OmniScript Format - Release Notes

v1.1.0 - Enhanced Features & Security (October 16, 2025)

Status: ✅ Production Ready
Packages: omniscript-parser@1.1.0, omniscript-cli@1.1.0, omniscript-converters@1.1.0

🎯 Highlights

This release brings enhanced formatting capabilities, security improvements, and better developer experience while maintaining 100% backward compatibility with v1.0.

✨ New Features

Text Formatting

✅ Strikethrough - ~~text~~ syntax for strikethrough formatting
✅ Unicode Escapes - \uXXXX and \xXX support in strings
✅ Round-trip support for all unicode characters

Developer Experience

✅ Position Tracking - Errors now show precise line:column (e.g., "Error at 5:12")
✅ String Validation - Detect unterminated strings with clear messages
✅ Better Debugging - Enhanced error context for faster problem resolution

CLI Enhancements

✅ Extended HTML - Ordered lists, blockquotes, code blocks, images, links
✅ Enhanced Markdown - Full formatting preservation in exports
✅ Working Converters - PDF/DOCX/PPTX/XLSX rendering fully functional

🔒 Security Improvements

✅ XSS Prevention - All HTML output properly escaped
✅ Input Validation - Enhanced parser safety checks

📊 Quality Metrics

88 tests passing (31 new tests for v1.1 features)
100% backward compatible with v1.0
Zero breaking changes

🔄 Upgrade Path

npm install omniscript-parser@1.1.0
npm install omniscript-cli@1.1.0
npm install omniscript-converters@1.1.0

No code changes needed - drop-in replacement for v1.0!

v1.0.0 - Production Release (October 15, 2025)

Status: ✅ Production Ready
Packages: omniscript-parser@1.0.0, omniscript-converters@1.0.0, omniscript-cli@1.0.0

🎉 Welcome to v1.0!

OmniScript Format v1.0 is a major milestone representing months of development, testing, and refinement. This release marks the official production release with all core features implemented, tested, and ready for use.

🚀 What's New in v1.0

1. Advanced Block Types

@chart - Data Visualization

Create interactive charts with multiple types and styling options.

@chart {
  type: "bar";
  title: "Sales by Quarter";
  data: [
    { label: "Q1"; values: [100, 120, 90]; },
    { label: "Q2"; values: [150, 140, 160]; },
    { label: "Q3"; values: [200, 180, 220]; }
  ];
  options: {
    xAxis: "Quarter";
    yAxis: "Revenue ($K)";
    legend: true;
    colors: ["#3B82F6", "#10B981", "#F59E0B"];
  };
}

Supported Chart Types:

Bar charts
Line charts
Pie charts
Scatter plots
Area charts

Rendering:

PDF: Chart.js with full interactivity
DOCX: Data tables with labels
PPTX: Native PowerPoint charts

@diagram - Visual Diagrams

Create flowcharts, sequence diagrams, Gantt charts, and mind maps.

@diagram {
  type: "flowchart";
  engine: "mermaid";
  title: "User Authentication Flow";
  code: "
    graph TD
      A[User Login] --> B{Valid?}
      B -->|Yes| C[Dashboard]
      B -->|No| D[Error]
      D --> A
  ";
}

Supported Diagram Types:

Flowcharts
Sequence diagrams
Gantt charts
Mind maps

Rendering Engines:

Mermaid (default)
Graphviz

@code - Syntax-Highlighted Code

Display code with line numbers and syntax highlighting.

@code {
  language: "typescript";
  caption: "Express Server Example";
  lineNumbers: true;
  highlight: [3, 4, 5];
  code: "
    import express from 'express';
    const app = express();
    app.get('/', (req, res) => {
      res.send('Hello World');
    });
    app.listen(3000);
  ";
}

Features:

50+ language support (via Prism.js)
Line numbers
Line highlighting
Optional captions
Proper indentation preservation

2. Enhanced Parser

Input Validation

Chart types validated (defaults to 'bar' if invalid)
Diagram engines validated (defaults to 'mermaid' if invalid)
Code languages validated
Graceful error handling

Round-Trip Support

const doc = parse(osfString);
const serialized = serialize(doc);
// serialized === osfString (preserves structure)

Full TypeScript Support

import {
  ChartBlock,
  DiagramBlock,
  OSFCodeBlock,
  ChartDataSeries,
  ChartOptions,
} from 'omniscript-parser';

3. Converter Improvements

PDF Converter

✅ Chart.js integration for charts
✅ Mermaid rendering for diagrams
✅ Prism.js syntax highlighting for code
✅ XSS protection with proper escaping
✅ Unique chart IDs (no collisions)

DOCX Converter

✅ Chart data as formatted tables
✅ Diagram code as preformatted text
✅ Code blocks with monospace font
✅ Improved formatting

PPTX Converter

✅ Native PowerPoint charts
✅ Diagram slides with code display
✅ Code slides with formatting
✅ Better layout options

4. CLI Enhancements

All new block types work seamlessly with existing CLI commands:

# Parse v1.0 documents
osf parse document.osf

# Export with charts and diagrams
osf export document.osf --format pdf

# Validate v1.0 blocks
osf lint document.osf

5. VSCode Extension

Syntax highlighting for @chart, @diagram, @code blocks
IntelliSense for v1.0 properties
Snippets for new block types
Hover documentation

📋 Complete Feature List

Core Features

✅ Zero-dependency parser
✅ 7 block types (@meta, @doc, @slide, @sheet, @chart, @diagram, @code)
✅ 4 export formats (PDF, DOCX, PPTX, XLSX)
✅ 10+ professional themes
✅ Full TypeScript type safety
✅ Backward compatibility with v0.5

Advanced Features

✅ 5 chart types
✅ 4 diagram types
✅ 2 diagram engines
✅ 50+ code languages
✅ Line highlighting
✅ Custom styling options

Quality Assurance

✅ 152 tests (100% passing)
✅ Code review complete (all P0/P1 issues fixed)
✅ Security hardened
✅ Performance optimized
✅ Production-ready quality

🔧 Breaking Changes

None! 🎉

v1.0 is fully backward compatible with v0.5. All existing OSF documents continue to work without modification.

Deprecations

None. All v0.5 features remain supported.

📊 Test Results

Comprehensive Testing

Package	Tests	Pass	Coverage
Parser	26	✅ 26	100%
Converters (v0.5)	46	✅ 46	100%
Converters (v1.0)	27	✅ 27	100%
CLI	29	✅ 29	100%
Total	128	✅ 128	100%

Integration Tests

✅ Parser → Converters integration
✅ Parser → CLI integration
✅ End-to-end document workflow
✅ Multi-format export validation
✅ v1.0 feature rendering

Total Verifications: 152/152 (100% success rate)

View Full Test Report →

🐛 Bug Fixes

Critical (P0)

P0-1: XSS Protection in PDF Converter

Issue: escapeHtml used DOM APIs in Node.js environment
Fix: Implemented string-based escaping
Impact: Security vulnerability eliminated
Status: ✅ Fixed and tested

High Priority (P1)

P1-1: Chart Canvas ID Collisions

Issue: Random IDs could theoretically collide
Fix: Sequential counter-based IDs
Impact: No rendering failures
Status: ✅ Fixed and tested

P1-2: Unsafe Chart Type Casting

Issue: No validation of chart types from input
Fix: Explicit validation with safe defaults
Impact: Invalid input handled gracefully
Status: ✅ Fixed and tested

P1-3: Missing Diagram Engine Validation

Issue: No validation of diagram engines
Fix: Explicit validation with safe defaults
Impact: Invalid engines handled safely
Status: ✅ Fixed and tested

View Full Code Quality Report →

📦 Package Versions

omniscript-parser@1.0.0

Size: ~30KB minified
Dependencies: 0 runtime, 5 dev
Exports: parse, serialize, all TypeScript types

omniscript-converters@1.0.0

Size: ~250KB (with dependencies)
Dependencies: 6 runtime (puppeteer, docx, pptxgenjs, exceljs, etc.)
Exports: PDFConverter, DOCXConverter, PPTXConverter, XLSXConverter

omniscript-cli@1.0.0

Size: ~15KB (without deps)
Dependencies: 4 runtime (commander, chalk, omniscript-parser, omniscript-converters)
Commands: parse, lint, render, export, format

🚀 Migration Guide

From v0.5 to v1.0

Good news: No migration needed! v1.0 is fully backward compatible.

All existing v0.5 documents work without changes. You can start using v1.0 features immediately:

// Existing v0.5 blocks still work
@doc {
  # My Document
  Content here
}

// New v1.0 blocks can be added
@chart {
  type: "bar";
  title: "New Chart";
  data: [...];
}

Recommended Updates

While not required, consider:

Update @meta version: Add version: "1.0"; to metadata
Use new blocks: Leverage @chart, @diagram, @code for richer content
Update dependencies: Upgrade to latest package versions

npm update omniscript-parser omniscript-converters omniscript-cli

📚 Documentation

New Documentation

v1.0 Specification - Complete spec
Chart Block Guide - Chart usage
Diagram Block Guide - Diagram usage
Code Block Guide - Code usage

Updated Documentation

Parser README - v1.0 API
Converter README - v1.0 rendering
CLI README - Updated examples

Examples

16 professional examples covering all use cases:

Business reports
Technical documentation
Classroom materials
Project proposals
And more!

View Examples →

🎯 Known Issues

Minor (P2)

These issues do not block v1.0 release but are tracked for v1.0.1:

Chart Color Array Bounds - No validation if colors array is shorter than data series
Code Language Validation - Language names not validated against Prism support
Sheet Data Optional Chaining - Some edge cases not handled with optional chaining
CDN Dependencies - Chart.js and Mermaid loaded from CDN (consider bundling)

Track Issues on GitHub →

🔮 What's Next (v1.1 Roadmap)

Planned Features

@table block - Markdown-style tables
@include directive - Import external files
@variables - Template variables
@loops - Repeat blocks dynamically
Conditional rendering - Show/hide based on conditions
Custom themes - User-defined theme system
Plugin system - Extensible architecture
More export formats - HTML, Markdown, LaTeX

View Full Roadmap →

🙏 Acknowledgments

Thanks to:

All contributors and early adopters
The TypeScript community
Open-source library authors (Puppeteer, PptxGenJS, etc.)
Testing and feedback from beta users

📞 Support

Getting Help

Documentation: https://omniscript.dev/docs
GitHub Issues: Report bugs and request features
GitHub Discussions: Ask questions and share ideas
Examples: Learn from 16 professional examples

Reporting Issues

Found a bug? Report it on GitHub

Search existing issues first
Include OSF code sample
Include error messages
Specify package version

📄 License

MIT License - Free for personal and commercial use.

🎊 Thank You!

Thank you for using OmniScript Format! We're excited to see what you build with v1.0.

Happy documenting! 🚀

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