VSCode Custom Color

vscode.sh

#!/bin/bash

# An array of deep, readable UI colors
COLORS=(
  "#1E3A8A" # Deep Blue
  "#064E3B" # Dark Emerald
  "#7F1D1D" # Dark Red
  "#4C1D95" # Deep Purple
  "#78350F" # Amber/Brown
  "#0F766E" # Teal
  "#431407" # Rust
  "#312E81" # Indigo
)

# Pick a random color from the list
RANDOM_INDEX=$((RANDOM % ${#COLORS[@]}))
BASE_COLOR=${COLORS[$RANDOM_INDEX]}

echo "🎨 Setting workspace color to: $BASE_COLOR"

# Ensure the .vscode directory exists
mkdir -p .vscode
FILE=".vscode/settings.json"

# Create the file with an empty JSON object if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -f "$FILE" ]; then
    echo "{}" > "$FILE"
fi

# Use Python to safely update the JSON without breaking existing settings
python3 -c "
import json
file_path = '$FILE'
color = '$BASE_COLOR'

try:
    with open(file_path, 'r') as f:
        data = json.load(f)
except (json.JSONDecodeError, FileNotFoundError):
    data = {}

if 'workbench.colorCustomizations' not in data:
    data['workbench.colorCustomizations'] = {}

data['workbench.colorCustomizations'].update({
    'activityBar.background': color,
    'titleBar.activeBackground': color,
    'titleBar.activeForeground': '#FFFFFF'
})

with open(file_path, 'w') as f:
    json.dump(data, f, indent=4)
"

echo "✅ Bam, it's there! Reload your editor to see the changes."