VS Code NW.js snippets

This extension contains code snippets for NW.js for Vs Code editor.

Installation

In order to install an extension you need to launch the Command Palette (Ctrl + Shift + P or Cmd + Shift + P) and type Extensions. There you have either the option to show the already installed snippets or install new ones. Search for NW.js snippets and install it.

.js Snippets

All js snippets are start with nw:

• nw.: Official API
• nw-: Some useful code snippets

nw.

Trigger	API
nwa	nw.App.*
nwc	nw.Clipboard.*
nwm	nw.Menu.*
nwp	process.*
nws	nw.Screen.*
nwshe	nw.Shell.*
nwsho	nw.Shortcut.*
nwt	nw.Tray.*
nww	nw.webview.*
nwwi	nw.Window.*

nw-

Prefix	Snippet Description
nw-menubar	Create a menubar
nw-contextmenu	Create a contextmenu
nw-tray	Create a tray
nw-globalHotKey	Register global hot key
nw-liveReload	Live reload current window
nw-liveReloadApp	Live reload app
nw-F5Reload	Press F5 to reload current window
nw-openBrowser	Open default browser
nw-openFile	Open file
nw-openFileManager	Open file manager
nw-openWindow	Open new window
nw-relaunchApp	Relaunch app
nw-getCurrentScreen	Get current screen
nw-hideWindowInsteadOfClose	Hide window instead of close
nw-draggable	Drag window by element
nw-showBackgroundDevtools	Show Background DevTools.
nw-drop-files	Get the dropped files.
nw-getScript	Get script
nw-ini	Read and write .ini files.
nw-json	Read and write .json files.

Node.js

Prefix	Snippet Description
nw-fs-read-dir	Reads the contents of a directory.
nw-fs-read-dir-sync	(sync) Reads the contents of a directory.
nw-fs-read-file	Reads a file.
nw-fs-read-file-sync	(sync) Reads a file.
nw-fs-write-file	Writes data to a file.
nw-fs-write-file-sync	(sync) Writes data to a file.
nw-fs-copy	Copies the entire directory structure from src to dest.
nw-fs-copy-sync	(sync) Copies the entire directory structure from src to dest.
nw-fs-rename	Renames the file from oldPath to newPath.
nw-fs-rename-sync	(sync) Renames the file from oldPath to newPath.
nw-fs-remove	Removes files and directories.
nw-fs-remove-sync	(sync) Removes files and directories.
nw-fs-exists-sync	(sync) Removes files and directories.
nw-cp-exec	Executes a command.
nw-cp-exec-sync	(sync) Executes a command.
nw-cp-exec-file	Executes an executable file.
nw-cp-exec-file-sync	(sync) Executes an executable file.

.css Snippets

Prefix	Snippet Description
nw-draggable	Draggable regions for frameless window

.html Snippets

<input>

Prefix	Content
input[nwdirectory][nwdirectorydesc]	<input type="file" nwdirectory nwdirectorydesc="">
input[nwsaveas]	<input type="file" nwsaveas="">
nwworkingdir	nwworkingdir

<iframe>

Prefix	Content
nwdisable	nwdisable
nwfaketop	nwfaketop
nwUserAgent	nwUserAgent=""

<webview>

Prefix	Content
webview	<webview id="" src="" style=""></webview>
allownw	allownw

<script>

Prefix	Content
script:src[type=module]	<script src="" type="module"></script>

.json Snippets

Prefix	Snippet Description
nw-package-json	Insert full manifest fields to package.json
nw-cmd--*	For chromium-args, includes: --url, --mixed-context, --nwapp, --user-data-dir, --disable-devtools, --enable-node-worker, --disable-raf-throttling, --disable-cookie-encryption, --disable-crash-handler=true, --enable-gcm, --enable-transparent-visuals, --disable-transparency, --force-cpu-draw

Note

• About nw.win.cookies, see chrome.cookies.