RunCommandOnSave (v1.1.2)
This Visual Studio Extension (VSIX) lets you run commands when you save files (before and after saving).
A .runcommandonsave file is a directory-level configuration file with INI format. All the documents in the folder and subfolders will abide by the configuration. We can override the whole file by creating another .runcommandonsave file in a subfolder.
You can set up rules in a .runcommandonsave file in any directory. This file uses the INI format. Any rule you write in this file will apply to all files in that directory and its subdirectories. Putting another .runcommandonsave file in a subdirectory will replace all the rules from the parent directory.
It can contain 3 possible sections: [PreSave], [PostSave] or [Debug] like in this example. The debug section only allows to activate it with the key On. The other two, allow specifying the commands we want to execute, the excluded extensions (none by default) and the excluded paths (none by default too).
The file can have three sections: [PreSave], [PostSave], or [Debug]. Here’s what each section does:
[Debug]: Turn it on with the key On.[PreSave] and [PostSave]: These let you specify which commands to run, which file extensions to ignore (none by default), and which paths to exclude (also none by default).
Example configuration:
[Debug]
On = true
; All keys can contain multiple values separated by '|'
[PreSave]
Commands=Edit.FormatDocument|OtherCommand
ExcludeExtensions=.xml|.clang-format|.runcommandonsave
ExcludePaths=third-party|research
Targeted Commands by File Extension
You can set specific commands for different types of files using sections like [PreSave.ext1|ext2|ext3], where ext1, ext2, and ext3 are file extensions. This allows you to run appropriate commands based on the type of the file being saved.
For example:
[PreSave.js|ts]
Commands=RunLinter|AutoFormat
[PreSave.md]
Commands=RunSpellCheck
This example setup means that JavaScript and TypeScript files will trigger linting and formatting commands, while Markdown files will run a spell check when saved.
Note: If you specify commands for certain file types, they override the general commands in the [PreSave] or [PostSave] sections. Also, any excluded extensions and paths you set apply across all targeted sections, ensuring consistent handling for all file types.
