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Paste Diff

ufywufy

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Live paste diff to instantly visualize changes after you paste a section of code.
Installation
Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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paste-diff README

Live paste diff to instantly visualize changes after you paste a section of code. Vibe code more intelligently, no more blind pastes.

Features

VS Code side by side diff: Opens a fresh diff editor for each large paste or replacement, aligning original vs. new content.

Custom thresholds: Configure how many characters pasted or replaced will trigger the diff view, default is 100 chars.

Paste Diff Demo

Requirements

VS Code 1.100.0 or higher.

No external dependencies beyond the built in diff-match-patch package (bundled automatically).

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

  • pasteDiff.minSize: Minimum number of characters pasted or replaced to open the diff using ctrl+v
  • pasteDiff.forceDiff: Customizable force diff keybind, does not rely on minimum number of characters Disabled by default: to enable, replace "CUSTOM+KEYBIND" with something like "ctrl+alt+d" and remove the "&& false" condition.

Known Issues

Please let me know if you find issues.

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release.

1.0.1

  • new forceDiff keybind (edit through keyboard shortcuts)
  • added command Paste Diff: Open Settings
  • added command forceDiff

Enjoy!

https://github.com/ufywufy

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