[0.2.0] August 12, 2025

Added

• UICulture configuration support for PowerShell localization
  • New powershellLocalization.uiCulture setting to specify default UI culture (e.g., 'en-US', 'fr-FR')
  • Setting validates culture format using pattern ^[a-z]{2}(-[A-Z]{2})?$
• Command palette commands for UICulture switching
  • PowerShell Localization: Switch UI Culture - Interactive input box for custom culture
  • PowerShell Localization: Set UI Culture to English (en-US) - Quick switch to English
  • PowerShell Localization: Set UI Culture to French (fr-FR) - Quick switch to French
• Automatic cache clearing when UICulture changes
  • Decorations refresh automatically when culture is changed via settings or commands
  • Ensures localization values are immediately updated to reflect new culture
• Windows PowerShell fallback support for better compatibility
  • Extension now automatically detects and uses available PowerShell executable
  • Tries PowerShell 7+ (pwsh) first, then falls back to Windows PowerShell 5.1 (powershell)
  • Enables extension to work in enterprise environments where only Windows PowerShell is available
  • Caches detected executable to avoid repeated detection calls
  • Enhanced error handling with clearer error messages when no PowerShell is found
• Changelog update instructions to Copilot instructions
  • Clear process for updating CHANGELOG.md for every PR
  • Guidelines for using Keep a Changelog format categories
  • Examples and validation checklist for changelog entries
• Configurable logging levels to control debug message visibility
  • New powershellLocalization.logLevel setting with four hierarchical levels:
    • error - Only error messages
    • warn - Error and warning messages
    • info - Error, warning, and info messages (default)
    • debug - All messages including debug output
  • Smart log filtering that respects the configured log level
  • Debug messages are now filtered out by default, providing cleaner output

Fixed

• LocalizationParser.ps1 now defaults to en-US culture when UICulture parameter is not provided
  • Fixes Import-LocalizedData failures in environments with invariant culture
  • Ensures localization files can be found in culture-specific subdirectories
• Updated Pester configuration syntax in psake.ps1 for compatibility with Pester 5.x
  • Replaced deprecated [PesterConfiguration]@{} with New-PesterConfiguration
  • Fixed PassThru parameter usage for modern Pester API

[0.1.0] Initial Release

Added

• Foundational script LocalizationParser looks for psm1 that container
  Import-LocalizedData and using the AST attempt to execute a similar command.
• Initial configuration options configured:
  • enableInlineValues: False by default. This renders localization variables
    during debugging.
  • enableDecorations: Shows inline decorators while you write code so you can
    see the localized text while you work.
  • searchExclude: A list of globs of folders to ignore. This is useful if
    your module builds output and you don't want to parse it.
• The extension turns on when it detects PowerShell files.
• The localized data is cached for efficiency and is reloaded when the psm1 or
  psd1 files are modified.