TODO Highlight — Level Up Your Comments

The TODO Highlight, VS Code Extension is really useful for highlighting sections in code comments such as NOTE: , TODO: , DEBUG: or HACK: . The customization settings are also quite extensive in this extension making it perfect for the developer who knows exactly what they like their setup to look like.

Customize Comment Highlights

{
    "todohighlight.isEnable": true,
    "todohighlight.isCaseSensitive": true,
    "todohighlight.keywords": [
        "DEBUG:",
        "REVIEW:",
        {
            "text": "NOTE:",
            "color": "#ff0000",
            "backgroundColor": "yellow",
            "overviewRulerColor": "grey"
        },
        {
            "text": "HACK:",
            "color": "#000",
            "isWholeLine": false,
        },
        {
            "text": "TODO:",
            "color": "red",
            "border": "1px solid red",
            "borderRadius": "2px", //NOTE: using borderRadius along with `border` or you will see nothing change
            "backgroundColor": "rgba(0,0,0,.2)",
            //other styling properties goes here ... 
        }
    ],
    "todohighlight.keywordsPattern": "TODO:|FIXME:|\\(([^)]+)\\)", //highlight `TODO:`,`FIXME:` or content between parentheses
    "todohighlight.defaultStyle": {
        "color": "red",
        "backgroundColor": "#ffab00",
        "overviewRulerColor": "#ffab00",
        "cursor": "pointer",
        "border": "1px solid #eee",
        "borderRadius": "2px",
        "isWholeLine": true,
        //other styling properties goes here ... 
    },
    "todohighlight.include": [
        "**/*.js",
        "**/*.jsx",
        "**/*.ts",
        "**/*.tsx",
        "**/*.html",
        "**/*.php",
        "**/*.css",
        "**/*.scss"
    ],
    "todohighlight.exclude": [
        "**/node_modules/**",
        "**/bower_components/**",
        "**/dist/**",
        "**/build/**",
        "**/.vscode/**",
        "**/.github/**",
        "**/_output/**",
        "**/*.min.*",
        "**/*.map",
        "**/.next/**"
    ],
    "todohighlight.maxFilesForSearch": 5120,
    "todohighlight.toggleURI": false
}

List Highlighted Annotations

list annotations and reveal from corresponding file

References

• https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=wayou.vscode-todo-highlight