Terminal Failure Notifier

A Visual Studio Code extension that plays a sound whenever a terminal command fails or is not recognized.

Features

• 🔊 Automatically plays a sound when terminal commands fail (non-zero exit code)
• 🚫 Detects "command not found" messages across Windows, macOS, and Linux
• 🎵 Supports custom sound files
• ⚙️ Configurable settings
• 🧪 Test command to preview the sound

Installation

From Source

1. Clone or download this extension
2. Open the extension folder in VS Code
3. Run npm install to install dependencies
4. Run npm run compile to compile TypeScript
5. Press F5 to open a new VS Code window with the extension loaded

Using VSCE

1. Install vsce: npm install -g @vscode/vsce
2. Package the extension: vsce package
3. Install the .vsix file: code --install-extension terminal-failure-notifier-1.0.0.vsix

Configuration

Open VS Code settings and configure:

• terminalFailureNotifier.enableSound: Enable/disable sound notifications (default: true)
• terminalFailureNotifier.customSoundPath: Path to your custom sound file (leave empty for default)

Example settings.json:

{
  "terminalFailureNotifier.enableSound": true,
  "terminalFailureNotifier.customSoundPath": "C:\\Users\\YourName\\sounds\\error.mp3"
}

Usage

1. Open the integrated terminal in VS Code
2. Run any command that fails or is not recognized
3. Hear the notification sound

Test the Sound

• Open Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P)
• Run: "Test Failure Sound"

Supported Platforms

• ✅ Windows
• ✅ macOS
• ✅ Linux

Requirements

• VS Code 1.75.0 or higher
• Node.js (for development)

Development

Build

npm install
npm run compile

Watch Mode

npm run watch

Package

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

License

MIT