Re: [xsl] [ANN] Release 2.0.0 of the XSLT/XPath extension for VS Code by DeltaXignia

["Chris Papademetrious chrispitude@xxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Phil,

These are exciting updates, thank you! The docstring updates are especially
cool.

 - Chris



On Fri, Oct 2, 2026 at 11:03b/AM Philip Fearon pgfearo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <
xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Dear List,
>
> With the promising progress with XSLT 4.0 on the one side and the
> relentless march of AI on the other, these are interesting times for
> XSLT developers indeed.
>
> In this context, I'm pleased to announce our latest update for VS
> Code's extension for XSLT/XPath - Release 2.0.0.
>
> This is a major release with many improvements, it's been over a year
> since our last update. A significant part of the work for this release
> was dedicated to extending and updating language support for XSLT
> 4.0/XPath 4.0 - as implemented in Saxon 13. I'll focus on XSLT 4.0 as
> this has been my favourite part of the work, but there are many new
> features too of course that benefit XSLT 3.0 users or those preparing
> to migrate to XSLT 4.0.
>
> The new XSLT 4.0 record and enum and JNode types along with
> <xsl:switch/> are of particular interest for me.
>
> The highlight for me though is the <xsl:note> instruction - allowing
> us to add descriptions for all our types, modules, functions and
> templates etc. to surface them in a more usable way for the developer
> (human or otherwise).
>
> For this, we're introducing a new code documenting format 'xdoc-md' -
> based on the xqdoc tags but we're using Markdown as the method for
> highlighting descriptions. Whenever you hover on a typed symbol,
> function, module etc. any documentation for this will be shown along
> with other symbol-specific data, such as a function signature or an
> enum's values.
>
> If you'd like to try out XSLT 4.0 with this extension you just need VS
> Code, our extension and a licensed copy of Saxon-PE/EE.
>
> This update is now available for installation on the VS Code
> MarketPlace at:
> https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=deltaxml.xslt-xpath
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Phil Fearon