Add a "Quickstart" style command

README.md

@@ -16,3 +16,16 @@ Issues? Questions? Feature requests? Create an issue on
 - Provides diagnostics for CMake scripts.
 - Quickly jump the CMakeCache.txt
 - Run CTest.
+
+## Command Listing:
+
+- CMake: Configure
+- CMake: Build
+- CMake: Build a target [Builds a target by name]
+- CMake: Set build type [Change the build type, ie "Debug", "Release", etc.]
+- CMake: Delete cached build settings and reconfigure
+- CMake: Clean
+- CMake: Clean rebuild
+- CMake: Edit the cache fiel
+- CTest: Run tests
+- CMake: Quickstart [Quickly generate a very simple CMakeLists.txt]

package.json

@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@
         "onCommand:cmake.clean",
         "onCommand:cmake.cleanRebuild",
         "onCommand:cmake.ctest",
-        "onCommand:cmake.jumpToCacheFile"
+        "onCommand:cmake.jumpToCacheFile",
+        "onCommand:cmake.quickStart"
     ],
     "main": "./out/src/extension",
     "contributes": {
@@ -79,6 +80,10 @@
             {
                 "command": "cmake.jumpToCacheFile",
                 "title": "CMake: Edit the CMake Cache"
+            },
+            {
+                "command": "cmake.quickStart",
+                "title": "CMake: Quick Start"
             }
         ],
         "configuration": {

src/cmake.ts

@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export class CMakeTools {
         return vscode.workspace.rootPath;
     }
 
+
+    public get mainListFile() : string {
+        return path.join(this.sourceDir, 'CMakeLists.txt');
+    }
+
+
     public get binaryDir(): string {
         const build_dir = this.config<string>('buildDirectory');
         return build_dir.replace('${workspaceRoot}', vscode.workspace.rootPath);
@@ -285,4 +291,82 @@ export class CMakeTools {
         const _this: CMakeTools = this;
         return await _this.execute(['-E', 'chdir', _this.binaryDir, 'ctest', '-j8', '--output-on-failure']);
     }
+
+    public quickStart = async function(): Promise<Number> {
+        const _this: CMakeTools = this;
+        if (await doAsync<Boolean>(fs.exists, _this.mainListFile)) {
+            vscode.window.showErrorMessage('This workspace already contains a CMakeLists.txt!');
+            return -1;
+        }
+
+        const project_name = await vscode.window.showInputBox({
+            prompt: 'Enter a name for the new project',
+            validateInput: (value: string): string => {
+                if (!value.length)
+                    return 'A project name is required';
+                return null;
+            },
+        });
+        if (!project_name)
+            return -1;
+
+        const target_type = (await vscode.window.showQuickPick([{
+            label: 'Library',
+            description: 'Create a library',
+        }, {
+            label: 'Executable',
+            description: 'Create an executable'
+        }]));
+
+        if (!target_type)
+            return -1;
+
+        const type = target_type.label;
+
+        const init = [
+            'cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0.0)',
+            `project(${project_name} VERSION 0.0.0)`,
+            '',
+            {
+                Library: `add_library(${project_name} ${project_name}.cpp)`,
+                Executable: `add_executable(${project_name} main.cpp)`,
+            }[type],
+            '',
+        ].join('\n');
+
+        if (type === 'Library') {
+            if (!(await doAsync(fs.exists, path.join(_this.sourceDir, project_name + '.cpp')))) {
+                await doAsync(
+                    fs.writeFile,
+                    path.join(_this.sourceDir, project_name + '.cpp'),
+                    [
+                        '#include <iostream>',
+                        '',
+                        `void say_hello(){ std::cout << "Hello, from ${project_name}!\\n"; }`,
+                        '',
+                    ].join('\n')
+                );
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (!(await doAsync(fs.exists, path.join(_this.sourceDir, 'main.cpp')))) {
+                await doAsync(
+                    fs.writeFile,
+                    path.join(_this.sourceDir, 'main.cpp'),
+                    [
+                        '#include <iostream>',
+                        '',
+                        'int main(int, char**)',
+                        '{',
+                        '   std::cout << "Hello, world!\\n";',
+                        '}',
+                        '',
+                    ].join('\n')
+                );
+            }
+        }
+        await doAsync(fs.writeFile, _this.mainListFile, init);
+        const doc = await vscode.workspace.openTextDocument(_this.mainListFile);
+        await vscode.window.showTextDocument(doc);
+        await _this.configure();
+    }
 }

src/extension.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
         'buildWithTarget',
         'setBuildType',
         'ctest',
+        'quickStart',
     ]) {
         context.subscriptions.push(register('cmake.' + key, cmake[key]));
     }