changed vscode error to showNotification func, imported from /src/utils, to allow programmatic dissmisal of modal if no file was selected

Author: ash-t-luu

src/extension.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import {createPanel} from './panel';
 import { Parser } from './parser';
 import { Tree } from './types/tree';
+import { showNotification } from './utils/modal';
 
 let tree: Parser | undefined = undefined;
 let panel: vscode.WebviewPanel | undefined = undefined;
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 
 		// Throw error message if no file was selected
 		if (!fileArray || fileArray.length === 0) {
-			vscode.window.showErrorMessage('No file selected');
+			showNotification({message: 'No file selected'});
 			return;
 		}
 

src/utils/modal.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import * as vscode from 'vscode';
+
+export async function showNotification({message, timeout = 5000 }: { message: string, timeout?: number }) {
+    await vscode.window.withProgress(
+        {
+            location: vscode.ProgressLocation.Notification,
+            cancellable: false
+        },
+        async (progress) => {
+            progress.report({ increment: 100, message: `${message}` });
+            await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, timeout));
+        }
+    );
+}