CMake & Make VSCode setup

CMakeLists.txt

cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.2)

include("cmake/HunterGate.cmake")
HunterGate(
    URL "https://github.com/ruslo/hunter/archive/v0.10.9.tar.gz"
    SHA1 "53b198e364dc7bc8360fc545f798563229bd7e20"
)

hunter_add_package(Boost COMPONENTS regex system filesystem)
find_package(Boost CONFIG REQUIRED regex system filesystem)

set(CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY ./bin)

file(GLOB children src/ src/*/)
foreach(child ${children})
    get_filename_component(dirname "${child}" NAME)
    project(${dirname})
    set(FILE_SRCS, "")
    file(GLOB FILE_SRCS "${child}/*.cpp")
    add_executable(${dirname} ${FILE_SRCS})
    target_link_libraries(${dirname} PUBLIC Boost::regex Boost::system Boost::filesystem)
endforeach()

update-workspace.js

// place in .vscode
// plugins required:
// - ext install fabiospampinato.vscode-terminals
// - ext install fabiospampinato.vscode-commands
// - ext install ryuta46.multi-command

const path = require('path')
const fs = require('fs')

const HOME = path.join(__dirname, '../')

let terminals = {
  "autorun": false,
  "terminals": [
    {
      "name": "CMake",
      "focus": true,
      "commands": [
        "cmake .",
        "exit 0"
      ],
      "cwd": HOME
    },
    {
      "name": "Make",
      "focus": true,
      "command": "make all",
      "cwd": HOME
    },
    {
      "name": "Update Settings",
      "focus": true,
      "commands": [
        "node .vscode/update-workspace.js",
        "exit 0"
      ],
      "cwd": HOME
    }
  ]
}

let settings = {
  "files.watcherExclude": {
    "**/libs/**": true
  },
  "multiCommand.commands": [
    {
      "command": `multiCommand.make-and-update`,
      "interval": 500,
      "sequence": [
          {"command": "terminals.runTerminalByName", "args": "CMake"},
          {"command": "terminals.runTerminalByName", "args": "Make"},
          {"command": "terminals.runTerminalByName", "args": "Update Settings"},
          "commands.refresh"
      ]
    }
  ]
}

let commands = {
  "commands": [
    {
      "text": "",
      "command": "multiCommand.make-and-update",
      "tooltip": "Run Make"
    }
  ]
}

let binDir = path.join(__dirname, '../bin')
let bins = fs.readdirSync(binDir)

for (let bin of bins) {
  terminals['terminals'].push({
    "name": bin,
    "focus": true,
    "command": `./${bin}`,
    "cwd": binDir
  })
  
  commands['commands'].push({
    "text": bin,
    "command": `terminals.runTerminalByName`,
    "arguments": [bin],
    "tooltip": `Run ${bin}`
  })
}

let terminalsFile = path.join(__dirname, '/terminals.json')
let settingsFile = path.join(__dirname, '/settings.json')
let commandsFile = path.join(__dirname, '/commands.json')

fs.writeFileSync(terminalsFile, JSON.stringify(terminals, null, 2), 'utf-8')
fs.writeFileSync(settingsFile, JSON.stringify(settings, null, 2), 'utf-8')
fs.writeFileSync(commandsFile, JSON.stringify(commands, null, 2), 'utf-8')

console.log('Updated workspace')

Place update-workspace.js inside of .vscode, and run it one time initially.

It creates the gears on the bottom left of the status bar (if you installed the three plugins listed in the js file).

Upon clicking the gears, it will create the CMake configuration and run make all, then it will add a runnable button of the binary that is listed inside of the output bin directory.