3.1.0

What's Changed

New features

• The Python Editor can now be used offline after initially loading it online. In browsers that support it, it can be installed as a PWA.
  • Enable the simulator service worker on beta/staging by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1181
  • PWA functionality including offline mode (featured flagged) by @microbit-robert in #1170
  • Allow SW scope without a trailing slash by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1184
  • Enable the PWA flag for review/staging by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1192
  • Enable PWA on production by @microbit-robert in #1195
• Warn users when using V2 API features with micro:bit V1 by @microbit-robert in #1177

Minor changes

• Centralize keyboard shortcuts by @microbit-robert in #1175
• Upgrade CodeMirror by @microbit-robert in #1176
• Improve error handling for WebUSB issues by @microbit-robert in #1164
• Update typeshed stub: Add spi:read() second argument by @microbit-grace in #1179
• Audit fixes by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1183
• Upgrade UI deps by @microbit-grace in #1187
• Use EventTarget rather than the Node "events" module by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1188
• Translation sync & add pl as preview by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1191
• Reinstate simulator compass animation by @microbit-robert in #1197
• Signature help: restructure async work by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1198
• Fix missing "Code copied..." string by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1200
• Translation sync by @microbit-robert in #1201
• Audit fix by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1202

Full Changelog: v3.0.27...v3.1.0

3.0.27

What's Changed

• In-context translation by @microbit-grace in #1169
• Update typeshed for Image.SMILE doc by @microbit-grace in #1165
• Improve search by @microbit-robert in #1161

Significant internal changes:

• Upgrade Chakra UI/React by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1114
• Switch to Vite from Create React App by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1152
• Playwright by @microbit-grace in #1153
• Document using alternative Sanity project/dataset by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1159
• Parameterise Sanity config by @microbit-grace in #1158

Other internal changes largely in support of the Vite/React updates:

• Revert back to using Puppeteer 13.7.0 by @microbit-grace in #1150
• e2e fixes by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1151
• Tweak about dialog after Chakra UI upgrade by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1149
• Upgrade theme package by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1154
• Get the welcome video via the deployment rather than the CMS by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1157
• Fix serial re-init required when switching tabs by @microbit-robert in #1163
• Replace fork of lunr-languages with upstream package by @microbit-grace in #1168
• Bump action versions by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1171
• Update theme package by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1172
• Tweak initial render of search icon by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1173

Note: this release contains minor changes from a user perspective but the toolchain updates and changes to the deployment/package may make this update more involved for developers maintaining their own version of the editor.

New Contributors

• @microbit-grace made their first contribution in #1150

Full Changelog: v3.0.26...v3.0.27

3.0.26

What's Changed

• Preview of German translation by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1142
• Build updates by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1143
• Align menu items across apps by @microbit-robert in #1144

Full Changelog: v3.0.25...v3.0.26

3.0.25

What's Changed

• Translation update from Crowdin by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1139

Full Changelog: v3.0.24...v3.0.25

3.0.24

What's Changed

• Upgrade to MicroPython 2.1.2 by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1138 this fixes a NeoPixel issue

Build/test/internal changes

• Add a cmsPreview flag to use alternative CMS dataset by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1135
• Audit fixes by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1134

Full Changelog: v3.0.23...v3.0.24

3.0.23

No user visible changes. The following changes affected the build/test pipeline:

• Upgrade to Node 20 by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1130
• Pass through the Sentry DSN if available

Full Changelog: v3.0.22...v3.0.23

3.0.22

What's Changed

• Allow local storage settings to be overridden by @microbit-robert in #1129

Full Changelog: v3.0.21...v3.0.22

3.0.21

What's Changed

• Fix auto-complete layout at narrow widths by @microbit-robert in #1126
• Add flag to hide language setting menu by @microbit-robert in #1128

Full Changelog: v3.0.20...v3.0.21

3.0.20

What's Changed

• Cookie consent integration by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1124

Full Changelog: v3.0.19...v3.0.20

3.0.19

What's Changed

• Update fragile WebUSB error matching code. by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1122
• GH action: fix routing of prefix setting by @microbit-matt-hillsdon in #1123

Full Changelog: v3.0.18...v3.0.19