morriszin/mnemonics

Source code for mnemonic template generators for ReSharper and IDEA

Mnemonics

Mnemonics are templates for ReSharper and IntelliJ that let you quickly generate code and data structures by typing in names which are based on mnemonics - a structured abbreviation of the code you're trying to create.

For example, in C#, typing c and pressing Tab creates something like this:

public class MyClass
{
  |
}

The vertical bar above indicates where the caret will end up once you're done editing the name of the class.

Similarly, C will create a static class, m creates a method, M creates a static method, and so on, including fields, variables, properties and more. You can then extend this to include the return type of the method:

• mf - generates a method that returns float
• ms - a method that returns string
• m~s - a method that returns an IEnumerable<string>

This extends to more complex examples such as:

• pgh.sb - a property with only a getter, of type HashSet<StringBuilder>

Please take a look through the templates in ReSharper or IntelliJ to see the full list. Note that currently the shortcuts that include a period (.) do not work, and are unlikely to work in the future.

Supported Languages

The project aims to support the following languages - currently supported ones are in bold:

• C# and VB.NET (ReSharper)
• Java, Scala, Kotlin (IntelliJ IDEA)
• Python (PyCharm)
• Ruby (RubyMine)
• Objective-C (appCode)

Installation Notes

Installing mnemonics is simple.

• Go to the downloads directory and download the file related to your IDE.
• ReSharper:
• 8.0 and later: Look for the mnemonics extension package in the ReSharper|Extension Manager.
• pre-8.0: Open ReSharper|Templates Explorer, press the Import... button, select the XML file. You're done. Note that on first use, VS might freeze for a while - this is normal and only happens once.
• IntelliJ IDEA: open File|Import Settings..., navigate to the directory with the .jar file, select it, press OK. IDEA will ask you to restart.