.NET Pulse

A Visual Studio Code extension that enhances your .NET development workflow with powerful productivity features including external terminal access, smart project building, and quick navigation to code-behind files.

▫️Keyboard Shortcuts

▫️Default configurations

This extension automatically configures several VS Code settings optimized for .NET development:

• Editor Settings:

  • Mouse wheel zoom enabled
  • Cascadia Mono font family
  • Tab size set to 2 spaces

• File Nesting:

  • Automatic nesting of related files (code-behind, designer, generated files)
  • Organized Explorer view for .razor, .cs, .xaml, .aspx, and more
  • Collapsed nesting by default for cleaner workspace

• Icons:

  • VS Code Icons theme for better file type visualization

▫️Build Project

Intelligently build .NET project directly from any file in your workspace. The extension automatically finds the nearest project file (.csproj) and builds it.

• Right-click on any file in the Explorer and select .NET Pulse → Build Project
• Use keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+B (Windows) or Cmd+B (Mac)
• Works from any file within your project - automatically locates the nearest project file

▫️Navigate to Code-Behind File

Seamlessly navigate from markup files to their associated code-behind files with a single keystroke.

• Open any supported markup file (.cshtml, .razor, .aspx, or .ascx)
• Press F7 to jump to the corresponding code-behind file
• Automatically opens files like MyComponent.razor.cs from MyComponent.razor

▫️Git Tools

1. Compare with Unmodified

Quickly view git changes for any modified file by comparing it with its unmodified version (HEAD) in a side-by-side diff view.

• Right-click on any file in the Explorer and select .NET Pulse → Git: Compare with unmodified

2. View History

View the complete git history for any file using VS Code's built-in Timeline view.

• Right-click on any file in the Explorer and select .NET Pulse → Git: View history
• Opens the Timeline view showing all commits that affected the selected file

▫️Open in External Terminal

Quickly open any file's directory in your external terminal (Windows Terminal by default) without leaving VS Code.

• Right-click on any file in the Explorer and select .NET Pulse → Open in External Terminal
• Use keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Alt+Space (while focused on editor or explorer)

You can customize the terminal path in your VS Code settings by adding:

"externalTerminal.path": "path/to/your/terminal.exe"

Extension Dependencies

This extension works seamlessly with:

• C# Dev Kit (ms-dotnettools.csdevkit)
• Visual Studio Keybindings (ms-vscode.vs-keybindings)
• VSCode Icons (vscode-icons-team.vscode-icons)

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code 1.85.0 or higher
• Windows Terminal (for external terminal feature) or a configured custom terminal

Issues and Contributions

Found a bug or have a feature request? Please visit the GitHub repository to report issues or contribute.

License

This extension is provided as-is for productivity enhancement in .NET development workflows.