DoNotDisturb++

Smart notification management for Visual Studio Code. Take control of your notifications with intelligent routing, Focus Mode, AFK Mode, and customizable priority rules.

Features

🎯 Smart Notification Routing

• Automatically classify notifications into Important (status bar) and Digested (sidebar)
• Customizable rules with priority levels (Low, Medium, High, Critical)
• Text-based filtering for precise control

🔕 Focus Mode

• Silence all notifications except @mentions
• Toggle with Ctrl+Shift+F (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+F (Mac)
• See what you missed when you disable Focus Mode

🏃 AFK Mode

• Queue all notifications while you're away
• Toggle with Ctrl+Shift+A (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+Shift+A (Mac)
• Get a sorted summary when you return
• One-click "Mark All as Read" option

📋 Organized Sidebar

• Notifications grouped by source (Git, Build, Test, etc.)
• Collapsed by default to reduce clutter
• Shows 10 most recent per category
• Click any notification to mark as read
• Truncated titles and previews for quick scanning

@ Mentions

• Notifications containing @yourname are automatically marked as important
• Configure your name in settings or via command

⚙️ Customizable Rules

• Visual rule configuration panel
• Set priority, source, action, and Focus Mode exceptions
• Custom rule titles for easy identification
• Rules evaluated in priority order

Quick Start

1. Set your name (for @mention detection):

   • Command Palette → DoNotDisturb++: Set User Name
   • Or configure dd.userName in settings

2. Enable Focus Mode:

   • Click the status bar item, or
   • Press Ctrl+Shift+F / Cmd+Shift+F

3. Enable AFK Mode:

   • Press Ctrl+Shift+A / Cmd+Shift+A

4. Configure Rules:

   • Command Palette → DoNotDisturb++: Configure Notification Rules

Commands

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• dd.userName: Your name for @mention detection. Notifications containing @yourname will be marked as important.
• dd.rules: Custom notification rules. Each rule defines:
  • title: User-friendly name (optional)
  • source: Notification source (e.g., 'Git', 'Build', '*' for any)
  • priority: 0=Low, 1=Medium, 2=High, 3=Critical
  • action: 'allow' (show immediately), 'suppress' (hide), 'digest' (sidebar)
  • showInFocusMode: Whether to show even when Focus Mode is enabled
  • contains: Optional text filter (case-insensitive)

Status Bar

The status bar shows:

• AFK Mode: $(circle-slash) AFK (yellow background) - All notifications queued
• Focus Mode: $(eye-closed) Focus (prominent background) - All notifications silenced except @mentions
• Important Count: $(warning) X important (red background) - Number of important notifications
• All Clear: $(check) All clear - No important notifications

Click the status bar item to:

• View important notifications (when not in Focus/AFK mode)
• Toggle Focus Mode (when in Focus Mode)
• See missed notifications (when disabling Focus/AFK mode)

Sidebar View

The sidebar shows digested (non-important) notifications:

• Grouped by source (Git, Build, Test, etc.)
• Collapsed by default
• Limited to 10 most recent per category
• Click any notification to mark as read
• Right-click for context menu options

Use Cases

Deep Work Session

1. Enable Focus Mode (Ctrl+Shift+F)
2. Work without distractions
3. Only @mentions will interrupt you
4. When done, disable Focus Mode to see what you missed

Away from Keyboard

1. Enable AFK Mode (Ctrl+Shift+A)
2. All notifications are queued
3. When you return, disable AFK Mode
4. Review sorted list of missed notifications
5. Use "Mark All as Read" to quickly dismiss everything

Custom Notification Rules

1. Open Rules Configuration panel
2. Add rules for specific sources (e.g., "Build failures" → High priority → Show Immediately)
3. Set Focus Mode exceptions for critical notifications
4. Save and apply rules

Requirements

• VS Code 1.108.1 or higher

Known Issues

None at this time. Please report issues on GitHub.

Release Notes

See CHANGELOG.md for detailed release notes.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

Enjoy a distraction-free coding experience! 🚀