minimap

The service-based API and built-in generation commands allow developers to quickly create and deploy custom plugins, as evidenced by the extensive plugin list and documentation for generating JavaScript, Babel, or CoffeeScript plugins.

Using the same API for both TextEditor and Minimap decorations simplifies adding visual markers like git diffs or linter errors, reducing development effort and ensuring consistency across the editor interface.

Canvas-based rendering ensures smooth scrolling and quick updates, with settings for hardware acceleration and smooth scrolling to optimize performance, as detailed in the rendering options.

Numerous settings for appearance and behavior, plus CSS tweaks, enable users to tailor the minimap to their workflow, as shown in examples for hiding scrollbars or changing background colors.