🐄 Fortune Cowsay

A VS Code extension that greets you with a random programming fortune delivered by an ASCII cow (or other character) every time VS Code starts up.

Features

• Startup greeting — a fortune appears in a webview panel when VS Code launches
• Enable / Disable — toggle the extension on or off at any time
• Multiple characters — choose from cow, tux, dragon, ghostbusters, or sheep
• Quote type filter — show short, long, or both quote styles
• Custom quote management — add, remove, and list your own quotes
• Custom-only mode — optionally show only your custom quotes
• Auto-close panel — the fortune panel closes itself after 30 seconds

Commands

Settings

Quote Collection

The default quotes are ported from fortune.nvim — a curated collection of programming wisdom from Linus Torvalds, Donald Knuth, Kent Beck, and many others.

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Compile TypeScript
npm run compile

# Watch for changes
npm run watch

# Open in Extension Development Host
# Press F5 in VS Code

Project Structure

fortune-cowsay/
├── src/
│   ├── extension.ts       # Entry point, commands, webview
│   ├── cowsay.ts          # ASCII art rendering
│   ├── fortuneManager.ts  # Quote management & config
│   └── quotes.ts          # Default quote collections
├── package.json           # Extension manifest
└── tsconfig.json