Merge branch 'main' into async_alert

Author: kmvanbrunt

.github/CODEOWNERS

@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ cmd2/py_bridge.py          @kmvanbrunt
 cmd2/rich_utils.py         @kmvanbrunt
 cmd2/string_utils.py       @kmvanbrunt
 cmd2/styles.py             @tleonhardt @kmvanbrunt
-cmd2/transcript.py         @tleonhardt
 cmd2/utils.py              @tleonhardt @kmvanbrunt
 
 # Documentation

.pre-commit-config.yaml

@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ repos:
       - id: check-merge-conflict
       - id: check-toml
       - id: end-of-file-fixer
-        exclude: ^examples/transcripts/
       - id: trailing-whitespace
-        exclude: ^examples/transcripts/
 
   - repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit
-    rev: "v0.15.1"
+    rev: "v0.15.2"
     hooks:
       - id: ruff-format
         args: [--config=ruff.toml]

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ frustrating developer and user experience due to small inconsistencies in these
 libraries. Now we have consistent cross-platform support for tab-completion, user terminal input,
 and history. Additionally, this opens up some cool advanced features such as support for syntax
 highlighting of user input while typing, auto-suggestions similar to those provided by the fish
-shell, and the option for a persistent bottom bar that can display realtime status updates.
+shell, and the option for a persistent bottom bar that can display realtime status updates while the
+prompt is displayed.
 
 ### Details
 
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@ shell, and the option for a persistent bottom bar that can display realtime stat
       each platform and provided utility functions related to `readline`
     - Added a dependency on `prompt-toolkit` and a new `cmd2.pt_utils` module with supporting
       utilities
+    - Removed **Transcript Testing** feature set along with the `history -t` option for generating
+      transcript files and the `cmd2.transcript` module
+        - This was an extremely brittle regression testing framework which should never have been
+          built into cmd2
+        - We recommend using [pytest](https://docs.pytest.org/) for unit and integration tests and
+          [Robot Framework](https://robotframework.org/) for acceptance tests. Both of these
+          frameworks can be used to create tests which are far more reliable and less brittle.
     - Async specific: `prompt-toolkit` starts its own `asyncio` event loop in every `cmd2`
       application
         - Removed `cmd2.Cmd.terminal_lock` as it is no longer required to support things like
@@ -69,6 +77,20 @@ shell, and the option for a persistent bottom bar that can display realtime stat
         - **max_column_completion_results**: (int) the maximum number of completion results to
           display in a single column
 
+## 3.2.2 (February 21, 2026)
+
+- Bug Fixes
+    - Updated `rich_utils.ANSI_STYLE_SEQUENCE_RE` to only match ANSI SGR (Select Graphic Rendition)
+      sequences for text styling. It previously also matched DEC Private Mode sequences.
+
+## 3.2.1 (February 21, 2026)
+
+- Bug Fixes
+    - The `async_alert` and `async_prompt_update` methods of `cmd2.Cmd` now respect the current
+      value of the `allow_style` settable
+        - If `allow_style` is `NEVER`, all style-related ANSI escape codes will be stripped to
+          ensure plain text output
+
 ## 3.2.0 (February 5, 2026)
 
 - Bug Fixes

README.md

@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ command line argument parsing and execution of cmd2 scripting.
 - Text file scripting of your application with `run_script` (`@`) and `_relative_run_script` (`@@`)
 - Powerful and flexible built-in Python scripting of your application using the `run_pyscript`
   command
-- Transcripts for use with built-in regression can be automatically generated from `history -t` or
-  `run_script -t`
 
 ## Installation