🔒 CODEOWNERS Watcher for VS Code

A lightweight VS Code extension that scans your project for .gitlab/CODEOWNERS files within app/ folders and warns you whenever you open a file owned or frozen according to CODEOWNERS. This helps prevent accidental edits in restricted or legacy areas of your codebase.

✨ Features

• Automatically detects CODEOWNERS files inside .gitlab folders within app/ directories.
• Recursively searches up to 5 levels above and below the workspace root to find relevant CODEOWNERS.
• Parses and monitors paths owned by @epg-restricted/legacy-approvers.
• Warns when you open any file or folder tracked by CODEOWNERS.
• Designed to work smoothly with monorepos and nested workspace structures.

🚀 How It Works

1. On activation, searches for the closest .gitlab/CODEOWNERS file inside an app/ directory located within 5 levels up or down from the workspace root.
2. Parses the CODEOWNERS file and filters entries owned by @epg-restricted/legacy-approvers.
3. Builds an internal list of absolute paths from these entries.
4. Listens for file open events and shows a warning if the opened file matches any monitored paths.

📦 Installation

From the VS Code Marketplace

Search for CODEOWNERS Watcher and click Install.

From a .vsix file

1. Download or build the .vsix package:

   vsce package
   

2. Install the extension manually:

   code --install-extension codeowners-watcher-0.1.0.vsix
   

🛠️ Usage

1. Open a workspace with a folder structure like:

   /your-project/
     app/
       .gitlab/
         CODEOWNERS
   

2. Open any file in the editor.

3. If the file is owned by @epg-restricted/legacy-approvers, a warning message will appear.

📁 Example CODEOWNERS Entries

# Only entries with @epg-restricted/legacy-approvers trigger warnings
/src/frozen-folder/ @epg-restricted/legacy-approvers
/config/settings.json @epg-restricted/legacy-approvers

🙋‍♂️ Author

Amitai Turkel – github.com/amitaiturkel

Made with ❤️ to help developers respect CODEOWNERS and keep legacy code safe.