A Language Server Protocol (LSP) based extension that provides CODEOWNERS integration for Visual Studio Code. Automatically displays ownership information and tags for files in your workspace.
Features
Status Bar Integration: Shows ownership status at a glance with lock/alert icons
File Ownership Info: View owners and tags for any file via command palette
Multi-format Support: Works with GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket CODEOWNERS file locations
Tag Support: Extended CODEOWNERS syntax with tag support (e.g., *.rs @team #backend #critical)
Automatic Binary Management: Downloads the required LSP server binary automatically
Requirements
The extension requires the ci-lsp binary. It will attempt to download it automatically, or you can specify a custom path in settings.
Installation
Install the extension from the VS Code Marketplace
Open a workspace containing a CODEOWNERS file
The extension will activate automatically
Configuration
Setting
Description
Default
codeinput.binaryPath
Path to the codeinput LSP server binary
ci-lsp
codeinput.cacheFile
Name of the cache file
.codeowners.cache
codeinput.showInStatusBar
Show CODEOWNERS info in status bar
true
codeinput.showDiagnostics
Show diagnostics for unowned files
true
codeinput.lspTransport
Transport method for LSP (stdio/tcp)
stdio
codeinput.lspPort
TCP port for LSP communication
8123
Commands
Command
Description
CodeInput: Show CODEOWNERS Info for Current File
Display owners and tags for the active file
CodeInput: Refresh CODEOWNERS Cache
Force refresh the ownership cache
CODEOWNERS File Locations
The extension monitors these locations for CODEOWNERS files:
CODEOWNERS (root)
.github/CODEOWNERS
.gitlab/CODEOWNERS
docs/CODEOWNERS
Extended Syntax
CodeInput supports an extended CODEOWNERS syntax with tags:
# Standard GitHub syntax
*.rs @rust-team
# Extended syntax with tags
src/api/** @backend-team #api #critical
*.md @docs-team #documentation
