Table of Contents

• ✨ Features
• 🚀 Quick Start
• 📖 Detailed Usage
  • Copy Folder Structure
  • Create Folder Structure
  • Copy File Name
• ⚙️ Settings
• 📸 Preview
  • Setting
  • Context Menu
  • Copy File Name
  • Create Folder Structure
    • Common Usage
    • Usage With Git Ingest
• 🔍 How It Works
• ❓ Troubleshooting
• 📄 License
• 📬 Contact

✨ Features

• Copy Folder Structure 📋

  • Two Output Formats:
    • 🌳 Plain Text Format (GitIgnest-style tree structure) (default)
    • 📝 JSON Format
  • Right-click menu integration
  • Smart .gitignore handling

• Create Folder Structure 🏗️

  • Support for both JSON and Plain Text formats
  • Interactive UI with examples
  • Input validation

• Copy File Name 📎

  • Quick file name copying
  • Error handling and feedback

🚀 Quick Start

1. Install the extension
2. Right-click any folder in Explorer
3. Choose "Copy Folder Structure" or "Create Project Using Folder Structure"

📖 Detailed Usage

Copy Folder Structure

1. Right-click a folder in Explorer
2. Select Copy Folder Structure
3. Structure is copied in your preferred format (JSON/Plain Text)

Create Folder Structure

1. Right-click in Explorer or use Command Palette
2. Choose Create Folder Structure
3. Enter target directory
4. Select format and paste structure
5. Click Submit

Copy File Name

• Right-click any file
• Select Copy File Name

Usage:

Copy Folder Structure:

1. Right-click a folder in Explorer and select Copy Folder Structure.
2. Alternatively, open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for Copy Folder Structure.

Create Folder Structure:

1. Right-click a folder in Explorer and select Create Project Using Folder Structure.
   • Alternatively, open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for Create Project Using Folder Structure.
2. Enter the target directory path where the structure should be created.
3. Choose the input format (JSON or Plain Text).
4. Provide the folder structure input (e.g., from Copy Folder Structure) in the UI editor and click Submit.

Copy File Name:

1. Right-click a file in Explorer and select Copy File Name.
2. Alternatively, open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P) and search for Copy File Name.

Settings:

• outputFormat: Choose between:
  • JSON Format
  • Plain Text Format
• ignorePatterns:
  • Add the folders you usually ignore here
• Modify this setting in Settings (Ctrl+,) under folderStructure.

Preview:

Settings:

Context Menu:

Copy File Name:

Create Folder Structure:

Common Usage:

With Git Ingest:

Copy Folder Structure Output:

• JSON Format:

  {
    "app": {
      "index.js": null,
      "hello.js": null
    },
    "test": {
      "test.ts": null
    }
  }

• Plain Text Format (GitIgnest-style, LLM-friendly):

  Directory structure:
  └── project/
       ├── app/
       │    ├── index.js
       │    └── hello.js
       └── test/
            └── test.ts
  

How It Works:

Copy Folder Structure:

1. Scans the folder structure, respecting .gitignore files.
2. Excludes files like node_modules and hidden files by default.
3. Copies the structure to the clipboard in the selected format:
   • JSON: Standard hierarchical object representation
   • Plain Text: GitIgnest-style format that's easily readable by both humans and LLMs

Create Folder Structure:

1. Reads user input from the provided webview.
2. Validates and parses the input (JSON or Plain Text).
3. Generates folders and files in the specified target directory.

Copy File Name:

1. Right-click a file in the Explorer.
2. Copies the file name to the clipboard.
3. Supports only local files and provides feedback on success or error (e.g., file inaccessible, permission denied).

Troubleshooting:

• No Option in Context Menu: Reload VS Code (Ctrl+Shift+P → Reload Window).
• Clipboard Not Working: Check system permissions.
• Input Error (Create): Ensure the input follows the required JSON or Plain Text format.
• Copy File Name Not Working: Ensure a valid, accessible file is selected.

License:

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Contact:

For questions or feedback, open an issue on the GitHub repository.