VSERunOnSave

This Visual Studio Extension enables run VS command or external command on before/after save event of currently editing file.
Supports Visual Studio 2022 x64/arm64 platforms.

Configuration

In order to run extension you need to create .vserunonsave configuration file in your solition or project root directory.
Each section may have following config lines:

• vs_command_before vs commands to run right before save.
• vs_command_after vs commands to run right after save.
• ext_command_before external command to call right before save.
• ext_command_after external command to call right after save.
• output_string simple message to display into output pane after all commands runs.

*You can enter comma separated multiple commands.
*All config are optional.

Built in variabled automatically replaced:

• $(File) Full path of currently editing file.
• $(FileDir) Directory of currently editing file (without trailing \).
• $(FileName) File name of currently editing file.
• $(FileNameNoExt) File name of currently editing file (without extension).
• $(ProjectDir) Project directory (without trailing \).
• $(SolutionDir) Solution directory (without trailing \).

Examples

Ex: Any c/c++ source/header files to automatically formatted upon save:

[*.{cpp,hpp,c,h}]
vs_command_before = Edit.FormatDocument

Ex: sample.cs file to automatically formatted and all it's contents copied to clipboard:

[sample.cs]
vs_command_before = Edit.FormatDocument
vs_command_after = Edit.SelectAll, Edit.Copy
output_string = Contents copied to clipboard!

Ex: Compile fragment shader file and save with different name:

[*.frag]
ext_command_after = "$(SolutionDir)\tools\glslangValidator.exe" -s -V "$(File)" -o "$(FileDir)\spir-v\$(FileNameNoExt).spv"
output_string = Compiled: $(FileNameNoExt).spv

Credits

Inspired by VSE-FormatDocumentOnSave extension by mynkow.