canOpenr - The little opener that can

A VS Code extension that allows the user to open files outside of the current workspace.

Supported features

• Multiple root folders
• Pattern for inclusion
• Pattern for exclusion
• Search depth from root folder

Getting started

1. Download and install the extension from marketplace
2. Restart VS Code
3. Press CTRL+ALT+P (Win/Linux) or CMD+OPTION+P (Mac) to bring up the search palette and quickly open a file from your home directory

Configuration

When not configured, the extension provides a default configuration which is equivalent to the example below.

By default, canOpenr will search for any file directly in the user's home folder. Your existing files.exclude and search.exclude configuration are observed.

"files.exclude": {
    "**/.git": true,
    "**/.svn": true,
    "**/.hg": true,
    "**/CVS": true,
    "**/.DS_Store": true
},
"search.exclude": {
    "**/node_modules": true,
    "**/bower_components": true
},
"canOpenr.search": [
    {
        "root": "<home>",
        "include": ["*"],
        "exclude": [],
        "maxDepth": 1
    }
]

The extension supports multiple root folder and search patterns. Here is an example of configuration:

"canOpenr.search": [
    {
        "root": "<home>",
        "include": ["*"],
        "exclude": [],
        "maxDepth": 1
    },
    {
        "root": "<folder1>",
        "include": [".*"],
        "exclude": [],
        "maxDepth": 2
    },
    {
        "root": "<folder2>",
        "include": [
            "*.xml",
            "*.json"
        ],
        "exclude": [
            "**/node_modules",
            "**/*.log"
        ],
        "maxDepth": 3
    }
]

This configuration will search for file in:

• home folder: any file directly in home
• folder1: any file that start with . in folder1 and its sub folders
• folder2: any .xml or .json file in folder2 and its first and second level sub folders

Credits

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