CleanX

A VS Code extension that helps you manage tabs efficiently with Git diff cleanup, tab sorting, and workspace management features.

Features

• One-click Git cleanup: Close all Git diff editors (Working Tree and Index editors) at once
• Tab workspaces: Save and load named collections of open tabs
• Tab sorting: Sort tabs by file type (with custom order) and then alphabetically (opt-in)
• Smart detection: Automatically identifies Working Tree and Index editors using multiple detection methods
• Status bar indicators: Shows Git diff count and current workspace name
• Configurable: All features can be enabled/disabled via settings

How to Use

Close Git Diff Editors

1. Install the extension
2. Look for the clear button (🗑️) in the Open Editors panel title bar
3. Click to close all Git diff editors at once

Tab Workspaces

1. Enable workspace buttons: cleanx.showWorkspaceButtons: true
2. Save: Click save button (💾) to create a named workspace from current tabs
3. Load/Manage: Click workspaces button (📂) to load, create, delete, or rename workspaces
4. Status bar: Shows current workspace name when active

Sort Tabs (Optional)

1. Enable the sort button: cleanx.showSortButton: true
2. Click sort button (↕️) to organize tabs by file type and name
3. Customize order with cleanx.customFileTypeOrder setting

All features are accessible via Command Palette with "CleanX:" prefix.

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

Tab Workspace Settings

• cleanx.showWorkspaceButtons: Show tab workspace buttons (save/load) in the Open Editors panel (default: false)

General Settings

• cleanx.showNotifications: Show notification messages when closing Git diff editors (default: false)
• cleanx.confirmBeforeClosing: Show confirmation dialog before closing Git diff editors (default: false)

Sorting Settings

• cleanx.showSortButton: Show the sort tabs button in the Open Editors panel (default: false)
• cleanx.customFileTypeOrder: Custom order for file extensions when sorting (default: [])
  • Example: ["ts", "js", "html", "css", "json", "md"]
  • Secondarily, sorts alphabetically by extension
• cleanx.sortAfterClosing: Sort remaining tabs (default: false)

Commands

• CleanX: Close Git Diff Editors: Close all Git diff editors at once
• CleanX: Sort Tabs: Sort tabs by file type and alphabetically
• CleanX: Save Tab Workspace: Save current tabs as a named workspace
• CleanX: Tab Workspaces: Manage tab workspaces (load, create, delete, rename)

What Gets Closed

The extension intelligently identifies and closes:

• Working Tree diff editors
• Index diff editors
• Git diff editors from various SCM providers
• Editors with Git-related URI schemes (git:, vscode-scm:, etc.)
• Editors with Git-related labels (containing "Working Tree", "Index", diff symbols)

Getting Started

1. Clone this repository
2. Run pnpm install
3. Press F5 to launch extension development host

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome!