R3BL Development Pack

The complete R3BL development experience in one install. Get a carefully crafted dark theme, enhanced Rust syntax highlighting, task management, and productivity tools - all configured to work together seamlessly.

Included Extensions

Extension	Description
R3BL Theme	Dark theme optimized for Rust and Markdown with eye comfort
R3BL Semantic Configuration	Enhanced semantic highlighting for Rust (auto-configured)
R3BL Task Management	Task space management for context switching
R3BL Fuzzy Search	Fast fuzzy file search powered by fzf and ripgrep
R3BL Copy Selection Path and Range	Copy file paths with line ranges for Claude Code
R3BL Auto Insert Copyright	Automatic copyright header insertion
R3BL Shared	Shared services for R3BL extensions (automatically installed)
rust-analyzer	Official Rust language server (3rd party)

What You Get

Beautiful, carefully crafted dark theme optimized for long coding sessions
Enhanced semantic highlighting for Rust (functions, structs, lifetimes, traits, etc.)
Task space management for organizing multiple work contexts
Fast fuzzy search across your entire codebase
Quick file path copying with line ranges for AI assistants
Automatic copyright headers for new files
Full Rust language support via rust-analyzer
Zero manual configuration required

Requirements

VS Code 1.60.0 or higher
For fuzzy search: fzf and ripgrep must be installed on your system

Installation

Install this extension pack from the VS Code Marketplace
All included extensions are automatically installed
Restart VS Code

Quick Start

Activate the theme: Press Ctrl+K Ctrl+T → Select "R3BL Theme"
Enable semantic highlighting: Click "Yes" when prompted
Start coding with the full R3BL experience!

Keyboard Shortcuts

Quick reference for all R3BL extension shortcuts:

Shortcut	Extension	Action
`Alt+Shift+T`	Task Management	Open task spaces dialog
`Alt+Shift+D`	Fuzzy Search	Start fuzzy search
`Alt+O`	Copy Selection	Copy file path with line range

All shortcuts can be customized in VS Code's Keyboard Shortcuts settings.

Use Cases

Rust Development

The pack is optimized for Rust with enhanced semantic highlighting, rust-analyzer integration, and a theme designed for Rust syntax.

Multi-Task Workflows

Use task spaces to manage multiple features or bug fixes simultaneously, switching contexts without losing your place.

AI-Assisted Development

Copy Selection extension outputs paths in Claude Code format (@path#L1-10), making it easy to reference code in AI prompts.

Configuration

All R3BL extensions share a common configuration for user feedback and notifications. These settings apply globally across all R3BL extensions.

Feedback Mechanism

Control how R3BL extensions display transient feedback messages (success, info, warning, error):

"r3bl.transientFeedbackMechanism": "statusbar"

Options:

"statusbar" (default) - Shows auto-dismissing messages in the status bar (less intrusive)
"notification" - Shows messages as VS Code notifications (classic behavior, may linger)
"none" - Disables all transient feedback messages

Note: This setting does NOT affect interactive notifications with action buttons (like confirmations or prompts).

Status Bar Message Settings

When using "statusbar" feedback mechanism, you can customize the display:

Message Length

"r3bl.statusbarMessageMaxLength": 50

Maximum characters to display before truncating with "...". Full message visible in tooltip.

Default: 50
Range: 20-200

Message Durations

Customize how long each message type displays (in milliseconds):

"r3bl.statusbarMessage.successDuration": 3000,
"r3bl.statusbarMessage.infoDuration": 3000,
"r3bl.statusbarMessage.warningDuration": 4000,
"r3bl.statusbarMessage.errorDuration": 5000

Defaults:

Success: 3000ms (3 seconds)
Info: 3000ms (3 seconds)
Warning: 4000ms (4 seconds)
Error: 5000ms (5 seconds)

Range: 500-10000ms per message type

Example Configuration

For a completely silent experience with no transient messages:

{
    "r3bl.transientFeedbackMechanism": "none"
}

For longer-lasting messages with extended display:

{
    "r3bl.transientFeedbackMechanism": "statusbar",
    "r3bl.statusbarMessageMaxLength": 80,
    "r3bl.statusbarMessage.successDuration": 5000,
    "r3bl.statusbarMessage.errorDuration": 8000
}

Which Extensions Use These Settings?

All R3BL extensions that display transient feedback messages use these global settings:

✅ R3BL Auto Insert Copyright
✅ R3BL Copy Selection Path and Range
✅ R3BL Fuzzy Search
✅ R3BL Semantic Configuration
✅ R3BL Task Management

Infrastructure: R3BL Shared provides the centralized message queue and configuration management that ensures a consistent feedback experience across all R3BL tools.

Release Notes

See CHANGELOG.md for detailed release notes and version history.

License

MIT

Contributing

Found a bug or have a suggestion? Please open an issue at: https://github.com/r3bl-org/r3bl-vscode-extensions/issues

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