refactor: Store default ignore patterns in a separate file

[maharajamihir]

Refactors the way default .crowdcodeignore patterns are handled. Instead of a hardcoded array in extension.ts, the patterns are now stored in src/defaults/crowdcodeignore.default.

Changes:

• Added src/defaults/crowdcodeignore.default with the standard patterns.
• Modified extension.ts to read from this file when creating a new .crowdcode/.crowdcodeignore in the user's workspace. It checks for the file in the packaged location (out/defaults/) first, then falls back to the source location (src/defaults/) for development.
• Added copy-webpack-plugin to development dependencies.
• Updated webpack.config.js to use CopyWebpackPlugin to ensure crowdcodeignore.default is copied to out/defaults/ during packaging.
• Commented out .vscode/ from the default ignore list, allowing users to add it manually if their specific project's .vscode dir contains sensitive information.

This makes the default patterns more maintainable and keeps extension.ts cleaner.

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR refactors the handling of default ignore patterns by moving them into a separate defaults file and updating related logic. Key changes include:

• Adding the default ignore patterns file and copying it in the webpack build process.
• Updating utilities and extension activation to load and watch the .crowdcodeignore file.
• Modifying recording logic to respect the ignore rules.

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 6 out of 7 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

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File	Description
webpack.config.js	Added CopyWebpackPlugin configuration to copy the default ignore file.
src/utilities.ts	Renamed variables to avoid conflicts and added functions for ignore patterns.
src/recording.ts	Integrated ignore pattern checks into recording startup and tab event logic.
src/extension.ts	Added file watchers for .crowdcodeignore changes and created the file if missing.
src/defaults/crowdcodeignore.default	Introduced the new default ignore patterns file with updated content.
package.json	Added necessary dependencies (copy-webpack-plugin and picomatch).

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src/extension.ts:97

• [nitpick] Consider supporting multiple workspace folders instead of only using the first one to improve multi-root workspace compatibility.

	if (vscode.workspace.workspaceFolders) {

[Copilot]

[nitpick] The ignored file check is performed twice; consider consolidating this logic to avoid redundancy.

Suggested change

	if (isPathIgnored(editor.document.uri.fsPath)) {
	const isIgnored = isPathIgnored(editor.document.uri.fsPath)
	if (isIgnored) {

[Copilot]

[nitpick] Consider using asynchronous file reading (fs.promises.readFile) instead of synchronous fs.readFileSync to avoid blocking during extension activation.

Suggested change

	if (fs.existsSync(defaultIgnoreSourcePath)) {
	defaultPatternsContent = fs.readFileSync(defaultIgnoreSourcePath, 'utf-8');
	} else if (fs.existsSync(devDefaultIgnoreSourcePath)) {
	logToOutput('Using dev default ignore path.', 'info');
	defaultPatternsContent = fs.readFileSync(devDefaultIgnoreSourcePath, 'utf-8');
	} else {
	logToOutput('Default ignore patterns file not found at expected locations. Creating an empty .crowdcodeignore.', 'warn');
	// Create a minimal .crowdcodeignore if defaults are missing, so the file watcher still works.
	defaultPatternsContent = '# Default patterns could not be loaded. Please add your ignore patterns here.\n';
	}
	fs.writeFileSync(ignoreFilePath, defaultPatternsContent);
	if (await fs.promises.access(defaultIgnoreSourcePath).then(() => true).catch(() => false)) {
	defaultPatternsContent = await fs.promises.readFile(defaultIgnoreSourcePath, 'utf-8');
	} else if (await fs.promises.access(devDefaultIgnoreSourcePath).then(() => true).catch(() => false)) {
	logToOutput('Using dev default ignore path.', 'info');
	defaultPatternsContent = await fs.promises.readFile(devDefaultIgnoreSourcePath, 'utf-8');
	} else {
	logToOutput('Default ignore patterns file not found at expected locations. Creating an empty .crowdcodeignore.', 'warn');
	// Create a minimal .crowdcodeignore if defaults are missing, so the file watcher still works.
	defaultPatternsContent = '# Default patterns could not be loaded. Please add your ignore patterns here.\n';
	}
	await fs.promises.writeFile(ignoreFilePath, defaultPatternsContent);