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Quick type

kashish

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673 installs
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Provides tools to help you create strings, arrays, and maps
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Features

Strings

  • Surround individual words with ""
  • Surround individual words with ''
  • Surround individual words with ``

Data structures

  • Quickly convert rows of whitespace separated key-value pairs to a map
    • Current language support: JavaScript, Python, Ruby, C++, Java
  • Quickly convert whitespace separated values to an array
    • Current language support: JavaScript, Python, Ruby, C++, Java, OCaml

GIF showing features

To use, open the Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P) and find the feature you would like to use and search for the appropriate category it falls in. The functions will apply to highlighted text, and if there is no highlighted text they search before the cursor until a whitespace line or the start of the file, and after the cursor until a whitespace line or EOF

If you have any suggestions, please open an issue in the Github repository

Extension Settings

  • quick-type.stringRegex: Defines the regex for a single word for string functions
  • quick-type.valueRegex: Defines the regex for a single value for data structure functions
  • quick-type.readUntilEnd: Read values until EOF or whitespace line when there is no highlighted text. If false, only read one line

Known Issues

None-- if you find one, please open an issue in the Github repository :)

Release Notes

0.1.0

  • Users no longer have to highlight text
    • Values will be read in util EOF or a whitespace line is found

0.0.4

  • Bug fixes

0.0.3

  • Support for different types of maps
  • Added option to choose from different languages when user is not using a supported language

0.0.1

  • Initial release

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