VSERunOnSave

This Visual Studio Extension enables call VS commands or external commands on before/after save event of the file currently being edited.
Supports Visual Studio 2022 x64/arm64 platforms.

Configuration

In order to work this extension, you need to create .vserunonsave configuration file in your solution or project root directory.
Each section may have following config lines:

• vs_command_before VS commands to run right before the document is saved.
• vs_command_after VS commands to run right after the document is saved.
• ext_command_before External commands to call right before the document is saved.
• ext_command_after External commands to call right after the document is saved.
• ext_command_timeout Timeout setting for each external commands in seconds.
• output_clear Clear the output pane before all commands run.
• output_start A string to display in the output pane before all commands run.
• output_end A string to display in the output pane after all commands run.
• output_string simple message to display into output pane after all commands runs. *Removed. Use:output_end

*You can enter comma separated multiple commands.
*All config are optional.

Automatically replaced built-in variables:

• $(File) Full path of the file currently being edited.
• $(FileDir) Directory of the file currently being edited (without trailing \).
• $(FileName) File name of the file currently being edited.
• $(FileNameNoExt) File name of the file currently being edited (without extension).
• $(ProjectDir) Project directory (without trailing \).
• $(SolutionDir) Solution directory (without trailing \).
• $(Configuration) Current project's build configuration name (ex: Release/Debug etc).
• $(Platform) Current project's build platform name (ex: x64/Win32/arm64 etc).
• $(time) Current time (format: HH:mm:ss).
• $(nl) New line character (Useful when you output multiline string).

Examples

Ex: Any c/c++ source/header files to automatically formatted upon save:

[*.{cpp,hpp,c,h}]
vs_command_before = Edit.FormatDocument

Ex: sample.cs file to automatically formatted and all it's contents copied to clipboard:

[sample.cs]
vs_command_before = Edit.FormatDocument
vs_command_after = Edit.SelectAll, Edit.Copy
output_end = Contents copied to clipboard!

Ex: Compile fragment shader file and save with different name:

[*.frag]
ext_command_after = "$(SolutionDir)\tools\glslangValidator.exe" -s -V "$(File)" -o "$(FileDir)\spir-v\$(FileNameNoExt).spv"
ext_command_timeout = 30
output_end = Compiled: $(FileNameNoExt).spv
output_clear = true

Credits

Inspired by VSE-FormatDocumentOnSave extension by mynkow.

Change Log

1.1.2

• Overall code refator.
• Added: Configs ext_command_timeout output_clear output_start.
• Added: Variables $(Configuration) $(Platform) $(time) $(nl).
• Added: Slow commands can block VS until they finish. Now you can use ext_command_timeout to break.
• Changed: Config output_string replaced with output_end.
• Changed: now output pane not cleared after all commands run. Have to set output_clear to clear pane.

1.0.0

Initial release.