ThinkReview - Version 1.4.4 Release Notes
Release Date: 1 December 2025
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🎯 What's New
Interactive Review Items 🔍
Click to Dive Deeper: All review items are now clickable! Instantly explore more details about any aspect of your code review.
- Clickable Score Metrics: Click on any scoring element to get detailed explanations and insights
- Interactive Best Practices: Tap on best practice recommendations to learn more and see examples
- Security Issue Exploration: Click security issues to understand the risks and recommended fixes
- Suggestion Details: Click on any suggestion to get comprehensive information and implementation guidance
How It Works:
Simply click on any scoring, best practice, security issue, or suggestion in your review. ThinkReview will instantly send your question to the AI copilot chat, providing you with deeper insights and detailed explanations. This makes it easier than ever to understand and act on review feedback.
Why This Matters:
No more wondering what a score means or how to implement a suggestion. With one click, you can dive deeper into any aspect of your code review and get the context you need to make informed decisions.
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Feedback System 👍👎
Help Us Improve: New thumbs up and thumbs down buttons next to each AI response help us improve review quality and customize your experience.
- Quick Feedback: Rate each AI response with a simple thumbs up or thumbs down
- Quality Improvement: Your feedback helps us train better models and improve review accuracy
- Personalized Experience: Feedback helps customize the review experience to your preferences
- Non-Blocking: Feedback is submitted in the background, so it never slows down your workflow
How It Works:
After each AI response in the review, you'll see thumbs up 👍 and thumbs down 👎 buttons. Click them to share your feedback. Your input helps us understand what works well and what needs improvement, making ThinkReview better for everyone.
Why This Matters:
Your feedback directly shapes the future of ThinkReview. By sharing what you like and don't like, you're helping us create a tool that better serves your needs and the needs of the entire developer community.
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⚡ Performance Improvements
Storage Cleanup & Optimization 🚀
Faster Reviews, Especially for Large PRs: We've cleaned up obsolete resources and removed unnecessary code diff patches from internal storage, making ThinkReview significantly faster.
- Removed Obsolete Patch Storage: Eliminated unnecessary storage of code diff patches that were slowing down the extension
- Removed Patch Viewer: Cleaned up unused patch viewer components and related handlers
- Optimized Context Management: Refactored code review calls to avoid overwhelming the context window with unnecessary patch data
- Streamlined API Calls: All external code review calls now go through a unified cloud service interface
Performance Impact:
- Faster Initial Load: Reviews start faster, especially for large pull requests
- Reduced Memory Usage: Less data stored locally means better performance
- Smoother Experience: Cleaner codebase results in more responsive interactions
- Better Scalability: Optimized for handling large PRs with many files and changes
Technical Improvements:
- Removed redundant download patch handlers and calls
- Eliminated patch storage from internal extension storage
- Refactored reviewPatchCode calls to use centralized cloud service
- Optimized conversation history to exclude unnecessary patch data from context window
Before:
- Large PRs could feel sluggish due to storing and processing unnecessary patch data
- Patch viewer components consumed resources even when not used
- Redundant API calls and handlers added overhead
After:
- Reviews load faster, especially noticeable with large PRs ✅
- Cleaner, more efficient codebase with less overhead ✅
- Better memory management and smoother overall experience ✅
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🔧 Additional Improvements
Code Quality Enhancements
- Consolidated Scroll Behavior: Improved chat scrolling efficiency by consolidating scroll functions
- Better Listener Management: Previous event listeners are now properly cleaned up before creating new ones, preventing memory leaks
- Optimized Chat Updates: Chat area scrolling is now handled more efficiently through the append function
- Unified API Interface: All code review API calls now go through a centralized cloud service for better maintainability
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📝 Usage Tips
1. Exploring Review Items:
- Click on any score, best practice, security issue, or suggestion to get more details
- The AI copilot will automatically receive your question and provide comprehensive answers
- Use this feature to understand the reasoning behind any review feedback
2. Providing Feedback:
- Use thumbs up 👍 when a review response is helpful or accurate
- Use thumbs down 👎 when a response needs improvement
- Your feedback helps us improve ThinkReview for everyone
3. Large PR Performance:
- You should notice faster review generation, especially with large pull requests
- The cleanup means less data stored locally, resulting in better overall performance
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🐛 Bug Fixes
- Fixed Memory Leaks: Proper cleanup of event listeners prevents memory accumulation over time
- Improved Scroll Behavior: Fixed inefficient scrolling that could cause performance issues
- Optimized Context Usage: Removed unnecessary patch data from conversation history to prevent context window overflow
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📞 Support
Having issues or suggestions? We'd love to hear from you:
- Bug Reports: Click the "Report a 🐞" button in the review panel
- Feedback Form: Share Your Feedback
- Rate Us: Leave a review on the Chrome Web Store
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Thank you for using ThinkReview! 🚀
Making code reviews faster, more interactive, and better with your feedback.