CodeRiderExtension🚴

Turn your code execution into a bike race 🚴 — Code Rider reacts to your scripts running in VS Code.

Code Rider is a fun VS Code extension that turns code execution into a bike race.

When your code runs, a little rider starts pedaling. If your script takes time, the rider struggles uphill. If the code succeeds, the rider wins the race. If it crashes… well, the rider crashes too 💥

The goal is simple: make coding a little more fun.

Concept

Your code is a race.

State	Rider
Idle	🚴 Sur la ligne de départ
Running	🚴 Ça pédale...
Long execution	🐌🚴 Ça grimpe sévère...
Success	🏁 Étape remportée !
Error	💥 Chute dans le virage

The rider reacts to code execution triggered in VS Code.

Why cycling? 🚴

Messages are intentionally in French because the idea for this project was born in a French e-commerce company. Cycling metaphors are a nod to its cycling roots.

Supported execution sources

Code Rider listens to:

terminal commands in the VS Code integrated terminal
VS Code tasks
Run / Run and Debug

This allows the extension to react when running scripts like:

python script.py or when pressing the Run button in VS Code.

Some riders take secret side roads (SQL tools, notebooks, extension-specific runners).

Planned support

Jupyter / notebook cell execution
SQL query execution from database extensions

Installation (development)

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/Manue242/code-rider.git

Open the project in VS Code.
Install dependencies:

npm install

Run the extension in development mode:

A new VS Code window will open where you can test the extension.

Roadmap

Possible future improvements:

animated cyclist
confetti on success
funny cycling commentary
"number of races won" counter
customizable rider

Why this project?

Coding can feel like a race:

sometimes smooth
sometimes painful
sometimes everything crashes

Code Rider visualizes that race.

Feedback and bug reports

If you encounter a bug, you can open a Git issue:

https://github.com/Manue242/code-rider/issues

For general feedback, suggestions, or ideas, you can also fill in this form:

https://forms.gle/MtjU629Bt5j343358

You can open the form directly from VS Code :

Open the Commande Palette

Ctrl + Shift + P

Type:

Code Rider: Send Feedback

Press Enter to open the feedback form.

Every race comment helps improve the rider.

License

MIT

Code Rider

EmmanuelleE