A VS Code extension to generate ascii tree of directories or format selected text to tree string.
This extension provides convenient way to generate ascii tree string for directory in workspace explorer. Besides, you can select text in editor and format it to tree string easily.
Write simple tree lines in certain syntax (see example below), select these lines, right-click on text and click Format Text to Tree String menu:
The following kinds of line syntax is supported to correctly format to tree string:
-
lines started with
indent(space or tab)characters:public dist index.d.ts index.js src index.ts -
line started with
hash(#)symbol# public # dist ## index.d.ts ## index.js # src ## index.ts
They should be formatted to:
.
├── public
├── dist
│ ├── index.d.ts
│ └── index.js
└── src
└── index.ts
Note: In most cases, you can just simply undo the formatting operation using the vscode editor undo ability. The default shortcut is cmd+Z. Besides,
You can open the VS Code Command Palette and execute Revert Tree String to Text to revert tree string back to hash-style texts, in case that your undo history is lost for some reason.
Right-click on Explorer directories, click Generate Tree String for Directory menu:
Note: This process of walking through files is asynchronous. So if you include some heavy-nested folders, node_modules for example, the result will be slow to show.
Each character of the tree can be defined by its ASCII code (or UTF character code in general). The theoretical range for character codes is 0 to 65535. However, not every code will lead to a printable character and may cause formatting problems. The available parameters are:
| Name | Default Char Code | Default Character | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blank element character code | 32 | ' ' | For blanks / spaces |
| Child element character code | 9500 | '├' | For intermediate child elements |
| Dash element character code | 9472 | '─' | For horizontal dashes |
| Last element character code | 9492 | '└' | For the last element of a path |
| Parent element character code | 9474 | '│' | For vertical parent elements |
| Root element character code | 46 | '.' | For the root element (on top) |
| Configuration | Blank | Child | Dash | Last | Parent | Root |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Default | 32 ( ) | 9500 (├) | 9472 (─) | 9492 (└) | 9474 (│) | 46 (.) |
| Double Line | 32 ( ) | 9568 (╠) | 9552 (═) | 9562 (╚) | 9553 (║) | 9559 (╗) |
| Classic | 32 ( ) | 124 (|) | 45 (-) | 43 (+) | 124 (|) | 43 (+) |
| Classic Rounded | 32 ( ) | 124 (|) | 45 (-) | 96 (`) | 124 (|) | 46 (+) |
| Exclamation Marks | 32 ( ) | 35 (#) | 61 (=) | 42 (*) | 33 (!) | 35 (#) |
Please feel free to submit issues if you have any questions. Contribution is also welcomed :)