vscode-author-generator

A tool to generate Custom Author Info at the top of your file.

Installation

Press F1 in VSCode, type ext install and then look for vscode-author-generator.

Features

• Support multiple templates, js, css, html/htm file types are supported for now.
• Support custom infomation, author name, github, date info is supported for now.
• Add cmd+u keybindings for quick update.

Usage

Before Use

• Preferences -> Settings to add your own settings
• author-generator.author author name, will replace [author] in your *.tpl file
• author-generator.github. author github, will replace [github] in your *.tpl file
• author-generator.dateFormat will change your date format(default format is YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss)
• author-generator.updateOnSave set true to trigger updateInfo on save, only *.tpl template files exsit will trigger

Commands

• Generate Author Info - generate your author info right now.

Manage Custom Templates

1. Open extension directory and find vscode-author-generator

• Windows: %USERPROFILE%.vscode\extensions{ioloii.ioloii-vscode-author-comment-version}
• Mac: ~/.vscode/extensions/{ioloii.ioloii-vscode-author-comment-version}
• Linux: ~/.vscode/extensions/{ioloii.ioloii-vscode-author-comment-version}

2. Edit or add template file

• vscode-author-generator use file suffix as template name. eg: js.tpl is the template for *.js files. if the specific template file doesn't exsit, default.tpl will be used.
• if you want to add another template, just make sure the template filename is correct. eg: add a file named py.tpl in templates directory will make *.py files add this template info.
• notice: [author], [github] will automatically replaced with infomation in your VSCode Configration.