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CodeSweep

CodeSweep

Prince Ekpinse

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Remove and uncomment your code in one click. Supports multiple languages including HTML.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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🧹 CodeSweep

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CodeSweep is a lightweight, open-source VS Code extension that helps you clean your code by removing all comments and debug logs in one click.

Perfect for preparing production-ready code or cleaning up before sharing with teammates.


✨ Features

  • 🗑️ Remove all single-line comments (//, #, --, ;, etc.)
  • 🧼 Remove all multi-line comments (/* ... */, <!-- ... -->, etc.)
  • 🐞 Clean up debug statements like console.log, print(), System.out.println, etc.
  • 🌐 Supports 30+ popular languages (JavaScript, HTML, Python, PHP, C++, etc.)
  • ⚡ Simple, fast, and effective

📦 Installation

  1. Open the VS Code Marketplace
  2. Click Install

Or install via the VS Code command palette:


⚙️ Usage

  • Open any code file
  • Press Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac
  • Type and run: CodeSweep: Clean Code
  • 💥 Done! Comments and debug logs are gone

🖱️ Usage via menu clic droit (context menu)

You can also run CodeSweep commands directly from the right-click menu inside your code editor.

  • Open a supported code file (e.g., .js, .py, .java, .html, etc.)
  • Right-click anywhere in the editor
  • Select one of the CodeSweep commands, like:
    • CodeSweep: Clean Code
    • CodeSweep: Remove All Comments
    • CodeSweep: Remove Single Line Comments
    • CodeSweep: Remove Multiline Comments
    • CodeSweep: Remove Debug Logs

This offers a quick and convenient way to clean your code without using the Command Palette.

🧩 Available Commands

CodeSweep offers 4 useful commands. You can access them all via the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P on Mac).


🔹 CodeSweep: Clean Code

codesweep.cleanCode

✅ Recommended Command – Runs a full cleanup of your code.

This command executes:

  • Remove Multiline Comments
  • Remove Debug Logs

Ideal before pushing to production or sharing your code.


🔹 CodeSweep: Remove All Comments

codesweep.removeAllComments

✅ Removes all single-line and multi-line comments from the entire file.

Examples removed:

// This comment is gone
/* This too */
/*
Multi-line
block removed
*/
<!-- This in HTML is also removed -->

🔹 CodeSweep: Remove Single Line Comments

codesweep.removeSingleLineComments

✅ Only removes single-line comments, preserving multiline ones.

Examples removed:

# A Python comment
// A JS comment
-- A SQL comment

🔹 CodeSweep: Remove Multiline Comments

codesweep.removeMultilineComments

✅ Removes only multi-line comments, useful when you want to preserve inline hints.

Examples removed:

/*
  This block is gone
*/
// This one stays
<!-- HTML-style comments are removed -->

🔹 CodeSweep: Remove Debug Logs

codesweep.removeDebugLogs

✅ Detects and removes debug logs like:

console.log("Hello")
print("Debug")
System.out.println("Trace")
debugger;

And many more, depending on language.

Helps prevent accidental debug logs in production code.

💻 Supported Languages

Includes but not limited to:

  • JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, CSS
  • Python, PHP, Ruby, Go, Rust, C/C++, Java
  • Bash, PowerShell, Shell, YAML, JSONC, XML, etc.

🧠 Why CodeSweep?

Because no one wants to ship console.log("hello") or outdated comments to production 😉
CodeSweep helps keep your codebase clean, professional, and production-ready.


🤝 Contributing

Contributions are now open!

  • 📖 Please read our Contribution Guide
  • 🐛 Found a bug or have a suggestion? Open an issue Thank you for helping make CodeSweep better! 🙌

📜 License

MIT License – free to use, modify, and distribute.


🧪 Demo

Gif demo coming soon! CodeSweep Demo


🧩 Got Feedback or Found a Bug?

Open an issue here 👉 GitHub Issues

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