NextGen File Sync

Intelligent file synchronization for complex project workflows.

Synchronize and view related files across your project workspace with smart matching, real-time panels, and universal structure detection. Perfect for multi-stage workflows like aiQLT, build pipelines, and data processing projects.

✨ Features

• 🔄 Smart File Matching - Automatically finds related files across your project structure
• 📂 Universal Structure Detection - Works with any organized folder structure (no configuration required)
• 👁️ Real-Time Sync Panels - View assembly, output, and thinking files in synchronized bottom panels
• ✏️ Direct Editing - Edit related files with automatic save and sync
• 🎯 Fallback Display - Shows input files when output isn't generated yet
• ⚙️ Configurable - Customize extensions and JSON paths for your workflow
• 🌍 Multi-Language Support - Handles any file extension and naming convention

🚀 Quick Start

1. Open your project - Any project with organized subfolders
2. Click any input file - Plugin detects related files automatically
3. View in panels - Assembly, Output, and Thinking panels open at bottom
4. Edit directly - Make changes and save with one click

📁 Supported Structures

Works with any folder structure containing organized subfolders:

/YourProject
  /Iteration_1/          ← Detected automatically
    /InputFolder/
      file.inpt
    /CompilationFolder/
      file.txt
    /OutputFolder/
      file.json

Also supports:

• Sprint_, Phase_, Release_*, etc.
• Custom folder names (any structure with 2+ subfolders)
• Multi-level extensions (file.prompt.txt)
• Nested JSON paths (result.data.thinking)

⚙️ Configuration

Optional settings in VS Code Settings:

{
  "aiqlt.compilationExtension": ".txt",
  "aiqlt.outputExtension": ".json",
  "aiqlt.thinkingNodePath": "thinking"
}

🎮 Commands

• NextGen File Sync: Open Synchronized View - Manually open sync view for current file

🛠️ Technical Details

• Smart Matching Algorithm - Scans entire iteration folder for related files by base name
• Multi-Tier Detection - YAML files, folder patterns, structure detection, universal fallback
• Fallback Display - Shows input file content when output files aren't generated yet
• Real-Time Updates - Panels update automatically when switching between files

📝 Use Cases

Perfect for:

• AI/ML Workflows - aiQLT, prompt engineering, model training pipelines
• Build Systems - Source → Compilation → Output tracking
• Data Processing - Input → Transform → Result visualization
• Code Generation - Template → Generated code → Logs

🐛 Known Issues

None! Plugin uses universal detection and fallback mechanisms.

📦 Release Notes

1.0.0

Complete rewrite with universal features:

• ✅ Universal structure detection (no YAML required)
• ✅ Smart file matching algorithm
• ✅ Fallback to input files
• ✅ Multi-level extension support
• ✅ Nested JSON path navigation
• ✅ Tab-based file opening
• ✅ Real-time synchronized panels

💻 Development

Built with:

• TypeScript
• VS Code Extension API
• Node.js

📄 License

MIT License - Free to use, modify, and distribute

Made with ❤️ by NextGenCode

Developed by: NextGenCode.dev
Author: Matteo
License: ISC