Cairn VSCode Extension

Automatic patch creation on successful cargo builds with visual timeline.

Features

• Automatic Patches: Creates a patch after every successful cargo build
• Visual Timeline: Tree view showing patch history with CURRENT and NEWEST markers
• Status Bar: Shows the current patch at a glance
• One-Click Rollback: Right-click any patch to restore that state
• Patch Details: View detailed information about any patch

Commands

• Cairn: Initialize Repository - Initialize cairn in the current workspace
• Cairn: List Patches - Show all patches in the terminal
• Cairn: Rollback to Patch - Select and rollback to a previous patch
• Cairn: Show Patch Details - View detailed information about a patch
• Cairn: Refresh History - Refresh the patch history view

Requirements

• VSCode 1.85.0 or higher
• Cairn CLI installed (cargo install cairn)
• Rust project with cargo available

Installation

1. Build the extension:

   cd vscode-extension
   npm install
   npm run compile
   

2. Package the extension:

   npm install -g @vscode/vsce
   vsce package
   

3. Install the .vsix file in VSCode

Usage

1. Open a Rust project in VSCode
2. Initialize cairn: Cairn: Initialize Repository
3. Build your project: cargo build
4. View patch history in the Cairn sidebar
5. Right-click any patch to rollback

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Compile TypeScript
npm run compile

# Watch for changes
npm run watch

# Run linter
npm run lint

License

MIT or Apache-2.0