Allow workspace level sub-folders for organization

[tacosontitan]

I would like the ability to add workspace level folders, similar to solution folders. For example, I have multiple projects that span multiple solutions:

• Solution (Data Providers)
  • Data.Google
  • Data.Facebook
  • Data.YouTube
  • Data.Twitter
• Solution (Framework)
  • Core
  • Security
  • Services
• Solution (Processors)
  • One
  • Two
  • Three
• Solution (Application Services)
  • Primary Service

Now, for the purposes of this example, let's say the projects in the "Processors" solution are custom implementations that are executed by the primary service, and they rely on specific data providers. To clarify, let's create a processor that works with Google and Facebook (we'll refer to it as processor one):

• Solution (Google and Facebook Processor)
  • Solution Folder (Framework)
    • Core
    • Security
  • Solution Folder (Data Providers)
    • Google
    • Facebook
  • Solution Folder (Processors)
    • One
  • Primary Service

With Code, I can't recreate this. I must import the individual project folders (which is fine), and I have no way to organize them. Now, let's scale this up to my current situation. I'm working with solutions that contain 12 or more projects once consolidated as above. My full project count is around 60 or 70 by now due to the number of providers I work with.

When I create a workspace, I have no organization for my projects, so I can't focus on say, Framework for example.

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Can we get the ability to add workspace level folders simply for the purposes of organization in a workspace?

[bpasero]

Do multi root workspaces not help here? https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/multi-root-workspaces

[tacosontitan]

Do multi root workspaces not help here? https://code.visualstudio.com/docs/editor/multi-root-workspaces

No, this is what I already do. It keeps all selected folders at the top level of the workspace. Take for example, these projects:

Note how Luna.Console is not selected here. If I create a new workspace to contain the relevant folders (so what's selected), then everything is top level:

What I'm asking for is the ability to create a workspace "folder" that allows me to organize these projects inside the workspace itself, resulting in:

• Luna
  • Luna
  • Luna.Commands (I technically need to move this, so please ignore that it is misplaced).
  • Luna.PlatformIntegrations
  • Luna.Services
• Luna Core
  • Luna.Core
• Luna Commands
  • Luna.Commands.Public

This example is small, and as such this feature wouldn't be a great benefit; however, the code I manage at work would greatly benefit from a feature such as this. We currently have to create custom solution files to accomplish this.

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I see two possible implementations:

• Create a "workspace folder" for organization.
• Allow exclusion of sub-folders from a workspace.

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