Discogs Theme Generator

Generate color themes from Discogs album art. Pick a random vinyl release, extract colors from its cover, and apply the palette to your editor.

Works in VS Code, Cursor, and any editor that supports VS Code extensions.

Quick Start

Install the extension (from VSIX or marketplace)
Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac) → Open Discogs Theme Generator
Click Randomly Refresh Discogs Theme — a random release is fetched and its colors become your theme

Features

Randomly Refresh Discogs Theme — fetches random vinyl releases and builds themes from album art
Generate Random — random color palettes without Discogs
History — browse and reload past themes
Auto-refresh — optional interval or on workspace open
Scope — apply to this window only or all windows

Build VSIX

To create an installable .vsix file:

1. Install the packaging tool (once):

npm install -g @vscode/vsce

2. Build a new version and package:

Bump the version in package.json, then run:

npm run bundle
vsce package

Or use npm version to bump and tag in one step:

npm version patch   # 0.0.5 → 0.0.6
npm run bundle
vsce package

Use patch (bug fixes), minor (new features), or major (breaking changes). This produces a file like discogs-theme-generator-0.0.6.vsix in the project root.

Publish to VS Code Marketplace

To build and publish the extension to the VS Code Marketplace:

1. Get a Personal Access Token (PAT):

Go to Azure DevOps → your organization → User settings (top right) → Personal access tokens
Create a new token with Marketplace (Publish) scope (or Full access)
Copy the token (it is shown only once)

2. Bump version, build, and publish:

npm version patch
npm run bundle
vsce publish --pat YOUR_AZURE_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN

Or set the token in the environment (recommended so it’s not in shell history):

# Windows (PowerShell)
$env:VSCE_PAT = "YOUR_AZURE_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN"
vsce publish

# Windows (cmd)
set VSCE_PAT=YOUR_AZURE_PERSONAL_ACCESS_TOKEN
vsce publish

vsce publish runs the prepublish script (which runs bundle), then packages and uploads the extension. The first time you publish, you may need to log in or confirm the publisher.

Install from VSIX

# VS Code
code --install-extension discogs-theme-generator-0.0.1.vsix

# Cursor
cursor --install-extension discogs-theme-generator-0.0.1.vsix

Or: Extensions → ⋯ → Install from VSIX…

Development

npm install
npm run watch

Press F5 in VS Code or Cursor to launch the Extension Development Host.

Requirements

Node.js 18+
VS Code 1.85+ or Cursor (any recent version)

MartinBarker