This extension helps developers manage and visualize barrel files in TypeScript projects.
Overview
Barrel Cellar is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to help developers manage and visualize barrel files in TypeScript projects. Barrel files (e.g., index.ts) are commonly used to re-export modules, making imports cleaner and more maintainable. This extension provides a tree view to list barrel files, their exports, and the files that use them.
Features
Barrel File Detection: Automatically detects index.ts files in your workspace.
Export Visualization: Displays the modules exported by each barrel file.
Usage Tracking: Identifies files that import a specific barrel file.
Interactive Tree View: Navigate through barrel files, their exports, and usage directly from the activity bar.
Requirements
Visual Studio Code version 1.99.0 or higher.
TypeScript installed in your project.
Installation
Open the Extensions view in VS Code (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X on macOS).
Search for "Barrel Cellar" and click Install.
Reload VS Code if prompted.
Usage
Open a TypeScript project in VS Code.
Navigate to the "Barrel Cellar" view in the activity bar.
Explore the tree view to see barrel files, their exports, and usage.
Extension Settings
This extension does not currently add any custom settings.
Known Issues
Large projects with many barrel files may take longer to load.
Only supports TypeScript files (.ts, .tsx).
Release Notes
0.0.1
Initial release with basic barrel file detection and visualization.
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests on the GitHub repository.
