BoilerKit - Instantly Insert Boilerplate Code

BoilerKit provides ready-to-use boilerplate code for 30+ languages with just a snippet trigger. No configuration, no fluff – just pure productivity.

Just type a trigger like cppboiler, pyboiler, jsxboiler and hit Enter.

Features

Supports 30+ languages and frameworks
Supports popular languages: C++, Python, JavaScript, HTML, Rust, Go, and more
Consistent snippet naming: cppboiler, pyboiler, jsboiler, etc.
Type less, code more with quick snippets
Works out of the box – no config needed

Usage

Open a new file like main.cpp or main.py
Type: cppboiler, pyboiler, etc.
Hit Enter to insert code

Example

File: main.cpp
Type: cppboiler
Output:

#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;

int main() {
    cout << "Hello World! Welcome to BoilerKit" << endl;
    return 0;
}

Supported Languages (Examples)

Programming Languages

Language	Trigger	Language	Trigger
C++	`cppboiler`	Swift	`swiftboiler`
Python	`pyboiler`	Kotlin	`kotlinboiler`
JavaScript	`jsboiler`	C#	`csboiler`
TypeScript	`tsboiler`	Dart	`dartboiler`
Java	`javaboiler`	Scala	`scalaboiler`
C	`cboiler`	R	`rboiler`
Go	`goboiler`	MATLAB	`matlabboiler`
Rust	`rustboiler`	Perl	`perlboiler`
PHP	`phpboiler`	Lua	`luaboiler`
Ruby	`rubyboiler`	SQL	`sqlboiler`

Markup & Config Languages

Language	Trigger	Language	Trigger
HTML	`htmlboiler`	XML	`xmlboiler`
CSS	`cssboiler`	YAML	`yamlboiler`
JSON	`jsonboiler`

Scripting

Language	Trigger	Language	Trigger
Shell Script	`shboiler`	PowerShell	`psboiler`

Frameworks

Framework	Trigger	Framework	Trigger
React (JSX)	`reactjsboiler`	Next.js Page	`nextpjsboiler`

Want more languages or frameworks? Contribute below

Contributing

Want to contribute your favorite language boilerplate?

Add a New Snippet

Fork the repository
Open snippets/boiler-snippets.code-snippets
Add a block in the following format:

"<Language> Boilerplate": {
  "prefix": "yourtrigger",
  "body": [
    "your boilerplate code here"
  ],
  "description": "BoilerKit: <Language> Boilerplate"
}

Add the language to the contributes.snippets array in package.json

{
  "language": "yourlanguage",
  "path": "./snippets/boiler-snippets.code-snippets"
}

Open a PR and help others start faster 🚀

Installation

Via VS Code Marketplace

Open VS Code
Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
Search for BoilerKit
Click "Install"

Via Command Line

code --install-extension megh.boilerkit@0.0.3

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BoilerKit

Megh Bari