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Rage Detector

Rage Detector

Rage Detector

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Detects when you're rage-coding and gently reminds you to chill 😌
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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🤬 Rage Detector

Detects when you're rage-coding and gently reminds you to chill 😌

A fun VS Code extension that watches your typing patterns and shows funny notifications when it senses you're frustrated. Because we've all been there.

Rage Detector Demo

✨ Features

Rage Detector watches for these signs of frustration and responds with a funny quote:

  • âŒ¨ī¸ Backspace Spam — Hammering the backspace key like it owes you money
  • ⚡ Speed Typing — Typing too fast, probably angry
  • 💾 Save Spam — Pressing Ctrl+S every 2 seconds won't fix the bug
  • â†Šī¸ Undo Spam — Ctrl+Z won't undo your life choices
  • 📋 Paste Spam — Stack Overflow knows you copied that
  • 🔁 Repeated Characters — Smashing aaaaaa or !!!!!!
  • 🔊 ALL CAPS Typing — No need to yell, the computer can hear you
  • 📏 Long Lines — That line is longer than my attention span
  • 🎯 Erratic Cursor — Lost? Take a breath
  • 🐛 Console.log Rage — Detects debugging frustration
  • 💢 Curse Comments — Spots frustration in your // wtf comments
  • 📝 TODO Pileup — When your TODOs are out of control
  • ⏰ Late Night Coding — Reminds you to sleep past midnight
  • 🎉 Friday Evenings — "Go home, it's the weekend!"
  • 🧘 Mood System — Tracks your mood: Calm 😌 → Annoyed 😤 → Raging 🤬 → Meltdown 💀
  • 🏆 Achievements — Unlock badges like "Zen Master", "Night Owl", "Console Detective"

🚀 Installation

  1. Open VS Code
  2. Go to Extensions tab (Ctrl+Shift+X)
  3. Search for "Rage Detector"
  4. Click Install
  5. Start coding — let the rage be detected!

🎮 Commands

Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and try:

  • Rage Detector: Reset Mood — Resets your current rage state
  • Rage Detector: Trigger Test Notification — Manually trigger a test
  • Rage Detector: Show Mood Stats — See your current rage stats
  • Rage Detector: Show Achievements — View unlocked achievements

âš™ī¸ Settings

Customize Rage Detector via VS Code settings (search for "Rage Detector"):

  • rageDetector.backspaceThreshold — Backspaces that trigger rage (default: 10)
  • rageDetector.backspaceWindowMs — Time window in ms (default: 5000)
  • rageDetector.playChime — Play sound on rage detection (default: true)

Each detector can also be individually enabled/disabled in settings.

💡 Why?

Coding can be frustrating. Sometimes a tiny dose of humor at the right moment is exactly what you need to take a breath, smile, and keep going. Rage Detector is your code-side companion who notices when things are getting heated and gently reminds you to chill 😌

🤝 Feedback

Found a bug? Have a feature request? Made it laugh?

I'd love to hear from you. Open an issue or drop a review on the Marketplace.


Made with 💜 (and a little bit of rage) by Namrata Awasthi

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