The Good-Weather extension for Visual Studio Code (VS Code) offers a unique and immersive coding experience by automatically adjusting your editor's theme based on various contexts like the current weather, time of day, your mood, or even ambient sounds. It integrates seamlessly with VS Code, providing a tailored environment that can help improve focus, productivity, and overall coding enjoyment.
Features
Weather-Based Themes: Automatically switch VS Code themes to match the current weather conditions in your location.
Time-Based Themes: Change themes according to the time of day, providing an appropriate ambiance for morning, afternoon, or night coding sessions.
Mood-Based Themes: Select a theme based on your current mood or task, from focused coding sessions to more relaxed or creative work.
Immersive Sessions with Sound: Enhance your coding experience with thematic soundscapes that complement the visual theme, ranging from nature sounds to cityscapes.
Customizable Sound and Theme Pairings: Easily customize and add new sound-theme pairings for a personalized coding environment.
Installation
Open Visual Studio Code.
Navigate to the Extensions view by clicking on the square icon on the sidebar or pressing Ctrl+Shift+X.
Search for "Good-Weather" in the Extensions Marketplace.
Click on the Install button to add the extension to your VS Code.
How to Use
Weather-Based Theme
Use the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P), then type and select Weather: Switch color theme on weather outside. The extension will automatically fetch the current weather in your location and switch to a corresponding theme.
Time-Based Theme
Trigger the command palette and type and select Weather: Choose color theme based on time of day. The theme will change based on whether it's morning, afternoon, or night.
Mood-Based Theme
Open the command palette, type and select Weather: Switch color theme based on your mood. Choose your current mood from the list, and the theme will adjust accordingly.
Immersive Sessions with Sound
To activate an immersive session with both sound and theme, use the command palette to type and select Weather: Choose an immersive theme. Pick your preferred ambiance, and enjoy a themed sound alongside the visual theme.
Sound Theme
For sound-only sessions, type and select Weather: Choose a sound theme from the command palette. Choose the sound theme you wish to play in the background.
Customizing Theme and Sound Pairings
You can customize or add new theme and sound pairings by editing the extension's source code. Add your custom themes and sounds to the respective arrays in the immersiveSessionTheme.ts and soundSessionTheme.ts files.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to add new features, improve existing ones, or report bugs, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for more details.
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the VS Code API for providing the extensive customization capabilities.
Special thanks to the play-sound package for facilitating audio playback.
All contributors who have helped improve this extension.
