🏗️ Project Scaffold — VS Code Extension

Because manually typing mkdir src && touch index.js is so 2008.

Project Scaffold is a VS Code extension that turns a simple YAML file (setup.yaml) into a fully structured project in just one command. No more boilerplate fatigue, no more folder-naming debates — just open VS Code and let the YAML do the heavy lifting.

✨ What Does It Do?

This extension reads a setup.yaml in your project directory and instantly scaffolds a project structure with:

• 📁 Nested folders
• 📄 Files (empty or pre-filled)
• 🧙‍♂️ Magic (optional, but encouraged)

All you have to do is open your workspace and run the command: Scaffold: Generate Project from setup.yaml Boom — structure built. Brainpower saved.

🔧 Example setup.yaml

project_name: my_awesome_project
structure:
  src:
    - index.js: |
        console.log("Hello from the scaffold!");
    - utils.js
  README.md: |
    # My Awesome Project
    Generated with ❤️ by VS Code + YAML.

🔨 This will create:

my_awesome_project/
├── src/
│   ├── index.js    // with content
│   └── utils.js    // empty
└── README.md       // with content

🚀 How to Use It

1. Open a folder in VS Code.
2. Create a setup.yaml file in the root with your desired structure.
3. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
4. Run: Scaffold: Generate Project from setup.yaml
5. Done. Structure is ready, and you're 8% more powerful.

💡 Why You'll Love It

• 🧼 No more repetitive boilerplate setup
• 💾 Setup lives in version control (via YAML)
• 🧪 Great for workshops, templates, and onboarding
• 🔁 Reusable across projects or teams
• 💥 Gives your mkdir PTSD a break

🧙 Author Bio

Built by cinfinit, a dev who'd rather write one tool than five tutorials on how to set up the same folders and decided to just automate their way out of folder hell.