The Env Switcher - Smart Environment Switcher for VS Code

🚀 Instantly switch between environment configurations without leaving VS Code!

Features

✨ Core Features:

• 🔍 Auto-detect .env* files in your workspace
• 🔄 Quick switch between environments via Command Palette
• 📊 Status bar indicator showing current environment with color coding
• 💾 Automatic backup of current .env before switching
• ⚙️ Configurable file patterns and search locations

Quick Start

1. Install the extension from VS Code Marketplace
2. Open a project with .env files (e.g., .env.dev, .env.staging, .env.prod)
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac)
4. Type "Select Environment" and choose your desired environment
5. See the active environment in your status bar!

Commands

Status Bar Indicators

The extension shows your current environment in the status bar with intuitive color coding:

• 🟢 DEV/DEVELOPMENT - Green for development
• 🟠 STAGING/STAGE - Orange for staging
• 🔴 PROD/PRODUCTION - Red for production
• ⚪ OTHER - White for custom environments

Configuration

Customize the extension behavior in your VS Code settings:

{
  "envSwitcher.envFolder": "./",           // Folder to search for env files
  "envSwitcher.filePattern": ".env*",      // File pattern to match
  "envSwitcher.backupEnabled": true,       // Enable automatic backups
  "envSwitcher.showStatusBar": true        // Show status bar indicator
}

Configuration Options

Example Workflow

1. Setup your project with multiple environment files:

   my-project/
   ├── .env.dev
   ├── .env.staging
   ├── .env.prod
   └── .env              # Current active environment
   

2. Switch environments:

   • Press Ctrl+Shift+P
   • Type "Select Environment"
   • Choose .env.staging
   • Extension copies .env.staging → .env
   • Status bar updates to show "🟠 STAGING"

3. Backup protection:

   • Your previous .env is automatically backed up as .env.backup.TIMESTAMP
   • Never lose your current configuration!

Supported File Patterns

The extension automatically detects files matching these patterns:

• .env
• .env.dev
• .env.development
• .env.staging
• .env.stage
• .env.prod
• .env.production
• .env.local
• .env.test
• Any file starting with .env

Requirements

• VS Code 1.74.0 or higher
• Node.js project with .env files

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• envSwitcher.envFolder: Folder path to search for environment files
• envSwitcher.filePattern: File pattern to match environment files
• envSwitcher.backupEnabled: Enable backup of current .env file before switching
• envSwitcher.showStatusBar: Show current environment in status bar

Known Issues

• Environment detection is based on file content comparison
• Large .env files may take slightly longer to process

Release Notes

0.1.0

• ✨ Initial release
• 🔍 Auto-detection of environment files
• 🔄 Quick environment switching
• 📊 Status bar indicator with color coding
• 💾 Automatic backup functionality
• ⚙️ Configurable settings

Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request? Please open an issue on our GitHub repository.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Enjoy seamless environment switching! 🚀