public updateWordCount()

in extension.ts [27:53]

• 18 lines of code
• 5 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

    public updateWordCount() {
        
        // Create as needed
        if (!this._statusBarItem) {
            this._statusBarItem = window.createStatusBarItem(StatusBarAlignment.Left);
        } 

        // Get the current text editor
        let editor = window.activeTextEditor;
        if (!editor) {
            this._statusBarItem.hide();
            return;
        }

        let doc = editor.document;

        // Only update status if an MD file
        if (doc.languageId === "markdown") {
            let wordCount = this._getWordCount(doc);

            // Update the status bar
            this._statusBarItem.text = wordCount !== 1 ? `$(pencil) ${wordCount} Words` : '$(pencil) 1 Word';
            this._statusBarItem.show();
        } else {
            this._statusBarItem.hide();
        }
    }