Toggle Hidden Files

Toggle every boolean value inside the user-level files.exclude object.

This extension uses the VS Code configuration API, so it works with the active user-level settings instead of guessing a physical settings.json path.

Features

• Toggle all boolean files.exclude entries between true and false
• Force all boolean entries to hidden with Hide Excluded Files
• Force all boolean entries to visible with Show Excluded Files
• Explorer title button and status bar button stay in sync with the actual user settings
• Handles mixed states by deriving the current state from the actual user-level config before every action
• Refreshes from VS Code configuration change events and when the window regains focus
• Optional toggleHiddenFiles.showStatusBarLabel setting to show or hide the Hidden/Shown text in the status bar

Commands

• Toggle Hidden Files
• Hide Excluded Files
• Show Excluded Files

Behavior

• Only boolean values inside files.exclude are changed
• Non-boolean rules such as { "when": ... } are preserved untouched
• Mixed states are treated as "not fully hidden", so toggle will hide everything first
• If there are no boolean entries inside files.exclude, the extension shows a warning state instead of guessing

Development and testing

bun install
bun run check
bun run package

Manual testing

1. Run bun install
2. Run bun run check
3. Open this project in VS Code
4. Press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host
5. In the development host, open User Settings JSON and prepare a sample:

{
  "files.exclude": {
    ".vscode": true,
    ".idea": false,
    "dist": true,
    "**/node_modules": {
      "when": "$(basename).js"
    }
  }
}

6. Verify the Explorer title button appears next to the new folder button
7. Verify the status bar button appears at the bottom
8. Click the button or run Toggle Hidden Files, Hide Excluded Files, and Show Excluded Files from the Command Palette
9. Confirm only boolean entries change and object rules stay untouched
10. Open a second VS Code or compatible IDE window using the same user profile, change one files.exclude value manually, then return to the first window and confirm the button state refreshes on focus