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• Implemented automatic upgrading of outdated portable Python 3.9 distributions to the latest version, Python 3.11, enhancing the development environment with the latest features and improvements
• Updated the PlatformIO Core Installer Script to version 1.2.2

• Upgraded the integrated Python distribution for Windows users to version 3.11.7, ensuring compatibility and leveraging the latest features and optimizations.

• Updated the PlatformIO Core Installer Script to version 1.2.1

• Enhanced the user experience in the "Project Tasks" explorer by displaying tasks specific to the selected environment by default
• Introduced a new option that allows seamless switching between multi-environment project tasks
• Expanded the functionality of the "Activity Bar > PlatformIO IDE > Quick Access" menu by including a new item called Serial & UDP Plotter
• Updated the PlatformIO Core Installer Script to version 1.2.0

• Introducing a powerful linting feature that highlights syntactical and stylistic issues in the "platformio.ini" configuration file (issue #3723)
• Improved project cleanup process by utilizing the fullclean target instead of cleanall. This ensures a thorough clean-up, including the removal of dependent libraries
• Updated PlatformIO Core Installer Script to v1.1.3
• Resolved an issue where certain buttons were missing from the status bar in VSCode 1.79 after the recent update (issue #3736)

• Added a new platformio-ide.uploadAndMonitor command which can be used with the custom PlatformIO Toolbar
• Restored support for macOS Touch Bar (issue #3659)
• Fixed a regression bug that caused notifications about a task being "already active" when running the same "device monitor" (issue #3656)

• Add support for the ${command:platformio-ide.activeEnvironment} variable that can be used in a custom PlatformIO Toolbar and VSCode variable substitution (issue #3588)
• Focus on the project configuration output tab only on error (issue #3535)
• Fixed an issue with a task runner on Windows 7 (issue #3481)
• Fixed "Select All", "Undo", and "Redo" operations on macOS for PIO Home (pull #3451)
• Fixed an issue when the "Upload & Monitor" task selects the wrong environment (issue #2623)

Requires PlatformIO Core 6.1.6 + VSCode 1.65 or above

Project Management

• IntelliSense for platformio.ini configuration file
  • Auto-completion for configuration options
  • Auto-completion for choice-based option values
  • Hover over the option and get a quick documentation
  • Realtime serial port auto-completion for port-related options
  • Quickly jump to the development platform or library located in the PlatformIO Registry
• Native integration of PlatformIO Unit Testing with VSCode Testing UI
• New port switcher to override upload, monitor, or testing port (issue #545)
• Advanced project configuring progress with logging and canceling features

Navigation

• Added support for the macOS Touch Bar (issue #311)
• Added "Build/Upload/Test/Clean" and "Serial Monitor" buttons to the Editor title bar
• Configure custom buttons and commands in PlatformIO Toolbar with a new platformio-ide.toolbar configuration option (issue #1697)

UX/UI Improvements

• Added walkthroughs (Menu: Help > Get Started) to introduce users to the features of the PlatformIO ecosystem
• Provide PlatformIO IDE Release Notes (issue #2412)
• Activate PlatformIO IDE extension when intending to use PlatformIO (issue #66)
• Activate keyboard shortcuts when PlatformIO Project is opened (issue #3324)

Miscellaneous

• Changed Default PIO Home port range from "8010..8100" to "45000..45999"
• Fixed an issue with "'platformio-ide.build' not found" (issue #1398)

• Inherit VSCode Proxy configuration for PlatformIO Core (requires PlatformIO Core 6.1.5+)
• Fixed an issue with passing VSCode environment variables to the terminal processes (issue #3287)

• Keep using legacy API for calling VSCode tasks