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FixHound

FixHound

Marcin Domagała

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Automatically detects errors in your code or terminal and searches the web for solutions, directly within VSCode.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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FixHound

FixHound is a Visual Studio Code extension that helps developers find solutions to code errors by automatically searching StackOverflow & Github for error messages, with additional filtering based on language and project context.

Features

  • Error Detection: Detects errors in your code from the VSCode diagnostics or terminal output.
  • Search StackOverflow: Automatically searches StackOverflow & Github for solutions to detected errors.
  • Language Context: The extension uses the programming language of the current file to refine the search.
  • Project Context: Analyzes project structure (e.g., presence of package.json or requirements.txt) to provide more accurate search results.
  • User Selection: If multiple errors are present, you can select which error you want to search for.
  • Quick Access: Press Ctrl+Shift+I to instantly trigger the search for errors.

Features

Installation

  1. Install FixHound from the Visual Studio Code marketplace.
  2. Open VSCode and ensure your project has some code with detectable errors.

Usage

  1. Open a file in VSCode that contains errors.
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+I or run the command FixHound: Search Errors from the command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P).
  3. If multiple errors are detected, you will be prompted to select the error you want to search for.
  4. FixHound will search StackOverflow for the selected error and display a list of relevant solutions.
  5. Choose a solution from the list, and the link will open in your default browser.

Commands

  • FixHound: Search Errors (Default Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+I): Finds errors in the currently active file and searches for solutions on StackOverflow.

Configuration

  • There is no need to extra configuration

Example Workflow

  1. You are working on a TypeScript project, and VSCode underlines an error in your code.
  2. Press Ctrl+Shift+I to activate FixHound.
  3. FixHound detects the TypeScript error and searches StackOverflow for related solutions.
  4. You see a list of relevant StackOverflow questions and answers.
  5. Click on a solution to view it in your browser.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you encounter any bugs or have ideas for new features, feel free to open an issue or submit a pull request on the GitHub repository.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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