CharacterMarkdown - Updated for Gold Road v2.2.6

See CHANGELOG.md for full release notes.

[2.2.5] - 2025-12-26

[2.2.4] - 2025-12-06

🔧 Fixed

• ESOUI Compliance: Fixed package compliance issue that caused rejection
  • Removed all non-allowed file types (C/C++ headers, Python scripts, config files)
  • Enhanced build exclusion system to prevent future compliance issues
  • Added automated validation to detect ESOUI-disallowed files before upload
  • Package now contains only ESOUI-allowed files: *.lua, *.xml, *.txt, *.addon

🛠️ Cleanup

• Removed test and debug files from repository root
• Cleaned up temporary validation and test files
• Enhanced .build-ignore with comprehensive exclusions
• Improved ZIP validation script to catch compliance issues early

[2.2.3] - 2025-12-06

🛠️ Cleanup

• Removed dead code and documentation references for deprecated 'Discord' and 'Quick' output formats.
• Added documentation for the 'TONL' output format.

[2.2.2] - 2025-12-06

Added

• Companion Features: Enhanced companion data collection and display
  • Added "Available Companions" section listing all unlocked companions
  • Companion list now indicates if a companion is available or requires a quest
• Advanced Stats: Detailed breakdown of advanced combat statistics
  • Expanded stats collection to include more granular data points

Fixed

• Markdown Generation: Fixed several issues with document generation
  • Fixed double separators appearing in Table of Contents
  • Fixed chunking logic to prevent breaking inline markdown links
• Mermaid Diagrams: Comprehensive fixes for Champion Point diagrams
  • Fixed incorrect quoting of node IDs causing parse errors
  • Fixed diagram truncation issue by adjusting chunking limits
  • Corrected star connections and slottable status (e.g., Meticulous Disassembly)
  • Improved diagram layout (top-down direction, smoother curves)
• Stats: Fixed calculation of Healing Critical stat
• Companions: Fixed missing ability bar for active companion

Planned

• Export templates (user-defined markdown templates)
• Build comparison (compare two characters side-by-side)
• Historical tracking (save build snapshots)
• Guild integration (share builds to guild roster)
• Build import (parse markdown back to settings)

[2.2.1] - 2025-11-16

Fixed

• Test Validation: Improved test validation clarity and accuracy
  • Fixed confusing test summary message ("validation passed" now just "passed")
  • Fixed Backpack inventory pattern to handle both bold and non-bold formatting
  • Fixed Companion section detection to match both singular and plural forms ("Companion" and "Companions")
  • Test results now clearly indicate pass/fail status without ambiguity

[2.2.0] - 2025-11-15

Added

• Documentation System: Comprehensive documentation organization and tooling
  • Added docs/prompts/changelog_entry_prompt.md - AI-assisted CHANGELOG generation
  • Added docs/prompts/documentation_consolidation_prompt.md - Documentation cleanup automation
  • Added docs/DOCUMENTATION_AUDIT_GUIDE.md - Documentation health check guide
  • Added docs/RELEASE_TASKS_REFERENCE.md - Complete task command reference
  • Added docs/TASKFILE_ENHANCEMENTS.md - Taskfile improvements documentation
  • Added docs/VERSION_PLACEHOLDER_SYSTEM.md - Git-based versioning guide
  • Created archive/ directory for historical implementation docs
• Release Automation: Enhanced release workflow and validation
  • Comprehensive pre-release validation script (scripts/pre-release-check.sh)
  • New task commands: task release:check, task release:tag, task release:checklist
  • Documentation audit tasks: task docs:audit, task docs:links
  • Example file cleanup: task examples:trim with dry-run support
  • Git hook installation: task git:hooks:install for automated validation
• Scripts and Tools: New utility scripts for maintenance
  • scripts/trim-markdown.py - Clean up markdown files (remove chunk markers, excess padding)
  • scripts/README.md - Documentation for all project scripts

Changed

• Documentation Structure: Major reorganization for better maintainability
  • Moved 17 implementation/review docs to archive/ directory
  • Updated all documentation with improved formatting and cross-references
  • Enhanced RELEASE_CHECKLIST.md with AI automation instructions
  • Improved docs/PUBLISHING.md, docs/DEVELOPMENT.md, docs/ARCHITECTURE.md
  • Streamlined example files in assets/examples/ and assets/templates/
• GitHub Actions: Enhanced release workflow (release.yaml)
  • Better validation and error handling
  • Improved release artifact generation
• Taskfile: Expanded task automation (Taskfile.yaml)
  • New release management tasks
  • Documentation validation tasks
  • Example file cleanup tasks
  • Git operations tasks

Fixed

• Example Files: Cleaned up markdown examples
  • Removed chunk markers from example files
  • Reduced excessive trailing newlines
  • Improved readability for distribution

[2.1.11] - 2025-01-21

Fixed

• Critical: Fixed guild collector crash - Extended.lua was missing from manifest
  • Added src/collectors/Extended.lua to CharacterMarkdown.addon
  • Fixed "Attempt to call a nil value" error when collecting guild data
• Critical: Fixed Lua 5.1 compatibility - removed goto statement
  • Replaced goto continue with proper if control flow (Lua 5.2+ feature)
  • Guild collector now works in ESO's Lua 5.1 environment
• API Functions: Updated titles collector to use correct ESO API functions
  • Replaced deprecated GetPlayerTitle() / GetNumPlayerTitles() / GetPlayerTitleByIndex()
  • Now uses GetCurrentTitle(), GetTitleName(), GetNumTitles(), IsTitleKnown()
  • Updated Character.lua collector to use correct title API pattern
• Zone Completion: Enhanced zone completion tracking with POI-based API
  • Added three-tier fallback: GetZoneCompletionStatus() → POI tracking → manual calculation
  • More accurate zone completion percentages using Points of Interest (POI) system
  • Better handling of zones with partial completion data

Changed

• Error Handling: Enhanced SafeCollect() to handle nil function references gracefully
  • Prevents crashes when collectors fail to load
  • Better error messages for debugging
• Footer: Updated footer to show format instead of version
  • Changed from **Generated by Character Markdown v2.1.7**
  • Now shows: **Generated by Character Markdown (GITHUB)** (format-based)
  • Removed version number from footer output

Added

• Guild Data: Full guild membership information collection
  • Guild names, member counts, player rank, alliance
  • Uses correct API: GetGuildMemberInfo() and GetFinalGuildRankName()

[2.1.10] - 2025-01-21

Added

• Release Automation: Enhanced GitHub Actions workflow for automated releases
  • Automatic version updates in README_ESOUI.txt during release process
  • Improved release artifact generation and validation
  • Streamlined ESOUI upload process

Changed

• Release Process: Optimized workflow for better reliability
  • Better error handling in release automation
  • Enhanced ZIP package validation
  • Improved changelog extraction and formatting

CharacterMarkdown - Updated for Gold Road v2.1.9

See CHANGELOG.md for full release notes.