Self Esteem Linter offers supportive messages when your current file is full of errors. It tracks an error streak per file and celebrates when you recover.
Usage
Open any file and introduce errors.
The streak increments each time diagnostics report at least one error in the active editor.
Clear all errors to reset the streak (and celebrate, if enabled).
The streak is tracked per file. Switching files keeps separate streaks.
The status bar shows the current streak as SEL: <streak> when enabled, or SEL: OFF when disabled.
An optional sidebar view (Self Esteem) can show an image, history, and stats alongside the message.
Sidebar View
Click the heart icon in the Activity Bar to open the Self Esteem view.
Enable selfEsteemLinter.showMedia to show a View image button in notifications that jumps to the sidebar.
The sidebar shows the latest message, image, history, and basic stats.
Custom Messages
You can customize the text with {streak} and {file} tokens:
{
"selfEsteemLinter.messages.threshold1": "Uy, {file} va en {streak}. Respira y sigue.",
"selfEsteemLinter.messages.threshold2": "{streak} seguidas. Tu depurador confía en ti.",
"selfEsteemLinter.messages.recovery": "Errores en cero en {file}. Bien ahí."
}
Focus Mode and Sound
Focus Mode enforces a minimum time between messages (in minutes).
Optional recovery sound plays when the sidebar view has been opened at least once.
Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
Setting
Type
Default
Description
selfEsteemLinter.enabled
boolean
true
Enable or disable the extension.
selfEsteemLinter.streakThreshold1
number
3
First streak threshold for a supportive warning.
selfEsteemLinter.streakThreshold2
number
5
Second streak threshold for a supportive info message.
selfEsteemLinter.cooldownSeconds
number
10
Minimum seconds between any two messages.
selfEsteemLinter.celebrateOnRecovery
boolean
true
Celebrate when errors drop to zero after a streak.
selfEsteemLinter.showMedia
boolean
false
Show a button that opens the encouragement view in the sidebar.
selfEsteemLinter.focusMode.enabled
boolean
false
Reduce notifications by enforcing a minimum interval between messages.
selfEsteemLinter.focusMode.intervalMinutes
number
5
Minimum minutes between messages while Focus Mode is enabled.
selfEsteemLinter.soundOnRecovery
boolean
false
Play a soft sound when recovering (requires sidebar view opened at least once).
selfEsteemLinter.messages.threshold1
string
""
Custom message for threshold 1. Use {streak} and {file}.
selfEsteemLinter.messages.threshold2
string
""
Custom message for threshold 2. Use {streak} and {file}.
selfEsteemLinter.messages.recovery
string
""
Custom message for recovery. Use {streak} and {file}.
Commands
Self Esteem Linter: Toggle Enabled
Self Esteem Linter: Reset Streak
Self Esteem Linter: Show Status
Notes
Messages are rate-limited by the cooldown.
Each threshold message fires once per streak.
Enable the media button to open the sidebar encouragement view with each message.
The sidebar includes a small history and stats for the current session.
