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Open With Extension

A VS Code extension that allows you to quickly open the current workspace folder with your preferred IDE.

Features

  • Configurable list of IDEs with their respective commands
  • Quick Pick interface to select from available IDEs
  • Opens the current workspace folder in the selected IDE via terminal
  • Pre-configured with common IDEs (Rider, WebStorm, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio, etc.)

Usage

  1. Open the Command Palette (Ctrl+Shift+P or Cmd+Shift+P)
  2. Type "Open With" and select the command
  3. Choose your preferred IDE from the list
  4. The extension will open a terminal and execute the IDE command in the current folder

Configuration

You can customize the available IDEs in VS Code settings:

{
  "openWith.ides": {
    "Rider": "rider",
    "WebStorm": "webstorm",
    "IntelliJ IDEA": "idea",
    "Visual Studio": "devenv",
    "Sublime Text": "subl",
    "Atom": "atom",
    "Code": "code",
    "Custom IDE": "your-custom-command"
  }
}

Requirements

  • The IDE commands must be available in your system PATH
  • A workspace folder must be open in VS Code

Development

To set up for development:

  1. Install dependencies: npm install
  2. Compile: npm run compile
  3. Press F5 to open a new Extension Development Host window
  4. Test the extension in the new window

Building

To build the extension:

npm run compile

To watch for changes during development:

npm run watch

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