Kore File Viewer

View, inspect, and convert .kore binary files directly in VS Code.

Features

• 🔍 Inspect Files - View file metadata, schema, and statistics
• 🔄 Convert Formats - Convert .kore to CSV, JSON, Parquet, Arrow
• ✅ Validate Files - Check integrity and verify checksums
• 📊 Analyze Performance - Profile compression and throughput
• 🌳 File Explorer - Browse all .kore files in workspace
• ⌨️ CLI Integration - Run kore commands from VS Code

Requirements

• VS Code 1.75+
• Node.js 18+
• Kore CLI installed: pip install kore-fileformat

Installation

1. Clone the repository
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Compile TypeScript: npm run compile
4. Press F5 to launch extension in debug window

Development

Project Structure

src/
├── extension.ts       # Main extension entry point
├── viewer.ts          # Custom editor for .kore files
├── commands.ts        # Command handlers
├── explorer.ts        # File explorer tree view
└── cli-detector.ts    # Find Kore CLI executable

Commands

Debug

1. Open this folder in VS Code
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Press F5 to start debugging
4. A new VS Code window will open with the extension loaded

Contributing

To add a new command:

1. Add command to package.json contributes.commands
2. Implement handler in commands.ts
3. Register in extension.ts with vscode.commands.registerCommand()

Publishing

To publish to VS Code Marketplace:

# Install vsce
npm install -g vsce

# Create extension package
vsce package

# Publish
vsce publish

Roadmap

• Real-time file preview with data tables
• Syntax highlighting for .kore format
• File comparison view
• Performance profiler integration
• Cloud storage integration (S3, Azure, GCS)
• WebAssembly-based reader for browser preview

License

KUOPL (Kore Use-Only Proprietary License) v1.1

Support

• Issues: GitHub Issues
• Author: Arun Katherine Sai Kumar Kore