Cursed Errors ⚡✨

Transform your coding errors from frustrating to fun with visual curse and purification effects!

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Cursed Errors is a VS Code extension that adds entertaining visual effects when errors appear or disappear in your code. Get cursed when bugs appear 💀⚡, and purified when you fix them! ✨🌟

✨ Features

🔥 Curse Effect (When Errors Appear)

• Multi-line coverage: Affects 3-7 lines around your cursor (based on intensity)
• Particle effects: Random emoji particles (💀⚡😱🔥💥) with staggered animations
• Vibrant colors: Purple, magenta, and red themes (no more hard-to-see black!)
• Glow effects: Eye-catching outline animations
• Three themes: darkSmoke (purple), purpleCurse (deep purple), cracks (red)

✨ Purify Effect (When Errors Are Fixed)

• Celebration sparkles: Bright cyan and gold effects
• Lots of particles: ✨🌟💫⭐🎉🎊 cascading across multiple lines
• Rainbow bonus: 🌈 appears on high intensity!
• Longer display: 1-2 seconds of satisfying visual feedback
• Brighter glow: 3px outline for that "problem solved" feeling

⚙️ Customization

• Intensity levels: Low (3 lines), Medium (5 lines), High (7 lines)
• Trigger options: Errors only, errors + warnings, or all diagnostics
• Scope control: Active editor or all editors
• Cooldown settings: Prevent effect spam

📦 Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Press Ctrl+P (Windows/Linux) or Cmd+P (macOS)
3. Type ext install cursed-errors
4. Press Enter

Or search for "Cursed Errors" in the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).

🚀 Quick Start

Once installed, the extension works automatically:

1. Write some code with an error:

   const x: number = "hello";  // Type error!
   

   → Save the file → 💀⚡ Curse effect appears!

2. Fix the error:

   const x: number = 123;  // Fixed!
   

   → Save the file → ✨🌟 Purify effect appears!

🎮 Commands

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P / Cmd+Shift+P):

• Cursed Errors: Toggle Enable/Disable - Turn the extension on/off
• Cursed Errors: Preview Curse Effect - See the curse effect instantly
• Cursed Errors: Preview Purify Effect - See the purify effect instantly

⚙️ Settings

Configure in VS Code Settings (Ctrl+, / Cmd+,):

Example Configuration

{
  "cursedErrors.enable": true,
  "cursedErrors.intensity": "high",
  "cursedErrors.theme": "purpleCurse",
  "cursedErrors.triggerLevel": "errorOnly",
  "cursedErrors.cooldownMs": 300
}

🎨 Themes

darkSmoke (Default)

• Color: Purple tones (rgba(120, 0, 180))
• Particles: 💀⚡😱🔥💥
• Vibe: Mystical purple smoke

purpleCurse

• Color: Deep purple (rgba(150, 0, 200))
• Particles: 👻💜⚡🌀💫
• Vibe: Magical curse energy

cracks

• Color: Red/Magenta (rgba(200, 0, 50))
• Particles: 💢⚡💥🔴❗
• Vibe: Explosive anger

💡 How It Works

1. The extension monitors VS Code's diagnostic system
2. When error count increases → Curse effect appears at cursor position
3. When error count decreases → Purify effect appears
4. Effects automatically fade after 0.8-2 seconds (based on intensity)
5. Cooldown prevents rapid-fire effects

🎯 Intensity Comparison

📋 Requirements

• VS Code version 1.80.0 or higher

🐛 Known Issues

• Effects only appear in the active editor (by default)
• Some color themes may affect visibility
• Emoji rendering depends on your system fonts

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

MIT © 2024

🎉 Release Notes

0.2.0 (Latest)

Major Visual Overhaul:

• ✨ Multi-line effects (3-7 lines instead of 1)
• 🎨 Vibrant colors (purple, red, cyan instead of black)
• 💫 Particle effects with emoji animations
• ⚡ Glow/outline effects
• 🌈 Rainbow bonus for high intensity purify
• ⏱️ Longer, more satisfying durations

0.1.0

• Initial release
• Basic curse and purify effects
• Three themes
• Configurable intensity and triggers

❓ FAQ

Q: Can I disable the extension temporarily? A: Yes! Use the command "Cursed Errors: Toggle Enable/Disable" or set cursedErrors.enable to false.

Q: The effects are too distracting. How can I make them subtler? A: Set cursedErrors.intensity to "low" and increase cursedErrors.cooldownMs to 1000 or more.

Q: Can I use this with warnings, not just errors? A: Yes! Set cursedErrors.triggerLevel to "errorAndWarning".

Q: Why aren't the effects showing? A: Make sure:

• The extension is enabled (cursedErrors.enable: true)
• You're editing a file with diagnostic support (TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, etc.)
• Your cursor is on or near the error line
• You've saved the file after making changes

🌟 Show Your Support

If you enjoy this extension, please:

• ⭐ Star the repository
• 🐛 Report issues
• 💡 Suggest new features
• 📢 Share with fellow developers

Made with ❤️ for developers who want to make debugging a bit more fun!