Data Format Converter for VS Code

Convert between JSON, XML, and YAML formats directly in VS Code with a single keyboard shortcut.

Features

🔄 Quick Convert - Press Ctrl+Shift+C to convert between formats instantly
🎯 Smart Detection - Automatically detects source format from content
✂️ Selection Support - Convert selected text or entire document
📋 Multiple Output Options - Replace in-place, open in new file, or copy to clipboard
🖱️ Context Menu - Right-click to convert selected text

Supported Formats

JSON ↔ XML
JSON ↔ YAML
XML ↔ YAML

Usage

Method 1: Keyboard Shortcut (Recommended)

Open a JSON, XML, or YAML file
Press Ctrl+Shift+C (or Cmd+Shift+C on Mac)
Confirm or select the source format
Select the target format
Choose output action (Replace, New File, or Copy)

Method 2: Command Palette

Press Ctrl+Shift+P to open Command Palette
Type "Data Format Converter" to see all available commands:
- Data Format Converter: Convert - Interactive conversion
- Data Format Converter: JSON → XML
- Data Format Converter: JSON → YAML
- Data Format Converter: XML → JSON
- Data Format Converter: XML → YAML
- Data Format Converter: YAML → JSON
- Data Format Converter: YAML → XML

Select the text you want to convert
Right-click to open context menu
Click "Data Format Converter: Convert Selection"

Method 4: Convert Selection

Select a portion of text in your editor
Use any of the above methods
Only the selected text will be converted

Examples

Convert JSON to YAML

Before (JSON):

{
  "database": {
    "host": "localhost",
    "port": 5432
  }
}

After (YAML):

database:
  host: localhost
  port: 5432

Convert XML to JSON

Before (XML):

<user id="123">
  <name>John Doe</name>
  <email>john@example.com</email>
</user>

After (JSON):

{
  "user": {
    "@id": "123",
    "name": "John Doe",
    "email": "john@example.com"
  }
}

Commands

Command	Description	Keybinding
`Data Format Converter: Convert`	Interactive format conversion	`Ctrl+Shift+C`
`Data Format Converter: Convert Selection`	Convert selected text	-
`Data Format Converter: JSON → XML`	Convert JSON to XML	-
`Data Format Converter: JSON → YAML`	Convert JSON to YAML	-
`Data Format Converter: XML → JSON`	Convert XML to JSON	-
`Data Format Converter: XML → YAML`	Convert XML to YAML	-
`Data Format Converter: YAML → JSON`	Convert YAML to JSON	-
`Data Format Converter: YAML → XML`	Convert YAML to XML	-

Output Options

After conversion, you can choose what to do with the result:

Replace - Replace the current content with converted output
New File - Open the converted content in a new editor tab
Copy to Clipboard - Copy the converted content to clipboard

Requirements

VS Code 1.85.0 or higher

Extension Settings

This extension currently has no configurable settings.

Known Issues

None at this time.

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release
Support for JSON, XML, and YAML conversions
Interactive and direct conversion commands
Context menu integration
Keyboard shortcut support

Author

Naman Khater

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License

MIT

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