What's Changed

• [docs] Use CARGO_PKG_VERSION instead of master when linking by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/649
• Write docs to standard output by @hdwalters in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/655
• Unindent main block by @hdwalters in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/654
• Improve docs usage links by @hdwalters in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/653
• Failable types -> failable functions by @b1ek in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/642
• fix: validate function argument names for duplicates by @MuhamedMagdi in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/680
• feat(install): removed from repo by @Mte90 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/644
• replace_regex: remove bash word boundary when detecting gnused by @Aleksanaa in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/686
• New translation modules architecture by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/678
• Added Git version at build-time by @Thesola10 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/685
• test: Use the bash container and a matrix strategy for bash versions by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/616
• Replace Amber text interpolation with Bash parameter expansion by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/592
• fix: base_base_image -> base_bash_image by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/704
• Add Variable Statement Translation Fragment by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/698
• Run workflows on main and staging branches by @b1ek in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/705
• vscode debug profile by @b1ek in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/692
• Add function that returns installed bash version by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/703
• Fix CI/CD regarding bash_version PR by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/708
• Fix CI pipeline for old Bash versions and add macOS support. by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/701
• fix: Update condition to filter Bash 4.4 or later by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/709
• Feat: Improve date library by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/712
• Introduce optimizer - remove unused variables by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/706
• chore(test): fix bash_error_exit_code of macos runner by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/710
• Fix shfmt when comparing lexically by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/715
• Fix clippy::uninlined_format_args by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/722
• docs: Fix the comment of UnOp group macro by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/720
• fix: Disable some GNU Sed only features by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/717
• feat(std/fs): Create cross OS compatible mktemp function by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/718
• [BUG] Bad escaping for a string with $ sequence #593 by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/594
• feat: Add "absurd cast" warning when casting Text to Bool by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/719
• test: Add bash 5.3 by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/725
• Remove mistakenly added code in fs.ab by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/730
• Add new Int type by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/721
• Remove shfmt postprocessor support as it was rendered redundant by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/735
• Add warning for invalid escape sequences in string literals by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/732
• feat: Give auto deletion funtionality to temp_dir_create() by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/726
• chore(text.ab): Rename the parameters of text_contain*() functions to source and search by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/742
• Add optimizer for ephemeral (intermediate) variables by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/728
• ignore escaped newline in comments by @b1ek in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/741
• Unused variables that contain commands or subprocesses should not be optimized by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/746
• Fix remove global variables in functions by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/729
• Loop iterator has to be Int by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/752
• Fix concurrency issue in input tests by using unique temporary files by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/756
• Fix import statement error handling for star (*) in closure with helpful message by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/755
• Refactor CLI tests to use internal API with inline logic for improved simplicity by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/754
• Implement support for reverse range expressions (fixes #471) by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/753
• Improve escaping by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/759
• Add new and simpler release pipeline by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/758
• Implement while loop feature for Amber language by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/762
• Fix: Unused variables optimizer removes variables also in case of shorthand expression by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/763
• Unify block parsing to support both single-line and multi-line blocks consistently by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/765
• Implemented AMBER_HEADER and AMBER_FOOTER variables by @Thesola10 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/682
• Update standard library to use Int data types by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/768
• Improve errors when no failed block used after failable expression by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/769
• Update missing functions by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/774
• Fix error with nested arrays by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/780
• Introduce an intermediate state of texts between parsing and translating by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/772
• Implement succeeded block for handling command and function success by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/787
• Fix reversed ranges on Linux by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/785
• docs(stdlib): Fix typos by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/790
• Delete build.ab by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/793
• docs: Exactly describe the current behaviors of std/array by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/788
• chore!(stdlib): Make five stdlib functions failable instead of returning a bool by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/791
• fix: Use globally unique id for the arguments of the main function by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/796
• Make array_first and array_shift fail when the array is empty by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/789
• Migrate tests bash calls to builtin by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/794
• Implement sudo command modifier by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/782
• feat(std/array): Add array_filled by @UrbanCoffee in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/783
• [Feature] Add then block for handling command exit codes by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/800
• Use recent syntax and stdlib in install.ab by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/792
• Add parameter support to failed block for capturing exit codes by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/806
• Improve error message for '?' operator usage by @Mte90 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/805
• Remove __ prefix from variable and function names in generated Bash code by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/804
• Correct interpolation within single-quoted strings in commands by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/808
• Remove rotten TODOs by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/809
• Ignore double-quoted single quote when escaping by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/814
• Add more reserved words by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/812
• Remove __ prefix from args of the main function by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/817
• Stabilize single-quoted command interpolation (third fix) by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/819
• Fix main args global id reuse in translation by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/825
• Revert "Add warning for invalid escape sequences in string literals (#732)" by @lens0021 in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/823
• Separate type-checking from ParsingModule to new TypeCheckModule trait by @Copilot in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/770
• Added improvements to stdlib by @KrosFire in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/821
• Make Text to emit warning in any cast by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/832
• fail now proprely validates a variable Type by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/836
• Refactor Statement module by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/839
• Function body is parsed when not called by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/830
• Resolve issues with not covered warnings in tests by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/841
• Optimize docs gen usage examples for LSP by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/843
• Release Amber 0.5.0-alpha by @Ph0enixKM in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/760

New Contributors

• @Aleksanaa made their first contribution in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/686
• @Thesola10 made their first contribution in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/685
• @Copilot made their first contribution in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/735
• @UrbanCoffee made their first contribution in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/783
• @KrosFire made their first contribution in https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/pull/821

Full Changelog: https://github.com/amber-lang/amber/compare/0.4.0-alpha...0.5.0-alpha