GitLink - VS Code Extension

A VS Code extension that allows you to open the web version of files in your Git repository.

Note for JetBrains IDE users: If you're using IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, or other JetBrains IDEs, we recommend using GitLink by Ben Gibson which provides similar functionality for JetBrains platforms.

Features

• Right-click on a file in the editor and select "Open in GitHub" to open the file in your browser.
• Right-click on a file in the editor and select "Copy GitHub Link" to copy the link to your clipboard.
• Right-click on a file in the explorer and select "Open in GitHub" to open the file in your browser.
• Right-click on a file in the explorer and select "Copy GitHub Link" to copy the link to your clipboard.
• Right-click on a file in the explorer and select "Copy GitHub Markdown" to copy the markdown link to your clipboard.
• Right-click on a file in the explorer and select "Copy GitHub Markdown Snippet" to copy the markdown snippet to your clipboard.
• Right-click on a file in the explorer and select "Create GitHub Snippet Image" to open ray.so and create a Code Snippet Image.
• Support multi-file copy in explorer.
• Supports both SSH and HTTPS remote URL formats.
• Automatically detects if the project uses a supported Git hosting platform when loading, and prompts the user if not
• Supports custom Git hosting platforms and URL templates

Built-in Supported Platforms

• GitHub
• GitLab
• 腾讯Coding.net
• 腾讯工蜂
• Gitee
• 微信开发者代码管理
• 阿里云Codeup

You can also add your own platform by configuring the gitlink.platforms and gitlink.domainRegistry settings.

Extension Settings

This extension provides the following settings:

• gitlink.platforms: Custom Git hosting platform configuration, with the following fields:

  • name: Platform name (user-defined)
  • urlTemplate: URL template, supporting the following variables:
    • {repo:path}: Repository path (e.g., username/repo)
    • {branch}: Current branch name
    • {file:path}: Relative file path
    • {file:name}: File name
    • {file:dir}: File directory path
    • {remote:url}: Remote repository domain (e.g., github.com)
    • {remote:url:path:n}: The nth segment of the remote URL path (index starts from 0) (e.g., for git@github.com:alanhe421/alfred-workflows.git, {remote:url:path:0} is alanhe421, {remote:url:path:1} is alfred-workflows)
    • {line:start}: Line number (e.g., 1)
    • {line:end}: Line number (e.g., 10)

• gitlink.domainRegistry: Domain-to-platform mapping configuration, with the following fields:

  • domain: Domain (e.g., github.com, gitlab.com)
  • platform: Platform name, must match a platform name defined in gitlink.platforms

• gitlink.useCompactMenu: Whether to use compact menu style. When enabled, all GitLink commands will be grouped under a single submenu to reduce clutter in context menus. When disabled, main commands will appear directly in the context menu. Default is false.

• gitlink.rememberRemoteSelection: Whether to remember the remote selection for the current session. When enabled, the extension will remember your remote selection for the current session. You'll only be prompted to select a remote once per project session. When disabled, you'll be prompted each time. Default is false.

Internationalization

GitLink supports multiple languages:

• English
• 简体中文 (Simplified Chinese)

The extension automatically detects your VS Code language setting and displays the interface in the appropriate language.

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