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title: February 2024
releaseDate: 2024-02-06
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## Release of VSCode and Visual Studio extensions

- [VSCode Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=typespec.typespec-vscode)
- [Visual Studio Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=typespec.typespecvs)

## New Features

### `@typespec/compiler` New Features

- Added an optional validation message to the @pattern decorator.
- Emitter framework: `ObjectBuilder` will keep track when built using a `Placeholder` allowing data to be carried over when chaining `ObjectBuilder`

### `@typespec/openapi3` New Features

- Added support for `@encodedName` decorator.

## Bug Fixes

### `@typespec/compiler` Bug Fixes

- Template instantiated with ErrorType will get the arg changed to unknown
- Fix: Error out when using properties in array model

### `@typespec/http` Bug Fixes

- Fix: OpenIDConnect types not exposed on the TypeScript types

### `@typespec/openapi3` Bug Fixes

- Fix issues with `nullable` properties used in a cycle being wrapped in `allOf` when not needed
- Fix circular reference would not always inline array properties
- Add support for OpenIdConnect auth scheme
