# Templates for VSCode 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: ![Command Palette](https://github.com/bamvenkatesh/vscode-file-templates/raw/master/images/palette.png)

Create a new File from Template: ![New File](https://github.com/bamvenkatesh/vscode-file-templates/raw/master/images/newfile.png)

## 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. * Added ${FILE} token in the templates. * Added Typescript template ### 1.0.5 * updated new_untitled_file shotcut to ctrl+alt+n -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------