026-06-29

Added

• Differentiated Brand Codicons: Updated tree items to render distinct VS Code Codicons based on technology category (database for databases, server for runtimes, globe for web apps, and package for containers).

Changed

• Visibility-Aware Polling: Intelligent scanning engine that automatically pauses background shell execution when the Portyard sidebar panel is collapsed or hidden, saving CPU and battery.
• Process Mapping Cache: Implemented a 10-second process caching layer to eliminate redundant process table lookups during port scans.
• Clean Tooltip Layout: Streamlined tooltip formatting for a compact, readable presentation.

Fixed

• SSH Process Tree Termination: Enhanced tunnel termination using recursive process tree killing (taskkill /F /T on Windows) to guarantee that all background SSH subprocesses and sockets are completely destroyed upon stopping forwarding.
• SSH Output Stream Parsing: Attached tunnel URL extraction listeners to both stdout and stderr streams, preventing URL detection timeouts.

Full Changelog: v1.1.1...v1.2.0

v1.1.1

[1.1.1] - 2026-06-25

Changed

• Optimized Auto-Refresh Rate: Adjusted the auto-refresh interval of active ports list to 5 seconds (previously 30 seconds) for faster UI synchronization.

Fixed

• Orphaned SSH Forwarding Tunnels: Switched the runner from child_process.exec to child_process.spawn for the SSH forwarder. This ensures the underlying SSH process is completely killed when stopping port forwarding, preventing public URL exposure from persisting.

Full Changelog: v1.1.0...v1.1.1

v1.1.0

[1.1.0] - 2026-06-23

Added

• Visual Sharing State: Port items are now decorated with a brand-colored broadcast icon when actively shared/forwarded.
• One-Click Unsharing: Added a direct Stop Forwarding (circle-slash) inline button on shared port tree items to terminate tunnels with one click.
• Inline Sharing Utilities: Added inline actions to quickly Copy Public URL and Open in Browser for shared ports directly from the sidebar.

Full Changelog: v1.0.0...v1.1.0

v1.0.0

[1.0.0] - 2026-06-12

Added

• Initial release of the Portyard extension.
• Cross-Platform Port Discovery: Engine utilizing native netstat (Windows) and lsof (macOS & Linux) tools.
• Interactive Sidebar Panel: Custom Activity Bar view showing the Active Ports list.
• Auto-Refresh: Automatically scans and refreshes active ports every 30 seconds to keep status in sync.
• Fast Process Termination: "Stop Process" action to release port-hogging sockets instantly.
• Secure SSH Forwarding: Instant public tunnel sharing powered by localhost.run using safe StrictHostKeyChecking=accept-new checking.
• Quick Endpoints: Built-in "Open in Browser" action for active HTTP/HTTPS servers.
• Visual Branding: Tech brand detection with custom color indicators for Vite, Node, Python, Postgres, Redis, and more.
• System Port Filtering: "Eye" toggle to quickly show or hide system and ephemeral ports.

Full Changelog: https://github.com/saptarshiroy39/portyard/commits/v1.0.0