How to generate a UUID in Visual Studio Code?

Question

Is it possible to create a code snippet or a task runner (or anything else) that would allow me to generate a UUID in VSCode? This question can also be interpreted in a more generic way: Can I run an external tool/program and insert the result at the current cursor position.

Thanks.

Answer 1

The following extension is super easy to use and does exactly what you want: https://github.com/heaths/vscode-guid (or get it here from the VS Marketplace)

Answer 2

Regarding code sniper and uuid, consider that VSCode 1.53 (Jan. 2021) introduces an interesting feature:

New Snippet Variables

There are new snippet variables for inserting uuids and for inserting the relative path the current file.

The sample snippet below would print:

let someId = 'foo/test.js/c13d226f-1932-40e2-9fd9-10198c219e33'

// sample snippet using UUID and RELATIVE_FILEPATH
{
 "scope": "javascript",
 "prefix": "newVars",
 "body": "let someId = '${RELATIVE_FILEPATH}/${UUID}'$0"
}