NestJS Snippets

Fast, TypeScript-first NestJS snippets for VS Code — controllers, modules, providers, GraphQL, JWT, WebSockets, testing, and more with smart placeholders and scopes.

Overview

This Visual Studio Code extension provides a large collection of TypeScript-focused snippets for NestJS development. Use them to scaffold controllers, services, modules, decorators, GraphQL types/resolvers, authentication helpers, guards, pipes, interceptors, and test setups quickly and consistently.

Requirements

Visual Studio Code 1.46.0 or later

Installation

Open Visual Studio Code.
Open the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X / ⌘+Shift+X).
Search for NestJS Snippets or install directly from the Marketplace page.
Click Install and reload the editor if prompted.

Usage

Type part of the snippet prefix and press Tab or Enter to expand.

Note: GraphQL operation snippets (query, mutation, subscription, fragment, type, interface) are scoped to .graphql files. Note: The ValidationPipe snippet defaults to { whitelist: true, transform: true }.

Selected snippets

Snippet	Purpose
`ns_class_controller`	Scaffold a controller class
`ns_class_service`	Scaffold a service class
`ns_class_module`	Scaffold a module
`ns_class_dynamic_module`	Scaffold a dynamic module
`ns_class_create_dto` / `ns_class_update_dto`	DTO classes
`ns_create_param_decorator`	`createParamDecorator(...)`
`ns_deco_controller`	`@Controller()`
`ns_deco_injectable`	`@Injectable()`
`ns_deco_get` / `ns_deco_post` / `ns_deco_put`	HTTP method decorators
`ns_deco_use_guards`	`@UseGuards()`
`ns_deco_use_interceptors`	`@UseInterceptors()`
`ns_deco_use_pipes`	`@UsePipes()`
`ns_deco_sse`	`@Sse()`
`ns_deco_websocket_gateway`	`@WebSocketGateway()`
`ns_deco_subscribe_message`	`@SubscribeMessage()`
`ns_class_guard`	`implements CanActivate`
`ns_class_interceptor`	`implements NestInterceptor`
`ns_class_pipe`	`implements PipeTransform`
`ns_new_validation_pipe`	`new ValidationPipe(...)`
`ns_test`	Testing scaffold (Jest)
`ns_graphql_module_for_root`	`GraphQLModule.forRoot(...)` (Apollo)
`ns_graphql_query` / `ns_graphql_mutation`	GraphQL operation snippets
`ns_jwt_module_register`	`JwtModule.register(...)`
`ns_jwt_service_sign`	`JwtService.sign(...)`
`ns_app_enable_cors`	`app.enableCors()`
`ns_app_listen`	`app.listen(...)`

Contributing

Contributions to the NestJS Snippets are welcome and appreciated. To contribute:

Fork the GitHub repository.
Create a new branch for your feature or fix:
```
git checkout -b feature/your-feature
```
Make your changes, commit them, and push to your fork.
Submit a Pull Request targeting the main branch.

Before contributing, please review the Contribution Guidelines for coding standards, testing, and commit message conventions. If you encounter a bug or wish to request a new feature, please open an Issue.

Changelog

For a complete list of changes, see the CHANGELOG.md.

Authors

Manuel Gil - Owner - @ManuelGil

For a complete list of contributors, please refer to the contributors page.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for full details.

NestJS Snippets - NestJS Tools Collection

Manuel Gil