Fluent Key-Value - JSON, YAML - Visual Studio Marketplace

Makes writing key-value code (like JSON) fluent, with a simple set of snippets and productivity shortcuts.

Snippets

Working with JSON config files:

JSON snippet example

Defining json-data in several programming languages (JavaScript, TypeScript, etc):

JSON snippet example

Snippets	Content
obj	Create a JSON object
objc	Create a JSON object ending with comma
arr	Create a JSON array
arrc	Create a JSON array ending with comma
pair	Create JSON key/value pair
pairc	Create JSON key/value pair ending with comma
paircln	Create JSON key/value pair ending with comma and jumping to next line. Not recommended for complex "value"

Snippets	Content
pairo	Create pair with object value
paira	Create pair with array value
pair*2	Create 02 pairs
pair*3	Create 03 pairs
obj>1	Create JSON object with 01 pair.
obj>2	Create JSON object with 02 pairs.
obj>3	Create JSON object with 03 pairs.
arr>1	Create JSON array with 01 item.
arr>2	Create JSON array with 02 items.
arr>3	Create JSON array with 03 items.

Speed up writing JSON by running commands in the Command Palette: Ctrl + Shift + P then search for:

E.g: this command o>containers[a>(o>image,port[80])*2] would generate these snippets:

For JSON:

{
  "containers": [
    {
      "image": ,
      "port": 80
    },
    {
      "image": ,
      "port": 80
    }
  ]
}

For YAML:

  containers:
  - image: 
    port: 80
  - image: 
    port: 80

For this, the extension has it own "domain-specific language (DSL)".

Token	Meaning	Comments
`word`	Key or value	Keys are always string. Values can be string, boolean, number.
`o`	Object
`a`	Array
`,`	Sibling	Applies to pairs and objects.
`[...]`	Value of pair	E.g `language[javascript]`.
`>`	Contains...	Only objects and arrays can "contain something".
`*`	Repeater	Syntax `[item]N`. Repeats 'item', 'N' times. E.g `o3`
`(...)`	Grouping	For assigning siblings or repeating. E.g `(o>language,path)*2`

language
isActive[true]
a>5,true,csharp
name,image,path
name,image[nginx]
*5
o>*2
o>language,path
a>(o>language,path)*2
snippets[a>(o>language,path)*2]
o>spec[o>containers[a>(o>name[frontend],image[nginx],ports[a>o>containerPort[80],name])*2]]

Other languages with key/value pair style code:

C# : Anonymous types, Object initializer and Implicitly-typed Arrays in Object Initializers.
Other(s) to come...