Beta release 0.16.0

Added

• Gitignore file to generated projects (#56)
• More examples (#61, #80)
• New RISC-V toolchains and a picotool selection
• New Project shortcut in empty explorer panel
• Debug build of the extension with extra logging
• Keyboard support for examples selection
• Restore Webview functionality for "Import" and "From Example" wizards
• ARM Toolchain 13.3 to the list of supported toolchains
• Flash (SWD) command for flashing over SWD
• Support for entry point file name defaulting to main.c (#60)
• UART feature for the new project wizard
• An uninstaller for SDKs and tools installed by the extension

Changed

• Updated README.md with new instructions and presentation (#43, #40)
• Updated dependencies
• Improved downloading of SDKs and tools
• Switch board command now includes a selector for RISC-V
• Use extension dependencies rather than extension pack (#59)
• Fix launch target path contains backslashes (#67)
• Fix launch.json synatx
• Fix minor webview presentation issues like loading of default project location or missing borders
• Better logging
• GitHub expired or invalid PAT handling and user feedback
• Improved labeling of action artifacts
• Fix python selection
• Fix SDK selector gets disabled if an example is selected (#71)
• Fix multiple issues where the webview would crash
• Fix webview disposing before setting html which would crash the editor panel without proper error handling
• Upgrade downloaded portable git on Windows x64 to 2.46.0
• Fix webview bugs related to the different layout for the "Import" and "From Example" wizard (#80)
• New style for the RISC-V selector in the new project wizard
• Fix option disablement in the new project from example wizard
• Fix a Git cloning issue on Windows (#73 thanks to @pxysource in #74)
• Conditional import of the pico-vscode.cmake script (thanks to @Mr-Bossman in #65)
• Fix missing OpenOCD adapter on Raspberry Pi OS and other Linux distributions (#62)
• Update to pico-sdk-tools v2.0.0-3
• Fix import webview null-pointer exceptions
• Fixed some minor issues in the Github workflows
• Fix project name validation for non example based projects
• Disabled saving of the last project location for project imports

Removed

• Legacy code
• Legacy compiler check
• Add examples code-gen option from the new project wizard

What's Changed

• Add more examples, with supported boards by @will-v-pi in #61
• Use extension dependencies by @will-v-pi in #59
• FIX #73, cd command need '/d' option on Windows (cmd.exe). by @pxysource in #74
• Check if pico-vscode.cmake file exists by @Mr-Bossman in #65
• Fix #62, OpenOCD missing adapter by @paulober in #72
• Uninstaller by @paulober in #79

New Contributors

• @pxysource made their first contribution in #74
• @Mr-Bossman made their first contribution in #65

Full Changelog: 0.15.2...0.16.0