Builder Distraction 🎬

A VS Code extension that shows random Reddit videos while your build tasks are running. Take a micro-break and let the videos distract you from watching the build output!

Features

• Automatic Video Display: Shows a random video from Reddit when any build task starts
• Auto-Hide: Automatically closes the video panel when all build tasks complete
• Configurable Subreddits: Choose which subreddits to fetch videos from
• Manual Trigger: Can also be triggered manually via command palette

How It Works

1. Start a build task (any task in the "Build" group or with build-related keywords)
2. A webview panel opens with a random Reddit video
3. When the build completes, the video automatically closes

Configuration

Open your VS Code settings and search for "Builder Distraction":

Commands

• Builder Distraction: Show Random Video - Manually show a random video

Supported Task Types

The extension detects build tasks by:

• Tasks with Build task group
• Tasks with names containing: build, compile, make, webpack, vite, rollup, bundle, tsc

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Compile
npm run compile

# Watch mode
npm run watch

Packaging

# Install vsce
npm install -g @vscode/vsce

# Package the extension
vsce package

Notes

• Videos are fetched from Reddit's public JSON API
• Only Reddit-hosted videos are supported
• Videos play muted by default (click to unmute)

License

MIT