Code Personality Themes

A VS Code extension that automatically switches your editor theme based on your coding activity and stress level. Experience a dynamic workspace that adapts to your flow! You can find it on VS Code: jarchie - Code Personality

Features

Code Personality Themes intelligently switches between three distinct themes based on your coding behavior:

Calm Mode: Activated when you're idle for 20+ seconds - a soothing theme for when you're thinking or taking a break
Focus Mode: Activated during active coding sessions - optimized for concentration and productivity
Panic Mode: Activated when you have 5+ errors in your code - helps you identify that you need to slow down and fix issues

How It Works

The extension monitors:

Your typing activity: Detects typing bursts (12+ edits in 10 seconds) to trigger Focus mode
Your idle time: Switches to Calm mode after 20 seconds of inactivity
Your diagnostics: Counts errors and warnings across all files to trigger Panic mode
Error resolution: Immediately switches back to Focus or Calm mode when errors are fixed

Intelligent Switching

Switches happen immediately when errors are detected or fixed
Smart cooldown (15 seconds) prevents excessive theme switching during normal transitions
Panic recovery bypasses cooldown for instant feedback when you fix your errors

Requirements

VS Code 1.108.1 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

codePersonalityThemes.enabled: Enable/disable automatic theme switching (default: true)
codePersonalityThemes.calmTheme: Theme name for Calm mode (default: "Personality: Calm")
codePersonalityThemes.focusTheme: Theme name for Focus mode (default: "Personality: Focus")
codePersonalityThemes.panicTheme: Theme name for Panic mode (default: "Personality: Panic")
codePersonalityThemes.panicErrorThreshold: Number of diagnostics to trigger Panic mode (default: 5)
codePersonalityThemes.focusTypingBurstThreshold: Number of edits in 10 seconds to trigger Focus mode (default: 12)
codePersonalityThemes.idleSecondsForCalm: Seconds of idle time to trigger Calm mode (default: 20)
codePersonalityThemes.cooldownSeconds: Minimum seconds between theme switches (default: 15)

Customization

You can use your own favorite themes by changing the theme settings. Simply update the settings to use any installed theme:

{
  "codePersonalityThemes.calmTheme": "GitHub Dark",
  "codePersonalityThemes.focusTheme": "Monokai",
  "codePersonalityThemes.panicTheme": "Red"
}

Commands

Code Personality Themes: Ping - Test command to verify the extension is working

Known Issues

None at this time. Please report any issues on the GitHub repository.

Contributing

Found a bug or have a feature request? Please open an issue on the GitHub repository.

Enjoy your adaptive coding experience! 🎨

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