IntellijClicks

A VS Code extension that enhances selection behavior to mimic IntelliJ's smart selection capabilities, particularly for paired characters like brackets and quotes.

Features

• Smart selection of content within paired characters:
  • Brackets: (), [], {}, <>
  • Quotes: "", '', ````
• Bidirectional scanning with nesting awareness
• Configurable timing for click detection
• Seamless integration with VS Code's selection system

Usage

Double-click near paired characters to select their inner content including the paired chars:

▽
 (foo, bar)
 └────────┘

▽
 "hello world"
 └───────────┘

Configuration

This extension can be customized through VS Code settings:

{
  // Interval between clicks in milliseconds
  "intellijClicks.clicksInterval": 600,

  // Delay after triggering selection to prevent conflicts
  "intellijClicks.triggerDelay": 150,

  // Enable/disable character pair selection
  "intellijClicks.rules.character-pair": true
}

Requirements

• VS Code version 1.92.0 or higher

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies:

   npm install
   

3. Development commands:

   npm run dev    # Watch mode
   npm run build  # Production build
   npm run pack   # Create VSIX package