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Auto-Fetch GitHub

Auto-Fetch GitHub

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20 installs
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Automatically runs Git Fetch on open GitHub repositories at specified intervals (default 10 minutes).
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Auto-Fetch GitHub

A VS Code extension that automatically runs git fetch on open Git repositories at configurable intervals.

Features

  • Automatic Git Fetch: Periodically fetches updates from remote repositories
  • Smart Repository Detection: Only activates when Git repositories are present in the workspace
  • Configurable Intervals: Set custom fetch intervals from 30 seconds to 24 hours
  • Notification Control: Enable/disable success notifications
  • Real-time Configuration: Changes to settings are applied immediately without restart
  • Error Handling: Intelligent error detection and handling for Git-related issues

Requirements

  • Git must be installed and available in your system PATH
  • At least one Git repository must be open in your VS Code workspace

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

  • autoFetchGithub.interval: Set the interval in minutes for automatic git fetch (0.5 - 1440 minutes, default: 10)
  • autoFetchGithub.showNotifications: Enable/disable notification messages when git fetch is executed (default: true)

Usage

  1. Open a workspace containing Git repositories
  2. The extension will automatically start when VS Code loads
  3. Configure your preferred fetch interval in VS Code Settings (Ctrl+,)
  4. The extension will periodically fetch updates from remote repositories

Known Issues

  • The extension requires Git to be installed and available in system PATH
  • Only works with local Git repositories (not remote workspaces)

Release Notes

1.0.3

Various bugfixes and improvements

1.0.2

Latest release featuring:

  • Extension icon for better marketplace visibility
  • Corrected marketplace release notes display

1.0.1

Bug fixes and improvements:

  • Corrected marketplace description
  • Removed premature multi-repository support claims

1.0.0

Stable release of Auto-Fetch GitHub extension featuring:

  • Automatic git fetch functionality
  • Configurable intervals (0.5 - 1440 minutes)
  • Smart repository detection
  • Notification controls
  • Real-time configuration updates
  • Intelligent error handling

License

This project is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) License.

What this means:

  • ✅ You can share, copy, and redistribute the material
  • ✅ You can adapt, remix, and build upon the material
  • ❌ You cannot use the material for commercial purposes
  • ⚠️ Attribution is required - you must give appropriate credit

For full license details, see the LICENSE file or visit Creative Commons BY-NC 4.0.


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