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Code2Summarize

Code2Summarize

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Summarize code files in your project for C#, Python, React, and Angular
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Code2Summarize

A VS Code extension that generates a summary of your project's code files. It analyzes the project structure and extracts content from supported file types to create a comprehensive summary.

Features

  • Generates an ASCII tree structure of your project
  • Extracts code from supported file types:
    • C# (.cs)
    • Python (.py)
    • React (.jsx, .ts)
    • HTML (.html)
  • Creates a single summary file with both project structure and file contents

Usage

  1. Open your project in VS Code
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS) to open the command palette
  3. Type and select Code2Summarize: Generate Code Summary
  4. The extension will create a summary file named [ParentFolderName]_Code2Summarize.txt in your project's root directory

Output Format

The summary file contains:

  1. An ASCII tree representation of your project structure
  2. Content of each supported file, including:
    • File name
    • Relative path
    • Full content
    • End-of-file delimiter

Installation

Local Installation

  1. Download the extension files
  2. Place them in a folder under your .vscode/extensions directory:
    • Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\code2summarize-0.1.0
    • macOS/Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/code2summarize-0.1.0
  3. Restart VS Code

From VSIX (Recommended)

  1. Build the extension using vsce package
  2. Install the generated VSIX file:
    • Open VS Code
    • Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS)
    • Type and select Extensions: Install from VSIX...
    • Locate and select the VSIX file

Requirements

  • VS Code 1.60.0 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension does not add any VS Code settings.

Known Issues

  • Large projects may take some time to process
  • Very large files might impact performance

Release Notes

0.1.0

Initial release of Code2Summarize

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