v1.2.8

Added

• Added .editorconfig file to repo for more consistent code style

Changed

• Transferred project to vala-lang org on GitHub
• Updated packaging naming to reflect repo naming with dev.vala.jetbrains
• Updated vendor to reflect org name Vala Community
• Updated intellij platform version to 2.13.1
• Updated gradle plugin version to 9.4.1
• Updated parser test urls to target specific releases for consistency
• Updated LSP4IJ version to 0.19.2
• Extend plugin compatibility limit to next year with version 2027.2
• Bump CL platform for testing to latest version 2025.3.4
• Updated various GitHub Action workflow versioning

Removed

• Removed grammar kit project dependency since it is not used directly

v1.2.7

What's Changed

• Added support for vala-lint linter via run configuration

Full Changelog: v1.2.6...v1.2.7

v1.2.6

What's Changed

• Added support for 2025.3 IDE versions

Note: Versioning is going to change to allow automated releases. ALPHA suffix is being dropped.

Full Changelog: v1.2.5.1-ALPHA...v1.2.6

v1.2.6-alpha

What's Changed

• Added support for 2025.3 IDE versions

Full Changelog: v1.2.5.1-ALPHA...v1.2.6-alpha

v1.2.5.1-ALPHA

What's Changed

• Fixed issue with switch and if statements being formatted incorrectly
• Updated default new project .editorconfig to use elementary's defaults
• Fixed parsing issue with numeric literals mistaken for numeric-prefixed identifiers
• Changed syntax coloring for delegate.
• Removed block support for delegates in line with docs.
• Added syntax highlighting for using directive.

Full Changelog: v1.2.5-ALPHA...v1.2.5.1-ALPHA

v1.2.5-ALPHA

What's Changed

• Improved syntax highlighting (declarations, identifier, reference, etc.)

Full Changelog: v1.2.4-ALPHA...v1.2.5-ALPHA

v1.2.4-ALPHA

What's Changed

• Added coalescing token support
• Added support for named arguments/parameters
• Improved regular expression literal support
• Added support for numeric and numeric-prefix identifiers
• Added support for triple-quote string templates
• Added support for empty attribute arguments
• Added support for 'global::' prefix preceding symbol in types
• Added support for structs with primitive type identifiers
• Added support for constant declarations in embedded statements
• Added support for experimental local functions
• Added support for unowned usage in field declarations
• Fixed misc issues with comments overstepping regex
• Added support for multiple declarations in a single field declaration statement
• Added support for no errorcode declaration in errordomain declaration
• Added support for attributes to be used in the method declaration section of errordomain
• Added support for primitive types to be used as parameters
• Added support for additional identifier keywords to be used without @ preceding
• Added support for with statement
• Fixed misc issues and edge cases found in vala source and other repos

Full Changelog: v1.2.3-ALPHA...v1.2.4-ALPHA

v1.2.3-ALPHA

What's Changed

• Added main block support (including using methods, fields with var, etc. outside namespace)
• Added support for declaring interfaces in interfaces
• More forgiving on identifier keywords being used when not specifying @ before to match the Vala parser
• Allow use of dynamic in foreach statement
• Allow use of weak in foreach statement
• Allow permitted type declaration modifiers in interface (abstract, extern, and sealed)
• Allow permitted type declaration modifiers in enum (abstract, extern, and sealed)
• Allow one use of a default statement in a switch
• Remove using expression in default statement in a switch
• Added support for unlock statement
• Allow nullability question mark to be used after identifier in object/array creation expressions
• Allow use of void pointer array type
• Allow use of weak and unowned in local variable declarations
• Now only allow permitted type declaration modifiers in errordomain (extern, abstract, partial, sealed)
• Now only allow permitted type declaration modifiers in delegate (abstract, async, class, extern, inline, override,
  sealed, static, and virtual)
• Add better support for parameter direction (in, out, ref) and ownage (own, unowned)
• Adjust what is permissible with yield statements / expression based on the Vala parser (before any expression could be
  used. Now only method calls can be, and now return isn't permitted after yield)
• Update try, catch, finally block to match the Vala parser (need either finally block or catch clause with a try
  statement, and only one finally)
• Add support for identifiers ending with @ used in config files
• Removed unused spell-check support as platform updated
• Added capability to run parsing/lexing tests on sample files and any repo link

Full Changelog: v1.2.2-ALPHA...v1.2.3-ALPHA

v1.2.2-ALPHA

What's Changed

• Added missing keyword highlighting (dynamic, typeof, sizeof, as, is, global, get, set, default, etc.) by @Tbusk
• Added additional syntax support for arrays, slicing, and variable usage instead of just numbers by @Tbusk
• Fixed issue with '@' not taking account all possible keywords in parser by @Tbusk
• Added support for trailing comma in a few additional places where commas are used with parser by @Tbusk
• Added support for expanded usage of numerical suffixes so int numbers can have a float suffix char by @Tbusk
• Added support for alternate form of property set construct by @Tbusk
• Added support for multiple constants to be declared at once separated by comma by @Tbusk
• Added support for constructor to be used in structs by @Tbusk
• Added support for attributes to be used in structs by @Tbusk
• Added support for using hexadecimal literals by @Tbusk
• Added support for field declarations in namespace member area (only partially supported by compiler) by @Tbusk
• Added support for using some keywords from outside objects (like GLib.Object's new, get, set) by @Tbusk
• Added support for additional nullability of variables / types by @Tbusk

Full Changelog: v1.2.1-ALPHA...v1.2.2-ALPHA

v1.2.1-ALPHA

What's Changed

• Added keyword highlighting for delegate by @Tbusk
• Patched indentation for errordomain and attribute pairing by @Tbusk
• Updated parser to permit multiple identifiers / arguments rather than by a single one per attribute @Tbusk

Full Changelog: v1.2.0-ALPHA...v1.2.1-ALPHA