Vscode Gitlens: v16.0.0 Release

Added

• Adds the ability to group GitLens views into a single GitLens view in the Source Control sidebar
  • Includes Commits, Branches, Remotes, Stashes, Tags, Worktrees, Contributors, Repositories, Search & Compare, and Launchpad views
  • Switch views by clicking on the specific view icons in the grouped GitLens view header
  • Grouped views can be separated (detached) from the grouped GitLens view via context menu commands from the view header
  • Detached views can be regrouped by clicking the close (x) icon in the view header
  • Adds a new gitlens.views.scm.grouped.default setting to specify the default view to show in the grouped GitLens view on new workspaces/folders (otherwise the last selected view is remembered)
  • Adds a new gitlens.views.scm.grouped.views setting to specify which views to show in the grouped GitLens view
• Adds a completely reimagined Home view
  • Active section:
  • Shows your current repository, branch, and repository state
  • Actions for syncing (push, pull, fetch), switching repos/branches, and viewing working directory changes
  • Launchpad section:
  • Shows pull requests that need your review, are blocked, or are ready to merge
  • Start work action to begin a new branch or worktree, or generate one from an existing issue
  • Recent section: return to previous work by showing recent branches, worktrees, and PRs with activity for your chosen timeframe
• Adds Start Work command that opens a quick pick to initiate different flows for starting new work — closes #3621
  • Start from an issue from GitHub or Jira (other integrations coming soon) and create a branch and/or worktree
• Adds new ability to search for a GitHub PR in the Launchpad — closes #3543, #3684
• Adds a new Filter Commits button to the Commit Graph toolbar — closes #3686
  • When toggled while searching the graph, it will be filtered to show only commits matching the search query
• Adds and expands AI support for GitLens' AI features, now out of experimental and in preview
  • Refines and improves commit message generation and explaining changes, through better prompting and context
  • Adds new model support from GitHub Copilot when installed — no api key needed
  • Adds the latest OpenAI and Claude models
  • Adds new models from xAI, GitHub Models, and HuggingFace
• Adds a new Launchpad view, now out of experimental mode — closes #3615:
  • Remembers the collapsed/expanded state of groups and auto-expands the Current Branch group & item, if applicable
  • Reflects changes better, including pinning and snoozing items
  • Pinned items should now appear above non-pinned items in their respective groups
• Adds new all-new onboarding walkthrough — closes #3656
• Adds new deep links to certain GitLens features and views — closes #3679
  • Adds support for deep links to the GitLens walkthrough — closes #3677
  • Adds support for deep links to Launchpad — closes #3678
  • Adds support for deep links to the Commit Graph, Worktrees, Inspect, and Cloud Patches — closes #3703
• Adds Copy Changes (Patch) command to the context menu of branch comparisons and their files in the Commits, Branches, and Remotes views
• Adds an Upgrade and Switch to Release Version to the expiration notification when using the pre-release of GitLens

Changed

• Changes the, no account, 3-day preview experience of GitLens Pro to be 3 non-consecutive days on the Commit Graph
• Changes the GitLens Pro 7-day trial to be 14 days, and 30 days if you invite a teamate
• Improves Launchpad & the Launchpad view — closes #3614:
  • Adds Pin and Snooze buttons to the header item in the action step
  • Draft pull requests for which the current user's review is needed are now also shown in the "Needs Your Review" group, with a draft icon
  • Renames Switch to Branch or Worktree option to Switch to Branch, since it already includes options to create a worktree in the action flow
• Improves the open in worktree action flow — closes #3549:
• Changes to open a multi-diff editor of the changes when opening a new worktree from a PR to make reviewing easier — #3701
• Improves the Explain panel in Inspect and Graph Details with markdown formatting
• Changes how GitLens handles creating and deleting tags to avoid using the terminal — #3670
• Improves quick pick workflows when no repositories are open
• Renames GK Workspaces (GitKraken Workspaces) to Cloud Workspaces
• Improves revealing items in the GitLens views
• Limits buffering during logging to reduce memory usage

Fixed

• Fixes #3549 - Webviews can have issues with high contrast themes
• Fixes #3734 - Open multi-diff editor when opening a new worktree from a PR
• Fixes #3133 - Infinite error loop when pushing stash from GUI
• Fixes branch creation and switch quickpicks failing to close when a worktree is created during the flow
• Fixes some cases where Launchpad can fail to detect a connected integration
• Fixed issues with renamed file status on comparisons and pull requests and ensures that renamed files get returned in file status and revision content git operations
• Fixes issues with failing to delete stored state
• Fixes issues with logging on some failure cases
• Fixes issues with log scope tracking

Removed

• Removes the GitLens Welcome view in favor of the new onboarding walkthrough experience