auto-header

This extension allows quickly add file header in the active text editor. And also allows update the modify time and modifier automatic in the file header comments

Changelog

1.0.0

Support quickly add file header from the command palette Ctrl-Alt-I (Windows, Linux) or Cmd-Alt-I (OSX)
Support update the modify time and modifier automatic when the file did save

Installation

Install Visual Studio Code 1.1.0 or higher
Launch Code
From the command palette Ctrl-Shift-P (Windows, Linux) or Cmd-Shift-P (OSX)
Select Install Extension
Type auto-header and press enter
Reload Visual Studio Code

Config

default config

"autoHeader": {
    "format": {
        "startWith": "/**",
        "middleWith": "*",
        "endWith": "*/",
        "headerPrefix": "@",
    },
    "header": {
        "Author": "Your name",
        "Create Time": {
            "type": "createTime",
            "format": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss",
        },
        "Modified by": {
            "type": "modifier",
            "value": "Your name",
        },
        "Modified time": {
            "type": "modifyTime",
            "format": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss"
        },
        "Description": "",
    }
}

support customer configuration

From the command palette Ctrl-Shift-P (Windows, Linux) or Cmd-Shift-P (OSX)
Type the Settings to select and open Settings(JSON)
Add the configurations like this:

"autoHeader": {
    "format": {
        "startWith": "/**",
        "middleWith": "*",
        "endWith": "*/",
        "headerPrefix": "@",
    },
    "header": {
        "Author": "Daniel Lin",
        "Create Time": {
            "type": "createTime",
            "format": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss",
        },
        "Modified by": {
            "type": "modifier",
            "value": "Daniel Lin",
        },
        "Modified time": {
            "type": "modifyTime",
            "format": "YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss"
        },
        "Description": "",
    }
}

Attribute: format This attribute support to config [startWith, middleWith, endWith, headerPrefix] of the file header comments It will use default configuration when it missing
Attribute: header This attribute support to config the file header template It will use default configuration when it missing
How to config the template in Attribute: header

This attribute of header use [key, value] to config the file header template The value of each attribute can be a string or an object If the value typeof object, it support type:

'createTime',
'modifyTime',
'modifier',

When you select [createTime, modifyTime], you can set the format of the time If you are not setting the format of the time, it will use the format like YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm:ss

When you select [modifier], this attribute will use to update the modifier in the file header comments when the text editor did save

You can use [key, value] to add your customize file header templte But the type of [createTime, modifyTime, modifier] can only be used once

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