A high-performance, minimalist Visual Studio Code extension to preview, analyze, and inspect large delimited .dat files right inside your editor workspace.
Developed specifically for data engineering pipelines, production support analytics, and financial system data dumps.
Features
Multi-Delimiter Auto-Detection: Automatically scans and detects SOH (ASCII 1 control character), Pipes (|), Commas (,), and Tabs (\t).
High-Volume Data Handling: Powered by virtualized layout boundaries to load thousands of data rows fluidly without dropping editor frames.
Dynamic Interactive Data Table: Built-in column resizing, text searching, and instant column sorting (ascending/descending) for immediate troubleshooting.
VS Code Theme Adaptive: Automatically syncs text, backgrounds, and highlighting styles with your active editor theme (Light, Dark, or High Contrast).
How to Use It
Right-click any .dat file in your VS Code Explorer sidebar.
Select Open With... from the context menu.
Choose DAT Tabular Viewer from the dropdown list.
Use the global search box at the top right of the viewport to instantly filter log records, transaction IDs, or customer profiles.
Tech Stack & Architecture
Core Engine: VS Code Extension API (CustomTextEditorProvider)
Frontend Layer: Secure Webview Panel using VS Code native workbench CSS variables
