Linear Git Tools

VS Code extension that creates and opens GIT branches from Linear issues and vice versa.

Once installed, just go to the command menu with:

Cmd + Shift + P

And type "Linear Git Tools". You'll see commands like:

• "Linear Git Tools: Create GIT branch"
• "Linear Git Tools: Create Linear issue"
• "Linear Git Tools: Open Linear issue"
• "Linear Git Tools: Update Linear issue field"

This extension uses our VS Code Linear API authentication provider that is exposed by the linear-connect extension. Feel free to use that in your own extensions!

Features

• Create GIT branches from Linear issues
• Create Linear issues from VS Code
• Open Linear issues from VS Code
• Update Linear issue fields

Configuration

You can configure the extension with the following settings:

• linear-git-tools.openInDesktopApp: Open the issue in the Linear desktop app instead of the browser. (default: false)
• linear-git-tools.autoCheckoutBranchAfterIssueCreation: Automatically checkout the new branch after creation of the issue. Options: ask, yes, no. (default: ask)

Developing & Contributing

After cloning the repo, use yarn to install all the package dependencies.

In VS Code you can change the code and run the extension in a separate app window to test with F5 (Run > Start Debugging).

Publishing

To publish a new version of the extension, first install the vsce package, which is used to build VS Code extension packages.

npm i -g vsce

Then make sure to:

1. Update the version in package.json according to semver
2. Add appropriate changes to CHANGELOG.md

Build the new extension package.

vsce package

This produces a new file linear-git-tools-1.1.0.vsix, if your version was set to 1.1.0 in package.json.

You can use this file to release a new version of the extension on the VS Code marketplace.