@zowe/zowe-explorer-api 2.8.0 on Node.js NPM

Zowe Explorer

Added a new Zowe Explorer setting, zowe.logger, with a default setting of INFO. Thanks @JillieBeanSim
Added an output channel, Zowe Explorer, for logging within VS Code's Output view. The log level is set by the new Zowe Explorer setting, zowe.logger. Thanks @JillieBeanSim
Added a new setting zowe.files.logsFolder.path that can be used to override Zowe Explorer logs folder if default location is read-only. #2186 Thanks @t1m0thyj
Opening a dialog for Upload or Download of files will now open at the project level directory or the user's home directory if no project is opened. #2203 Thanks @JillieBeanSim
Updated linter rules and addressed linter errors. #2184 Thanks @traeok
Added polling options for JES Spool files. Spool files can be polled manually by clicking on the spool file name or automatic polling can be set with Start Polling option in context menu. #1952 Thanks @traeok
Added the JOBS context menu option to download all spool files in binary format. #2060 Thanks @zFernand0
Added two new options to download a single spool file from a Job in plain text or in binary format. #2060 Thanks @zFernand0
Added the option for secure credential storage to be enable in Theia environment. Thanks @t1m0thyj

Fixed issue with silent failures when uploading members into a data set. #2167 Thanks @JillieBeanSim
Fixed an issue where VSCode did not provide all context menu options for a profile node after a multi-select operation. #2108 Thanks @traeok
Fixed an issue where the "Paste" option is shown for a multi-select operation in the "Data Sets" view. Thanks @traeok
Fixed a z/OSMF issue for Data Sets and Jobs with special characters in the names. #2175 Thanks @zowe/cli
Fixed redundant text in error messages that included the same error details twice. Thanks @t1m0thyj
Fixed issue where a spool file would open a duplicate tab when clicked between updates. #1952 Thanks @traeok
Fixed issue where a job search query would not expand the session node after it has been filtered. Thanks @traeok
Fixed error message when no data sets found that match pattern. Thanks. @t1m0thyj

Updated linter rules and addressed linter errors. #2184 Thanks @traeok
Added support for new setting zowe.files.logsFolder.path that can be used to override Zowe Explorer logs folder. #2186 Thanks @t1m0thyj

Added Gui.reportProgress that can be used to notify users of action progress in conjunction with the Gui.withProgress call. #2167 Thanks @JillieBeanSim
Updated linter rules and addressed linter errors. #2184 Thanks @traeok
Added checks to verify that @zowe/cli dependency exists before building. #2199 Thanks @traeok
Added ZoweVsCodeExtension.customLoggingPath that can be used to get custom logging path defined in VS Code settings. #2186 Thanks @t1m0thyj
Added Poller utility singleton for handling continuous poll requests: see Poller.addRequest, Poller.removeRequest functions. Thanks @traeok
Added pollData optional function to IZoweTree class. Thanks @traeok
Added new optional API, IJes.downloadSingleSpool, that can be used to download a single spool file in text or binary formats. #2060 Thanks @zFernand0

Fixed credentials being updated for wrong v1 profile if multiple profiles had different types but same name. Thanks @t1m0thyj
Updated dependencies for security audits.
Added fallback for realPathSync to resolve edge cases where the native call fails on Windows systems. #1773 Thanks @traeok