vscode-front-matter/lite/CHANGELOG.md

Changelog - Front Matter Lite

All notable changes to the Front Matter Lite extension will be documented in this file.

[Unreleased]

Added

• Metadata Panel - Edit front matter fields directly in the sidebar panel
  • View and edit all front matter fields for the current markdown file
  • Support for text, textarea, date, and array fields (tags/categories)
  • Auto-save changes to the file
  • Refresh button to reload metadata
• Initial release of Front Matter Lite for virtual workspaces
• Dashboard webview with folder and file listing
• Register content folders via context menu
• Create content command
• Basic front matter template
• Virtual workspace detection
• Support for github.dev and vscode.dev
• File operations using VS Code FileSystem API
• Configuration persistence
• Content file browser in dashboard

Features

• ✅ Register content folders
• ✅ Create new markdown files with front matter
• ✅ Edit front matter metadata in panel
• ✅ View registered folders
• ✅ List content files
• ✅ Open files from dashboard
• ✅ Manual refresh

Limitations

• Dashboard is read-only (no inline editing)
• Limited to 100 files per folder
• No file system watch (manual refresh required)
• No media management
• No git integration
• No custom scripts
• No local server preview

Architecture

Built as a web extension with:

• Target: webworker for browser compatibility
• No Node.js dependencies (fs, path, child_process)
• Uses VS Code FileSystem API (vscode.workspace.fs)
• Uses vscode.Uri for path operations
• Webview-based dashboard UI

Roadmap

Future enhancements planned:

• Inline front matter editing in dashboard
• Better content filtering and search
• Tags and categories management
• Simple content preview
• Export content list
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Better error handling
• Content statistics

Version 1.0.0 Goals

Before releasing v1.0.0:

• Complete testing in github.dev
• Complete testing in vscode.dev
• User feedback incorporated
• Documentation complete
• Bug fixes for all critical issues
• Performance optimization