PowerShell/vscode-powershell v1.2.0 on GitHub

Dynamic comment-based help snippets now work inside functions (#763)

You asked for it, you got it! Dynamic comment-based help snippets now work inside function definitions, both above the param() block and at the end of the function body:

NOTE: There is an issue where parameter sections don't get generated inside of a function with a [CmdletBinding()] attribute. This is being tracked at PowerShell/PSScriptAnalyzer#768.

Session menu now contains entries for PowerShell Core installations on Windows (#794)

It's now much easier to switch between Windows PowerShell and PowerShell Core installs on Windows. When you run the "PowerShell: Show Session Menu" command or click the PowerShell version indication in the status bar you'll now see PowerShell Core entries in the menu:

Improved PSScriptAnalyzer marker display and suppression snippets (#781) and (#783)

The green squiggle markers you receive from PSScriptAnalyzer now include the name of the corresponding rule in their description:

This is really helpful with the new rule suppression snippets contributed by Jos Verlinde! You can access them by typing suppress- and selecting one of the suppression snippet options:

New built-in Pester problem matcher (#798)

We now include a built-in problem matcher for Pester test output so that you don't need to define one in your tasks.json file any longer! You can reference the built-in problem matcher in your test tasks by using the name $pester:

    {
        "taskName": "Test",
        "suppressTaskName": true,
        "isTestCommand": true,
        "showOutput": "always",
        "args": [ "Invoke-Pester -PesterOption @{IncludeVSCodeMarker=$true}" ],
        "problemMatcher": "$pester"
    }

NOTE: There is an issue with problem matchers when using the new 2.0.0 version of VS Code's task runner. Pester errors may show up multiple times in the Problems panel. This issue is being tracked at #797.

Other fixes and improvements

#710 - Variable definitions can now be found across the workspace
#771 - Improved dynamic comment help snippet performance in scripts with many functions
#786 - Running the "Show Integrated Console" command will now start the extension if it isn't already started
#774 - Pressing Enter now causes custom prompt functions to be fully evaluated
#770 - Fixed issue where custom prompt function might be written twice when starting the integrated console
#767 - Fixed placeholder navigation for many built-in snippets
#782 - Fixed extension host crash when restarting the PowerShell session
#737 - Fixed hangs and high CPU when restarting or switching between PowerShell sessions
#777 - Changed "Starting PowerShell" message to clearly indicate that we're in the PowerShell Integrated Console