Request for additional funtionality to use current vscode openfolder as root folder in generated path for urls

[visualperception]

What I'm looking for is the ability to configure as follows:

to use the current root folder as open in vscode as the root folder in the generated path when sending to a browser. So I can generate a url as follows:

http://localhost/root-folder-from-vscode-explorer/relative-path-to-open-file

so if the full OS file path was c:\folder1\folder2\folder3\folder4\myfile.htm
and I have folder2 as the open root folder in vscode, then the generated url would be:

http://localhost/folder2/folder3/folder4/myfile.htm

and if the open root folder in vscode was folder3 then the generated url would be:

http://localhost/folder3/folder4/myfile.htm

this so that I can use any folder on my local machine as a website root folder and not restricted to using the apache or other default structure for http file locations.

Thanks.

[visualperception]

OK I took your code and edited it locally to make it work the way I need it to and it's working fine now.
I took out the limitation on file extensions (I know but since its only me using it there's no problem if I send the browser something it can't display). And I just stripped the first part off the filepath which in my case is always g:/xxx which leaves me with what I want to put after http://localhost
I doubt this is what most people would want so I haven't posted code.

thank you for the starting point your code gave me.

[lfurzewaddock]

@visualperception Do you mean that you wish for the folder you currently have open in VSCODE to be included as the path root for the URL sent to the browser?

[visualperception]

Yes, I meant that for web I would like it to be:

http://localhost/rootfolder/relative-path/myfile

currently you have it working as

http://localhost/relative-path/myfile

by rootfolder I mean the vscode root folder which is the one you open with the vscode file menu.

in Apache I have each of my websites located in their own folder in g:/xxx/ so when I open the root folder of any particular website its full file path is g:/xxx/rootfolder/other files

When I send the index.php file to the browser the path needs to be http://localhost/rootfolder/relative-path/myfile.

Thats just the way I have apache setup. Not everyone will have it set like that so it needs to be an option to enter the root portion of url.

I don't need it now I have modified the file but if you want to provide it for other members then fine.

the vscode gives x:/path/rootfolder in vscode.workspace.rootPath so I just stripped off x:/path/ and used rootfolder so I have http://localhost/rootfolder/relative-path/myfile

[lfurzewaddock]

Hi @visualperception,

OK, I'll add that to the TODO list.

Thanks for your suggestion/feedback.