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Create A New File At A Specific Location In VS Code With An Extension

This is what I want to do most of the time:

extension.ts

import * as vscode from 'vscode';
import path from 'path';
import os from 'os';

export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
	const desktopDir = path.join(os.homedir(), "Desktop");
	const tmpFilePath = path.join(desktopDir, "example.py");
	const cmd: string = 'vs-code-auto-typer.autoTypeScript';
	const disposable = vscode.commands.registerCommand(cmd, async () => {
		const uri = vscode.Uri.parse(`untitled:${tmpFilePath}`);
		const doc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(uri);
		await vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc, { preview: false });
		const editor = await vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
		const pos = new vscode.Position(0, 0);
		if (editor) {
			await editor.edit((editBuilder) => {
				editBuilder.insert(
					pos, `print("hello, new python file")`
				);
			});
		}
	});
	context.subscriptions.push(disposable);
}

export function deactivate() {}

  • This is for the extension.ts file that's created when you run:

    npx --package yo --package generator-code -- yo code

  • You'll need to update the cmd to match what you have in your package.json file.
  • You'll need to update the path to point to wherever you want the file to be prepped for saving on your machine.
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