This extension offers a quick and easy way to sample random data. It has 2 basic modes:
Select a sample of random lines in the currently open editor
Insert a sample of random lines from a specified file or URL
Additionally Quick Samples can be set up in the settings to quickly insert common sample settings.
This also allows specifying a list of entries instead of a file or URL.
Commands
This extension contributed the following commands:
Random Sample: Select Sample of random Lines
Selects the specified amount of random lines in the active editor
Random Sample: Select Single random Line
Selects a random line in the active editor
Random Sample: Insert random Sample from File
Inserts the specified amount of random lines from a file or URL
Random Sample: Insert single random Line from File
Inserts a single random line from a file or URL
Random Sample: Insert random Sample again from previous File
Inserts the specified amount of random lines from the previous file or URL
Random Sample: Insert single random Line again from previous File
Inserts a single random line from the previous file or URL
Random Sample: Insert Quick Sample
Inserts a sample from a Quick Sample specified in the settings
Configuration
random-sample.defaultSize
default size of the sample shown in the prompt
default 10
random-sample.initialSampleFile
Sample file used when sampling again without selecting a file (URL or file path)
random-sample.skipLines
Skip lines at the beginning of the file (mapped by file ending)
default { csv: 1 }
random-sample.allowDuplicatesOnOversizedSample
Allow duplicate lines on oversized sample (Requested sample is larger than available lines)
default false
random-sample.skipEmptyLines
Skip Empty lines (one of "file", "selection", "true", "false")
default true
random-sample.quickSamples
Quick Samples to insert predefined Samples from a file or URL
