Code on the Rocks

At Code on the Rocks (COTR) our mission is to enable developers to code fluently in every programming language. We create tools and resources to help you apply your high-level programming knowledge in any code base.

COTR Integration

Code on the Rocks is a social platform for developers to share, remix, and edit code snippets. This VS Code extension provides a simple command (Save COTR Snippet) to convert code from VS Code into COTR snippets.

To use it, simply highlight the code you want to save, right-click, and select the Save COTR Snippet command. This will open the COTR website with your code. At this point, you can save, screenshot, and update the code using our AI models.

By default, snippets will be save anonymously so a COTR account isn't required. If you'd like to save snippets to your own account, create an account on the COTR Website and then use the Login to COTR command in VS Code to connect your account.

COTR Snippets

This extension also provides a large list of generic snippets that can be used in any project, regardless of the language used.

How does it work?

Each snippet is implemented separately in each language. This means that if you are working in a TypeScript file, you will get TypeScript-specific snippets. If you are working in a Rust file, you will get Rust-specific snippets. This allows you to use the same snippet prefix in different languages and get the correct snippet for the language you are working in.

Check out the official docs for more information.

Supported Languages

Language	File Extensions	VS Code Extension
Dart	.dart	Dart Code
Swift	.swift	Swift Language
JavaScript	.js	Built-in
JavaScript React (JSX)	.jsx	VSCode React Refactor
TypeScript	.ts	Built-in
TypeScript React (TSX)	.tsx	TypeScript TSLint Plugin
Go	.go	Go
Rust	.rs, .rlib	Rust
Kotlin	.kt, .kts	Kotlin
Python	.py	Python
C++	.cpp, .hpp, .cc, .hh, .cxx, .hxx, .c++, .h++	C/C++
C#	.cs	C#
Java	.java	Language Support for Java(TM) by Red Hat
PHP	.php	PHP Intelephense
Ruby	.rb	Ruby
R	.r	R
Scala	.scala, .sc	Scala (Metals)
Markdown	.md	Built-in
Haskell	.hs	Haskell Syntax Highlighting
PowerShell	.ps1	PowerShell
Perl	.pl	Perl

Snippets

Each snippet has multiple aliases but you can see them all by typing the "cotr" prefix. Aliases are written in plain english and are easy to remember. For example, the cotrPrint snippet can be accessed by typing "cotrPrint", "print", "log", "out", and "write".

Name	Description
cotrInfo	Outputs information about the language
cotrStructure	Outputs the basic structure for a project
cotrOperators	Outputs the basic operators for the language
cotrOperatorsBool	Outputs the basic boolean operators for the language
cotrEqual	Outputs the equality operator for the language
cotrNotEqual	Outputs the not equal operator for the language
cotrEntry	Creates a main entry point
cotrTypeCheck	Outputs the basic syntax for type checking
cotrTypeCompare	Outputs the basic syntax for type comparison
cotrTypeConvert	Outputs the basic syntax for type conversion
cotrTypes	The language's data types
cotrTypesString	The language's string data type
cotrTypesInt	The language's integer data type
cotrTypesNum	The language's numerical data type
cotrTypesBool	The language's boolean data type
cotrTypesBoolTrue	The language's value for true
cotrTypesBoolFalse	The language's value for false
cotrTypesDate	The language's Date data type
cotrTypesList	The language's list data type
cotrTypesMap	The language's map data type
cotrTypesDynamic	The language's dynamic data type
cotrTypesNull	The language's nullable data type
cotrNow	How the language represents the current time
cotrVar	Creates a variable
cotrVarSyntax	Outputs the basic syntax for a variable
cotrVarTyped	Creates a statically typed variable
cotrVarNullable	Creates a nullable variable
cotrVarString	Creates a string variable
cotrVarStringMulti	Creates a multi-line string variable
cotrVarNum	Creates a number variable
cotrVarBool	Creates a boolean variable
cotrVarDate	Creates a date variable
cotrVarList	Creates a list variable
cotrVarMap	Creates a map variable
cotrConst	Creates a constant variable
cotrVarStatic	Creates a static variable
cotrGenMap	Generates a map/dictionary with a specific number of key/value pairs
cotrGenList	Generates a list/array of a specific length
cotrPrint	Creates a print/log statement
cotrPrintMulti	Creates a multi-line print/log statement
cotrInterpolate	Interpolates a string
cotrConcat	Concatenates a string
cotrForLoop	Creates a for loop
cotrForIn	Creates a for-in/of loop
cotrWhileLoop	Creates a while loop
cotrSwitch	Creates a switch stament with default
cotrFunc	Creates a function
cotrFuncArgs	Creates a function with arguments
cotrFuncArgsNamed	Creates a function with named arguments
cotrFuncArrow	Creates an arrow function
cotrFuncAnon	Creates an anonymous function
cotrFuncLambda	Creates a lambda function
cotrFuncSyntax	Outputs the basic syntax for a function
cotrComment	Creates a single-line comment
cotrCommentMulti	Creates a multi-line comment
cotrThrow	Throws an exception
cotrTryCatch	Creates a try-catch block
cotrIf	Creates an if statement
cotrIfElse	Creates an if-else statement
cotrTernary	Creates a ternary statement

If a language does not support the snippet, a comment will be added to the file indicating that the snippet is not supported. Additional resources may also be provided.