This extension helps in creating files easily from defined templates.
Features
Create new files from pre-defined templates.
Create new File Templates either from a file or a blank template.
Edit Templates.
Add Author Name and Date of creation to the file.
Choose commands from Command Palette:
Create a new File from Template:
Usage
Right-click on the VSCode Explorer where you want to create a new file, you will see an option 'Create New File from template'.
Selecting this option shows a menu with existing templates. Select the desired template and enter the new file name. New file
will be created in the selected folder.
You can also create a new File from template by Right-click on the editor. On Right-click in the editor, you will all also see
'Create Template from file' option. Select this option to create a new Template from the current active document.
You can also do all these the other way by selecting the appropriate command from Command Palette. From Command Palette, select
'Files: New File from template' - to create a new file from template
'Files: New File Template' - to create a new blank file template.
'Files: New Template from file' - to create a new template from the current active file.
'Files: Edit File Template' - to edit any existing template.
Add Author name and Date of creation to the file, by adding ${AUTHOR} and ${DATE} tokens to your template.
Templates Location
Depending on your OS, default templates are located at
Windows : %USERPROFILE%\.vscode\extensions\bam.vscode-file-templates-{VERSION}\templates
Mac : ~/.vscode/extensions/bam.vscode-file-templates-{VERSION}/templates
Linux : ~/.vscode/extensions/bam.vscode-file-templates-{VERSION}/templates
You can also create workspace specific templates.
Worspace templates are located at /%WORKSPACE_ROOT_FOLDER%/.vscode/templates
Extension Settings
This extension contributes the following settings:
templates.Author: Set the Author name.
KeyBindings
Create a New File from template
Windows: 'ctrl + n'
MAC: 'cmd + n'
Release Notes
1.0.0
Initial release of Templates for VSCode
1.0.2
Throw warning if a file exists with the same name, when creating new file.
1.0.3
Fixing open file error after creating a file from template.
