Elixir Alias Helper (aliasex)

Automatically add Elixir module aliases when referencing modules in your code.

Features

• Quick Alias Addition: Select a module name and automatically insert the correct alias statement
• Smart Module Discovery: Scans your project's lib/ and deps/ directories to build a module registry
• Duplicate Detection: Prevents adding duplicate aliases
• Conflict resolution: Show a popover to select the correct module when multiple modules have the same name
• Keyboard Shortcuts: Use Cmd+Shift+A (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+A (Windows/Linux)

Available Commands

• Elixir: Add Alias: Add an alias for the selected module name
• Elixir: Refresh Module Cache: Manually refresh the module cache (useful after adding new modules)

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How to Use

1. In an Elixir file, write code that references a module: InboxEmailAlerts.get_alert_by_message_id(message_id)
2. Select the module name InboxEmailAlerts
3. Either:
   • Press Cmd+Shift+A (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+A (Windows/Linux)
   • Right-click and select "Add Elixir Alias"
   • Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and run "Elixir: Add Alias"
4. The extension will automatically insert alias Parrot.Inbox.InboxEmailAlerts after your defmodule line

Requirements

• VS Code 1.74.0 or higher
• Elixir files with .ex or .exs extension

Known Issues

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TODO: improve nested module handling TODO: dynamic cache rebuilding (when compilation is triggered?)

Release Notes

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1.0.0

Initial release of ...

1.0.1

Fixed issue #.

1.1.0

Added features X, Y, and Z.

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