Rewind

Supercharge your development and code reviews with living documentation and real-time insights.

Rewind is a VS Code extension designed to bridge the gap between writing code and explaining it. It provides a suite of tools for tracking cognitive load, managing intent, analyzing change impact, and synchronized audio commentary—all directly inside your editor.

Key Features

[Cognitive Load Heatmap](https://github.com/RhutvikH/Rewind](https:/blob/HEAD/docs/cognitiveLoadHeatmap.md)

Visualize where you struggled the most. Rewind tracks deletions and pauses to paint a real-time heatmap of your "cognitive friction," helping you identify complex blocks that need refactoring or closer review.

[Instant Intent Markers](https://github.com/RhutvikH/Rewind](https:/blob/HEAD/docs/IntentMarkers.md)

Drop meaningful "intent badges" (e.g., Refactoring, Bug Fix, Needs Review) on any line. Communicate why you wrote code a certain way without cluttering your logic with permanent comments.

[Paste Genealogy & Drift Analysis](https://github.com/RhutvikH/Rewind](https:/blob/HEAD/docs/paste_geneology.md)

Track the provenance of pasted code. Automatically detect snippets from StackOverflow or other sources and monitor how much they "drift" from the original source as you modify them.

[Timeline Forking (Ghost Rewrite)](https://github.com/RhutvikH/Rewind](https:/blob/HEAD/docs/timelineForking.md)

Review code by demoing alternatives. Create "Ghost Branches" to rewrite code blocks in a sandbox without altering the original code, allowing for interactive "What If" scenarios during reviews.

[Change Impact Alert System](https://github.com/RhutvikH/Rewind](https:/blob/HEAD/docs/changeImpactAlertSystem.md)

Understand the ripple effect of your changes. Automatically analyze workspace-wide impacts when you save a file, highlighting every location that might be affected by your refactor.

[Contextual Audio Sync](https://github.com/RhutvikH/Rewind](https:/blob/HEAD/docs/contextualAudioSync.md)

Record your thought process as you code. Rewind syncs your voice to specific lines and selection events, allowing others to click a line and hear exactly what you were thinking at that moment.

Installation & Setup

1. Search for Rewind in the VS Code Marketplace and click Install.
2. Audio Sync Dependency: Ensure SoX is installed on your system for audio recording capabilities.
3. Open any TypeScript or JavaScript project to begin.

Configuration

Customize your Rewind experience in settings.json:

• rewind.intentMarkerColor: Customize the highlight color for intent markers.
• rewind.customIntentCategories: Define your own team-specific intent labels.

Common Commands

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE(https://github.com/RhutvikH/Rewind](https:/blob/HEAD/LICENSE) file for details.