LazyKey README

A special plugin for lazy people by using the fewest keystrokes in the normal syntax of C/C++/Java/JS/PHP.

中文版介绍

Features

LazyKey redefines the following keys:

• space
• comma
• simicolon
• dot
• left square bracket
• right square bracket
• minus
• equal
• nine
• zero
• less

space key

• Add () after if / for / while / foreach / switch by pressing space key
  for example, convert if| to if (|). (| is the current cursor)

comma key

• Add space character if this comma is inside the parentheses
• Convert ,, to << with appropriate spaces

semicolon key

• Automatically add ; to the line end, unless the line ends with a comment
• Insert next line after an exists ;
• Insert next line if the current line already contains a ;
• Ignore for ( ; ; )

dot key

• Convert . to -> of C++/PHP class and point objects
• Convert between . and -> in any case

left square bracket

• Convert [ to { } and automatically jump to the next line if the current line is missing a code block
• Jump into the code block after if / for / while / foreach / switch if already exists { }
• Add next line into a code block according to the above two behaviors if posible
• Convert [ to { } and automatically break lines in a blank line (if wrong, undo twice)
• Support both Lambda brackets, [] and {}

right square bracket

• Jump out of ] or } after the cursor
• Jump out of } in following line, and add one line if necessary
• Add another one line after }

minus key

• Convert - to _ where the variable is declared
• Convert - to _ if exists such variable
• Automatically add spaces, such as a- to a -
• It doesn't affect variable decrement, like a--

equal key

• Automatically add spaces, such as a= to a = , a+= to a +=
• It doesn't affect multiple equal
• Convert 1= to != with appropriate spaces

number nine key

• Convert 9 to ( in the appropriate place

number zero key

• Convert 0 to ) in the appropriate place
  • if need 0, such as while (|), can insert space before

less key

• Automatically add spaces at left and right

Extension Settings

You can decide the switch for each function.

This extension contributes the following settings:

Known Issues

• It may not work properly under certain circumstances, such as mixed indentation of tab and space.
• If there is a misjudgment, you can undo it (ctrl+z). Some may need to undo it twice

LazyKey may not work correctly in some cases, such as mixing tab and space.

And it may change your button habits and make you lazy.

Release Notes

0.2.9

1. set SemicolonNewLine to false by default

0.2.8

1. support extension Github Copilot

0.2.7

1. support extension tabnine
2. convert - to _ after ( / [ / { / ->
3. cancel ; auto add new line in same case

0.2.6

1. support Verilog and SystemVerilog
2. add ; after C++ class/struct/enum
3. discard to modify = on "xxx"

0.2.5

add convert Chinese symbols to English symbols, such as （）【】《》，。、；‘’“”

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For more information

• GitHub
• Market

Enjoy!