A delightful VS Code extension that brings your favorite Digimon companions right into your sidebar.
Features
Dynamic Sprite Loading: Support for PNG sprite sheets and GIF animations.
Folder Navigation: Browse your Digimon library through subfolders (e.g., Child, Adult, Perfect, Mega).
Customizable Themes: Set a background theme for your companion with parallax-inspired depth.
Interactive Pets:
Spawn specific Digimon or a random one.
Give your pets custom names.
Pets move side-to-side, flip directions, and take random pauses.
Persistence: Your spawned pets and their names are saved across sessions.
Installation
Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace.
Open the Explorer view.
Locate the Digimon section.
How to Add Your Own Digimon
PNG Sprite Sheets
Place your PNGs in media/sprites/. You can organize them into subfolders.
The extension expects a grid-based sprite sheet. You can adjust the pngDefaults in digimon.config.json to match your sheet's frame size.
GIF Animations
Place your GIFs in media/DigimonWorldChampionshipSprites/.
The extension groups GIFs by character name (e.g., all files containing agumon are treated as one pet).
Configuration
Adjust the following in digimon.config.json:
fps: Animation speed.
speed: Walking speed.
pauseDuration: How long a pet stops during its walk.
directionChangeChance: Probability of flipping direction upon resuming movement.
directionFlipFrequency: How often a pet flips direction while paused.
Planned Features
Interactive Color Picker: Integrated visual palette for real-time foreground color adjustment.
Advanced Configuration UI: Migration of core animation and movement defaults to the VS Code Settings menu for seamless tuning.
Individual Pet Customization: Ability to define unique speed, scale, and animation properties for each spawned Digimon.
Enhanced Depth Layers: Support for customizable foreground assets (e.g., transparent PNGs) to create a more immersive 3D parallax effect.
Expanded Environment Library: A wider variety of themed parallax backgrounds and preset environment combinations.
Productivity-Based Evolution: A digivolution system where pets evolve based on coding activity, time elapsed, or project milestones.
Life Cycle Management: Implementation of a life-span system where pets may expire or reset after a certain duration.
Combat System: A basic battle mechanic allowing Digimon to interact or compete within the sidebar.
