SmartFormatter README

SmartFormatter is all you need text formatter for VSCode.

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What's new

• To "CONSTANT_CASE"
• To sentence

Features

Format string by select the string (without quote) and calling commands in SmartFormatter. There are three format options available: simple text format, variable format and escape string

Most used feature includes:

• Format simple text: lower case, UPPER CASE, Title Case and merge line
• Format programming variables: To PascalCase, snake_case, camelCase, CONSTANT_CASE, Custom variable (define your rule) and to sentence
• Escape string: auto detect current document type or format to a specific language

To UPPER CASE

From: "This is an example of String"

To: "THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF STRING"

To lower case

From: "This is an example of String"

To: "this is an example of string"

Merge lines

Merge multiple line text into a single line string. The smartFormatter.stringFormatter.mergeLines.joinString can be configured in the settings. Default is " "

From: "this is an example of String.

you can format string by calling command"

To: "this is an example of String. you can format string by calling command"

To snake_case

From: "SmartFormatter"

To: "smart_formatter"

To CONSTANT_CASE

From: "SmartFormatter"

To: "SMART_FORMATTER"

To PascalCase

From: "smart_formatter"

To: "SmartFormatter"

To camelCase

From: "smart_formatter"

To: "smartFormatter"

To sentence

From: "SMART_FORMATTER"

To: "smart formatter"

To Custom Variable

To custom variable format the string into variable with the characters you specified.

From: "SmartFormatter"

Enter: "-"

To: "Smart-Formatter"

You can capitalize each words by setting the configuration smartFormatter.variableFormatter.toVariableCustom.upperFirst to true

From: "smart_formatter"

Enter: "-"

To: "Smart-Formatter"

Also, you can set smartFormatter.variableFormatter.toCustomVariable.joinString so the variable will use that character instead of asking you every time.

Escape

Escape selected text and auto detect programming language id in this document. Make sure you DO NOT select the quote around the string.

If any error or language is not supported, please try "Escape With Language"

From: "\ This is an

"C#" escape"

To: "\ This is an\n\n"C#" escape"

Unescape

From: "\ This is an\n\n"C#" escape"

To: "\ This is an

"C#" escape"

Escape/Unescape With Language

Escape with language will allows you select a language from a range of available ones.

If you can't find the language you are looking for, maybe try one with similar identity. E.g. Escape C is the same as C#, C++, Java.

If you still can not format text properly, please send me an email.

Escape String Value / Unescape String Value

Escape string value will format string so it can be assigned to a string variable.

Only escapes the quote (") and backslash (). Common use case is the file path in Windows. E.g.

From: "C:\Users\SmarterTomato\Downloads\Test.doc"

To: "C:\Users\SmarterTomato\Downloads\Test.doc"

Extension Settings

• smartFormatter.stringFormatter.enable: Enable/disable string formatter commands
• smartFormatter.variableFormatter.enable: Enable/disable variable formatter commands
• smartFormatter.escapeFormatter.enable: Enable/disable escape formatter commands
• smartFormatter.stringFormatter.mergeLines.joinString: The string to replace each line break. Default: " "
• smartFormatter.variableFormatter.toCustomVariable.capitalizeWords: If formatted variable should be capitalized in custom mode
• smartFormatter.variableFormatter.toCustomVariable.joinString: String added in between words in the variable. \nIf this is not set, will have a popup window ask for it

Known Issues

For some escape/unescape may contains error, please send me a email or create a issue in the GitHub (specified the language id). I will fix ASAP.

Contacts

For any issues or suggestions, contact me via following method:

Email: smartertomato@gmail.com

GitHub: SmartFormatter GitHub

Future Plans

• Encode/decode url
• Context menu options

Release Notes

v1.1.0 - 2020-07-01

New

• To "CONSTANT_CASE"
• To sentence
• Format variable now detect word that connects to each other. Like SmartFormatter will break into Smart and Formatter

Update

• Rename To "Underscore_Variable" to To "snake_case"
• Rename To Single Line to Merge Lines
• Remove To Sentence case

For more information

• SmartFormatter GitHub
• SmartFormatter Changelog