FAhhhh Screamer 😱

The VS Code extension that screams the legendary "FAhhhhhhhh!" meme every time your code has errors. Stop staring at silent red squiggles. Get instant, hilarious audio feedback on build failures, syntax errors, test crashes, and debug exceptions.

✨ Features

🔴 Live Error Detection — Screams the moment a new red squiggle appears while you type
💾 Save & Scream — Saves a broken file? Caught. Screams instantly on Ctrl+S
🛑 Build & Task Failure — Screams when a VS Code Task exits with a non-zero code (run via Ctrl+Shift+B or Terminal → Run Task)
🐛 Debugger Crash Detection — Listens for DAP exception events and screams when your app crashes with an unhandled exception
😱 Scream Counter — Status bar shows exactly how many times you've been screamed at today. Click it to test the sound.
🔇 Quick Toggle — Disable/enable from the Command Palette without uninstalling
🔊 Volume Control — Adjust the scream volume from your VS Code settings (0.0 – 1.0)

💻 Platform Support

Platform	Audio Engine	Status
Windows	Windows Script Host (VBScript)	✅ Fully supported
macOS	`afplay` (built-in)	✅ Fully supported + volume control
Linux	`paplay` / `aplay` (PulseAudio / ALSA)	✅ Fully supported

⚙️ Configuration

Open VS Code Settings (Ctrl+,) and search for FAhhhh to configure:

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`fahhhhScreamer.enabled`	`boolean`	`true`	Globally enable or disable all screaming
`fahhhhScreamer.volume`	`number`	`1.0`	Volume level from `0.0` (silent) to `1.0` (max). macOS only.

Example settings.json:

{
  "fahhhhScreamer.enabled": true,
  "fahhhhScreamer.volume": 0.8
}

�️ Commands

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and type FAhhhh:

Command	Description
`FAhhhh: Test Scream`	Manually trigger a scream to verify the sound is working
`FAhhhh: Toggle Enable/Disable`	Quickly mute or unmute the extension
`FAhhhh: Reset Scream Counter`	Reset the status bar counter back to zero

📦 Installation

Open VS Code
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search "FAhhhh Screamer"
Click Install
Turn your speakers on and write bad code

Linux users: Ensure PulseAudio or ALSA is installed:

sudo apt-get install pulseaudio   # Ubuntu/Debian
sudo pacman -S pulseaudio         # Arch

� How It Works

The extension hooks into four VS Code native APIs simultaneously to catch errors at every stage:

vscode.languages.onDidChangeDiagnostics — Watches the Problems panel in real-time for new errors as you type
vscode.workspace.onDidSaveTextDocument — Checks for errors at the moment you save
vscode.tasks.onDidEndTaskProcess — Listens for non-zero exit codes from tasks (build tools, test runners)
vscode.debug.onDidChangeActiveDebugSession — Hooks into the debugger to catch runtime exception halts

📜 License

MIT © Shams

PRs and feature suggestions welcome at github.com/shams909/fahhh