regexp-saver

Visual Studio Code extension for saving and re-using regular expressions while coding.

Features

Open the Command Palette (ctrl/cmd + shift + P) and start typing in "RegExp Saver" to see the commands available. The available commands are:

Save new RegExp
Find in File
Find in Selection
Replace in File
Replace in Selection

recording

Extension Settings

To edit your extension settings open the Command Palette (ctrl/cmd + shift + P) and you can either choose "Preferences: Open User Settings (JSON)" or "Preferences: Open Workspace Settings (JSON)". See the difference here.

This extension contributes the following settings:

regExpSaver.saved: save your regular expressions to re-use under this array. Each object in this array becomes an item you can pick to apply when using the RegExp Saver commands.

regExpSaver.savedForWorkspace: save your regular expressions to re-use for a specific workspace. These items won't show when selecting a RegExp in other workspaces.

Instead of manually editing the JSON, you can use the interface provided by the command "RegExp Saver: Save new RegExp" under the Command Palette (ctrl/cmd + shift + P). If you'd like to manually edit the JSON, see below for the options that each object can define.

Object options

label: A descriptive label for your regular expression. Will be shown in the menu when picking which one to apply to your file or selection.

regExp: The regular expression pattern. IMPORTANT: backslashes need to be doubled up. Example: \w needs to be \\w. Otherwise JSON will think \w is just w. (This isn't a problem when using the command "RegExp Saver: Save new RegExp", just when manually editing the settings JSON)

replacePattern: The replacement pattern for replacing characters matched by your regExp pattern. Each capture group can be referenced like $1, $2, $3, etc. Leave blank to delete everything your regExp matched.

regExpFlags: A string of flags such as "g", "i", and "m". Unspecified defaults to "g".

Examples

{
    "regExpSaver.saved": [{
        "label": "Replace all Robs with Robert",
        "regExp": "rob",
        "replacePattern": "Robert",
        "regExpFlags": "gi"
    }, {
        "label": "Format phone numbers",
        "regExp": "(\\d{3})(\\d{3})(\\d{4})",
        "replacePattern": "($1) $2-$3"
    }]
}

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RegExp Saver