[FEATURE] - Add an option to "create a new empty folder in project base folder" in sidebar.

[ParaSpl01t]

The current project manager sidebar has refresh button at the top.
I would like to suggest adding a new button (next to refresh button) which creates a new folder in the project manager sidebar. The newly created folder will be saved in 'Any: Base Folders' directory and the project list can be refreshed automatically to reveal newly created folder.
This will allow user to quickly start and switch to a new project without opening terminal or file manager.

Current :

Suggestion :

[alefragnani]

Hi @ParaSpl01t ,

So, it seems you want a button to “change settings”, instead of creating a new folder/project itself, right?

If that’s the case, you already have the Open Setting command, at the ellipsis button, right after the Refresh button. It opens the VS Code settings UI and you can easily add a new base folder. It also already refreshes the projects after you save the settings.

Hope this helps

[ParaSpl01t]

Sorry for poor explanation.
The thing is I already added a base folder in settings UI. Whenever I need to start a new project, I simply open a terminal then cd into base folder and mkdir a new folder. or I can also use a file manager to do the same.
Then I refresh the project list and select the newly created folder from the project manager sidebar.
I was wondering if you could implement a button on sidebar which can create an empty folder (empty project) in the 'base folder' directory.

So, it seems you want a button to “change settings”, instead of creating a new folder/project itself, right?

No, I was actually hoping for a button to create a new folder/project in the sidebar.

[alefragnani]

Ah, ok...

If that’s the case, when you click the button, it will show you the list of baseFolders to you to choose where the new folder/project will be created.

Great idea

[devantler]

It would be nice if this feature would include the option of auto-creation of a workspace file, so clicking "new project" prompts you with a project name and then proceeds to create the following project in a selected base folder:

${baseFolder}/${project-name}
${baseFolder}/${project-name}/${project-name}.code-workspace

Over time project creation could even be extended to create different types of projects through templating support for custom-defined auto-generated files (this probably requires a lot of work).

But adding the option of auto-generating a workspace file solves the annoyance of leaving VSCode to create a project and doing "Workspaces: Save Workspace As..." every time you do a new project. So I think that it be an excellent addition to this feature. 🤩