A community-driven collection of preconfigured code snippets for multiple programming languages and frameworks.
Friendly Snippets is a collection of preconfigured code snippets for various programming languages and frameworks, designed to work with VSCode-compatible snippet engines. It solves the problem of managing multiple snippet repositories by providing a single, community-driven source for all snippet needs. The project aggregates snippets from numerous open-source repositories to ensure broad coverage and quality.
Developers using Neovim, Vim, or other editors with snippet engines like LuaSnip, vim-vsnip, or coc-snippets, who want a unified snippet library without managing multiple sources.
Developers choose Friendly Snippets because it offers a centralized, community-maintained repository with extensive language and framework support, reducing setup complexity and ensuring compatibility with popular snippet engines. Its aggregation of high-quality snippets from trusted sources saves time and improves coding efficiency.
Set of preconfigured snippets for different languages.
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Includes snippets for numerous languages from JavaScript to COBOL, as listed in the key features, eliminating the need for multiple repositories.
Allows adding framework-specific snippets like Rails to filetypes via engine configurations, with clear examples in the README for LuaSnip and vim-vsnip.
Aggregates snippets from trusted open-source repositories such as vscode-standardjs-snippets and python-snippets, ensuring quality through community contributions.
Works with any snippet engine supporting VSCode format, like LuaSnip and coc-snippets, simplifying integration across different editors.
Requires careful configuration with snippet engines; for example, LuaSnip needs lazy_load() and dependency setup to avoid slower startup, as warned in the README.
The Wiki is incomplete, with a TODO to add all snippets, making it harder to browse available snippets without manual exploration.
Aggregated from multiple sources, leading to varied snippet quality, styles, and naming conventions that might not be uniform.