norn-cli 1.2.5 → 1.3.1

package/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,37 @@
 
 All notable changes to the "Norn" extension will be documented in this file.
 
+## [1.3.1] - 2026-02-08
+
+- **Clickable JSON Properties**: Click any JSON value in the response panel to generate an assertion
+  - Hover over any value (string, number, boolean, null) to highlight it
+  - Click to automatically insert `assert $var.body.path == value` at the end of the sequence
+  - Works with nested objects and arrays (e.g., `body.user.address.city`, `body.items[0].name`)
+  - String values are properly escaped with quotes
+  - Toast notification confirms assertion added
+
+- **Response Comparison**: Compare any two API responses with VS Code's built-in diff view
+  - New "⇄ Compare" button next to "📋 Copy" on response bodies
+  - Click on first response, then click another to open side-by-side diff
+  - Responses are pretty-printed JSON for easy comparison
+  - Toast notification guides user: "Select another response to compare"
+  - Works in both sequence results and single request views
+  - State resets automatically after diff opens
+
+## [1.3.0] - 2026-02-07
+
+### Added- **Retry and Backoff**: Automatically retry failed HTTP requests with configurable backoff
+  - Syntax: `GET url retry 3 backoff 200 ms` (retry up to 3 times with 200ms linear backoff)
+  - Works with direct URLs, named endpoints, and named requests
+  - Supports time units: `ms`, `s`, `seconds`, `milliseconds`
+  - Response panel shows retry indicator: 🔄 `retried 2x`
+  - CLI shows retry attempts in real-time
+  - Retries on 5xx errors, 429 rate limiting, and network failures
+
+### Improved
+- **Syntax highlighting**: Variable references `{{var}}` now highlighted inside print strings
+- **Better pattern recognition**: `test sequence` correctly terminates request blocks in all contexts
+
 ## [1.2.5] - 2026-02-07
 
 ### Improved

package/README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ A powerful REST client extension for VS Code with sequences, assertions, environ
 - **Named Requests**: Define reusable requests with `[RequestName]` and call them with `run RequestName`
 - **Conditionals**: Control flow with `if/end if` blocks based on response data
 - **Wait Commands**: Add delays between requests with `wait 1s` or `wait 500ms`
+- **Retry and Backoff**: Automatically retry failed requests with `retry 3 backoff 200 ms`
 - **JSON File Loading**: Load test data from JSON files with `run readJson ./file.json`
 - **Property Updates**: Modify loaded JSON data inline with `config.property = value`
 - **Script Execution**: Run bash, PowerShell, or JavaScript scripts within sequences
@@ -606,6 +607,37 @@ sequence RateLimitedFlow
 end sequence
 ```
 
+### Retry and Backoff
+
+Automatically retry failed HTTP requests with configurable backoff:
+
+```bash
+sequence RetryExample
+    # Retry up to 3 times with 200ms linear backoff (200ms, 400ms, 600ms)
+    var result = GET "https://api.example.com/flaky-endpoint" retry 3 backoff 200 ms
+    
+    # Works with named endpoints from .nornapi files
+    var user = GET UserEndpoint retry 2 backoff 500 ms
+    
+    # Works with named requests
+    var data = run FlakyRequest retry 3 backoff 100 ms
+    
+    # Retry only (uses default 1 second backoff)
+    var simple = GET "https://api.example.com/status" retry 2
+end sequence
+```
+
+**Retries trigger on:**
+- 5xx server errors (500, 502, 503, etc.)
+- 429 rate limiting
+- Network failures and timeouts
+
+**Time units:**
+- `ms` or `milliseconds` - e.g., `backoff 200 ms`
+- `s` or `seconds` - e.g., `backoff 2 s`
+
+The response panel shows a retry indicator (🔄 retried 2x) when retries occurred.
+
 ### JSON File Loading
 
 Load test data from external JSON files: