Terminal Auto-reopen for VS Code

Never lose your terminal workflow again! This extension automatically reopens a terminal when the last one is closed in VS Code.

Features

🔄 Auto-reopen

• Automatically reopens a new terminal when the last one is closed
• Configurable enable/disable toggle
• Status bar indicator showing number of open terminals

📊 Status Bar Integration

• Shows current number of open terminals
• Visual warning indicator when no terminals are open
• Displays terminal count and state

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Press Ctrl+P (Cmd+P on macOS)
3. Type ext install terminal-auto-reopen
4. Press Enter

Usage

Basic Usage

The extension works automatically once installed. When you close your last terminal, a new one will be opened automatically.

Status Bar

The status bar shows:

• Number of open terminals (📟 2)
• Warning indicator when no terminals are open
• Terminal count updates in real-time

Commands

Access these commands through the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P):

• Terminal Auto-reopen: Toggle - Enable/disable automatic reopening

Keyboard Shortcuts

You can assign keyboard shortcuts to the toggle command in VS Code's Keyboard Shortcuts editor.

Example keybindings.json entry:

{
    "key": "ctrl+k ctrl+t",
    "command": "terminalReopen.toggle"
}

Configuration

Access settings through VS Code's Settings UI or settings.json:

{
    "terminalReopen.enabled": true  // Enable/disable auto-reopen
}

Development

Prerequisites

• Node.js and npm/yarn
• Visual Studio Code
• Recommended VS Code extensions:
  • amodio.tsl-problem-matcher
  • ms-vscode.extension-test-runner
  • dbaeumer.vscode-eslint

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/riordanmb/terminal-auto-reopen.git
cd terminal-auto-reopen

1. Install dependencies:

npm install
# or
yarn install

1. Open in VS Code:

code .

Development Workflow

1. Make changes to the source code in src/
2. Press F5 to launch the extension in debug mode
3. Use npm run watch or yarn watch for automatic compilation
4. Run tests using the Test Runner in VS Code

Building

npm run package
# or
yarn package

Testing

1. Install the Extension Test Runner
2. Run the watch task:

npm run watch-tests
# or
yarn watch-tests

1. Open the Testing view and run tests

Publishing

1. Update version in package.json
2. Update CHANGELOG.md
3. Package the extension:

vsce package

1. Publish to marketplace:

vsce publish

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch
3. Commit your changes
4. Push to the branch
5. Create a Pull Request

License

MIT License

Release Notes

See CHANGELOG for detailed release notes.

0.0.4

• Initial release with basic functionality
• Auto-reopen of last terminal
• Status bar integration with terminal count
• Basic configuration option to enable/disable

Support

For bugs, feature requests, and questions, please create an issue.