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Code Morph

Code Morph

Alvin Bellero

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Effortlessly convert non-ASCII characters in your JSON files to Unicode escape sequences
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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CodeMorph — VSCode Extension

Effortlessly converts non-ASCII characters in JSON files to Unicode escape sequences.
Perfect for developers who need to ensure Unicode compatibility in their JSON files.

✨ Features

  • 🔠 Converts all non-ASCII characters in JSON files to Unicode escape sequences.
  • 📂 Supports multiple JSON files and processes them in their entirety.
  • ⚡ Easy-to-trigger command from the Command Palette and Context Menu (File Explorer).
  • 🔔 Provides user notifications for conversion success or errors.

📥 Installation

  1. Open the Extensions view in Visual Studio Code (Cmd+Shift+X or Ctrl+Shift+X).
  2. Search for CodeMorph and click Install.
  3. Once installed, the extension is ready to use!

🚀 Usage (Active File)

  1. Open any JSON file in VS Code.
  2. Press Cmd+Shift+P (or Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux) to open the Command Palette.
  3. Type CodeMorph: Convert to Unicode Sequences (Active File) and select the command.
  4. The extension will scan your JSON file and convert all non-ASCII characters to Unicode escape sequences.

💡 Example

Before:

{
  "message": "Bonjour, ça va bien?"
}

After running Escape Unicode Sequences:

{
  "message": "Bonjour, \\u00e7a va bien?"
}

🚀 Usage (Multiple Files)

Easily apply Unicode conversions across all selected JSON files from the file explorer with a single command!

  1. Select all the JSON files you want to convert from the File Explorer.
  2. Right Click to open the Context Menu and select CodeMorph: Convert to Unicode Sequences (Selected Files) option.
  3. And see the magic happens! 🪄

📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.

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