VSContext

VSContext is a single, free VS Code extension that builds a workspace symbol graph and provides two analysis tools:

• Execution trace from a selected function
• Impact analysis from a selected function

Screenshot

Commands

• VSContext: Trace Path
• VSContext: Impact

Installation

1. Open VS Code.
2. Open Extensions.
3. Search for VSContext.
4. Click Install.

For local development build:

1. Clone this repository.
2. Run npm install.
3. Run npm run compile.
4. Press F5 to start an Extension Development Host.

Sidebar

The VSContext view contains:

• Workspace
• Files with grouped functions, classes, and variables
• Symbols grouped by type
• View title toolbar actions: Trace Path and Impact

Usage

1. Open a workspace with TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Go, or Rust files.
2. Open VSContext from the Activity Bar.
3. Expand Workspace and browse indexed methods under Files.
4. Select a function and run VSContext: Trace Path from the view title toolbar.
5. Select a function and run VSContext: Impact from the view title toolbar.
6. Click nodes in either analysis panel to jump to source.

Supported Indexing Scope

Scanned file patterns:

• **/*.ts
• **/*.js
• **/*.tsx
• **/*.jsx
• **/*.py
• **/*.go
• **/*.java
• **/*.rs
• **/*.cpp
• **/*.c
• **/*.h

Ignored folders:

• node_modules
• .git
• dist
• build
• out
• .venv
• venv
• __pycache__
• site-packages

These rules are enforced through vscode.workspace.findFiles.

Architecture

src/
  extension.ts
  graph/
    graphBuilder.ts
    symbolIndexer.ts
  analysis/
    executionTrace.ts
    impactAnalysis.ts
  tree/
    contextTreeProvider.ts
  webview/
    executionPanel.ts
    impactPanel.ts
  utils/
    workspaceScanner.ts
    symbolResolver.ts
    logger.ts

Configuration

• vscontext.maxIndexedFiles: maximum files scanned for indexing.
• vscontext.refreshDebounceMs: debounce delay before graph refresh.
• vscontext.workerBatchSize: files per worker pre-scan batch.
• vscontext.workerCount: worker thread count for pre-scan.

License

MIT