LibTracker Updates 11/25/24: Simplify Dependency Management with this simple SBOM Tool
We are excited to announce the latest updates to *LibTracker*, our VSCode extension designed for professionals to simplify software bill of materials (SBOM) management. With LibTracker, you can effortlessly analyze and manage your apps, ensuring up-to-date versions, addressing security vulnerabilities, and resolving licensing issues—all at a glance.
Access it here: [LibTracker on VSCode Marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=windmillcode-publisher-0.lib-tracker)
### New Features in the Latest Release:
- **Grouped Paths**: Added the ability to associate multiple apps with a root folder, easing project transfers between computers.
- **App Detail Page**:
- **Subdependency Information**: View detailed info and license info for subdependencies.
- Toggle between root and subdependency data to explore license and CVE details.
- **Bulk Group Path Update**:
- Recursively searches for app basenames within directories. or the exact subPath. Can specify a recusion level
### Upcoming Features:
- **App Detail Page Enhancements**:
- Integration of CVE details for all subdependencies.
- Search functionality extended to include nested child rows.
- Expand and collapse all subtables within rows for streamlined navigation.
- Responsive design updates to allow a card-based layout for improved usability.
- **Toggle Select All Apps**: Introducing a select-all option on the project detail page.
- **Workspace Folder Management**: Development depends on VSCode API’s ability to support VSCode profiles.
- **SBOM Generation**: Investigating whether to retrieve license and CVE details for every version of each package used in the app.
### Future Milestones (Exploring Feasibility):
- **Git Backup Changes**: Enhancements to streamline version control and backup capabilities.
- **AI-Powered Summaries**: Considering automated generation of license and CVE category summaries.
- **Subdependency Navigation**: Exploring the possibility of linking subdependencies in the license pane to their locations in the dependency table
- **Advanced Table Features** - the current package does not support
- child row search
- expand and collapse all subtables in a given row
- responsiveness (remove columns or using cards at a certain viewport)