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Cha - Code Smell Analyzer

Cha - Code Smell Analyzer

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Code smell detection and refactoring suggestions powered by cha
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Cha - Code Smell Analyzer for VS Code

Real-time code smell detection and refactoring suggestions powered by cha.

Features

  • 🔍 Real-time diagnostics — code smells highlighted as you type
  • 💡 Code actions — refactoring suggestions via quick fix (Cmd+.)
  • 🌐 Multi-language — Rust, TypeScript, Python, Go, C, C++

Install

  1. Download .vsix from Releases
  2. code --install-extension vscode-cha-x.y.z.vsix

Or search "Cha" in VS Code Marketplace (coming soon).

Usage

Open any supported file — the extension starts automatically. If cha is not installed, it will offer to download it for you.

Settings

Setting Default Description
cha.path "cha" Path to cha binary
cha.lsp.enabled true Enable/disable LSP

Development

cd vscode-cha
npm install
npm run compile
# F5 in VS Code to launch Extension Development Host

Package:

npx @vscode/vsce package --allow-missing-repository
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