VSCode Settings

Settings in VSCode are stored in a JSON file, which allows for easy customization and sharing of configurations. Below is an example of a comprehensive settings.json file that includes various settings for the editor, workbench, files, search, explorer, extensions, git, language-specific configurations, plugin-specific settings, terminal, performance optimizations, and chat features.

{
  // ============================================================================
  // EDITOR - Typography & Visual
  // ============================================================================
  "editor.fontFamily": "'JetBrains Mono', monospace",
  "editor.fontSize": 16,
  "editor.lineHeight": 1.6,
  "editor.letterSpacing": 0.5,
  "editor.fontLigatures": true, // Enable font ligatures for better code readability

  // ============================================================================
  // EDITOR - Cursor & Animation
  // ============================================================================
  "editor.cursorBlinking": "solid",
  "editor.cursorSmoothCaretAnimation": "on",
  "editor.cursorStyle": "line",
  "editor.cursorWidth": 3,
  "editor.smoothScrolling": true,

  // ============================================================================
  // EDITOR - Layout & Display
  // ============================================================================
  "editor.renderLineHighlight": "all",
  "editor.rulers": [80, 120],
  "editor.wordWrap": "off",
  "editor.renderWhitespace": "boundary",
  "editor.padding.top": 10,
  "editor.padding.bottom": 10,
  "editor.minimap.autohide": true,
  "editor.occurrencesHighlight": "singleFile",
  "editor.selectionHighlight": false,
  "editor.bracketPairColorization.enabled": true, // Color-code matching brackets
  "editor.guides.bracketPairs": "active", // Show bracket pair guides
  "editor.gotoLocation.multipleDefinitions": "goto",

  // ============================================================================
  // EDITOR - Formatting & Code Actions
  // ============================================================================
  "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
  "editor.formatOnSave": true,
  "editor.formatOnPaste": true,
  "editor.linkedEditing": true,
  "editor.codeActionsOnSave": {
    "source.organizeImports": "explicit"
  },

  // ============================================================================
  // EDITOR - IntelliSense & Suggestions
  // ============================================================================
  "editor.suggestSelection": "first",
  "editor.quickSuggestions": {
    "other": "on",
    "comments": "off",
    "strings": "off"
  },
  "editor.smartSelect.selectLeadingAndTrailingWhitespace": false,
  "editor.acceptSuggestionOnCommitCharacter": false, // Prevent accidental suggestion acceptance
  "editor.acceptSuggestionOnEnter": "smart", // Better suggestion acceptance
  "editor.tabCompletion": "on", // Enable tab completion
  "editor.suggest.insertMode": "replace", // Replace suggestions instead of inserting

  // ============================================================================
  // EDITOR - Accessibility
  // ============================================================================
  "editor.accessibilitySupport": "off",

  // ============================================================================
  // WORKBENCH - UI Layout
  // ============================================================================
  "workbench.activityBar.location": "top",
  "workbench.startupEditor": "welcomePage",
  "workbench.statusBar.visible": true,
  "workbench.layoutControl.enabled": false,
  "workbench.tree.indent": 20,
  "workbench.colorTheme": "Catppuccin Frappé",
  "workbench.editor.enablePreview": false, // Disable preview mode for editors

  // ============================================================================
  // WINDOW - Display Settings
  // ============================================================================
  "window.commandCenter": false,
  "window.menuBarVisibility": "compact",
  "window.newWindowDimensions": "maximized",

  // ============================================================================
  // FILES - Management & Performance
  // ============================================================================
  "files.autoSave": "afterDelay",
  "files.autoSaveDelay": 1000, // Auto-save after 1 second
  "files.trimTrailingWhitespace": true, // Remove trailing whitespace on save
  "files.insertFinalNewline": true, // Ensure files end with newline
  "files.trimFinalNewlines": true, // Remove extra newlines at end of file
  "files.exclude": {
    "**/.git": true,
    "**/.svn": true,
    "**/.hg": true,
    "**/.DS_Store": true,
    "**/Thumbs.db": true
  },
  "files.watcherExclude": {
    "**/.git/objects/**": true,
    "**/.git/subtree-cache/**": true,
    "**/.hg/store/**": true,
    "**/node_modules/**": true,
    "**/vendor/**": true,
    "**/storage/**": true
  },

  // ============================================================================
  // SEARCH - Exclusions
  // ============================================================================
  "search.exclude": {
    "**/node_modules": true,
    "**/vendor": true,
    "**/storage": true,
    "**/.git": true,
    "**/*.code-search": true
  },

  // ============================================================================
  // EXPLORER - File Management
  // ============================================================================
  "explorer.confirmDragAndDrop": false,
  "explorer.confirmDelete": false,

  // ============================================================================
  // EXTENSIONS - Management
  // ============================================================================
  "extensions.autoUpdate": false,

  // ============================================================================
  // GIT - Version Control
  // ============================================================================
  "git.autofetch": true,
  "git.confirmSync": false,
  "git.suggestSmartCommit": false,
  "git.replaceTagsWhenPull": true,
  "githubPullRequests.pullBranch": "never",
  "diffEditor.ignoreTrimWhitespace": false,

  // ============================================================================
  // LANGUAGE SPECIFIC - Formatters & Rules
  // ============================================================================
  "[html]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[css]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[scss]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[javascript]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[typescript]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[json]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[jsonc]": {
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[markdown]": {
    "editor.wordWrap": "on",
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "esbenp.prettier-vscode"
  },
  "[php]": {
    "editor.wordSeparators": "`~!@#%^&*()-=+[{]}\\|;:'\",.<>/?",
    "editor.defaultFormatter": "bmewburn.vscode-intelephense-client"
  },

  // ============================================================================
  // PLUGIN SPECIFIC - Extensions
  // ============================================================================
  "namespaceResolver.sortAlphabetically": true,

  // Prettier configuration
  "prettier.tabWidth": 2,
  "prettier.useTabs": false,
  "prettier.semi": true,
  "prettier.singleQuote": true,
  "prettier.trailingComma": "es5",

  // PHP Intelephense
  "intelephense.files.maxSize": 5000000,
  "intelephense.completion.insertUseDeclaration": true,
  "intelephense.completion.fullyQualifyGlobalConstantsAndFunctions": false,

  // Terminal
  "terminal.integrated.fontSize": 14,
  "terminal.integrated.fontFamily": "'JetBrains Mono', monospace",
  "terminal.integrated.cursorBlinking": true,
  "terminal.integrated.cursorStyle": "block",
  "terminal.integrated.defaultProfile.osx": "ghosty",
  "terminal.integrated.tabs.title": "${sequence}",

  // Performance
  "typescript.preferences.includePackageJsonAutoImports": "off",
  "typescript.suggest.autoImports": false,
  "github.copilot.nextEditSuggestions.enabled": true,
  "editor.inlineSuggest.edits.allowCodeShifting": "never",

  // ============================================================================
  // CHAT - Features
  // ============================================================================
  "chat.useAgentSkills": true,

  "github.copilot.enable": {
    "*": true,
    "plaintext": false,
    "markdown": true,
    "scminput": false,
  },
}