VS Code how to create custom shortcut / snippet?

Question

What is the simpliest way to create custom shortcuts for methods I'm using everydays?
Like dd() Log::info() or console.log().

Let me explain exactly what behavior I want for my shortcut:

1. I want to select my variable
2. Press keyboard shorcut
3. Break a line
4. Passt the code I want with the selected variable

Answer 1

I came up with this solution, thanks to @Mark in comments, related to this thread : How can I insert a snippet on a new line with vscode?

1. Install Multi-command VSCode extension

2. Open the settings of the extension and click on Edit in settings.json

3. Implement your shortcut code (e.g console.log())

    "multiCommand.commands": [
   
        {
            "command": "multiCommand.console.log",
   
            "sequence": [
                "editor.action.clipboardCopyAction",
                "editor.action.insertLineAfter",
                {
                "command": "editor.action.insertSnippet",
                "args": {
                    "snippet": "console.log(\"$CLIPBOARD: \", $$CLIPBOARD)\n$0"
                }
                },
            ]
        },
   

4. Then in VSCode go to Preferences -> Keyboard Shortcuts, open keybindings.json

5. Add the path binding command

   // (new version)
   {
       "key": "ctrl+1", 
       "command": "multiCommand.console.log" 
   }
   
   // (old version)
   {
       "key": "ctrl+1",
       "command": "extension.multiCommand.execute",
       "args": { "command": "multiCommand.console.log" }
   }