Create fresh changelog for 1.7.0 initial release

- Wiped previous changelog history
- Created comprehensive changelog based on current README features
- Documents all supported file types, formats, and features
- Includes performance benchmarks and use cases
- Presents 1.7.0 as the initial public release

Author: nolindnaidoo

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -9,57 +9,38 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Initial Public Release
 
-URLs-LE brings zero-hassle URL extraction to VS Code with production-quality reliability for documentation, configuration, and code analysis.
-
-#### Core Features
-
-- **Comprehensive URL extraction** - Extract URLs from Markdown, HTML, JavaScript, JSON, YAML, Properties, TOML, INI, and XML files
-- **Smart URL detection** - Identifies HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, mailto, tel, and other protocol URLs
-- **URL validation** - Check URL format and accessibility
-- **Advanced filtering** - Filter by protocol, domain, and URL patterns
-- **Pattern analysis** - Detect common URL patterns and domain distributions
-- **Smart deduplication** - Optional removal of duplicate URLs while preserving order
+URLs-LE brings zero-hassle URL extraction to VS Code. Simple, reliable, focused.
 
 #### Supported File Types
 
-- **Markdown** - Documentation files, README files, wikis
-- **HTML** - Web pages with links, images, and resources
-- **JavaScript/TypeScript** - Code files with API endpoints and URLs
-- **JSON** - Configuration files, API responses, package.json
-- **YAML** - Configuration files, CI/CD pipelines, documentation
-- **Properties** - Java properties files, configuration files
-- **TOML** - Configuration files, Cargo.toml, pyproject.toml
-- **INI** - Windows configuration files, legacy settings
-- **XML** - Build configs, Maven POM files, configuration files
-
-#### URL Analysis
-
-- **Protocol detection** - Identify HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, mailto, tel, and other protocols
-- **Domain analysis** - Extract and analyze domain names and subdomains
-- **Path analysis** - Analyze URL paths and query parameters
-- **Pattern recognition** - Identify common URL patterns and structures
-- **Validation** - Check URL format and basic accessibility
-
-#### User Experience
-
+- **HTML** - Web pages and templates
+- **CSS** - Stylesheets with asset references
+- **JavaScript** - JS files with API calls and imports
+- **TypeScript** - TS files with API calls and imports
+- **JSON** - API responses and configuration files
+- **YAML** - Configuration and data files
+- **XML** - Structured data and metadata
+- **TOML** - Configuration files
+- **INI** - Configuration files
+- **Properties** - Java properties files
+- **Markdown** - Documentation and README files
+
+#### Features
+
+- **Multi-language support** - Comprehensive localization for 12+ languages
+- **Intelligent URL detection** - Detects HTTP/HTTPS URLs while filtering out `data:` URIs and `javascript:` pseudo-protocols
+- **Automatic cleanup built-in**:
+  - **Sort** for stable analysis and reviews
+  - **Dedupe** to eliminate noise
+  - **Filter** by protocol or domain
+- **Stream processing** - Work with large numbers of URLs without locking VS Code
+- **High-performance** - Benchmarked for 10,000+ URLs per second
 - **One-command extraction** - `Ctrl+Alt+U` (`Cmd+Alt+U` on macOS)
-- **Side-by-side results** - Open results alongside your source files
-- **Progress indicators** - Real-time feedback during extraction
-- **Clipboard integration** - Optional automatic copying to clipboard
-- **Safety warnings** - Alerts for large files and output
-- **Multi-language support** - 13 languages including German, Spanish, French, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and more
-
-#### Performance & Reliability
-
-- **High throughput** - Optimized for large files (8.3K+ URLs/sec for HTML, 8.9K+ for JSON)
-- **Memory efficient** - Smart processing for large files
-- **Robust error handling** - Graceful fallbacks and user-friendly messages
-- **Comprehensive testing** - Full test coverage with strict TypeScript
-- **TypeScript safety** - Full type safety and strict null checks
+- **Developer-friendly** - 193+ passing tests, TypeScript strict mode, functional programming, MIT licensed
 
-#### Developer Experience
+#### Use Cases
 
-- **Zero configuration** - Works out of the box with sensible defaults
-- **Essential settings** - Focused configuration options for common use cases
-- **Rich documentation** - Complete guides and troubleshooting
-- **Open source** - MIT licensed with active community support
+- **Web Auditing** - Extract all links and resources from HTML/CSS for validation
+- **API Documentation** - Pull API endpoints from docs and code for cataloging
+- **Link Validation** - Find all external URLs for broken link checking
+- **Resource Tracking** - Audit CDN and asset URLs across your project