In order to install an extension you need to launch the Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P or Cmd + Shift + P) and type Extensions.
There you have either the option to show the already installed snippets or install new ones. Search for TypeScript code snippets and install it.
Supported languages (file extensions)
TypeScript (.ts)
TypeScript React (.tsx)
Snippets
Below is a list of all available snippets and the triggers of each one. The ⇥ means the TAB key.
Import and export
Trigger
Content
imp→
imports entire module import fs from 'fs';
imn→
imports entire module without module name import 'animate.css'
imd→
imports only a portion of the module using destructing import {rename} from 'fs';
ime→
imports everything as alias from the module import * as localAlias from 'fs';
ima→
imports only a portion of the module as alias import { rename as localRename } from 'fs';
rqr→
require package require('');
req→
require package to const const packageName = require('packageName');
mde→
default module.exports module.exports = {};
env→
exports name variable export const nameVariable: type = localVariable;
enf→
exports name function export const log = (parameter): type => { console.log(parameter);};
edf→
exports default function export default function fileName (parameter): type{ console.log(parameter);};
ecl→
exports default class export default class Calculator { };
ece→
exports default class by extending a base one export default class Calculator extends BaseClass { };
Class helpers
Trigger
Content
con→
adds default constructor in the class constructor() {}
pvs→
creates a private static member inside a class private static
pvr→
creates a private readonly member inside a class private readonly
psr→
creates a private static readonly member inside a class private static readonly
met→
creates a method inside a class add() {}
pge→
creates a getter property get propertyName(): type {return value;}
pse→
creates a setter property set propertyName(value) {}
Various methods
Trigger
Content
fre→
forEach loop in ES6 syntax array.forEach(currentItem => {})
fof→
for ... of loop for(const item of object) {}
fin→
for ... in loop for(const item in object) {}
anfn→
creates an anonymous function (params): type => {}
nfn→
creates a named function const add = (params): type => {}