File Scaffolder

Create new files with the correct extension and basic scaffolding straight from the Explorer right-click menu — the way PHPStorm's New → Vue File / PHP Class works.

Right-click a folder in the Explorer, choose New From Template, pick a template, type a name, and the file is created (with sensible starter content) and opened for editing.

Templates

Template	Output	Notes
Vue Component	`Name.vue`	`<script setup lang="ts">` + `<template>` + `<style scoped>`
PHP Class	`Name.php`	`declare(strict_types=1)` + namespace + `class Name {}`
PHP Interface	`Name.php`	Same, emitting `interface Name {}`

Names are normalised to PascalCase for the file name and symbol.

PSR-4 namespace inference

For PHP files, the extension walks up to the nearest composer.json, reads its autoload / autoload-dev PSR-4 map, and derives the namespace from the target folder's path relative to the matched source root (longest-prefix match).

Example — with composer.json mapping "App\\": "src/", a class created in src/Enscribe/Entity/ gets namespace App\Enscribe\Entity;. If no matching mapping is found it falls back to a best-effort namespace from the path.

Settings

Setting	Default	Description
`fileScaffolder.vue.scriptSetup`	`true`	Use `<script setup lang="ts">` (vs Options API `defineComponent`)
`fileScaffolder.vue.scopedStyles`	`true`	Include a `<style scoped>` block
`fileScaffolder.php.strictTypes`	`true`	Emit `declare(strict_types=1);` (per-folder overridable)
`fileScaffolder.php.inferNamespace`	`true`	Infer the PHP namespace from `composer.json` PSR-4 (per-folder overridable)

The PHP settings are resource-scoped: the defaults apply everywhere with no configuration, and any single project can override them via its own .vscode/settings.json (e.g. a legacy project that shouldn't emit declare(strict_types=1);).

Usage from the Command Palette

The templates are also available from the Command Palette (prefixed New:), in which case the file is created in the first workspace folder.

Development

npm install
npm run compile     # type-check + bundle to dist/
npm run watch       # incremental build
npm run lint
npm run format

Press F5 to launch an Extension Development Host.

File Scaffolder

Winning Software

File Scaffolder

Templates

PSR-4 namespace inference

Settings

Usage from the Command Palette

Development

License