Adds what's new notification if page is disabled

src/extension.ts

@@ -284,21 +284,22 @@ async function showWelcomePage(version: string, previousVersion: string | undefi
 
     if (previousVersion !== version) {
         Logger.log(`GitLens upgraded from v${previousVersion} to v${version}`);
-
-        if (Versions.compare(Versions.fromString(previousVersion), Versions.from(8, 0, 0)) === 0) {
-            await commands.executeCommand(Commands.ShowWelcomePage);
-
-            return;
-        }
     }
 
-    if (!Container.config.showWhatsNewAfterUpgrades) return;
-
     const [major, minor] = version.split('.');
     const [prevMajor, prevMinor] = previousVersion.split('.');
-    if (major === prevMajor && minor === prevMinor) return;
-    // Don't notify on downgrades
-    if (major < prevMajor || (major === prevMajor && minor < prevMinor)) return;
+    if (
+        (major === prevMajor && minor === prevMinor) ||
+        // Don't notify on downgrades
+        (major < prevMajor || (major === prevMajor && minor < prevMinor))
+    ) {
+        return;
+    }
 
-    await commands.executeCommand(Commands.ShowWelcomePage);
+    if (Container.config.showWhatsNewAfterUpgrades) {
+        await commands.executeCommand(Commands.ShowWelcomePage);
+    }
+    else {
+        await Messages.showWhatsNewMessage(version);
+    }
 }

src/messages.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 import { commands, ConfigurationTarget, MessageItem, Uri, window } from 'vscode';
+import { Commands } from './commands';
 import { configuration, KeyMap } from './configuration';
 import { BuiltInCommands, CommandContext, setCommandContext } from './constants';
 import { Container } from './container';
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ export class Messages {
 
         const result = await Messages.showMessage(
             'info',
-            `While GitLens is offered to everyone for free, if you find it useful please consider supporting it. Thank you! ❤`,
+            `While GitLens is offered to everyone for free, if you find it useful, please consider [supporting](https://gitlens.amod.io/#support-gitlens) it. Thank you! ❤`,
             undefined,
             null,
             ...actions
@@ -171,6 +172,36 @@ export class Messages {
         }
     }
 
+    static async showWhatsNewMessage(version: string) {
+        const actions: MessageItem[] = [{ title: "What's New" }, { title: 'Release Notes' }, { title: '❤' }];
+
+        const result = await Messages.showMessage(
+            'info',
+            `GitLens has been updated to v${version} — check out what's new!`,
+            undefined,
+            null,
+            ...actions
+        );
+
+        if (result != null) {
+            if (result === actions[0]) {
+                await commands.executeCommand(Commands.ShowWelcomePage);
+            }
+            else if (result === actions[1]) {
+                await commands.executeCommand(
+                    BuiltInCommands.Open,
+                    Uri.parse('https://github.com/eamodio/vscode-gitlens/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md')
+                );
+            }
+            else if (result === actions[2]) {
+                await commands.executeCommand(
+                    BuiltInCommands.Open,
+                    Uri.parse('https://gitlens.amod.io/#support-gitlens')
+                );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private static async showMessage<T extends MessageItem>(
         type: 'info' | 'warn' | 'error',
         message: string,