Touch Bar CLI Commands

This extension allows for 4 MacBook TouchBar icons (✎1-✎4) that each execute a CLI command of choice in VSCodes integrated terminal.

Features

The extension can be customized within VSCodes settings.

Custom commands

Type desired command

Enable / disable buttons

Each button can be hidden when not desired.

Force new terminal window

Each command can forced to be run in a new terminal window (disabled by default). A new terminal window will also be created if none exist.

Accessability

The commands are also available from the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and kan be bound to shortcuts, like

  "key": "cmd+shift+1",
  "command": "touch-bar-commands.execute.cmd1"

to bind command 1.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• touch-bar-commands.enable.cmdX: enable/disable command X
• touch-bar-commands.force.cmdX: force command X to be executed in a new terminal window
• touch-bar-commands.command.X: Command X that is executed

Where X is the number of the command (1-4).

Known Issues

• The extension cannot dynamically edit the text of the TouchBar icon text due to VSCode limitations.

Release Notes

1.1.0

• Change display name to 'Touch Bar CLI Commands' to avoid confusion
• Minor README update
• Bump vscode engine to 1.48

1.0.0

• Initial release