README.md

AI Assistant Extension for VS Code

An AI assistant extension example for Visual Studio Code that provides a chat interface in a bar.

It's built with React, TailwindCSS, TypeScript, Webpack, and VS Code Webview API.

Features

• Modern and user-friendly tech stack
• Seamless integration with VS Code theme colors
• Easy access with keyboard shortcut CMD + SHIFT + J
• Chat history
• Undo & Redo Chat deletion
• Select file from workspace and use it in chat
• Sync workspace files with chat
• Copy code from editor to chat
• Extension configuration
• Real-time chat experience
• Integration with LLM providers
• Customizable prompts, executing prompt using selected code
• Testing with Jest and React Testing Library
• CI/CD with GitHub Actions

Development

1. Clone the repository
2. Run npm install
3. Open VS Code and press F5 to start debugging
4. Accept the dialog to debug the extension
5. Press CMD + SHIFT + J to open the "AI" Assistant
6. Press CMD + R to reload the extension (if you make changes to the code)

Packaging

npm run package
npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package --allow-missing-repository

License

MIT