This page is a list of notable changes made in each version. Every time a tip is added the patch version is incremented, so there will be a lot of patch version changes not documented here.
Features:
- Added
BiweeklyandMonthlyoptions to theAutomaticallyWritePowerShellTipconfiguration setting to allow more flexibility in how often tips are automatically shown.
Fixes:
- Write module's last auto-update time and last auto-write tip time to file using a universal format instead of an OS-dependent format to avoid errors parsing the datetime when the module loads.
Features:
- Allow specifying the tip
Authorso they can get credit for the tip.
Features:
- Add a newline after the tip's "More information:" header and each URL to make it look nicer.
Features:
- Added an
ExpiryDateproperty to thePowerShellTipclass to allow tips to be automatically removed after a certain date. This is useful for tips that are no longer relevant after a certain date, such as tips about a specific event or conference.
Features:
- Added TipRetrievalOrder configuration option to allow users to control the order in which tips are retrieved; NewestFirst, OldestFirst, or Random. Default is NewestFirst.
Features:
- Added new
Securitycategory for tips.
Features:
- Add a newline after the tip's "Example:" header to make the example code easier to read and look nicer.
- Made New-PowerShellTip.ps1 script more resilient to bad user input.
Breaking Changes:
- Removed the
MinPowerShellVersionproperty from thePowerShellTipclass, as it was not used often enough to justify the complexity it added to be a 1st class property.
Features:
- Remember which tips have been shown and don't show them again until all tips have been shown.
Features:
- Added new
Performancecategory for tips.
Breaking Changes:
- Renamed the
CoreCmdletcategory toNativeCmdlet.
Fixes:
- Handle passing an invalid Tip ID to
Write-PowerShellTipmore gracefully and display user-friendly error.
Features:
- Update
Remove-TiPSImportFromPowerShellProfileto match against additionalImport-Module -Name tiPSpatterns.
Features:
- Added new
CoreCmdletcategory for tips.
Features:
- Added
Remove-TiPSImportFromPowerShellProfilefunction.
Breaking Changes:
- Rename
Edit-PowerShellProfileToImportTiPStoAdd-TiPSImportToPowerShellProfile
- Initial beta release