Workspace Shared Settings

Features

• Have you ever need to use ${workspaceFolder} in your settings.json?
• Were you struggling to share settings with your team?
• Do you have multiple devices running different OSes and you need the same settings everywhere?

This extension is an answer to all these questions.

The long-awaited feature (since 2016 - issue) is finally here!

Examples

// .vscode/settings.workspace.json
{
    // Using built-in variable:
    "java.settings.url": "${workspaceFolder}/.vscode/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs",

    // Using environment variable:
    "java.jdt.ls.java.home": "${env:JAVA_HOME}",

    // Using command substitution:
    "tool.root": "/usr/lib/$(tool --version)"
}

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• none at the moment. :)

Known Issues

This is just a proof of concept, but it already works as of today. PRs are welcome.

• Given property value "$(echo \"Hello :)\")" will be parsed incorrectly as echo "Hello : so that the execution will fail.

Release Notes

0.0.4

• Added basic commands substitution with $(command --flags) syntax.

0.0.3

• Added env vars substitution with ${env:VAR_NAME} syntax.

0.0.2

• Added a separate command to apply settings from settings.workspace.json.

0.0.1

• Initial release of the extension - just a proof of concept.

TODO

• Add more substitutions.
• Ask to apply new workspace settings after changing/syncing the settings.workspace.json file.
• Show the diff between "current" and "future" settings.
• Add support for workspace.local.json (or settings.local.json) file, so that you don't need multiple extensions doing the same job.
• Show .gitignore recommendations.
• I18n.
• Tests.