Templates for VSCode

This extension helps in creating files easily from defined templates.

Features

• Create new files from pre-defined templates.
• Create new File Templates either from a file or a blank template.
• Edit Templates.
• Add Author Name and Date of creation to the file.

Choose commands from Command Palette:

Create a new File from Template:

Usage

• Right-click on the VSCode Explorer where you want to create a new file, you will see an option 'Create New File from template'. Selecting this option shows a menu with existing templates. Select the desired template and enter the new file name. New file will be created in the selected folder.

• You can also create a new File from template by Right-click on the editor. On Right-click in the editor, you will all also see 'Create Template from file' option. Select this option to create a new Template from the current active document.

• You can also do all these the other way by selecting the appropriate command from Command Palette. From Command Palette, select 'Files: New File from template' - to create a new file from template 'Files: New File Template' - to create a new blank file template. 'Files: New Template from file' - to create a new template from the current active file. 'Files: Edit File Template' - to edit any existing template.

• Add Author name and Date of creation to the file, by adding ${AUTHOR} and ${DATE} tokens to your template.

Templates Location

• Depending on your OS, default templates are located at

  • Windows : %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\bam.vscode-file-templates-{VERSION}\templates
  • Mac : ~/.vscode/extensions/bam.vscode-file-templates-{VERSION}/templates
  • Linux : ~/.vscode/extensions/bam.vscode-file-templates-{VERSION}/templates

• You can also create workspace specific templates. Worspace templates are located at /%WORKSPACE_ROOT_FOLDER%/.vscode/templates

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• templates.Author: Set the Author name. This is used for the new files created.

KeyBindings

• Create a New File from template

  Windows: 'ctrl + n' MAC: 'cmd + n'

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release of Templates for VSCode

1.0.1

• Throw warning if a file exists with the same name, when creating new file.

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