The lack of a files.includes property in VS Code was frustrating me so I have created a quick and dirty extension that can emulate the desired files.includes behaviour until this feature is formally added to VS Code.
Usage
Create a hide.config.js file
module.exports = {
ignore: ['.git'], // add any directories you are happy to exclude from the recursive search
keep: ['extension.js', 'commands/**'] // only these files will be available in the Explorer view
}
Run Hide Config from the command palette to generate a .hidemyfilesrc file.
When you run Hide Files, .hidemyfilesrc will replace the files.exclude property in .vscode.settings.json, thus excluding all of the files in your project except for the files and directories you add to the keep array.
Any time you modify hide.config.js you will have to reload the window and run Hide Config from the command palette for the changes to take effect (if someone has experience with VS Code extensions and can explain why this is necessary that would be great)
**Include directories with the syntax <directory name>/****
Excludes
If you would just like to use the extension to exclude certain files, create a .hidemyfilesrc file:
{
"node_modules": true,
"dist": true
}
Run Hide Files from the Command Palette to have the files disapear from the Explorer.
