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This release focuses on bug fixes and performance improvements.

Enhancement

#2148 - Show repositories user has contributed to in Clone/Open dialog #2164 - Don't prevent free users from creating private repos

Fixes

#2058 - Nothing happens when I click Create pull request on public repository #2143 - Regression: listing repositories is unusable for any significant amount of repos #2162 - Clone dialog shows 'ownerAffiliations' error on GitHub Enterprise #2166 - Can't leave comment on deleted line #2170 - Standalone code review comment body duplicated. #2172 - No error shown when creating a PR fails #2176 - Open from GitHub URL tab is selected for non-repository/blob file URLs

This release hides checks when there are no checks to display and adds the appropriate null checks in GraphQL against GitHub Enterprise.

Fixes

#2117 - Null reference exception after opening any pull request #2118 - Clicking on checks messages for a project file causes Visual Studio to crash

Features

#1878 - Check run annotations for Visual Studio and GitHub.com #2060 - Open file from GitHub Beta #2093 - Add Fork functionality

Fixes

#1729 - GitHub repository not recognized if there is no remote named origin #2054 - gitignore templates in "Create Repository" not sorted correctly #2082 - Double clicking a folder in a pull request crashes Visual Studio #2098 - Vsix built from Visual Studio not the same as from command line #2095 - Index was out of range error when cloning from GitHub.com in VS2017 #2107 - Pull requests button disappears when changing from a non-GitHub to a GitHub repository

Bugs

• #2068 Connect to GitHub might crash if .NET 4.7 isn't installed

Features

• #1905 Implement saving drafts of comments
• #2014 Add support for Visual Studio 2019 preview

Bugs

• #1780 Open on GitHub/Copy Link to Clipboard fails when tracking branch has been deleted
• #1908 Unicode error can occur when viewing diff for PR files
• #1995 Extension fails in development when normal version is installed
• #2003 Repository context doesn't change after clone if solution already open

Bugs

• #1982 Fix cloning using Open From GitHub on Visual Studio 2015

Bugs

• #1969 Could not load file or assembly 'Newtonsoft.Json, Version=9.0.0.0'

Features

#1714 - Localization of extension in Chinese #1787 - New clone dialog #1919 - Option to Open from clone dialog if repository already exists

Enhancements

#1757 - Allow using a slash in the clone dialog #1761 - Update eligible projects to new SDK format #1906 - Include owner in default path when cloning a repository

Bugs

#1924 - Extension sometimes doesn't activate on GitHub repository #1929 - Fix broken build after clean or fresh clone

Feature

• #1788 - Add support for Pull Requests with Build Statuses
• #1798 - Add support for Check Suites API

Enhancement

• #1713 - Deleting an inline comment should show a confirmation dialog
• #1783 - Enable navigation from historical file to solution
• #1797 - Delete comment icon is very close to close window icon
• #1816 - Change the background of the fork repository icon

Fixes

• #1294 - Wrong colors when highlighting selection
• #1305 - Handle failure better when there is a connection error
• #1348 - Deleted file shouldn't show "Open..." menu item
• #1537 - Loading PR list blocks await JoinableTaskFactory
• #1653 - Cancel button needs confirmation on Pull Request summary
• #1683 - "Not Found" displayed when clicking on PR link in review
• #1715 - Pull Request review does not show when a review is dismissed
• #1777 - Repository creation failed with control characters in description
• #1799 - GitHub extension is loaded for all git repositories
• #1804 - Incorrect casing in the clone url owner causes issues
• #1809 - Can't search by PR number
• #1810 - The GitHub Package did not load correctly
• #1812 - Fix extension on versions of VS2017 earlier than 15.4.4
• #1814 - Latest PR review is not displayed in detail view
• #1819 - Usernames do not show up in review comments
• #1828 - Searching for a Pull Request too soon can freeze Visual Studio
• #1831 - Install GitHub.TeamFoundation.15 MEF component in all Visual Studio versions
• #1832 - Create a GitHub Gist creates an enterprise Gist without warning
• #1843 - Extra line included when Open on GitHub is called
• #1846 - Repair xml comments
• #1851 - Creating a comment often leaves a negative timestamp
• #1861 - Fix akavache submodule

Feature

• #1771 Open from clipboard URL

Enhancement

• #1617 - Enable spell checking where appropriate
• #1688 - MEF parts should initialize with all-free-threaded code
• #1712 - Use GraphQL for Pull Request Models
• #1737 - Speed up PR list and other improvements
• #1745 - PR changes view should use builtin VS icons (thanks @Neme12)
• #1768 - Move PR comment count to the right

Fixes

• #1735 - .git/config is getting filled with empty remote entries
• #1738 - When scrolling PR changes horizontally, the UI is cut off on the left
• #1753 - Left over remote entries in .git/config when previewing a PR to upstream
• #1781 - Prevent opening PR in browser multiple times