From @user414 on April 24, 2016 12:39

I couldn't find this issue already existing. I was starting to make variable public just to avoid the setter/getter manual writing, I knew it was time to look for something. Luckily someone beat me to it

https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=DSKWRK.vscode-generate-getter-setter

perhaps this code can be integrated in the mainline, or use as a basis for this new functionality.

Copied from original issue: microsoft/vscode#5716