#474 - Allow to define the file prefix on content types

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 ### 🎨 Enhancements
 
+- [#474](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/474): Allow to define the file prefix on content types
 - [#484](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/484): Support for overriding scripts per environment type
 
 ### ⚡️ Optimizations

package.json

@@ -1292,6 +1292,13 @@
                 "type": "string",
                 "default": "",
                 "description": "An optional post script that can be used after new content creation."
+              },
+              "filePrefix": {
+                "type": [
+                  "null",
+                  "string"
+                ],
+                "description": "Defines a prefix for the file name."
               }
             },
             "additionalProperties": false,

src/commands/Article.ts

@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ export class Article {
 		Telemetry.send(TelemetryEvent.generateSlug);
     
     const updateFileName = Settings.get(SETTING_SLUG_UPDATE_FILE_NAME) as string;
-    let filePrefix = Settings.get<string>(SETTING_TEMPLATES_PREFIX);
     const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor;
 
     if (!editor) {
@@ -210,13 +209,10 @@ export class Article {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Retrieve the file prefix from the folder
-    const filePrefixOnFolder = Folders.getFilePrefixBeFilePath(editor.document.uri.fsPath);
-    if (typeof filePrefixOnFolder !== "undefined") {
-      filePrefix = filePrefixOnFolder;
-    }
-
+    let filePrefix = Settings.get<string>(SETTING_TEMPLATES_PREFIX);
     const contentType = ArticleHelper.getContentType(article.data);
+    filePrefix = ArticleHelper.getFilePrefix(editor.document.uri.fsPath, contentType);
+    
     const titleField = "title";
     const articleTitle: string = article.data[titleField];
     const slugInfo = Article.generateSlug(articleTitle);
@@ -259,7 +255,7 @@ export class Article {
 
           let newFileName = `${slugName}${ext}`;
           if (filePrefix && typeof filePrefix === "string") {
-            newFileName = `${format(new Date(), DateHelper.formatUpdate(filePrefix) as string)}-${newFileName}`;
+            newFileName = `${filePrefix}-${newFileName}`;
           }
 
           const newPath = editor.document.uri.fsPath.replace(fileName, newFileName);

src/helpers/ArticleHelper.ts

@@ -331,17 +331,10 @@ export class ArticleHelper {
   public static async createContent(contentType: ContentType | undefined, folderPath: string, titleValue: string, fileExtension?: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
     FrontMatterParser.currentContent = null;
     
-    let prefix = Settings.get<string>(SETTING_TEMPLATES_PREFIX);
     const fileType = Settings.get<string>(SETTING_CONTENT_DEFAULT_FILETYPE);
 
-    const filePrefixOnFolder = Folders.getFilePrefixByFolderPath(folderPath);
-    if (typeof filePrefixOnFolder !== "undefined") {
-      prefix = filePrefixOnFolder;
-    }
-
-    if (prefix && typeof prefix === "string") {
-      prefix = `${format(new Date(), DateHelper.formatUpdate(prefix) as string)}`;
-    }
+    let prefix = Settings.get<string>(SETTING_TEMPLATES_PREFIX);
+    prefix = ArticleHelper.getFilePrefix(folderPath, contentType);
     
     // Name of the file or folder to create
     let sanitizedName = ArticleHelper.sanitize(titleValue);
@@ -379,6 +372,36 @@ export class ArticleHelper {
     return newFilePath;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Retrieve the file prefix
+   * @param filePath 
+   * @param contentType 
+   * @returns 
+   */
+  public static getFilePrefix(filePath?: string, contentType?: ContentType): string | undefined {
+    let prefix = undefined;
+
+    // Retrieve the file prefix from the folder
+    if (filePath) {
+      const filePrefixOnFolder = Folders.getFilePrefixByFolderPath(filePath);
+      if (typeof filePrefixOnFolder !== "undefined") {
+        prefix = filePrefixOnFolder;
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Retrieve the file prefix from the content type
+    if (contentType && typeof contentType.filePrefix !== "undefined") {
+      prefix = contentType.filePrefix;
+    }
+
+    // Process the prefix date formatting
+    if (prefix && typeof prefix === "string") {
+      prefix = `${format(new Date(), DateHelper.formatUpdate(prefix) as string)}`;
+    }
+
+    return prefix;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Update placeholder values in the front matter content
    * @param data 

src/models/PanelSettings.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export interface ContentType {
   pageBundle?: boolean;
   template?: string;
   postScript?: string;
+  filePrefix?: string;
 }
 
 export type FieldType = "string" | "number" | "datetime" | "boolean" | "image" | "choice" | "tags" | "categories" | "draft" | "taxonomy" | "fields" | "json" | "block" | "file" | "dataFile" | "list" | "slug" | "divider" | "heading";