# obkoro1/koro1fileheader

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6,055 stars · 293 forks · JavaScript · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/obkoro1-koro1fileheader.md

## Topics

`annotations` `fileheader` `functionn-annotation` `header-annotation` `vscode` `vscode-plugin`

## Description

koro1FileHeader is a VSCode extension designed to automatically generate and update standardized comment blocks at the top of source files. It serves as a file metadata manager and automated code documenter that tracks authorship, modification times, and file paths directly within the code upon saving.

The tool synchronizes author names and email addresses from local Git configurations to populate header fields. It also features a source code comment decorator capable of inserting decorative comment art and visual patterns to organize code sections.

The extension covers a broad range of capabilities including automated function docstring generation through parameter extraction, template-based customization for copyright notices and licenses, and language-specific delimiter mapping. It includes filtering mechanisms to exclude specific directories or file extensions and employs change detection to revert trivial metadata updates, preventing redundant version control commits.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Source Code Header Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/source-code-header-generators.md) — Automatically generates customizable file headers containing metadata and signatures that update upon saving. ([source](https://github.com/obkoro1/koro1fileheader#readme))
- [Automated Documentation Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/code-quality-analysis/static-analysis-engines/static-analysis-tools/code-quality-tools/automated-documentation-generators.md) — Analyzes code structure to automatically generate structured documentation blocks for functions and modules.
- [Comment Formatting Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/comment-formatting-utilities.md) — Standardizes the syntax and spacing of source code headers using language-specific delimiters. ([source](https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader/wiki/%E9%85%8D%E7%BD%AE))
- [Git Configuration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/git-configuration.md) — Automatically retrieves author names and emails from local Git configuration to populate file header fields.
- [Comment Symbol Mappings](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/language-specifications/comment-symbol-mappings.md) — Matches file extensions to specific comment symbols to ensure compatible syntax across different programming languages.
- [Source Code Header Injectors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/source-code-header-injectors.md) — Provides automatic injection of standardized comment blocks at the top of source files upon saving. ([source](https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader/wiki/%E9%85%8D%E7%BD%AE%E5%AD%97%E6%AE%B5))
- [Source File Metadata Trackers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/source-file-metadata-trackers.md) — Tracks and updates last-editor and modification-time fields automatically within the file header upon saving.
- [Documentation Generators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/typescript-declaration-generators/documentation-generators.md) — Analyzes source code function declarations to automatically generate structured documentation blocks for parameters and return values. ([source](https://github.com/obkoro1/koro1fileheader#readme))
- [VSCode Editor Integrations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/vscode-editor-integrations.md) — Integrates as a VSCode extension to automate repetitive tasks like inserting copyright notices and metadata upon saving.
- [Decorative Comment Art](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/code-commenting-assistants/decorative-comment-art.md) — Inserts pre-defined illustrative images and visual patterns into code comments for stylistic decoration. ([source](https://github.com/obkoro1/koro1fileheader#readme))
- [Visual Comment Decorators](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/code-commenting-assistants/visual-comment-decorators.md) — Inserts decorative comment art and customized visual patterns to stylistically separate sections within source code.
- [Comment Block Styling](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/comment-formatting-utilities/structured-comment-management/comment-syntax-customization/comment-block-styling.md) — Defines symbols, indentation, and alignment for comment blocks across various programming languages. ([source](https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader/wiki/%E6%9B%B4%E6%96%B0%E6%97%A5%E5%BF%97))
- [Decorative Comment Art](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/decorative-comment-art.md) — Adds decorative comment art and stylized dividers to organize code sections and improve the visual structure of source files.
- [File Exclusion Patterns](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/file-exclusion-patterns.md) — Provides mechanisms for ignoring specific files or directories during header processing using blacklists.
- [Git Identity Synchronizers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/git-repository-integrators/git-workflow-integrations/git-identity-synchronizers.md) — Synchronizes author names and email addresses from local Git configurations to populate file header fields.
- [Template String Interpolation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/template-string-interpolation.md) — Populates metadata fields by replacing placeholders in user-defined templates with dynamic timestamps and user information.
- [Uncommitted Change Reversions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/uncommitted-change-reversions.md) — Automatically discards trivial local modifications to timestamps or editor names to revert files to their last committed state. ([source](https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader/wiki/%E9%85%8D%E7%BD%AE))

### Programming Languages & Runtimes

- [Source Code Documentation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/source-code-documentation.md) — Automatically generates and updates standardized file headers and function comments to maintain consistent documentation across a codebase.
- [File Header Templates](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/file-header-templates.md) — Provides utilities for managing and injecting standardized comment headers into source files using customizable templates. ([source](https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader/wiki/%E9%85%8D%E7%BD%AE%E5%AD%97%E6%AE%B5))
- [Static Parameter Extractors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/programming-languages-runtimes/static-parameter-extractors.md) — Identifies and populates function arguments within documentation comments by parsing source code. ([source](https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader/wiki/%E9%85%8D%E7%BD%AE))

### Content Management & Publishing

- [Metadata Headers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/plain-text-persistence/metadata-headers.md) — Implements standardized plain-text headers to embed structured metadata like editor and modification time within files. ([source](https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader/wiki/%E9%85%8D%E7%BD%AE%E5%AD%97%E6%AE%B5))

### Data & Databases

- [File Metadata Tracking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/custom-data-fields/metadata-querying/metadata-storage/author-biographies/code-authorship-metadata/file-metadata-tracking.md) — Tracks file authorship, edit times, and modification history directly within source code headers using Git integration.

### DevOps & Infrastructure

- [Save-Triggered Automations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/automated-action-execution/save-triggered-automations.md) — Intercepts the editor save event to automatically insert or update comment blocks at the top of files.
- [Metadata-Only Commit Filters](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/devops-infrastructure/version-control-automation/commit-based-versioning-engines/commit-checkers/metadata-only-commit-filters.md) — Prevents unnecessary version control commits by detecting and reverting changes that only affect file metadata. ([source](https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader/wiki/%E6%9B%B4%E6%96%B0%E6%97%A5%E5%BF%97))

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Automated Docstring Generation](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/ai/document-q-a/docstrings/automated-docstring-generation.md) — Generates structured documentation blocks for functions by automatically extracting parameters and return values.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [File Content Delta Detection](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/file-content-delta-detection.md) — Implements logic to compare file content before and after saving to prevent redundant version control commits from trivial metadata updates.
- [Function Signature Parsing](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/regular-expression-based-parsing/function-signature-parsing.md) — Parses function declarations using regular expressions to identify and document arguments and return types.
- [Visual Code Dividers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/visual-code-dividers.md) — Generates visual patterns and designs within code to distinguish sections and add stylistic elements. ([source](https://github.com/OBKoro1/koro1FileHeader/wiki/%E4%BD%9B%E7%A5%96%E4%BF%9D%E4%BD%91%E6%B0%B8%E6%97%A0BUG%E3%80%81%E7%A5%9E%E5%85%BD%E6%8A%A4%E4%BD%93%E3%80%81%E6%B3%A8%E9%87%8A%E5%9B%BE%E6%A1%88))