I made Codedraft proactive!

Source: Dev.to

Overview

CodeDraft is now active and observant. Instead of waiting for you to remember to capture learnings, it works in the background to suggest them at the right time! ⚡️💪🏽

If you are just hearing about CodeDraft, it is an intelligent coding extension that helps you turn your daily coding into publishable drafts for blogs or social media.

How it Works

• Activity monitoring – CodeDraft watches your activity (file saves, Git commits) to identify “interesting” moments.
• Proactive prompts – When an interesting change is detected, it prompts you to capture the learning.
• Status bar – A status bar item keeps you informed about pending captures.

How to Verify

File Change Detection

1. Open a source file (TypeScript/JavaScript).
2. Make a significant change (e.g., add a new function with > 20 lines or add a try/catch block).
3. Save the file.

Result: You should see a notification:

“Interesting change detected. Capture this learning?”

Commit Detection

1. Stage some changes.
2. Commit with a message containing keywords like fix, refactor, or feat. Example:

git commit -m "fix: resolve null pointer exception"

Result: CodeDraft will prompt:

“Significant commit detected: … Capture this learning?”

Status Bar

• 👁️ (Eye Icon): CodeDraft is watching (0 pending captures).

Weekly Review

On Fridays at 5 PM (configurable), CodeDraft reminds you to review your week’s learnings.

Customisation

You can customise the proactive behaviour in VS Code settings:

CodeDraft > Proactive

Quick Links

• Install: VS Code Marketplace
• Contribute: GitHub Repository
• Report Issues: GitHub Issues