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Emoji Navigator

Emoji Navigator

yuval heiman

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Places emoji markers in the scrollbar's overview ruler to help navigate code functions.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Emoji Navigator

Emoji Navigator is a Visual Studio Code extension that helps you quickly navigate your code by displaying emoji markers for functions and classes in a sidebar outline. It supports Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, and C# out of the box, and is easy to extend for more languages.

Features

  • Sidebar view with emoji markers for functions and classes
  • Supports Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, and C#
  • Emoji selection is based on function/class names and their purpose
  • Click an item to jump to its definition in the editor
  • Automatically updates as you edit or switch files

Requirements

  • Visual Studio Code v1.106.1 or newer
  • No additional dependencies required

Usage

  1. Open a supported source file (Python, JS, TS, Java, C#)
  2. Open the "Emoji Navigator" sidebar from the Activity Bar
  3. Click any emoji-marked function or class to jump to its definition

Extension Settings

This extension does not currently provide user settings. Future versions may allow customization of emoji mappings and supported languages.

Supported Languages

  • Python
  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Java
  • C#

Known Issues

  • Only top-level functions and classes are detected (no nested/inner functions/classes yet)
  • Regex-based detection may miss some edge cases in complex code
  • Only the listed languages are supported by default

Release Notes

0.0.1

  • Initial release with multi-language support and emoji mapping

Contributing

Feel free to open issues or pull requests to add more languages, improve regexes, or suggest new emoji mappings!

License

MIT

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