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

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)