Git Account Manager

A VS Code extension to manage multiple GitHub accounts and switch between them based on repository context.

Features

• 🔐 Secure Storage: Credentials stored securely using VS Code's SecretStorage API
• 🔑 Dual Auth Support: Support for both SSH keys and Personal Access Tokens
• 🔄 Easy Switching: Switch accounts with a single click from the status bar
• 🎯 Auto-Detection: Automatically detect which account to use based on repository configuration
• 📁 Repo Mapping: Configure default accounts per repository

Usage

Adding an Account

1. Open Command Palette (Cmd+Shift+P / Ctrl+Shift+P)
2. Run Git Manager: Add Account
3. Follow the prompts to enter:
   • Display name (e.g., "Work", "Personal")
   • GitHub username
   • Git commit email
   • Authentication type (SSH or PAT)
   • SSH key path or Personal Access Token

Switching Accounts

Click on the account name in the status bar (bottom left) to switch accounts for the current repository.

Or use Command Palette: Git Manager: Switch Account

Configuring Repository

1. Run Git Manager: Configure Repository Account
2. Select the default account
3. Choose to save in VS Code settings or as a .gitaccount file

Commands

SSH Configuration

When using SSH authentication, the extension will:

1. Create a host alias in ~/.ssh/config
2. Update the remote URL to use the custom host alias

Example SSH config entry:

Host github.com-work
    HostName github.com
    User git
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_work
    IdentitiesOnly yes

.gitaccount File

You can create a .gitaccount file in your repository root to specify which account to use:

{
  "accountId": "account_123456",
  "accountName": "Work"
}

Development

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Compile TypeScript
npm run compile

# Watch for changes
npm run watch

License

MIT