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Avoid offensive

Avoid offensive

Rahul Lohakare

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This plugin will avoid use of offensive words in code or text, Offensive words will be highlighted and replaced on user action
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Welcome to Avoid offensive vscode extension

This extension is helpful in removing or replacing offensive words. All the offensive words will be highlighted and mouse hovering over it will display information message containing alternative words. You can use 'Quick fix' button to replace the offensive word with suggested word.

Suggested words are purely configurable. To configure it, you need to create 'offensive-list.json' in your root directory of the project. You can download it from here https://avoid-offensive-helper.herokuapp.com/index.html

Note: This extension needs 'offensive-list.json' to be added to your project root directory in order to work properly.

Features

This extension hightlights the words which are offensive and you can fix those words by using "Quick fix" button. You can edit or add new words to the 'offensive-list.json', so as to avoid offensive words of your desire.

Please see below demo:

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Steps to install avoid offensive extension

Step 1: Download or copy 'offensive-list.json' file from https://avoid-offensive-helper.herokuapp.com/index.html and save it at root folder of your app.

Example: "your-app"/offensive-list.json

Step 2: Search for avoid-offensive in vscode extension or visit https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=RahulLohakare.avoid-offensive and install it.

Step 3: If quick fix is not working try re-installing avoid offensive extension.

Step 4: By default, very few offensive words are added to the 'offensive-list.json' you can add, edit or remove offensive words as per your need to 'offensive-list.json'.

Requirements

You need to create 'offensive-list.json' in your root directory of the project. You can download it from here https://avoid-offensive-helper.herokuapp.com/index.html

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