vscode-snippet

A Visual Studio Code extension for cht.sh.
Watch this lightning talk to learn more.
Features
- Zero configuration: works out of the box.
- Automatically detects programming language from current editor window.
Config options
openInNewEditor
: open snippets or in new editor window (default) in line with current document.
verbose
: add comments around code snippets.
baseUrl
: base url of the cheat server (see cheat.sh documentation)
http.proxy
: VS Code proxy setting. If set, requests made by vscode-snippet will be sent through provided proxy (see Visual Studio Code network settings)
defaultLanguage
: Programming language name in lower case to use as default language when there is no open editor window.
title
: Template string of a snippet title. You can use the following variables:
- ${language} - the programming language
- ${query} - the snippet query (search text)
- ${index} - the index of the snippet (e.g. 2 for the third answer)
Installation
Install this extension from the VSCode
Marketplace
Usage
Search for a snippet
- Hit ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + p
- Run
Snippet: Find
.
- Type your query and hit enter.

Moving between answers
Sometimes the first answer is not what you're looking for.
In that case, use Snippet: Show next answer
and Snippet: Show previous answer
to show alternative snippets.
Search for snippet based on selected text
- Select some text in an editor window.
- Right click and choose "Find snippet from selected text"

Alternatively, you can also run the Snippet: Find Selected Text
from the
command menu:

You can configure a keyboard shortcut. By default this is ⌘ Command + ⇧ Shift + s:

Saving a snippet
- Select some text in an editor window.
- Right click and choose "Save snippet"
- Select a folder for the snippet
- Enter a name of the snippet
- Press Enter

Inserting a snippet
- Open the Explorer by clicking Ctrl + Shift + E
- Open the Snippets section
- Click on the snippet that you want to insert

Creating a folder for the snippets
- Open the Snippets section
- Click on the + icon (alternatively, you can right click on any snippet or a folder and select "New Folder")
- Enter a name of the folder
- Press Enter

Renaming a snippet or a folder
- Open the Snippets section
- Right click on the snippet or a folder that you want to rename
- Select "Rename"
- Enter a new name
- Press Enter

Deleting a snippet or a folder
- Open the Snippets section
- Right click on the snippet or a folder that you want to delete
- Select "Delete"
- Confirm your choice

Moving a snippet or a folder
You can move snippets or folders in the Snippets view by dragging and dropping them

Development
To get a list of all available commands, try make help
.
To test your changes, go to the Debug panel in VSCode and click on the play
button. This will start the extension in a new window where you can test it.
Contributing
This plugin is far from feature-complete.
If you want to improve it, feel free to pick one of the open issues and give it a shot.
In case you need any help, just add a comment to the issue to get a conversation started. :smiley: