Introduction

• This is a Virtual Folder.

  You can create more virtual folders inside.
  Then move your workspace (real) files/folders inside
  & manage them better inside the Virtual Folder.

  The underlying (real) files/folders will not be changed
  (-- thats what Virtual stands for).

• These below are Project Folders copied from your current workspace.
  You drag files/folders from here into the Virtual Folder.

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• virtualfoldervsc.demo.20231001_222157.mp4

Functionality

• has a Root Virtual Folder
  have your workspace (real) files/folders below

• create Virtual Folder inside the Root Virtual Folder

• copy real files/folders into virtual folders

• The below-copied underlying (real) files/folders will not be changed

  • (if you attempt to do so, it will either only appears in the virtual way, or not respond to your action)
  • though, of course you are allowed to open the file & edit them in the editors
  • the thing wont chagne is the Folder Structure in your file system

• drag and drop the files/folders
  (allow drag from other File Explorer too)

• save the Virtual Folder Structure (automatically on every modification)

• restore the Virtual Folder Structure back to Factory (empty the Root Virtual Folder)

• undo (no redo yet)

Limiations / Problems

• you cannot use hotkeys on the Tree Item
  -- I think this is the Vscode problem (the Tree Item context just wont get passed into the command handler)

• save the Virtual Folder Structure is executed on every modification
  -- bad for performance -- should do it when you close the Extension/Vscode
  -- but exec on deactivate() cannot do the job, cuz it has a limit of 5 seconds (though, save doesnt take that long, it just wont execute)
  & there is no other Event trigger for "on Extension Closed"

• may still have (many) bugs

• the Real and Virtual can coexist if its at the same Level (conceptually, its still Virtual folder) -- this is bit mixed (but nothing wrong, just powerful & complex).
  but you cannot make that coexist happen for the subfolders inside below that level

• can have inf recurrsion if you drop the folder into itself (wont break, deps on your usage; & hard to notice;)

Version & Update

• v0.1.4 (initial publish)

Links related

github: https://github.com/Norlandz/virtualfoldervsc

vscode marketplace: https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=norlz.virtualfoldervsc