Terminal loader

This extension allows to open multiple terminals stacked side by side and run a different command on each one. Perfect to work in a workspace with multiple projects.

Features

Allow to configure and run pre configured commands. Add a configuration file called LoadTerminal.json on the root folder.

Installation ⬇

In vscode marketplace search and install "Terminal loader".
Or launch the vscode quick open (⌘+p | Ctrl+p) and run ext install terminal-loader

Commands 🗣

The extension commands that can be accessed from the command pallet (⌘+Shift+p | Ctrl+Shift+p ):

TLoader: Load Terminals - Open pre configured terminals in file LoadTerminal.json ⚠️ IMPORTANT: A group called groups must exists in the configuration file for this, you can add extra groups, but please don't remove this one!

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TLoader: Load Groups - Open a group of terminals in file LoadTerminal.json. For the following example you can select groups or testEnv or both (groups,testEnv). A sample file is created when you run the extension the first time.

⚠️ IMPORTANT: Too many groups or crowded groups could cause VSCode freezing or stop working!

{
   "version":"packageJson.version",
   "customGroup": [ ] // 👈 Defining a custom group to be loaded with `TLoader: Load Groups`
   "groups":[ // 👈 this is the default group
      {
         "name":"First group: Sample",
         "description":"First group of terminals and commands",
         "enabled":true,
         "terminals":[
            {
               "name":"--1g-1c",
               "path":".",
               "cmd":[
                  "echo first group first console!"
               ],
               "num":0
            }
         ]
      },
      {
         "name":"Second group: Sample",
         "description":"Second group of terminals and commands",
         "enabled":true,
         "terminals":[
            {
               "name":"--2g-1c",
               "path":".",
               "cmd":[
                  "echo Second group first console!"
               ],
               "num":0
            }
         ]
      }
   ]

}

Workspace settings.

Setting Section: `terminalLoader.config`

directory: Defines the name or location for the file LoadTerminal.json

{
  ...
  "terminalLoader.config": {
    "directory": ".vscode",
  }
}

License

MIT

Requirements

Visual Studio Code 1.53.0 or higher

Latest release notes

1.2.1

Fix: Naming new terminals ( not splitted )
Know bug: Renaming splitted terminal does not work with vscode version 1.57.1
Command list on configuration, Now you can define a list of commands to be executed in the configuration file.

See full change log here