zv-random-cards

A small extension to randomly pick cards from a deck. Also a great way to stretch between coding sessions as the cards can be changed for small exercises or anything to your liking.

Features

Randomly draw a card from a predefined deck or a custom defined one

Automatically draw a card on a set interval and enable notifications

You can enable a set interval at which a new card will be drawn. This is a good way to customize the deck with stretch exercises to remind you to get up during long coding sessions.

Pile your card to avoid missing them

Card will be stacked until you acknowledge them or reset the whole pile.

Use weight if some card should be more valuable than others

Define on the card type, weight is a modifier on the card points to have some cards more valuable than others.

Customize your deck

You can create your own deck and define each card to your liking.

The following format can be used to create your deck. For each card type, a new card will be added. The extension supports any codicons.

[{
    "name": "myDeck",
    "cards": [{
        "name": "CardA",
        "points": 1
    },{
        "name": "CardB",
        "points": 2
    }],
    "cardTypes": [{
        "name": "Heart",
        "weight": 2,
        "icon": "heart"
    },{
        "name": "Spades"
    }]
}]