VS Code: Create file inside the current directory of the editor - visual-studio-code

Question

Is it possible to create a new file inside the same folder as the file that is active in the editor by the time the keyboard shortcut ctrl+n for explorer.newFile is hit?
I can tell if it's the correct folder by looking at the breadcrumbs and mostly have the file explorer toggled off. The command, however, seems to create a file inside the last folder opened or focused by the file explorer.

Answer 1

You can do this by overloading that explorer.newFile command's default keybinding to run a task instead. Here is the keybinding:
{
"key": "ctrl+n",
"command": "workbench.action.tasks.runTask",
"args": "newFile",
"when": "editorFocus" // must have an editor focused
},
And the task (in tasks.json):
{
// See https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=733558
// for the documentation about the tasks.json format
"version": "2.0.0",
"tasks": [
{
"label": "newFile",
"command": "touch '${fileDirname}/${input:fileName}' && code '${fileDirname}/${input:fileName}'",
"type": "shell",
"problemMatcher": [],
},
],
"inputs": [
{
"type": "promptString",
"id": "fileName",
"description": "Complete my file name.",
"default": "new file name"
}
]
}
That will create a file in the same directory as the active editor's directory - it will ask you for the filename - and then open it.
I used the bash command touch to create the file (if it doesn't already exist), if you are using a different shell you will need the equivalent of touch.