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Quick Temp File

Visual Studio Code extension that allows you to quickly create or open temporary files. Forget manually creating files for notes, code snippets, or temporary data!

Usage

1. Create or Open File... (Interactive Command)

• Command: Quick Temp File: Create or Open File...
• What it does: Opens a dialog to create or select a file.

Demonstration:

2. Create Instant File (No-Dialog Command)

• Command: Quick Temp File: Create Instant File
• What it does: Instantly creates and opens a new temporary file with a unique random name (UUID) and the default extension.

Extension Settings

• quickTempFile.cleanupStrategy: Defines when temporary files should be automatically deleted.
  • "never" (Default): Never delete files.
  • "onEditorClose": Delete a file as soon as its editor tab is closed.
  • "onWindowClose": Delete all files created during the session when the VS Code window is closed.
• quickTempFile.defaultPath: The default directory for creating temporary files. (Default: system's temporary directory).
• quickTempFile.defaultExtension: The default file extension. (Default: .txt).

For Developers (API)

The extension exposes a internal command for programmatic use in other extensions, tasks.json, or advanced keybindings.json setups.

• Command ID: quickTempFile.api.create
• Arguments: (args: object)

The args object can contain the following fields:

Field	Type	Default	Description
noDialog	boolean	false	If true, the file is created immediately without a dialog.
filename	string	undefined	A specific name for the new file. Implies noDialog: true.
content	string	undefined	Initial content for the new file.
directory	string | null	undefined	Overrides the default directory. null uses the system temp folder.
extension	string	undefined	Overrides the default file extension.
quiet	boolean	false	If true, suppresses all non-error success notifications (e.g., 'File created').
contentFromClipboard	boolean	false	If true, the file content will be read from the system clipboard. Overrides content.

Usage Examples

Create a file with content via keybindings.json:

{
  "key": "ctrl+alt+s",
  "command": "quickTempFile.api.create",
  "args": {
    "filename": "my-snippet.js",
    "content": "console.log('My Snippet');"
  }
}

A completely silent API call from another extension (TypeScript):

// Create a file instantly, with no dialogs and no success popups.
// Errors will still be shown.
await vscode.commands.executeCommand('quickTempFile.api.create', {
  noDialog: true,
  quiet: true,
  content: 'This was created silently.'
});