Fix extension release notes showing old version (#126)

* fix: Update changelog fallback to show v1.43.14 features

Fixed issue where extension changelog was showing old v1.43.12 content
instead of the latest v1.43.14 features for users installing from
marketplace.

## Problem
When users install the extension from VS Code marketplace, they don't
have the git repository, so the changelog system falls back to hardcoded
content. This fallback was still showing v1.43.12 (PR #123) instead of
v1.43.14 (PR #125).

## Solution
Updated getFallbackRelease() function with:
- Version number: 1.43.12 → 1.43.14
- PR number: #123 → #125
- Feature description: Hierarchical note naming and organization
- Added comprehensive feature highlights for the new hierarchical notes system

## Changes
- Updated fallback version in getFallbackRelease() (line 91)
- Updated fallback version in getLatestRelease() (line 60)
- Updated fallback version in showChangelogView() (line 139)
- Replaced PR #123 content with PR #125 hierarchical notes feature details

Users will now see the correct "What's New" content showing the new
hierarchical notes feature when opening the changelog popup.

* refactor: Externalize fallback release data to JSON file

Addressed code review feedback to improve maintainability by moving
hardcoded fallback release information to an external JSON file.

## Changes

**New File: src/version/fallback-release.json**
- Centralized all fallback release data (version, date, title, description, PR info)
- Single source of truth for release information
- Easy to update for future releases

**Updated: src/version/changelogView.ts**
- Import fallback data from JSON file
- Replace all hardcoded version strings with `fallbackReleaseData.version`
- Simplified getFallbackRelease() to just return imported data
- Eliminated duplication across 3 locations (lines 60, 91, 139)

**Configuration Updates:**
- tsconfig.json: Added `resolveJsonModule: true` for JSON imports
- esbuild.js: Added JSON loader configuration

## Benefits
- ✅ No more version string duplication
- ✅ Easier future updates (just edit JSON file)
- ✅ Reduced risk of inconsistencies
- ✅ Better separation of data and code
- ✅ More maintainable codebase

Future releases only need to update the JSON file - no code changes required!

---------

Co-authored-by: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: jsonify

esbuild.js

@@ -57,6 +57,10 @@ async function main() {
     ],
     // Bundle all dependencies except those in VS Code's runtime
     packages: 'bundle',
+    // Enable JSON module imports
+    loader: {
+      '.json': 'json',
+    },
   });
 
   if (watch) {

src/version/changelogView.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import { execSync } from 'child_process';
+import fallbackReleaseData from './fallback-release.json';
 
 // Latest release information
 export interface LatestRelease {
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ export function getLatestRelease(): LatestRelease {
         const dateString = date.toISOString().split('T')[0]; // YYYY-MM-DD
 
         // Get version from package.json
-        let version = '1.43.12'; // fallback
+        let version = fallbackReleaseData.version;
         try {
             const packageJsonPath = path.join(
                 vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders?.[0]?.uri.fsPath || '',
@@ -85,24 +86,10 @@ export function getLatestRelease(): LatestRelease {
 
 /**
  * Fallback release info when Git parsing fails
+ * Reads from fallback-release.json to centralize release data
  */
 function getFallbackRelease(): LatestRelease {
-    return {
-        version: '1.43.12',
-        date: '2025-11-19',
-        prTitle: 'Check supported file types in MyNotes panel',
-        prDescription: `Extended SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS to include common programming language file types, enabling users to store and view scripts in the MyNotes panel.
-
-**Added support for:**
-- Web development: HTML, CSS, JS/TS, JSON, YAML, XML
-- Programming languages: Python, Java, C/C++, Go, Rust, Ruby, PHP, Swift, Kotlin, R, etc.
-- Shell/scripting: Bash, PowerShell, Windows batch
-- Data/config: SQL, TOML, INI, ENV files
-
-Resolves issue where users could only see .md and .txt files in the panel.`,
-        prNumber: 123,
-        prUrl: 'https://github.com/jsonify/noted/pull/123'
-    };
+    return fallbackReleaseData;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -124,7 +111,7 @@ export async function showChangelogView(
     // Get the current version from package.json
     const extensionPath = context.extensionPath;
     const packageJsonPath = path.join(extensionPath, 'package.json');
-    let currentVersion = '1.43.12'; // fallback
+    let currentVersion = fallbackReleaseData.version;
 
     try {
         const packageJson = JSON.parse(await fs.promises.readFile(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));

src/version/fallback-release.json

@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.43.14",
+  "date": "2025-11-20",
+  "prTitle": "Implement hierarchical note naming and organization",
+  "prDescription": "Add comprehensive support for Dendron-style hierarchical note organization using dot-delimited naming (e.g., project.design.frontend.md).\n\n**Core Features:**\n- **Dot-delimited hierarchies**: Notes like work.meetings.standup.md are organized into visual tree structures\n- **Virtual hierarchy nodes**: Tree view displays hierarchy without requiring actual folder structure\n- **Flexible organization**: Notes stored as flat files in Hierarchical Notes folder, displayed as hierarchical tree\n- **Full validation**: Strict format validation with helpful error messages\n\n**New Commands:**\n- Create Hierarchical Note - Create new hierarchical note with template selection\n- Open Hierarchical Note - Quick picker with existing hierarchy suggestions\n- Search Hierarchical Notes - Find hierarchical notes by path prefix\n\n**Configuration:**\n- Enable/disable hierarchical notes (default: enabled)\n- Configure separator character (. or /)\n- Set maximum depth limit (default: 10 levels)\n- Choose validation level (strict/relaxed)\n\n**Backwards Compatibility:**\nAll existing features work seamlessly with hierarchical notes - wiki links, search, backlinks, tags, graph view, and more!",
+  "prNumber": 125,
+  "prUrl": "https://github.com/jsonify/noted/pull/125"
+}

tsconfig.json

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     "rootDir": "src",
     "strict": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,
+    "resolveJsonModule": true,
     "types": ["node", "mocha", "chai"]
   },
   "exclude": ["node_modules", ".vscode-test", "scripts"]