Celebrating My First Pre-Production Package Release on GitHub!

I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully released my first pre-production OpenSource package on GitHub! ?? As a developer, this milestone is significant for me, and I wanted to share my journey and the details of this exciting project with all of you.

Project Overview

The project, named Cursor Rules Dynamic, is an extension for both VSCode and Cursor IDE (Cursor is a port of VSCode). This extension provides dynamic code analysis and rule enforcement, making it easier for developers to maintain high code quality and adhere to best practices by dynamically leveraging embedded AI.

?? Cursor Rules Dynamic Project Details

Key Features

• Integrate with existing .cursorrules files: It will respect and build upon existing rules, providing a seamless transition for users already using this approach.
• Perform semantic analysis: It will parse HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code to understand the context in which CSS classes are used, enabling more accurate cursor assignments.
• Dynamically generate rules: It will automatically generate new cursor rules based on the analyzed code, adapting to changes in project logic and structure.
• Provide user control: It will present changes in a diff view within VS Code, allowing users to review and accept or reject the proposed updates.

The Journey

Releasing a package on GitHub was a learning experience, especially since I am not a TypeScript dev nor overly fluent in npm and packages, other than pushing them around in my DevOps world.

Creating a well-structured repository was the first step. I ensured that the repository was organized and included all necessary documentation to make it easy for others to understand and contribute as well as creating a project and using issues to ensure I kept on track.

One of the critical aspects of this project was setting up a continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipeline. This involved configuring GitHub Actions to automate the testing and deployment processes. This part is "old hat" for me as I have been doing this for decades!

Publishing the package to GitHub Packages was a significant milestone, even though this part was completely unnecessary as this ultimately will be a VSCode extension available in their Marketplace. It required configuring the package.json and .npmrc files correctly, and it certainly tested my ability to iterate and "fail-fast," lol

Looking Ahead

This is just the beginning! I am excited to continue working on this project and adding new features to enhance its functionality. I also look forward to receiving feedback from the developer community and improving based on their suggestions and [hopefully] contributions.

If you are interested in checking out the project or contributing, please visit the repository:

?? Cursor Rules Dynamic on GitHub

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