Actual React Emmet

Actual React Emmet is a Visual Studio Code extension designed to enhance the productivity of React developers. This extension introduces an Emmet-like syntax for quickly generating React hook code snippets in your editor. Simplifying your workflow, it allows you to type shorthand code which expands into commonly used React hook structures.

Features

useState Hook Generation

Currently, the extension supports the useState hook. You can easily generate a useState hook snippet by typing usestate.variableName OR useState.variableName and pressing Enter. The extension automatically expands this into a properly formatted useState hook.

For example, typing usestate.count and pressing Enter will generate:

const [count, setCount] = useState();

This functionality is available in various file types commonly used in React development, including .js, .jsx, .ts, and .tsx.

useEffect Hook Generation

• Type useeffect.<functionName> and press Enter to create a useEffect hook.

• For example: useeffect.fetchData will create:

• useEffect(() => {
    function fetchData() {
      // Your code here
    }
    fetchData();
  }, []);
  

Async useEffect Support

• Create an async useEffect by typing useeffect.<functionName>.async.

• For example: useeffect.loadData.async will create:

  
  useEffect(() => {
    async function loadData() {
      // Your code here
    }
    await loadData();
  }, []);
  

Dependency array support

• Append [arg1, arg2] to specify dependencies.

• For example: useeffect.updateData[arg1, arg2] will create:

  useEffect(() => {
    function updateData() {
      // Your code here
    }
    updateData();
  }, [arg1, arg2]);
  

• This also works with async snippets.

Planned Features

In future updates, we plan to extend support to other React hooks, such as useContext, and more, following the same intuitive Emmet-like pattern for quick and efficient coding.

How to Use

To use the extension, simply open a React file and type the shorthand notation for a hook, followed by a variable name. Press Enter, and the extension will expand it into the corresponding hook code snippet.

Installation

You can install Actual React Emmet from the Visual Studio Code Marketplace. Search for "Actual React Emmet" in the Extensions view in Visual Studio Code and click Install. Installation link

Contributions

Feedback and contributions to the extension are welcome. If you have suggestions or encounter issues, please feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on the repository.

License

Actual React Emmet is released under the MIT License.

About the Author

Actual React Emmet is developed and maintained by AK CodeWorks

I am not sure if an extension like this already exists, but I have never found one that quite worked like true HTML emmet, but for react. This is a preview build so use it at your own risk, useState is supported for now, but I will be adding more as time goes on.