TurboConsoleCS
TurboConsoleCS is a Visual Studio Code extension that helps you quickly insert a Console.WriteLine statement below the selected code. This is useful for debugging and logging variables and code snippets during development.
Features
- Insert
Console.WriteLine Statement: Quickly add a Console.WriteLine statement below the selected code.
- Customizable Keybinding: Easily change the keybinding to suit your preferences.
- Handles Various Scenarios: Correctly handles insertion even when the selected text is at the end of the document or inside code blocks.
- Unique Random ID: Includes a unique random ID in the
Console.WriteLine statement for tracking purposes.
- Optional Line Number and Filename: Includes the filename and line number in the
Console.WriteLine statement based on user preference.
Installation
- Open Visual Studio Code.
- Go to the Extensions view by pressing
Ctrl+Shift+X.
- Search for
TurboConsoleCS.
- Click
Install to add the extension to your VSCode environment.
Usage
- Select the code or text you want to log.
- Press the configured keybinding (
Ctrl+Alt+M by default) to insert the Console.WriteLine statement below the selected code.
Keybinding
The default keybinding for the TurboConsoleCS: Log Selected Code command is Ctrl+Alt+M. You can customize this keybinding to fit your preferences:
- Open Keyboard Shortcuts by pressing
Ctrl+K Ctrl+S.
- Search for
TurboConsoleCS: Log Selected Code.
- Click the pencil icon next to the command and enter your desired keybinding.
Alternatively, edit the keybindings.json file directly:
[
{
"key": "ctrl+alt+m",
"command": "turboconsolecs.logSelectedCode",
"when": "editorTextFocus"
}
]
Configuration
You can configure the extension to include the filename and line number in the Console.WriteLine statement. To do this:
Open Settings by pressing Ctrl+, or navigating to File > Preferences > Settings.
Search for TurboConsoleCS.
Find the setting TurboConsoleCS: Include Line Number and check the box to enable it.
When enabled, the Console.WriteLine statement will include the filename and line number in the format:
Console.WriteLine($"🚀 (filename.ext:lineNumber) ~ {selectedText}");
If disabled, the statement will use the format:
Console.WriteLine($"🚀 {uniqueId} ~ {selectedText}");
For any questions, suggestions, or .NET development opportunities, feel free to reach out to me at hendrauswandy@gmail.com.
