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Commands Manager Next

Commands Manager Next

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Manage reusable commands, documentation, and automated test runners inside VS Code
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Commands Manager Next

Manage tasks, run tests, browse docs, and track time in one VS Code sidebar.

Features

📋 Commands - Create reusable commands with variables, organize in folders, pin to status bar

🧪 Test Runner - Auto-discover tests, parallel execution (6 concurrent), pattern matching with preview

📚 Docs Hub - Browse markdown files, search content, extract commands from code blocks

⏱️ Time Tracker - Track sessions with pause/resume, Git branch automation, commit logging

Installation

git clone <your-repo-url>
cd command-manager-next-extension-for-code
npm install

Press F5 in VS Code to run in development mode, or package with vsce package

Quick Start

Tasks

  1. Open sidebar → Click + to create command
  2. Use {{variableName}} for dynamic values
  3. Run with Ctrl+Shift+C or from tree view

Test Runner

  1. Click + to create test configuration
  2. Set patterns: **/*.test.js or tests/test_*
  3. Use placeholders: $test, $test_file, $executable_test_path
  4. Click "Find Tests" or enable auto-discovery

Example configs:

# Jest
npm test -- $test

# Pytest
pytest -k "$test"

# Mocha
npm run test -- --grep "$test"

Configuration

All settings stored in .vscode/commands.json

Storage options:

  • workspace - Local to project (default)
  • global - Shared across projects
  • both - Merged view

Key settings:

{
    "commandManager.storageLocation": "workspace",
    "commandManager.autoCreateCommandsDirectory": true,
    "commandManager.addCommandsToGitignore": false,
    "commandManager.documentationHub.viewMode": "tree"
}

Development

git clone <your-repo-url>
npm install && npm run compile
npm test  # Run tests

Press F5 in VS Code to launch Extension Development Host

License

MIT License - see LICENSE

Credits

Fork and Continue Development of Leos-Shared-Commands by Leonardo de Souza Chaves (@Leonardo8133)

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