ReSharper ZenSharp plugin

A shortcuts language for defining ReSharper live template items. You can specify your own live template scheme using flexible language.

How do I get it?

You can install directly into ReSharper via the Extension Manager in the ReSharper menu.

Predefined templates

ZenSharp shipped with a lot of standard templates.

$END$ means cursor position after expand template by pressing Tab.

Examples in scope, where method definition is allowed:

shortcut	expand to	how to memo
pps	public string $name$ { get; private set; } $END$	public property string
ppsAge	public string Age {get; private set;} $END$	public property string Name
pps+	public string $name$ { get; set; } $END$	public property string more access!
ppsA+p	public string A {get; protected set;} $END$	public property string more access!protected
_rs	private readonly string $name$; $END$	[_ is private] readonly string
pvm	public virtual void $name$($END$) { }	public virtual method
pM~s	public static IEnumerable<string> $name$($END$) { }	public [static Method] returning [~ is IEnumerable] of string
pamb	public abstract bool $name$($END$) { }	public abstract method bool
pmiaTest	public int[] Test() { $END$ }	public method returningint array Name

Examples where type declaration is allowed:

shortcut	expand to	how to memo
pi	public interface $name$ { $END$ }	public interface
psc	public sealed class $name$ { $END$ }	public sealed class
pc:t	public class $name$ : $type$ { $END$ }	public class :type
ie	internal enum $name$ { $END$ }	internal enum

Hint: you can always write variable name after shortcut. For example, you can type ppsPropertyName and by pressing tab it magically expand to public string PropertyName {get; set; }.

Access

shortcut	expand to
p	public
_	private
i	internal
P	protected

Types

shortcut	expand to	note
t	$type$	ask user for custom type after expand
sa	string[]	any prim type end with a — array of this type
b?	bool?	any prim type end with ? — Nullable type

Primitive types

shortcut	expand to
s	string
by	byte
b	bool
dt	DateTime
d	double
i	int
ui	uint
g	Guid
dc	decimal
b?	bool?

Generic types

shortcut	expand to
l	IList
~	IEnumerable
sl	SortedList
di	Dictionary

NUnit attributes

Some useful examples to help wring NUnit tests: repo today)

shortcut	expand to
supmSetup	[SetUp] public void Setup() { $END$ }
tfsupmFixtureSetup	[TestFixtureSetUp] public void FixtureSetup() { $END$ }
tftdFixtureDown	[TestFixtureTearDown] public void FixtureDown() { $END$ }
tdpmTearDown	[TearDown] public void Test() { $END$ }
tcpmTest	[TestCase] public void Test() { $END$ }
tpmTest	[Test] public void Test() { $END$ }

Rules

Simplest rule for expand text cw into System.Console.WriteLine($END$)(this rule is ordinary ReSharper live template) will looks like start ::= "cw"="System.Console.WriteLine($END$)"

More complex rule, a sort of predefined live template for define class in scope, where class declaration is allowed. In ordinary live templates, if you want to specify class access before executing live template, you must define independent live templates one for "public class"=pc, another for "internal class"=ic But class can be also be sealed. Or static. And same access modifier can be applied to interface and enum.

In ZenSharp config you can simple define rules like formal grammar. For class declaration this definition will looks like:

space ::= " "
cursor ::= "$END$"
identifier ::= <name default="$name$" macros = "complete()">
access ::= (internal=i | public=p | private=_ | protected=P) space
class ::= access ["sealed "=s] ("class"=c | "static class"=C) space body
body ::= identifier "{" cursor "}"
scope "InCSharpTypeAndNamespace"
{
start = class | interface
}

More complex example available in predefined templates file.

How to compile

ZenSharp written in C# and Nemerle programming language. You can install it from Nemerle website http://nemerle.org/Downloads . ZenSharp depend on nuget packages ReSharper.SDK and nunit.framwork. Use nuget package restore for them.

After this, ZenSharp can be built either msbuild or Visual Studio.

External links

https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2015/12/22/end-of-year-round-up-of-resharper-10-extensions/https://garyng.github.io/gtil-gitbook/ReSharper/resharper-plugin-zensharp.html