Beauty Prints

Beauty Prints is a simple Visual Studio Code extension that helps you quickly insert a stylized print line to make debugging easier. The extension supports JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Dart, Rust and Kotlin.

Features

• Type btprint in the editor and press Enter to autocomplete a debug print line for easy identification.

• The inserted line has the format:

  print(f'---------- Beauty Print ----------')
  

• Works with:

  • JavaScript
  • TypeScript
  • Python
  • Dart
  • Rust
  • Kotlin

This extension is perfect for developers who want a quick and easy way to insert noticeable print statements for debugging.

Installation

1. Go to the Extensions view in Visual Studio Code.
2. Search for Beauty Prints.
3. Click Install to add the extension to your editor.

Usage

1. Open any supported file (JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Dart, Rust or Kotlin).
2. Type btprint where you want the debug line to appear.
3. Press Enter to insert the Beauty Print line.

Customization

Beauty Prints now supports customization through your global settings.json in Visual Studio Code. You can:

• Change the trigger keyword (default is btprint).
• Customize the inserted debug line format.

To customize, open your user settings in JSON format:

1. Press Ctrl + Shift + P
2. Search for Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)
3. Add or modify the following settings:

{
  "beautyPrints.beautyCommand.trigger": "yourCustomKeyword",
  "beautyPrints.beautyCommand.renderedOutput": "---------- ${1|Your-Custom-Text|} ----------"
}

• beautyPrints.beautyCommand.trigger: Defines the keyword to trigger the print (default: btprint)
• beautyPrints.beautyCommand.renderedOutput: Defines the format of the inserted print line (default: "---------- ${1|Beauty-Print|} ----------")

💡 Make sure both values are strings.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.