asdlookup - Fast ID to Description Translation

Overview

asdlookup is a Visual Studio Code extension that provides quick translation of IDs to their corresponding descriptions.

Features

• Hover over IDs to see their corresponding descriptions
• Customizable database file for ID-description pairs
• Fast in-memory lookups for efficient performance
• Error handling for invalid or missing database files

Installation

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Go to the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X or Cmd+Shift+X on macOS)
3. Search for "asdlookup"
4. Click Install

Alternatively, you can download the .vsix file from the GitHub repository and install it manually.

Usage

1. After installation, open your User Settings (File > Preferences > Settings)
2. Search for "asdlookup" in the settings search bar
3. Under "asdlookup: Database Path", enter the path to your JSON file containing ID-description pairs
4. Open any file in your workspace
5. Hover over an ID to see its description

Setting Up Your Database

Create a JSON file with your ID-description pairs. For example:

{
    "0x001": "Temperature Sensor",
    "0x002": "Pressure Sensor",
    "0x003": "Humidity Sensor",
    "0x004": "LED Control",
    "0x005": "Motor Speed",
    "0x006": "Accelerometer X-axis",
    "0x007": "Accelerometer Y-axis",
    "0x008": "Accelerometer Z-axis",
    "0x009": "Battery Voltage",
    "0x00A": "System Status",
    "0x00B": "Error Code",
    "0x00C": "GPS Latitude",
    "0x00D": "GPS Longitude"
}

Save this file as whatever.json in your workspace.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.