Dump Codes Extension

A VS Code extension to collect and export source files from a folder — either as a single text file or copied to the clipboard.

Key Features

• Two Modes of Operation:

  1. Explorer Context Menu: Quickly dump all source files in a folder via right-click, and output them to a file or to the clipboard.
  2. Dump Codes Tree View: A fine-grained selection UI. Expand folders, check files and folders, then copy or export just the selected items.
  3. Select Open Editors: Mark all currently open editor tabs directly in the Dump Codes tree. This is a fast way to include the files you're actively editing in an export. The command is available on the tree title bar and from the Command Palette.

Commands:

• Dump files to a single file.
• Dump files to the clipboard.
• Refresh or clear selections in the tree view.
• Select all currently open editor tabs (in-tree) so they can be dumped or copied: Select Open Editors (available in the view title and Command Palette).

Usage

1. Explorer Context Menu

1. In the Explorer, right-click on a folder.
2. Choose Dump files to single file or Dump files to Clipboard.
3. (File mode only) The output file is created at the workspace root with the name set by dumpSource.outputFileName.

2. Dump Codes Tree View

1. Open the Dump Codes view from the Explorer sidebar.
2. Click the Refresh icon to scan for text-based source files.
3. Expand folders and click the checkbox next to files (or folders) to select them.
4. Click a file in the tree to open it in the editor.
5. Use the Copy Selected command (via the view title or item context menu) to copy the contents of all selected files to the clipboard.

Select Open Editors

The Select Open Editors command marks all currently open editor tabs that exist inside the workspace in the Dump Codes tree view. It is intended as a fast way to collect exactly the files you are working on and include them in an export or clipboard operation.

• Location: available from the Dump Codes tree title bar (alongside Refresh / Clear / Copy) and from the Command Palette for discoverability and shortcut binding.
• Action: by default the command replaces the current selection in the tree with workspace files corresponding to all open editor tabs. An optional argument { "add": true } will add to the existing selection instead of replacing it.
• Filtering: files outside the workspace, ignored by .gitignore or dumpSource.userIgnorePatterns, or detected as binary are omitted; a brief information message shows counts for selected vs skipped items.

Usage examples:

• Use View Title button: click the Select Open Editors button on the Dump Codes view title bar to replace the current selection with all open editor tabs from the workspace.
• Use Command Palette: run > Dump Codes: Select Open Editors — optionally pass an argument { "add": true } to add to the selection instead of replacing it.

Note: In tree view you can open files by clicking them and copy selected files to the clipboard using the Copy Selected command.

Commands Reference

Configuration

Under Preferences › Settings › Dump Codes, configure:

Sample Configuration

{
    "dumpSource.outputFileName": "all_sources.txt",
    "dumpSource.userIgnorePatterns": ["*.test.ts", "node_modules"],
    "dumpSource.defaultDumpTarget": "file",
    "dumpSource.revealFocus": true
}

Getting Started

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/hirohitokato/vscode_dumpcode.git
   

2. Open in VS Code.

3. Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host.

4. Use the commands as described above.

Change Logs

See CHANGELOG.md for details.

Published by hkato193