/fileheadercomment

visual studio code editor extension

Primary LanguageJavaScriptMIT LicenseMIT

FileHeaderComment

This extension allow you to insert timestamp, copyright or any information to your file like comment below

/*
 * Created on Tue Feb 18 2020
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2020 - Your Company
 */

Features

  • insert defined parameter like date, time, datetime, day, month, year, hour, minute, second, company, filename
  • insert your own parameter and template
  • define multiple templates

Install

ext install fileheadercomment

Extension Settings

By default you don't have to set anything. It will detect most programming language for appropriate comment syntax.

Execute it from Command Pallete (menu View - Command Pallete...) then type command below:

  1. FileHeaderComment: Insert Default Template at Cursor
  2. FileHeaderComment: Select from Available Templates

The second command will show your available templates defined in Settings

If you want to set your own parameter and template (set from menu Preferences - User Settings), you can read explanation below

This is default configuration

	"fileHeaderComment.parameter":{
		"*":{
			"commentbegin": "/*",
			"commentprefix": " *",
			"commentend": " */",
			"company": "Your Company"
		}
	},
	"fileHeaderComment.template":{
		"*":[
			"${commentbegin}",
			"${commentprefix} Created on ${date}",
			"${commentprefix}",
			"${commentprefix} Copyright (c) ${year} ${company}",
			"${commentend}"
		]
	}

Define all custom variables/paramenters in asterisk * like

"fileHeaderComment.parameter":{
	"*":{
		"company": "Your Company"
		"myvar1": "My Variable 1",
		"myvar2": "My Variable 2"
	}
}

Use your variable in template like (asterisk * will be default template)

"fileHeaderComment.template":{
	"*":[
		"${commentbegin}",
		"${commentprefix} Created on ${date}",
		"${commentprefix}",
		"${commentprefix} Copyright (c) ${year} ${company}",
		"${commentprefix} my variables are ${myvar1} and ${myvar2}",
		"${commentend}"
	]
}

You can define multiple templates, for instance template for MIT License

"fileHeaderComment.parameter":{
	"*":{
		"author": "Your Name",
		"license_mit":[
			"The MIT License (MIT)",
			" Copyright (c) ${year} ${author}",
			"",
			" Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software",
			" and associated documentation files (the \"Software\"), to deal in the Software without restriction,",
			" including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,",
			" and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,",
			" subject to the following conditions:",
			"",
			" The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial",
			" portions of the Software.",
			"",
			" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED \"AS IS\", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED",
			" TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL",
			" THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,",
			" TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE."
		]
	}
},
"fileHeaderComment.template":{
	"mit":[
		"${commentbegin}",
		"${commentprefix} Created on ${date}",
		"${commentprefix}",
		"${commentprefix} ${license_mit}",
		"${commentend}"
	]
}

You can use your mit template above by calling it through Command Pallete and choose FileHeaderComment: Select from Available Templates.

You can use parameters below in your template

  • date : print current date
  • time : print current time
  • time24h : print current time in 24 hour format
  • datetime: print current date + time
  • datetime24h : print current date + time in 24 hour format
  • company : print "Your Company"
  • day: print day of the month
  • month: print current month
  • year: print current year
  • hour: print current hour (24h)
  • minute: print current minute
  • second: print current second
  • filename: print filename

Release Notes

0.0.5

  • fixing python comment style (thanks to @ronak1009)

0.0.4

  • support yaml, shellscript language (thanks to @waddyvic)
  • add day, month, hour, minute, second, filename parameter (thanks to @rcabg, @ternvein)

0.0.3

  • fixing "unknown configuration setting" message in Settings (thanks to @isuda)

0.0.2

  • multiple templates
  • bugfixes

0.0.1

  • Initial release