SnippetDrop for Visual Studio Code

SnippetDrop is an end-to-end encrypted, code snippet sharing extension for VSCode. It requires a GitHub account/username.

Installation

1. Install through VS Code extensions. Search for SnippetDrop.
2. Click the SnippetDrop icon in the left sidebar to open your SnippetDrop dashboard.
3. Follow on-screen instructions to login with GitHub.

Sending Snippets

1. Select one or more lines of code.
2. Right click and select Send Selection via Snippet Drop.
3. Select a recent contact to send to or select New GitHub User to specifiy a different GitHub username.

Receiving Snippets

1. Click the SnippetDrop icon in the left sidebar.
2. New snippets are automatically fetched every 10 seconds; you can force fetch using the refresh icon in the top right.
3. Use the on-screen COPY buttons to copy a snippet to your clipboard.

End-to-End Encryption Details

• 2048 bit asymmetric RSA encryption using node-rsa.
• Key pairs generated locally on your device.
• Private keys stay on your device; never uploaded.
• Encrypted snippets removed from servers upon recipient download or 7 days.
• Native support for multiple VS Code workspaces per user.
• Open sourced extension and encryption implementation on GitHub.

For Extension Development

• Clone repo
• Open repo folder in VSCode
• npm install
• npm run watch or npm run compile
• F5 to start debugging

License

GNU Affero General Public License v3.0