This extension provides two commands to copy information about open files in VSCode:
Copy tree of Active Files: Copies a textual tree structure of the directories and files currently open in tabs.
Copy tree of Active Files Including Contents: Copies an XML representation including the file tree and raw contents (from saved disk state).
Usage
Open files in VSCode tabs (from any projects or locations).
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P).
Run one of the commands.
Paste the clipboard contents wherever needed.
Note: Untitled files are ignored. Works with absolute paths and merges structures intelligently.
Demo
Details
This extension focuses on open tabs (visible editors) and builds a tree based on the following logic:
File Selection: Only considers files open in tabs (via window.tabGroups), filtering for real filesystem files (scheme 'file'). Ignores untitled or virtual documents (e.g., Git diffs).
Tree Building:
If VSCode is opened as a single workspace/folder, uses that folder as the tree root for files within it.
If no workspace or multiple workspaces, or files are outside any workspace: Finds the longest common prefix (common denominator) among the file paths as the root. If no common prefix, uses full paths with multiple roots.
Merges paths intelligently, showing directories only where needed (e.g., no empty folders).
Contents Handling: For the "Including Contents" command, reads file contents directly from the filesystem (saved state on disk) using workspace.fs.readFile. Does not include unsaved changes in open editors—ensures consistency with what's persisted.
XML Output: Wraps the tree in <tree>, followed by flat <file path="..."> tags with raw contents (no escaping beyond minimal for XML validity; contents may break XML parsers if they contain invalid chars like unbalanced tags).
Edge Cases: Handles cross-platform paths (normalizes to '/'), sorts entries alphabetically, and supports files from different drives/roots.
For more on development or contributions, see the source code.
