Fast Tasks is a VS Code extension that provides quick access to your workspace tasks directly from the explorer view, with optimized performance and enhanced error handling.
Installation
Open Visual Studio Code
Press Ctrl+P to open the Quick Open dialog
Type ext install batyan-soft.fast-tasks to find the extension
Automatic task execution on click from the explorer view
Enhanced task view with color-coded icons
Visual status updates for running, successful, or failed tasks (with exit codes)
Rich task information display with error recovery
Quick task refresh capability with caching
Task filtering and selection
Optimized performance with task caching
Robust error handling and recovery
Stop button for running tasks
Visual Features
Task Type Colors
🔴 NPM tasks
🔵 Shell tasks
🟣 TypeScript tasks
🟡 Other tasks (default)
Task-specific Icons
📦 Build tasks
🧪 Test tasks
🚀 Launch tasks
🐛 Debug tasks
👁️ Watch tasks
🗑️ Clean tasks
☁️ Deploy tasks
▶️ Start tasks
⏹️ Stop tasks
☁️ Publish tasks
⚙️ Other tasks (default)
Rich Tooltips
Detailed task information on hover with error recovery
Selected Task Highlighting
Clean Interface
Enhanced Status
Performance Features
Task caching for faster updates
Optimized icon and color lookups
Efficient task status tracking
Memory-efficient operation
Planned Features
Task favorites/pinning functionality
Task search and filtering capabilities
Task execution history tracking
Task dependencies visualization
Usage
Locate the Tasks section in the Explorer view
Click the selection button (list icon) to choose which tasks to display
Select tasks you want to see in the view
Click on any task to run it; the task will be highlighted while running
View the task status as 'Running...', 'Success', or 'Failed (with exit code)'
Use the refresh button to update the task list and clear task statuses
Keyboard Shortcuts
Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) and type "Fast Tasks" to see all available commands
Use arrow keys to navigate through tasks
Press Enter to run a selected task
Press Esc to stop a running task
Requirements
Visual Studio Code version 1.80.0 or higher
A workspace with defined tasks (in tasks.json or workspace files)
Contributing
Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request. For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.
Fork the repository
Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
Open a Pull Request
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE.md file for details.
