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Jira & GitHub Linker

Jira & GitHub Linker

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Turn Jira tickets (ABC-123) and GitHub issues (#456) into clickable links directly in VS Code via Hover and CodeLens.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Jira & GitHub Linker

Instantly turn Jira tickets and GitHub issues/PRs into clickable links in VS Code.

Extension in action


🚀 Features

  • Jira Ticket Linking: Detects references like ABC-123 and links to your Jira instance
  • GitHub Issue Linking: Detects references like #456 and links to your repo's issues
  • GitHub PR Linking: Detects references like PR-789 and links to pull requests
  • Hover Tooltips: See clickable links on hover
  • CodeLens Actions: Open/copy ticket/issue/PR URLs above relevant lines
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: Fast commands to copy or open links

🛠️ Getting Started

  1. Install this extension from the VS Code Marketplace
  2. Configure your Jira and GitHub base URLs in your VS Code settings:
{
    "jiraGithubLinker.jiraBaseUrl": "https://yourcompany.atlassian.net/browse/",
    "jiraGithubLinker.githubRepoUrl": "https://github.com/your-org/your-repo/"
}

⚙️ Configuration

Setting Type Default Description
jiraGithubLinker.jiraBaseUrl string (required) Base URL for Jira tickets (must end with /browse/)
jiraGithubLinker.githubRepoUrl string (required) Base URL for GitHub repository (must end with /)
jiraGithubLinker.enableHover boolean true Show hover tooltips with links
jiraGithubLinker.enableCodeLens boolean true Show CodeLens actions above lines with references

💡 Usage

  • Jira: Write ABC-123, PROJ-456, etc. — links to your Jira board
  • GitHub Issues: Write #123 — links to your repo's issues
  • GitHub PRs: Write PR-123 — links to your repo's pull requests

Commands

  • Jira & GitHub Linker: Copy Ticket/Issue URL – Copy the URL to clipboard
  • Jira & GitHub Linker: Open Ticket/Issue in Browser – Open the URL in your browser

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Cmd+K Cmd+C (macOS) / Ctrl+K Ctrl+C – Copy URL
  • Cmd+K Cmd+O (macOS) / Ctrl+K Ctrl+O – Open URL

🧪 Development & Testing

  1. Clone this repo and run npm install
  2. Press F5 in VS Code to launch the extension in a new window
  3. Run tests with the VS Code Test Runner or npm run test (if configured)

📝 Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome!

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
  3. Commit your changes
  4. Push to the branch and open a Pull Request

🙏 Acknowledgements

  • Built with VS Code Extension API
  • Inspired by productivity needs for dev teams

Enjoy using Jira & GitHub Linker!

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