Workbook

Helps developers write the correct, canonical name for a value when they don't know the exact spelling. You keep a local JSON file of names, each with a canonical default value and any number of alternative spellings / translations (e.g. entryno, entryNo, Buchungsnr. all map to Entry No.).

Workflow

1. Select the code you want to fix in the editor.
2. Run Workbook: Replace Selection With Name (right-click menu, command palette, or Ctrl+Alt+N / Cmd+Alt+N).
3. The selection is fuzzy-searched against every name and every translation (not a direct/exact search — the whole point is tolerating unknown spelling).
4. Pick a hit from the list. The name's default value overwrites your selection.

Names file

The file defaults to .vscode/workbook-names.json (configurable via workbook.namesFile). Format:

{
    "names": [
        {
            "default": "Entry No.",
            "translations": ["entryno", "entryNo", "Entry Number", "Buchungsnr."]
        }
    ]
}

Run Workbook: Open Names File to open it (it offers to create one, seeded from the bundled defaults, if missing). The extension ships with a ready-made names file of 100 common entries, so it works out of the box even without a workspace file. Provide your own by creating .vscode/workbook-names.json or pointing workbook.namesFile at any JSON file.

Settings

Development

npm install
npm run compile

Press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host with the test-fixtures folder open for testing.