This is a VS Code extension that lets you toggle documents to save on every change.
After installing, execute the command Save Constantly: Toggle (bound to alt+s by default) to enable for the document associated with the active editor. Repeat to disable.
By default, this extension does the equivalent of the File: Save command, which can be a bad experience if you have any of the following settings enabled:
- Editor: Format On Save
- Files: Insert Final Newline
- Files: Trim Final Newlines
- Files: Trim Trailing Whitespace
To instead do the equivalent of the File: Save without Formatting command, enable the Save Constantly: Save Without Formatting setting.
Because of microsoft/vscode#245405, enabling the Save Without Formatting setting prevents this extension from saving any file other than that of the active editor.
Michel Betancourt's Save Typing extension is similar, but has a couple drawbacks:
- It's configured per language, making it inconvenient to toggle.
- It has no option to save without formatting.
- It's not open source.
This project is licensed under the MIT License.