The Orthodox Canonical Form Class Generator (Ortho Gen) is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to automatically generate Orthodox canonical forms for C++ classes. This tool helps streamline the process of creating header files that include necessary include guards and definitions, following a standardized format.
Features
Generate Header Guards: Automatically adds #ifndef, #define, and #endif guards to prevent multiple inclusions.
Define Canonical Class: Generates class definitions in a canonical form, including constructors, destructors, and assignment operators.
Customizable Class Names: Easily specify the class name to generate corresponding header guards and definitions.
Supports Multiple Extensions: Checks for both .h and .hpp file extensions.
Installation
Open Visual Studio Code.
Go to the Extensions view by clicking on the Extensions icon in the Activity Bar on the side of the window.
Search for Ortho Gen or Orthodox Canonical Form Class Generator.
Click Install to add the extension to your VS Code environment.
Usage
Command Palette
Open the Command Palette by pressing Cmd+Shift+P (Mac) or Ctrl+Shift+P (Windows/Linux).
Type Ortho Gen and select it from the dropdown.
Keybinding
You can also use the default keybinding Cmd+Ctrl+O (Mac) or Ctrl+Alt+O (Windows/Linux) to quickly generate the canonical form.
Custom Command
You can run the command directly from the Command Palette:
Configuration
The extension does not require any configuration out of the box. Simply run the command to generate the canonical class form for the currently active file.
Development
If you want to contribute to the development of this extension, follow these steps:
