RazorConsole v0.2.2

Released: December 5, 2025 | Milestone v0.2.2

RazorConsole v0.2.2 introduces a new StepChart component for data visualization, improves the documentation website with better navigation and performance, and delivers major codebase refactoring for improved maintainability and reliability.

Highlights

  • New StepChart Component: Added StepChart component for step/line graph visualization with customizable series, colors, and axis labeling (#219)
  • Repository Migration: Moved RazorConsole to the new RazorConsole organization on GitHub (#229)
  • Major Codebase Refactoring: Improved ConsoleRenderer architecture, added thread safety with System.Threading.Lock, migrated tests to Shouldly assertions, and added code coverage reporting (#221)
  • Website Navigation Improvements: Added hash-based documentation navigation, sticky sidebar, and markdown rendering optimization (#233)
  • Focus Management Documentation: Comprehensive docs for controlling focus behavior in console applications (#212)
  • New Collaborators Page: Added a dedicated page showcasing project contributors with bios and social links (#231)

Detailed Changes

Components & Rendering

  • New Components:

    • Added StepChart component with series support, customizable colors, axis labeling, and title styling (#219)
    • Added StepChart gallery example and website preview (#219)

  • Rendering Improvements:

    • Fixed render region updates for more reliable display output (#239)

Core Refactoring

  • Refactored ConsoleRenderer for improved readability and maintainability (#221)
  • Added code-generated logger extensions for proper logging support (#221)
  • Improved thread safety using System.Threading.Lock and fixed code duplication (#221)
  • Migrated test assertions to Shouldly for improved readability (#221)
  • Added code coverage reporting integration (#221)
  • Migrated to mirror test structure for easier navigation (#221)

Website & Documentation

  • Documentation Improvements:

    • Added focus management documentation (#212, fixes #129)
    • Added PlantUML diagrams to design-docs showing rendering pipeline (#214, fixes #208)
    • Fixed and updated documentation links, headers, and style issues across website, design-docs, and README (#236)

  • Website Enhancements:

    • Added hash-based routing for documentation sections with automatic scrolling (#233)
    • Optimized markdown component with React.memo to prevent unnecessary re-renders (#233)
    • Fixed CSS for sticky sidebar navigation (#233)
    • Added WASM lazy-loading and LoadingOverlay component for improved initial load performance (#238)
    • Added collaborators page with contributor bios, avatars, roles, and social media links (#231)
    • Updated footer documentation links (#237)

Build, Packaging & Repository

  • Updated all repository URLs from LittleLittleCloud/RazorConsole to RazorConsole/RazorConsole (#229)
  • Added NuGet package icon (#211, #213)

Acknowledgments

Special thanks to the contributors who made this release possible:

  • Skoreyko Misha (TeseySTD) for implementing the StepChart component, adding NuGet icons, and numerous website improvements including lazy-loading, navigation fixes, and documentation updates
  • ParadiseFallen for the major codebase refactoring, adding focus management documentation, and diagrams
  • Xiaoyun Zhang (LittleLittleCloud) for fixing render region updates and overseeing the repository migration

Full Changelog: https://github.com/RazorConsole/RazorConsole/compare/v0.2.0...v0.2.2

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