add an ability to copy snippet to the clipboard

Author: VladBrok

package-lock.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "snippet",
   "displayName": "Snippet",
   "description": "Insert a snippet from cht.sh for Python, JavaScript, Ruby, C#, Go, Rust (and any other language)",
-  "version": "1.1.1",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "publisher": "vscode-snippet",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.74.0"
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@
         "command": "snippet.renameSnippet",
         "category": "Snippet"
       },
+      {
+        "title": "Copy",
+        "command": "snippet.copySnippet",
+        "category": "Snippet"
+      },
       {
         "title": "New Folder",
         "command": "snippet.createFolder",
@@ -147,6 +152,11 @@
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,
           "description": "Insert snippet with double click."
+        },
+        "snippet.showCopySuccessNotification": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": true,
+          "description": "Whether to show a notification after the snippet is copied to the clipboard."
         }
       }
     },
@@ -164,15 +174,20 @@
           "when": "view == snippetsView",
           "group": "snippet.viewItemContext.baseGroup@1"
         },
+        {
+          "command": "snippet.copySnippet",
+          "when": "view == snippetsView && viewItem == snippet",
+          "group": "snippet.viewItemContext.baseGroup@2"
+        },
         {
           "command": "snippet.renameSnippet",
           "when": "view == snippetsView",
-          "group": "snippet.viewItemContext.baseGroup@2"
+          "group": "snippet.viewItemContext.baseGroup@3"
         },
         {
           "command": "snippet.deleteSnippet",
           "when": "view == snippetsView",
-          "group": "snippet.viewItemContext.baseGroup@3"
+          "group": "snippet.viewItemContext.baseGroup@4"
         }
       ],
       "editor/context": [

package.json

@@ -335,6 +335,44 @@ export function renameSnippet(treeProvider: SnippetsTreeProvider) {
   };
 }
 
+export function copySnippet(treeProvider: SnippetsTreeProvider) {
+  return async (item: SnippetsTreeItem) => {
+    if (!item) {
+      vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
+        'Copy a snippet right clicking on it in the list and selecting "Copy"'
+      );
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const content = treeProvider.storage.getSnippet(item.id);
+
+    try {
+      await vscode.env.clipboard.writeText(content);
+
+      if (getConfig("showCopySuccessNotification")) {
+        const hideNotification = await vscode.window.showInformationMessage(
+          "The snippet was copied to the clipboard",
+          { modal: false },
+          "Do not show again"
+        );
+
+        if (hideNotification) {
+          const config = vscode.workspace.getConfiguration("snippet");
+          await config.update(
+            "showCopySuccessNotification",
+            false,
+            vscode.ConfigurationTarget.Global
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    } catch {
+      vscode.window.showErrorMessage(
+        "Failed to copy the snippet to the clipboard"
+      );
+    }
+  };
+}
+
 export function createFolder(treeProvider: SnippetsTreeProvider) {
   return async (item?: SnippetsTreeItem) => {
     const opt: vscode.InputBoxOptions = {

src/endpoints.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ export function activate(ctx: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
     "snippet.renameSnippet",
     endpoints.renameSnippet(snippetsTreeProvider)
   );
+  vscode.commands.registerCommand(
+    "snippet.copySnippet",
+    endpoints.copySnippet(snippetsTreeProvider)
+  );
   vscode.commands.registerCommand(
     "snippet.createFolder",
     endpoints.createFolder(snippetsTreeProvider)

src/extension.ts

@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ export class SnippetsTreeItem extends vscode.TreeItem {
 
     this.id = id;
     this.tooltip = content;
+    this.contextValue =
+      collapsibleState === vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.None
+        ? "snippet"
+        : "folder";
 
     if (collapsibleState !== vscode.TreeItemCollapsibleState.None) {
       return;