Sublime Text plugin to create a simple timestamp

README.md

1. Go to Tools > Developer > New Plugin
2. Paste timestamp.py contents and save in User as timestamp.py
3. Open Preferences > Key Bindings - User (or Default, your call)
4. Paste keybindings.json, or add a line to your keybindings
5. Customize the keyboard shortcut to your liking and save

keybindings.json

[
  { "keys": ["f5"], "command": "timestamp" }
]

timestamp.py

import datetime
import sublime, sublime_plugin
 
class TimestampCommand(sublime_plugin.TextCommand):
  def run(self, edit):
    timestamp = "\n[%s]\t" % (datetime.datetime.now().strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"))
    self.view.insert(edit, self.view.sel()[0].begin(), timestamp)