si4k's Diary

Worked on si4k’s Diary (VS Code extension) stability + UX polish.

#What I did today

• Command wiring + activation fixes
  • Verified command registrations and ensured the extension activates reliably when running si4ksDiary.* commands.
• Diary explorer refresh + filesystem watching
  • Added/updated .diary/**/* watchers so the tree view refreshes after create/edit/delete.
  • Triggered both custom tree refresh + native Explorer refresh (best-effort) after actions.
• Entry/template creation flow improvements
  • “Create file” prompts for a name first (no auto-file on +), then asks for template.
  • Kept “New Entry with Template” flow aligned with form-like templates.
• Template file editing
  • Templates can be opened as editable files so users can tweak them directly.
• MongoDB URI pain points
  • Investigated connection errors (querySrv ENOTFOUND …) and improved validation guidance.
  • Noted the special case where passwords containing @ can confuse naive parsing.

#Current status

• The extension reports “folder/file created”, but new items still aren’t reliably showing in the diary sidebar in some cases likely a provider refresh / path resolution / scan mismatch issue that needs deeper debugging tomorrow.

I’m working on diary project! This is so exciting. I can’t wait to share more updates as I build.