copy-code-as-markdown

It helps you to copy code with markdown fences and filename.

Usage

Basic

Execute command copyCodeAsMarkdown: Copy selection code as Markdown.

Your clipboard then get sth like:

*config.yaml*
```yaml
taxonomies:
  category: categories
  tag: tags
  series: series
  author: authors

build:
  useResourceCacheWhen: always
```

Switch between teplates

Execute command copyCodeAsMarkdown: copyCodeAsMarkdown: Switch using template.

Here are some of the builtin templates:

{
  "default": "*{filename}* {lineNumber}:\n```{lang}\n{text}\n```",
  "lineRange": "*{filename}* {lineNumber} - {lineNumberEnd}:\n```{lang}\n{text}\n```",
  "onlyCode": "```{lang}\n{text}\n```",
  "onlyPosition": "{filename}:{lineNumber}:{colNumber}"
}

Shortcut

This extension has no default shortcut. You can set it by yourself.

Edit your keybinding setting via UI,

or edit config file for example c:\Users<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\Code\User\keybindings.json

    {
        "key": "ctrl+shift+c",
        "command": "copy-code-as-markdown.CopySelectionAsMarkdown",
        "when": "editorTextFocus"
    },

Custom template

Setting node is copyCodeAsMarkdown.template. Available vars:

• {filename}
• {lineNumber}
• {lineNumberEnd}
• {colNumber}
• {colNumberEnd}
• {lang}
• {text}

Example:

{
    "copyCodeAsMarkdown.template": "```{lang}\n{text}\n```"
}