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Paste Project Structure

Paste Project Structure

Abhishek Hiremath

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2 installs
| (0) | Free
Generates project structure from a text file
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Paste Project Structure

Paste Project Structure is a simple VS Code extension that lets you generate a project folder/file structure directly from a text description. This is useful when you want to quickly scaffold projects or share folder layouts with teammates.

🚀 Features

Paste a text-based project structure and have it created automatically.

Example:

src/ index.js utils/ helpers.js package.json README.md

→ generates the exact folders & files inside your workspace.

Works with nested directories.

Eliminates repetitive manual file creation.

📦 Requirements

No extra dependencies are required. Just install the extension and run the command.

⚙️ Extension Settings

Currently, this extension contributes the following command:

Paste Project Structure: Create Triggered with the command:

pasteProjectStructure.create

🐞 Known Issues

Large or deeply nested structures may take slightly longer to generate.

File overwrites are not currently prevented (will be improved in future versions).

📝 Release Notes 0.0.1

Initial release of Paste Project Structure.

Supports pasting folder/file structures from text.

✅ Following Extension Guidelines

This extension follows VS Code Extension Guidelines .

📖 Resources

VS Code Extension API

Markdown Syntax Reference

Enjoy scaffolding projects faster with Paste Project Structure! 🎉

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