File Insights - VS Code Extension

A Visual Studio Code extension that provides real-time file size information directly in your status bar.

Features

• 📊 Real-time file size monitoring
• 🔄 Automatic updates when file content changes
• 📏 Smart size formatting (B, KB, MB)
• 🎯 Status bar integration with enhanced visibility
• ⚡ Lightweight and efficient
• 📁 Support for files up to 1GB

Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Press Ctrl+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+P (macOS)
3. Type ext install VijayGangatharan.file-insights
4. 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 the following commands (accessible via Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P):

• File insights: Activate - Manually activate the extension
• File insights: Deactivate - Manually deactivate the extension

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code version 1.90.0 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension includes the following settings:

• fileInsights.sizeFormat: Customize how file sizes are displayed

Known Issues

Please report any issues on our GitHub repository.

Release Notes

0.1.0 (Latest)

• 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

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request on our GitHub repository.

License

This extension is licensed under the MIT License.

Developer

• Vijay Gangatharan
• GitHub Repository

Enjoy! 🚀