C++ Postfix for VSCode

This repo is derived from vscode-postfix-completion which supports TypeScript/JavaScript/GO/Rust/More very well. If you work with these languages, it's for you too.

Add support for C++, and support word and whole line substitution.

Features

• secondary development builds its own postfix template.
• support for custom configuration.
• support substitute current word or current line

Builtin Postfixes

Builtin postfixes:

[
  {
    "name": "fori",
    "description": "",
    "body": "for (auto i = 0; i < {{expr}}; i++) {\n{{indent}}$0\n}",
    "mode": "line"
  },
  {
    "name": "for_each",
    "description": "",
    "body": "for (auto&$1 $2 : {{expr}}) {\n{{indent}}$0\n}",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "if",
    "description": "",
    "body": "if ({{expr}}) {\n{{indent}}$0\n}",
    "mode": "line"
  },
  {
    "name": "not",
    "description": "",
    "body": "!{{expr}}",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "return",
    "description": "",
    "body": "return {{expr}};",
    "mode": "line"
  },
  {
    "name": "auto",
    "description": "",
    "body": "auto $1 = {{expr}}$0",
    "mode": "line"
  },
  {
    "name": "var",
    "description": "",
    "body": "$1 $2 = {{expr}}$0",
    "mode": "line"
  },
  {
    "name": "sharedptr",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::shared_ptr<{{expr}}>$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "uniqueptr",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::unique_ptr<{{expr}}>$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "weakptr",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::weak_ptr<{{expr}}>$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "makeshared",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::make_shared<{{expr}}>($1)$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "makeunique",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::make_unique<{{expr}}>($1)$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "move",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::move({{expr}})",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "forward",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::forward<$1>({{expr}})$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "vector",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::vector<{{expr}}>$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "map",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::map<{{expr}}>$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "set",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::set<{{expr}}>$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "unordmap",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::unordered_map<{{expr}}>$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "unordset",
    "description": "",
    "body": "std::unordered_set<{{expr}}>$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "cast(static)",
    "description": "static_cast",
    "body": "static_cast<$1>({{expr}})$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "cast(reinterpret)",
    "description": "reinterpret_cast",
    "body": "reinterpret_cast<$1>({{expr}})$0",
    "mode": "word"
  },
  {
    "name": "std",
    "description": "Add std namespace",
    "body": "std::{{expr}}",
    "mode": "word"
  }
]

Custom your own postfix

PR is welcome 😄

Extension Settings like this in setting.json or setting in VS Code:

   "postfix_cpp.templates": [
      { // declare an auto variable
         "name": "auto",
         "description": "auto variable",
         "body": "auto $1 = {{expr}}$0",
         "mode": "line",
      },
      { // define a shared ptr
         "name": "sharedptr",
         "description": "declare sharedptr of some type",
         "body": "std::shared_ptr<{{expr}}> $1",
         "mode": "word",
      }
   ],

Note:

1. {{expr}} is a placeholder for the current line or current word to be substituted
2. $1 will be the first cursor position, $2 second cursor position, etc. $0 is the final cursor position.
3. mode could be "line" or "word", default value is "line". "line" means current line will be substituted, "word" means current word will be substituted.

Developer

Run or debug

# step 1. clone the code, to local directory, ~/Code/extension for example.
git clone current_url ~/Code/extension
# step 2: install yarn and all the dependencies
cd ~/Code/extension
# install yarn
npm install -g yarn
# install dependencies
yarn install

Package

cd ~/Code/extension
# step 1. install vsce (VisualStudio Code Extensions)
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
# step 2. packaging
vsce package
# and if no error, a file with .vsix entension under current direcotry will be created, such as:
# vscode-postfix-completion-0.0.1.vsix

Install vsix Version

Click "Extensions" in Sidebar, and click the horizental triple dots, choose "Install from VSIX...", choose the vsix file generated in previous step.

For more details: Publishing Extensions.

TODO

• [ ] 'word' mode is weak now, and not so good. In the future, recognize C++ expression/statements accurately via communicating with clangd.

Release Notes

0.0.1

1. Replace the line expression text.
2. Add simple "word" mode
3. Add multiple C++ completion template

0.0.2

1. Add "include" completion template