JSONinja v1.3.2

Added

• 🔍 Enter Key Navigation for Search - Press Enter to go to next search result, Shift+Enter for previous
• 📋 Dynamic Version Display - About dialog and settings now show version from package.json instead of hardcoded value

Fixed

• 🔄 Search Navigation - Fixed issue where clicking next/previous buttons would scroll to top instead of navigating to search results
• 🔍 Search Highlighting for Partial Matches - Fixed highlighting not working for partial matches within values (e.g., searching "sarah" in "383555SMITH,SARAH")
• 📜 Virtual Scrolling Search Navigation - Fixed "line element not found" error when searching in very large JSON files (>50,000 lines)
• 👁️ Show Whitespace Toggle - Fixed whitespace visualization not appearing when toggled (now properly triggers re-render)

Improved

• 🎨 Modern Select Box Styling - Updated select dropdowns in settings with custom styling, proper dark mode support, and smooth transitions
• 🌙 Select Dropdown Dark Mode - Fixed dropdown options showing with poor contrast (white background with light gray text) in dark mode

v1.3.1

Skipped due to build errors. See CHANGELOG for updates.

JSONinja v1.3.0

Added

• 🌍 Character Encoding Detection - Automatic detection and handling of files with special characters
  • Auto-detects Latin-1 (ISO-8859-1) encoded files
  • Shows encoding notification with options to switch between UTF-8, Latin-1, and Windows-1252
  • Encoding warnings for files with unreadable characters
  • Seamless file reloading with different encodings
• 🖱️ OS Context Menu Integration - "Open with JSONinja" right-click support
  • Installer version automatically registers file associations
  • Portable version includes menu options for manual registration/unregistration
  • Single instance enforcement - opening files launches existing window
  • Command-line file argument support for external file managers
• 🔢 Enhanced Line Number Display - Improved handling for files with 3-4+ digit line numbers
  • Increased gutter width to accommodate large line numbers
  • Fixed vertical alignment issues between line numbers and content
  • Better fold button integration in the gutter
• 🌈 Improved Rainbow Brackets - Better color alternation for array elements
  • Each object within an array now gets different bracket colors
  • Proper color matching for opening and closing brackets
  • Array element index tracking for consistent coloring
• 🚀 Large File Performance - Three-tier optimization system for files of any size
  • Normal rendering for files under 5,000 lines
  • Progressive rendering with idle callbacks for 5,000-50,000 lines
  • Virtual scrolling for 50,000+ lines (only renders visible content)
  • File size warnings for files over 10MB
  • Can easily handle over 1 million lines.

Changed

• 🏗️ Complete Rendering Engine Rewrite - Rebuilt the entire JSON rendering system from scratch
  • The new engine provides better performance and more reliable line number handling
  • Note: Array index display and string length badges from 1.2.0 were removed (to be reimplemented)

Fixed

• 📝 Word Wrap CSS - Fixed word wrap not working due to CSS specificity issues
• 🔄 Encoding Metadata Preservation - Fixed file metadata being lost during tab updates
• 📁 Sidebar File Loading - "Load JSON" button now uses same encoding detection as File menu
• 🎨 Theme Consistency - Fixed encoding warning/success message colors for all themes
• 🖼️ Icon References - Fixed missing icon file references in build configuration

Improved

• 🎯 Consistent File Opening - Both File menu and sidebar button use identical file handling
• 📊 Better Error Handling - Clear error messages for encoding issues
• 🔧 Registry Integration - More robust Windows registry entries for file associations
• 🎨 UI Polish - Better spacing and layout for encoding notifications

Technical Improvements

• 🔐 Single Instance Lock - Prevents multiple app instances and handles file arguments
• 📝 Encoding Library - Integrated iconv-lite for comprehensive encoding support
• 🏗️ Build Configuration - Added file associations to electron-builder config
• 🧹 Code Cleanup - Removed all debug console.log statements for production

v1.2.0

Added

• 🔢 Array Index Display - Shows [0], [1], [2] indices for all array items with optional toggle (default: on)
• 📏 String Length Badges - Character count display for long strings with configurable threshold (default: >20 chars)
• 🖥️ Full-Screen Mode - Toggle with F11 key or sidebar button to hide UI chrome for maximum JSON viewing space
• 📁 Recent Files Menu - Quick access to last 10 opened files with persistent storage across sessions
• ⌨️ Enhanced Keyboard Support - Added F11 full-screen toggle to existing keyboard shortcuts
• ⚙️ Configurable Settings - Selectable character count threshold for string length badges
• 🔄 State-Preserving Toggles - Tree expansion state maintained when toggling display options

Fixed

• 🔢 Line Numbers Display - Fixed line numbers showing in pairs (1 2, 3 4) by adding proper CSS whitespace handling
• 🖱️ Click-to-Expand - Fixed individual JSON node expand/collapse functionality that wasn't working due to CSS selector mismatch
• 📝 JSON Property Formatting - Each key-value pair now displays on separate lines instead of being cramped on single lines
• 🔗 Nested Object Commas - Fixed malformed HTML where commas appeared outside nested object structures
• 🎛️ Font Size UI Stability - Sidebar and settings panels now maintain fixed font sizes, preventing layout overflow when JSON font size increases
• 🏗️ Build Configuration - Added missing icon specification in package.json for proper app icons in built executables
• ⚠️ Code Modernization - Replaced deprecated substr() with slice() method
• 🌈 Rainbow Brackets Sync - Fixed synchronization between sidebar and settings panel rainbow bracket toggles
• 🌳 Tree State Preservation - Tree no longer collapses when toggling rainbow brackets or other display settings

Improved

• 🎨 Visual Navigation - Array indices and string lengths make large JSON structures easier to browse
• 🚀 Workflow Efficiency - Recent files menu speeds up access to frequently used JSON files
• 📺 Viewing Experience - Full-screen mode provides distraction-free environment for large data sets
• 🎛️ UI Organization - Cleaner sidebar layout with logical grouping of controls
• 🔧 Settings Management - Better synchronization between quick controls and detailed settings

Technical Improvements

• 🎨 CSS Architecture - Improved separation between UI font sizes and JSON content font sizes
• 🔧 HTML Structure - Better handling of nested JSON elements with proper div wrapping for consistent line breaks
• 📐 Layout Stability - Added flex constraints to prevent UI elements from growing with content font size changes
• 🆔 Deterministic Node IDs - Tree nodes now use path-based IDs for reliable state preservation
• 🔄 Deep Settings Merge - Proper handling of nested settings when loading from storage

Linux releases are untested.

JSONinja v1.1.0 - Rainbow Brackets

🌈 Rainbow Brackets - Visual nesting enhancement
🎨 Theme-aware rainbow colors
🔧 JSON formatting improvements

Initial Release

JSONinja v1.0.0 - Initial Release

We're excited to introduce JSONinja - a powerful, customizable JSON viewer built with Electron!

🎉 What's Included

Core Features

• Multi-tab Interface - Work with multiple JSON files simultaneously
• File Operations - Load JSON files or paste content directly
• Real-time Validation - Instant JSON syntax validation and error reporting
• Format & Minify - Pretty-print or minify JSON with one click
• Tree View - Collapsible JSON structure with expand/collapse all

Advanced Search

• Multi-mode Search - Search keys, values, or both
• Real-time Highlighting - Instant visual feedback with match navigation
• Keyboard Navigation - Previous/next result controls

Customization

• 4 Built-in Themes - Dark, Light, GitHub, and Monokai
• Font Options - 5 coding fonts with adjustable sizes
• Color Coding - Customize colors for all JSON data types
• Behavior Settings - Auto-expand, data type badges, line numbers, word wrap

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Ctrl/Cmd + T - New tab
• Ctrl/Cmd + O - Open file
• Ctrl/Cmd + F - Search
• Ctrl/Cmd + E - Expand all
• Ctrl/Cmd + , - Settings

📦 Downloads

Choose the appropriate download for your platform:

• Windows: JSONinja-Setup-1.0.0.exe (Installer) or JSONinja-1.0.0.exe (Portable)
• Linux: JSONinja-1.0.0.AppImage (Universal)

🚀 Getting Started

1. Download and install JSONinja for your platform
2. Launch the application
3. Load a JSON file or paste JSON content to begin
4. Explore the settings to customize your experience

📋 Requirements

• Windows: Windows 10 or later
• Linux: Most modern distributions

🐛 Known Issues

• Large JSON files (>10MB) may experience slower performance
• Search in very large files may take a few seconds

🙏 Feedback

Found a bug or have a feature request? Please open an issue on GitHub.

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