I got tired of lining up comment dividers by hand, so I automated it
This is a personal preference thing, but I like to write code top-down. Because of the way hoisting works in TypeScript/JavaScript, I can put the high-level stuff first and the details further down, so I split most files into regions in the same order every time: Constants → Types → Classes (if any) → Functions → Export To keep those regions easy to spot when I'm scrolling, I mark them with…
A developer shares their personal preference for organizing code and how they automated the process of creating region headers. They split files into consistent regions like Constants, Types, Functions, and more, and used big headers to mark each section. Writing these headers by hand was tedious due to varying lengths and alignment issues.
To address this, they created a script that automatically generates the headers when a marker is encountered in the code. This script, now an npm package called 'code-divider', can be run on save or in CI pipelines. The script supports multiple languages and comment syntaxes, allowing customization of header styles and defaults through a configuration file.
The developer explains how to install and use the package, including options for dry runs, path-specific processing, and dry-run checks. They also mention the benefits of clearly divided regions for faster code scanning and improved AI coding tool performance. The package is open for feedback, bug reports, and new language configurations.
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