vscode-theme-randomizer

Randomize your VS Code color theme from the sidebar, or automatically when a window opens.

Features

• Sidebar button to randomize the active color theme.
• Setting to randomize theme on startup.

Usage

1. Open the Theme Randomizer view in the Explorer sidebar.
2. Click Randomize Theme in the view title or in the view welcome content.

Local testing on Windows 11

1. Install prerequisites:
   • Git for Windows
   • Node.js LTS (includes npm)
   • Visual Studio Code
2. Open PowerShell and clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/skyhoshi/vscode-theme-randomizer.git
   cd vscode-theme-randomizer
   npm install
   code .
   

3. In VS Code, open Run and Debug (Ctrl+Shift+D).
4. Create a launch configuration:
   • Click create a launch.json file
   • Choose VS Code Extension
   • Keep the generated Run Extension configuration
5. Start local testing:
   • Select Run Extension in the debug dropdown
   • Press F5 to open an Extension Development Host window
6. In the Extension Development Host window, verify the extension:
   • Open the Explorer sidebar and find Theme Randomizer
   • Click Randomize Theme in the view title, or run Randomize Theme from the Command Palette
7. Optional: test startup randomization:
   • Open Settings in the Extension Development Host
   • Enable vscodeThemeRandomizer.randomizeOnStartup
   • Run Developer: Reload Window
8. Run automated tests from the project terminal when needed:

   npm test
   

Settings

• vscodeThemeRandomizer.randomizeOnStartup (boolean, default false): Randomizes the VS Code color theme when a window opens.