This tool is made to simplify the monotonous task of creating batches of code snippets. It generates each XML snippet by completing some fields, and it also generates the Visual Studio Installer (.VSI) file to integrate the package of created snippets to Visual Studio.

This tool was very useful in projects in which we developed Labs, which had tons of code snippets.

New features:

· Load/Save Project: You can save a project if you plan to change it later and load an existing project.

· Code Snippet Editor improved: The code editor was improved with syntax coloring depending on the selected language and line numbering. Thanks to Jonathan Cisneros for his valuable help on implementing this feature.

· Improved User Interface and Experience and fixed reported bugs.

· Code refactored: The code of Snippet Creator was improved a bit. I’ll plan on continuing doing this until the source code is released. Thanks to Julian Dominguez and Ezequiel Jadib for refactoring tips.

Next features

On the future I wish to implement:

· Loading a project from a .vsi file

· Help

· Installer

You can download it from here: SnippetCreator.zip

To use it just unzip all files into a folder. e.g. “C:\SnippetCreator”

If you need further help on the tool please visit the first Snippet Creator post.

Remember that your feedback is very important.

I Hope you find it useful,

Diego

UPDATE: UI was improved a little.

Hi people, I decided to release this tool I’ve made to help during a project’s development.

This tool is made to simplify the task of creating batches of code snippets. It generates each XML snippet by completing some fields, and it can also generate the Visual Studio Installer (.VSI) file to integrate the package of created snippets to Visual Studio.

This tool was very useful in projects in which we developed Labs, which had tons of code snippets to simplify user’s lives. The tool makes this monotonous task a little simpler.

The application’s features are:

• Create a project: This creates a folder which will contains all generated code snippets.
• Create code snippets: Once you complete all the required fields it generates a .snippet file or updates it, if it is an already generated snippet.
• Generate VSI: Once you create all the snippets, this option generates an installer package that will automatically install the snippets into Visual Studio.
• Auto-complete: If this feature is enabled, the filename and shortcut of the snippet is auto-generated from the title. The name convention used is the one we use when developing labs.
• When you select a snippet in the list, you can edit it by double-clicking on it, or delete it by pressing the DEL key.

I intend to update this application to help people developing applications such as Labs or anyone who would like to use it. Feedback is welcome and also bug reporting.

The next features I will try to implement are:

• "Project management": Load, Save, Delete & Close Projects
• Help
• Improve the UI: It’s pretty basic now.
• Installer

Screenshots

Creating a Snippet

Creating a VSI with multiple snippets

Testing the Visual Studio installer

You can download it from here: SnippetCreator.zip (temp hosting till I find a better place :P)
To use it just unzip the two files into a folder. e.g. "C:\SnippetCreator"

I Hope you like it;
Diego