vscode-workspace-switcher

Easily switch between workspaces

How to use

1. Set the extension's configuration option vscodeWorkspaceSwitcher.paths to an array of folder globs, representing the folders where your .code-workspace files are stored
2. Save a workspace file (.code-workspace)
   • Use the W-shaped icon in the Activity Bar and then click on the icon the view's title bar,
   • or, use the extension's subsection in Explorer, in the same way,
   • or, use the Ctrl-k Shift-w chord,
   • or, save it manually using VS Code's File menu
3. Open any of your saved workspaces in the current window
   • Use the W-shaped icon in the Activity Bar and then click on name of the workspace you want to open,
   • or, use the extension's subsection in Explorer, in the same way,
   • or, use the Ctrl-k w chord
4. Open any of your saved workspaces in a new window
   • Use the W-shaped icon in the Activity Bar and then click on the O-shaped icon next to the name of the workspace you want to open,
   • or, use the extension's subection in Explorer, in the same way,
   • or, Use the Ctrl-k Ctrl-w chord

When using a folder/name path as the workspace's file name, the folder prefix is automatically created before the workspace file is saved.

Configuration

This extension contributes the following settings:

• vscodeWorkspaceSwitcher.paths
  • Array of folder globs, representing the folders where your .code-workspace files are stored
  • These folder globs will also be used to select where to create a .code-workspace file for the current workspace
• vscodeWorkspaceSwitcher.showInActivityBar
  • Boolean controlling whether or not the workspaces will be shown in a separate view in the Activity Bar
• vscodeWorkspaceSwitcher.showInExplorer
  • Boolean controlling whether or not the workspaces will be shown in a subsection in the Explorer
• vscodeWorkspaceSwitcher.showDeleteWorkspaceButton
  • Boolean controlling whether or not a workspace entry's Delete Workspace button is shown in the Acitivity Bar or in the Explorer
• vscodeWorkspaceSwitcher.showTreeView
  • Boolean controlling whether to show the list view or the tree view in the Acitivity Bar or in the Explorer

Commands

This extension contributes the following commands:

• Save Workspace
  • Save the current workspace to a .code-workspace file
• Open Workspace
  • Select a workspace and open it in the current window
• Open Workspace in New Window
  • Select a workspace and open it in a new window
• Delete Workspace
  • Delete a workspace
• Reload Workspaces
  • Reload the list of workspaces
• Close Workspace
  • Close the currently open workspace

Views

• Activity Bar

  • The W-shaped icon in the Activity Bar toggles the workspaces as a list or as a tree view
  • The icon's visibility can be controlled through the vscodeWorkspaceSwitcher.showInActivityBar extension setting

• Explorer

  • There is a subsection in Explorer which shows the workspaces as a list or as a tree view
  • The subsection's visibility can be controlled through the vscodeWorkspaceSwitcher.showInExplorer extension setting

• List view buttons

  

• Tree view buttons

  

• Workspace entry buttons

  

• Folder entry buttons

  

Key bindings

This extension contributes the following key bindings:

• Ctrl-k Shift-w
  • Save the current workspace to a .code-workspace file
• Ctrl-k w
  • Open workspace in current window
• Ctrl-k Ctrl-w
  • Open workspace in new window

Dependencies

• fast-glob is used for file name globbing of the paths set through the vscodeWorkspaceSwitcher.paths setting
• mkdirp is used when saving a new workspace file and a folder/name path is used