Smart Insert Date

This extension inserts formatted dates and times into the editor.

Dates can be selected in weeks, months or years.

Output Example

You can change the format settings, but the default is to allow the output of the following content

Date

2023-12-15 Fri
Fri, Dec 15, 2023
Friday, December 15, 2023
Friday, 12 15, 2023
Fri, 15 Dec, 2023
2023/12/15(Fri)
20231215

Datetime

2023-12-15 Fri 23:02
Fri, Dec 15, 2023 11:02 pm
Friday, December 15, 2023 11:02 pm
Friday, 12 15, 2023 11:02 pm
Fri, 15 Dec, 2023 23:02
2023/12/15(Fri) PM11:03:32
20231215230332

Time

23:03
11:03 pm
PM11:04:04
23:04:06

Command

- Smart Insert Date : Insert Today
- Smart Insert Date : Insert Now DateTime
- Smart Insert Date : Insert Now Time
- Smart Insert Date : Select Date
- Smart Insert Date : Select Format

Windows

Mac

Default Key

Command	Default Key Windows	Default Key Mac
Insert Today	Alt + Ctrl + ;	Opt + Ctrl + ;
Insert Now DateTime	Alt + Ctrl + Shift + ;	Opt + Ctrl + Shift + ;
Insert Now Time	Alt + Shift + ;	Opt + Shift + ;

Usage

Insert

• Press
  • Windows[Alt + Ctrl + ;]
  • Mac[Opt + Ctrl + ;]
• run [Smart Insert Date : Insert Today]
• Inserted, text is selected

2023-12-16 Sat

• Press the same shortcut key again.
• Change format

Sat, Dec 16, 2023

• Press the same shortcut key again.
• Change format

Saturday, December 16, 2023

• rotate

run [Smart Insert Date : Insert Now DateTime]
run [Smart Insert Date : Insert Now Time]
Works the same way.

Select Format

• run [Smart Insert Date : Select Format]

Select Date

• run [Smart Insert Date : Select Date]

Recommended key bindings

keybindings.json

[
  {
    "key": "shift+f5",
    "command": "vscode-smart-insert-date.Today"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+shift+f5",
    "command": "vscode-smart-insert-date.NowDateTime"
  },
  {
    "key": "ctrl+f5",
    "command": "vscode-smart-insert-date.NowTime"
  },
]

Setting

settings.json

{
  "SmartInsertDate.DateFormat": [
    { "format": "YYYY-MM-DD ddd" },
    { "format": "ddd, MMM DD, YYYY" },
    { "format": "dddd, MMMMM DD, YYYY" },
    { "format": "dddd, MM DD, YYYY" },
    { "format": "ddd, DD MMM, YYYY" },
    { "format": "YYYY/MM/DD(ddd)" },
    { "format": "YYYYMMDD" }
  ],
  "SmartInsertDate.DateTimeFormat": [
    { "format": "YYYY-MM-DD ddd HH:mm" },
    { "format": "ddd, MMM DD, YYYY hh:mm aa" },
    { "format": "dddd, MMMMM DD, YYYY hh:mm aa" },
    { "format": "dddd, MM DD, YYYY hh:mm aa" },
    { "format": "ddd, DD MMM, YYYY HH:mm" },
    { "format": "YYYY/MM/DD(ddd) AAhh:mm:ss" },
    { "format": "YYYYMMDDHHmmss" }
  ],
  "SmartInsertDate.TimeFormat": [
    { "format": "HH:mm" },
    { "format": "hh:mm aa" },
    { "format": "AAhh:mm:ss" },
    { "format": "HH:mm:ss" }
  ],
}

Date Format String

For example
2023-12-16 Sat 00:26 YYYY-MM-DD ddd HH:mm

_ = Space

Format	Value	Memo
YYYY	2022
YY	22
MM	01
M	1
SM	_1
DD	09
D	9
SD	_9
HH	18
H	18	0-24
hh	06	0-12,1-23
h	6
mm	05
m	5
ss	07
s	7
SSS	999	000-999 MilliSeconds
SS	99	00-99 MilliSeconds
S	9	0-9 MilliSeconds
aa	pm	am,pm
AA	PM	AM,PM
a	a	a,p
A	A	A,P
dd	Su	Su,Mo,Tu,We,Th,Fr,Sa
ddd	Sun	Sun,Mon,Tue,Wed,Thu,Fri,Sat
dddd	Sunday	Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,...
MMM	Jan	Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr,May,Jun,Jul,Aug,Sep,Oct,Nov,Dec
MMMM	Jan.	Jan.,Feb.,Mar.,Apr.,May,June,July,Aug.,Sep.,Oct.,Nov.,Dec.
MMMMM	January
Z	09:00	timezone
ZZ	0900	timezone
LMMMMM	January__	Left align space-filling
RMMMMM	__January	Right align space-filling

To Japanese

Setting

settings.json

{
  "SmartInsertDate.DateFormat": [
    { "format": "YYYY/MM/DD(DDD)" },
    { "format": "YYYY年MM月DD日 DDDD" },
    { "format": "GE年MM月DD日" },
    { "format": "GGE年MM月DD日 DDD" },
    { "format": "GGGEE年MM月DD日 DDDD" }
  ],
  "SmartInsertDate.DateTimeFormat": [
    { "format": "YYYY/MM/DD(DDD) HH:mm" },
    { "format": "YYYY年MM月DD日 DDDD AAAhh時mm分" }
  ],
  "SmartInsertDate.TimeFormat": [
    { "format": "AAAhh時mm分" }
  ],
}

Date Format String

Format	Value	Memo
DDD	火	DayOfWeek text: 日,月,火,水,木,金,土
DDDD	火曜日	DayOfWeek text: 日曜日,月曜日,火曜日,...
AAA	午後	ampm: 午前,午後
G	R	Japanese imperial year: R,H,S,T,M
GG	令	Japanese imperial year: 令,平,昭,大,明
GGG	令和	Japanese imperial year: 令和,平成,昭和,大正,明治
E	6	A.D.2024 = R6
EE	06	A.D.2024 = R06

To Chinese, To Taiwanese

Setting

settings.json

{
  "SmartInsertDate.CustomDayOfWeekLong": {
    "Sun": "星期日",
    "Mon": "星期一",
    "Tue": "星期二",
    "Wed": "星期三",
    "Thu": "星期四",
    "Fri": "星期五",
    "Sat": "星期六"
  },
  "SmartInsertDate.CustomDayOfWeekShort": {
    "Sun": "日",
    "Mon": "一",
    "Tue": "二",
    "Wed": "三",
    "Thu": "四",
    "Fri": "五",
    "Sat": "六"
  },
  "SmartInsertDate.CustomAmPmShort": {
    "am": "上",
    "pm": "下"
  },
  "SmartInsertDate.CustomAmPmLong": {
    "am": "上午",
    "pm": "下午"
  }
  "SmartInsertDate.DateFormat": [
    { "format": "YYYY/MM/DD(DDD)" },
    { "format": "YYYY年MM月DD号 DDDD" }
  ],
  "SmartInsertDate.DateTimeFormat": [
    { "format": "YYYY/MM/DD(DDD) HH:mm" },
    { "format": "YYYY年MM月DD号 DDDD AAAhh点mm分ss秒" }
  ],
  "SmartInsertDate.TimeFormat": [
    { "format": "AAAhh点mm分ss秒" }
    { "format": "AAAAhh点mm分ss秒" }
  ]
}

Other Patterns

  "SmartInsertDate.CustomDayOfWeekLong": {
    "Sun": "禮拜日",
    "Mon": "禮拜一",
    "Tue": "禮拜二",
    "Wed": "禮拜三",
    "Thu": "禮拜四",
    "Fri": "禮拜五",
    "Sat": "禮拜六"
  },

Date Format String

Format	Value	Memo
DDD	二	DayOfWeek text: 日,一,二,三,四,五,六
DDDD	星期二	DayOfWeek text: 星期日,星期一,星期二,...
AAA	下	ampm: 上,下
AAAA	下午	ampm: 上午,下午

License

Released under the [MIT License][license].