A powerful VS Code extension designed to help developers easily remove all output statements (e.g., console.log, print, System.out.println) from their files or entire projects. It supports multiple programming languages like JavaScript, Python, Java, C, C++, and C#, with customizable options to reta
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
Clear All Console Log is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to clean up your code by removing all logging statements or output functions from supported languages in your project or current file. The extension offers flexible options, allowing you to preserve error-related logs like console.error while clearing others.
Features
Multi-language support: Handles common logging functions across multiple programming languages, including JavaScript, Python, Java, C, C++, and C#.
Selective clearing:
Remove all output statements (console.log, print, System.out.println, etc.).
Preserve error-related logs (console.error, or similar in other languages).
Scoping options:
Apply changes to the entire project.
Apply changes to the currently open file.
Supported Languages and Functions
Language
Logging Functions
Extensions
JavaScript
console.log, console.warn
.js, .ts, .jsx, .tsx
Python
print()
.py
Java
System.out.println()
.java
C
printf()
.c, .h
C++
std::cout << ...
.cpp, .hpp
C#
Console.WriteLine()
.cs
Available Commands
General Commands
Clear all outputs in the entire project: Removes all logging/output statements across the project.
Clear all outputs in the current file: Removes all logging/output statements from the currently open file.
Conditional Commands
Clear outputs except errors (project): Removes all outputs across the project except error-related logs (console.error, etc.).
Clear outputs except errors (file): Removes all outputs from the current file except error-related logs.
Installation
Open VS Code.
Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X).
Search for Clear All Console Log.
Click Install.
Usage
Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
Type and select one of the following commands:
Clear all outputs in the current file
Clear all outputs in the entire project
Clear outputs except errors (file)
Clear outputs except errors (project)
For multi-language projects, a selection menu will appear, allowing you to choose the language you want to process.
Example Scenarios
JavaScript Project: Clean up all console.log and console.warn statements before deployment, preserving console.error for debugging.
Python Script: Remove all print() calls, ensuring clean output in production.
Multi-language Project: Choose specific languages to process and apply the extension's functionality selectively.
Configuration
The extension uses pre-configured regex patterns for each language to identify and handle logging/output statements. You can customize these patterns by editing the LANG configuration in the source code if needed.
Contributions
Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to report a bug, suggest a feature, or submit a pull request, visit the GitHub repository.
License
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for more details.
