File Insights - VS Code Extension
A professional Visual Studio Code extension that provides real-time file size information and insights directly in your status bar with enterprise-grade architecture and advanced customization options.
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Features
Core Functionality
- 📊 Real-time file size monitoring with intelligent updates
- 🔄 Automatic updates when file content changes or files are switched
- 📏 Smart size formatting (auto, bytes, KB, MB) with customizable display
- 🎯 Advanced status bar integration with configurable positioning
- ⚡ Performance optimized with debounced updates and minimal resource usage
- 📁 Large file support up to configurable size limits (default 1GB)
Professional Features
- 🎛️ Comprehensive configuration system with real-time updates
- 📝 Detailed tooltips with file information on hover
- 🔧 Extensive command palette integration with categorized commands
- 📊 Structured logging with dedicated output channel for debugging
- 🏗️ Enterprise-grade architecture with separation of concerns
- 🧪 Professional test suite ensuring reliability and quality
Installation
- Open Visual Studio Code
- Press
Ctrl+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+P (macOS)
- Type
ext install VijayGangatharan.file-insights
- Press Enter
Usage
The extension automatically displays the current file size in the status bar when:
- Opening a file
- Switching between files
- Modifying file content
Status Bar Display
The file size is shown in the status bar with a smart format (B, KB, MB) based on the file size. The status bar display is right-aligned for better visibility.
How it looks?
How to activate/deactivate?
Commands
File Insights provides comprehensive command palette integration (accessible via Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P):
File Insights: Enable - Enable the extensionFile Insights: Disable - Disable the extensionFile Insights: Refresh - Manually refresh file size informationFile Insights: Show Details - Display detailed file informationFile Insights: Show Output Channel - Open debug logs for troubleshooting
Requirements
- Visual Studio Code version 1.90.0 or higher
Extension Settings
File Insights provides extensive configuration options for customization:
Core Settings
fileInsights.enabled (boolean, default: true) - Enable or disable the extensionfileInsights.displayFormat (string, default: "auto") - Size display format
"auto" - Automatically choose the best format"bytes" - Always show in bytes"kb" - Always show in kilobytes"mb" - Always show in megabytes
Display Settings
fileInsights.statusBarPosition (string, default: "right") - Status bar position
"left" - Left side of status bar"right" - Right side of status bar
fileInsights.showTooltip (boolean, default: true) - Show detailed tooltip on hover
fileInsights.refreshInterval (number, default: 500) - Refresh interval in milliseconds (100-5000ms)fileInsights.maxFileSize (number, default: 1073741824) - Maximum file size to analyze in bytes (1GB default)
Documentation
📖 Complete Documentation Website - Professional documentation with comprehensive guides
Quick Links
Known Issues
Please report any issues on our GitHub repository.
Release Notes
1.2.1 (Latest)
Enhanced Community Features & Improved CI/CD
- Real-time GitHub Repository Statistics - Dynamic display of stars and forks count on homepage
- Community Gratitude Section - Heartfelt appreciation message for users and contributors
- Enhanced GitHub API Integration - Live repository stats with intelligent caching
- Improved CI/CD Coverage - GitHub Actions now run on all branches for comprehensive testing
- Enhanced Workflow Security - Maintained deployment restrictions to master branch only
- Better Pull Request Validation - All PRs tested before merge regardless of target branch
- Enhanced User Experience - Loading states, animations, and mobile-optimized design
🌐 Visit Enhanced Documentation Website
1.1.0
GitHub Pages Documentation & Repository Improvements
- New Professional Documentation Website - Complete Jekyll-powered documentation site
- GitHub Pages Integration - Automated deployment with comprehensive guides
- Enhanced Documentation - Feature pages, installation guides, and download center
- Updated repository structure and naming
- Enhanced CI/CD workflow with automated deployment
- Improved documentation and configuration
- Consolidated development workflows
- Added automated VS Code Marketplace deployment
1.0.0
Major Release - Complete Architectural Overhaul
New Features
- Modern enterprise-grade architecture with separation of concerns
- Comprehensive configuration system with real-time updates
- Advanced status bar management with positioning options
- Structured logging system with output channel integration
- Professional test suite with @vscode/test-electron
- Webpack bundling for optimized production builds
- Prettier code formatting integration
- Enhanced command system with detailed categorization
Technical Improvements
- ExtensionManager for centralized lifecycle management
- StatusBarManager for dedicated UI control
- ConfigurationService for settings integration
- FileService for file system operations
- Comprehensive utility modules (formatter, logger)
- Type definitions for better development experience
- ESLint configuration with TypeScript support
- Source maps for debugging support
- Complete architectural refactor with manager/service pattern
- Improved error handling and graceful degradation
- Enhanced performance with debounced updates
- Professional TypeScript implementation with strict typing
- Modernized build system with webpack configuration
- Updated VS Code API integration for better compatibility
0.1.0
- Updated icon and branding assets in cloud rather than local
0.0.4
- Updated documentation structure
- Enhanced documentation and user guides
- Updated
assets directory for better organization
- Updated extension icon and branding assets
0.0.3
- Added support for files up to 1GB
- New status bar tooltip with detailed file information
- Added configuration option to customize size display format
- Improved performance for frequent file updates
- Enhanced status bar UI for better visibility
- Optimized extension activation time
- Fixed issue with status bar not updating after file rename
- Fixed memory leak in file watcher implementation
- Fixed incorrect size calculation for certain file types
0.0.2
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
- Enhanced stability for real-time updates
- Improved error handling
0.0.1
Initial release of File Insights:
- Basic file size monitoring
- Status bar integration
- Real-time updates
Architecture
File Insights follows a modern, enterprise-grade architecture with clear separation of concerns:
Core Components
- ExtensionManager - Central coordinator for lifecycle management
- StatusBarManager - Dedicated UI control for status bar interactions
- ConfigurationService - VS Code settings integration with real-time updates
- FileService - File system operations with comprehensive error handling
Utilities
- Formatter - Smart file size formatting with configurable options
- Logger - Structured logging with output channel integration
- Type Definitions - Comprehensive TypeScript interfaces for type safety
Development
- Professional Test Suite - Comprehensive testing with @vscode/test-electron
- Webpack Build System - Optimized production builds with source maps
- ESLint + Prettier - Code quality and formatting standards
- TypeScript - Strict typing for enhanced development experience
Contributing
We welcome contributions! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request on our GitHub repository.
Development Setup
- Clone the repository
- Run
npm install to install dependencies
- Run
npm run compile to build the extension
- Press
F5 to launch extension development host
- Run
npm test to execute the test suite
Available Commands
npm run compile - Compile TypeScript filesnpm run watch - Watch mode for developmentnpm run package - Build production bundlenpm run lint - Run ESLintnpm run format - Format code with Prettiernpm test - Run test suite
License
This extension is licensed under the MIT License.
Developer
Enjoy! 🚀
