Split or Die

Enforce smaller, modular files by flagging oversized or complex code.

Features

• Scans the workspace and reports files larger than a size threshold.
• Uses real line counts in diagnostics and the oversized list.
• Runs on startup, on save, and via command palette.
• Activity Bar view to manage allowed extensions and exclusions.
• Exclude folders/files from the Explorer context menu.
• Scans only allowed extensions (configurable allowlist).
• Skips common build/vendor folders and cache folders by default.

Usage

• Activity Bar: open Split or Die to manage allowed extensions, exclusions, and oversized files.
• Size Threshold: adjust the KB threshold and click Apply.
• Command Palette: Split or Die: Scan Workspace
• Explorer context menu:
  • Split or Die: Toggle Folder Exclusion
  • Split or Die: Toggle File Exclusion

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• splitOrDie.enable: Enable or disable diagnostics.
• splitOrDie.sizeThresholdKb: Report files larger than this size (KB). Default: 20.
• splitOrDie.runOnStartup: Run a scan when VS Code finishes starting.
• splitOrDie.runOnSave: Check the saved file and update diagnostics.
• splitOrDie.excludeGlobs: Glob patterns excluded from scans.
  • Default: common build/vendor/test/cache folders.
  • Includes: node_modules, dist, out, build, coverage, target, vendor, .vscode, .vscode-test, .svelte-kit, .vite, .turbo, .next, .nuxt, .angular, .vercel, .pnpm-store, .astro, .svelte, pycache, .pytest_cache.
• splitOrDie.includeExtensions: File extensions to scan (without leading dot).
  • Default: popular programming languages and frameworks.
  • Extensionless files are ignored by default.

Release Notes

1.0.4

• Fix packaging allowlist so all compiled modules are included.

1.0.3

• Added more non-code default exclusions (sqlite/jsonc/dotfiles).
• Internal refactor to split large extension modules.