☕ Coffee Patterns - VSCode Design Patterns Extension

Brew Perfect Code with Design Patterns ☕️

A comprehensive Visual Studio Code extension providing 25+ design pattern snippets with coffee-themed examples

📋 Table of Contents

• 🎯 Overview
• ✨ Features
• 🚀 Quick Start
• 💾 Installation
  • 📦 From VS Code Marketplace
  • ⚡ Quick Install via Command Line
• 🎮 Usage
  • 🖥️ Cross-Platform Keyboard Shortcuts
• 🏗️ Supported Design Patterns
  • 🏭 Creational Patterns
  • 🔧 Structural Patterns
  • 🔄 Behavioral Patterns
• 🌟 Pattern Combinations (Blends)
• 📚 Usage Examples
  • 🎯 Using Individual Patterns
  • 🔀 Using Pattern Combinations
• 🤝 Contributing
• 📝 License
• 💬 Feedback & Support
• 🙏 Acknowledgments

🎯 Overview

Coffee Patterns is a comprehensive Visual Studio Code extension that brings the power of design patterns to your fingertips! 🚀

Whether you're a seasoned architect crafting complex systems or a developer learning the fundamentals, Coffee Patterns provides 25+ meticulously crafted design pattern snippets with engaging coffee-themed examples that make learning both fun and memorable.

🌟 Why Coffee Patterns?

• 📚 Educational: Each pattern includes detailed documentation and real-world examples
• ⚡ Productive: Implement complex patterns in seconds, not hours
• 🎨 Memorable: Coffee-themed examples make patterns easier to understand and remember
• 🔧 Comprehensive: Covers all 23 classic GoF patterns plus advanced combinations
• ✅ Type-Safe: Full Python type annotations and modern best practices

✨ Features

🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Coffee Patterns in just a few steps:

1. Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
2. Open a Python file (.py) in VS Code
3. Type ! followed by a pattern name (e.g., !singleton)
4. Select from IntelliSense suggestions and press Enter
5. Navigate through placeholders using Tab and customize your code

💡 Pro Tip: All pattern snippets start with ! for easy discovery and pattern blends start with !blend_

💾 Installation

📦 From VS Code Marketplace

The easiest way to install Coffee Patterns:

1. Open Visual Studio Code
2. Navigate to Extensions:
   • Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Shift+X
   • macOS: ⌘+Shift+X
3. Search for "Coffee Patterns"
4. Click "Install" on the official extension by shahafashash
5. Reload VS Code if prompted

⚡ Quick Install via Command Line

You can also install directly from the command line:

Windows (PowerShell):

code --install-extension shahafashash.coffee-patterns

macOS (Terminal):

code --install-extension shahafashash.coffee-patterns

Linux (Terminal):

code --install-extension shahafashash.coffee-patterns

🎮 Usage

🖥️ Cross-Platform Keyboard Shortcuts

📝 Pattern Usage Steps

1. Create or open a Python file (.py extension)
2. Start typing ! followed by the pattern name:
   • For individual patterns: !factory_method, !singleton, !observer, etc.
   • For pattern combinations: !blend_factory_singleton, !blend_composite_visitor, etc.
3. Select the desired snippet from the IntelliSense dropdown
4. Press Enter to insert the snippet
5. Use Tab to navigate between placeholders (highlighted in blue)
6. Replace placeholders with your custom class names and logic
7. Continue developing your application with the generated pattern structure

🏗️ Supported Design Patterns

Coffee Patterns includes all 23 classic Gang of Four (GoF) design patterns plus modern variations, organized into three categories:

🏭 Creational Patterns

Patterns that deal with object creation mechanisms

🔧 Structural Patterns

Patterns that deal with object composition and relationships

🔄 Behavioral Patterns

Patterns that deal with communication between objects and assignment of responsibilities

🌟 Pattern Combinations (Blends)

Coffee Patterns also includes powerful "blend" patterns that combine multiple design patterns for common use cases:

📚 Usage Examples

🎯 Using Individual Patterns

Here's how to quickly implement a Singleton pattern:

1. Type !singleton in your Python file
2. Select the snippet from IntelliSense
3. Navigate through placeholders using Tab
4. Customize the class name and methods

Example result:

from __future__ import annotations
from typing import Any, Dict

class SingletonMeta(type):
    """Metaclass implementing the Singleton design pattern."""
    _instances: Dict[type, Any] = {}

    def __call__(cls, *args, **kwargs) -> Any:
        if cls not in cls._instances:
            cls._instances[cls] = super().__call__(*args, **kwargs)
        return cls._instances[cls]

class CoffeeShop(metaclass=SingletonMeta):
    """Singleton class implementing the Singleton design pattern."""
    def serve_coffee(self) -> None:
        """Serve coffee to customers."""
        print("Serving delicious coffee!")

🔀 Using Pattern Combinations

Pattern blends combine multiple patterns for powerful solutions:

1. Type !blend_factory_singleton in your Python file
2. Select the blend from IntelliSense
3. Use Tab to navigate through the combined pattern structure
4. Implement your specific logic

Available Pattern Combinations:

💡 Pro Tips

• Autocomplete: Type ! and let IntelliSense guide you
• Quick Access: Use Ctrl+Space (or ⌃+Space on macOS) to trigger suggestions
• Tab Navigation: Use Tab/Shift+Tab to move between placeholders
• Documentation: Hover over pattern names for detailed descriptions
• Customization: All snippets are fully customizable - modify to fit your needs!

🤝 Contributing

We ❤️ contributions! Coffee Patterns is an open-source project that thrives on community involvement.

🚀 Quick Contribution Guide

1. 🍴 Fork the repository
2. 🌿 Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-pattern
3. 💻 Make your changes following our coding guidelines
4. ✅ Test your changes thoroughly
5. 📝 Commit with descriptive messages: git commit -m "Add amazing new pattern"
6. 🚀 Push to your branch: git push origin feature/amazing-pattern
7. 🎯 Create a Pull Request

🎯 Ways to Contribute

📋 Contribution Guidelines

Before contributing, please review our detailed Contributing Guide and Code of Conduct.

Key points:

• Follow Google Python Style Guide
• Include comprehensive docstrings
• Add coffee-themed examples where appropriate
• Ensure all snippets include proper type annotations
• Test your patterns in VS Code before submitting

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

MIT License - Feel free to use, modify, and distribute! ☕

💬 Feedback & Support

We love hearing from our users! Your feedback helps make Coffee Patterns better.

🐛 Found a Bug?

Use our structured bug report form for faster resolution:

💡 Have a Feature Idea?

We'd love to hear your suggestions:

💬 General Questions?

• GitHub Discussions: For general questions and community chat
• GitHub Issues: For bugs and feature requests
• Marketplace Reviews: Share your experience with other users

📊 Project Stats

🙏 Acknowledgments

🌟 Special Thanks

• 🎨 Design Pattern Community: For the foundational Gang of Four patterns
• 👥 Contributors: All the amazing developers who have contributed to this project
• ☕ Coffee Enthusiasts: For inspiring our coffee-themed approach
• 🚀 VS Code Team: For creating an amazing extension platform
• 🐍 Python Community: For the language that makes these patterns shine

📚 References

• Design Patterns: Elements of Reusable Object-Oriented Software by Gang of Four
• Refactoring.Guru Design Patterns
• Python Design Patterns