Change Log

All notable changes to the BASH Consultants repository will be documented in this file.

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[1.4.0] - 2026-04-06

Changed

• Theme Upgrade: Updated zer0-mistakes theme from v0.21.6 to v0.22.10
  • Gemfile.azure: Updated jekyll-theme-zer0 from ~> 0.21.2 to ~> 0.22.10
  • pages/_about/site/_config.yml: Updated remote_theme pin from v0.21.6 to v0.22.10
  • _data/README.md and _data/navigation/README.md: Updated version references to v0.22+
  • Notable theme changes since v0.21.6:
    • Admin layout and configuration dashboards (v0.22.10)
    • Cross-platform installation compatibility fixes (v0.22.8)
    • Hero layout and scroll animation stabilization (v0.22.3)
    • Various documentation and CI improvements

[1.3.0] - 2026-03-31

Changed

• Theme Upgrade: Updated zer0-mistakes theme from v0.18.0 to v0.21.6
  • Gemfile: Updated jekyll-theme-zer0 from ~> 0.18.0 to ~> 0.21.2 (latest on RubyGems)
  • Gemfile.azure: Added version pin ~> 0.21.2
  • _config.yml: Pinned remote_theme to bamr87/zer0-mistakes@v0.21.6
• Layout Standardization: Aligned post and section layouts with theme v0.20.3+ conventions
  • Changed default post layout from journals to article in _config.yml defaults
  • Updated 9 posts with explicit layout: journals or layout: blog to layout: article
  • Updated 6 category/index pages to use layout: default (theme’s section layout uses /news/ URLs)
  • Renamed category pages with date prefixes for proper Jekyll _posts processing
• New Features Enabled:
  • Added search.json for GitHub Pages compatible search (theme v0.20.2 feature)
  • Added mermaid diagram configuration for client-side rendering
  • Added jekyll-include-cache plugin for improved build performance
  • Updated vendor exclusion paths to support assets/vendor/ publishing
• Configuration Updates:
  • Updated Bootstrap version reference from 5.2.0 to 5.3.3 in powered_by
  • Updated version references in _data/README.md and _data/navigation/README.md to v0.21+
  • Synced pages/_about/site/_config.yml remote_theme pin and post layout default

Fixed

• 404 Page: Fixed broken /blog navigation link to use correct /posts path
• Navigation: Removed broken links to non-existent pages (/docs/, /about/org/, /about/portfolio/)
• Navigation: Fixed /home/ links to / across navigation data files
• Blog Index: Fixed hardcoded post URLs using slug format to use date-based format
• Category Pages: Added missing permalink to muses category page

[1.2.0] - 2026-01-24

Changed

• Development Port Standardization: Updated all development ports from 4002 to 4042 for consistency
  • Dockerfile: Changed EXPOSE and CMD to use port 4042
  • docker-compose.yml: Updated port mapping to 4042:4042
  • .vscode/tasks.json: Updated Jekyll local serve port to 4042
  • .vscode/launch.json: Updated all debug configuration URLs to localhost:4042
• VS Code Development Environment: Complete overhaul of development configurations
  • .vscode/launch.json: Added 6 new debug configurations:
    • 🐳 Debug BASH Consultants (Docker) - Primary Docker debugging
    • 🔗 Attach to Running Jekyll (Docker) - Attach to running container
    • 🔄 Docker Rebuild & Debug - Force rebuild with debugging
    • 🖥️ Debug BASH Consultants (Local) - Local development debugging
    • 📱 Mobile Debug (Docker) - Mobile responsive testing
    • 🎯 Performance Debug (Docker) - Performance profiling
  • .vscode/tasks.json: Added 12 comprehensive tasks:
    • Docker operations (up, stop, down, rebuild, logs)
    • Jekyll serve/build (Docker and Local)
    • Maintenance tasks (clean up, update dependencies)
• Theme Version: Updated jekyll-theme-zer0 to v0.18.0
  • Gemfile: Updated gem version constraint to ~> 0.18.0
  • _config.yml: Simplified remote_theme to bamr87/zer0-mistakes (uses latest)
• Gemfile Cleanup: Simplified dependencies
  • Removed redundant jekyll_plugins group (already included in github-pages gem)
  • Removed pinned versions for ffi and webrick (use latest compatible)
  • Removed commonmarker pin (resolved upstream)

Added

• .gitignore: Added logs/ directory for debug trace logs

Fixed

• Dockerfile: Added newline at end of file

[1.1.0] - 2026-01-24

Changed

• Navigation Data Structure (_data/navigation/): Updated to zer0-mistakes theme v0.17+ format
  • Migrated from sublinks to children property for nested navigation items
  • Added Bootstrap Icons (bi-* prefix) to all navigation items
  • Added consistent Home links to sidebar navigation files
  • Added trailing slashes to all URLs for consistency

Added

• New Navigation Files (_data/navigation/)
  • home.yml - Homepage quick navigation with icons
  • services.yml - Services sidebar navigation
  • README.md - Navigation schema documentation with migration guide

Fixed

• Fixed HTML entity & in about.yml to proper & character
• Fixed inconsistent URL trailing slashes across navigation files

[1.0.0] - 2026-01-24

Added

• Prompt Orchestrator VS Code Extension (extension/): New VS Code extension for orchestrating AI agent workflows using structured prompts
  • Discovers and loads prompt templates from .github/prompts/ directory
  • Execute prompts via Command Palette or sidebar tree view
  • Integration with VS Code Chat API and Language Model API
  • Commands: refreshPrompts, executePrompt, review, refactor, test, docs, debug
  • Configuration settings for prompts directory and auto-refresh
• Prompt Engineering Toolkit (.github/prompts/)
  • docs.prompt.md - Technical documentation generation
  • Additional prompts for requirements analysis, system design, code implementation, test generation, code refactoring, and debugging
• Automation Scripts (scripts/)
  • routine-maintenance.sh - Prepare prompt workflows for VS Code Chat
  • demo-docs-generation.js - Demonstrate documentation prompt generation
  • test-docs-prompt.js - Standalone test script for prompt loading
  • vscode-integration.sh - VS Code CLI integration helper
• Blog Posts (pages/_posts/)
  • “Prompts: The New Command Line” - Exploring the paradigm shift in development
  • “From Prompts to Pipelines: Agentic Workflows in VS Code” - Extension design and agentic workflows

Changed

• Repository Structure: Reorganized to separate Jekyll website from VS Code extension
  • Jekyll site configs remain at root level
  • Extension code moved to dedicated extension/ directory
  • Updated .gitignore for new structure
• VS Code Workspace Configuration (.vscode/)
  • Updated launch.json for Jekyll-focused development
  • Updated tasks.json for Jekyll build tasks
  • Updated settings.json for Liquid/Jekyll file associations
  • Updated extensions.json with Jekyll-relevant recommendations

• Root package.json: Clean Jekyll-only build configuration for Azure Static Web Apps

• README.md: Added Tools and Resources section documenting prompt engineering toolkit

Removed

• Extension files from root directory (moved to extension/)
  • tsconfig.json, esbuild.js, eslint.config.mjs (now in extension/)
  • src/, out/, dist/ directories (now in extension/)
  • .vscode-test.mjs, .vscodeignore, vsc-extension-quickstart.md, EXTENSION-README.md