Nanoscope Debugger is a powerful VS Code extension that helps developers analyze and fix error messages using OpenAI's API and Stack Overflow data. It can process syntax errors from the editor and runtime errors from the terminal, offering real-time debugging assistance and an interactive AI chat window.
🚀 Features
✅ AI-Powered Error Analysis - Detects and explains errors in code.
✅ Works for Syntax & Runtime Errors - Supports both editor errors and terminal logs.
✅ Stack Overflow Integration - Fetches relevant solutions from Stack Overflow.
✅ Interactive AI Chat - Users can ask follow-up debugging questions.
✅ Clipboard Support - Copies terminal errors for analysis.
✅ VS Code Integration - Works seamlessly within VS Code’s Command Palette.
🛠 Installation
Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/KaishaerMahemuti/Nanoscope-Debugger
cd ai-bug-fixer-vscode
Install dependencies:
npm install
Open the project in VS Code:
code .
Run the extension in Debug Mode:
Press F5 to launch the Extension Development Host.
Open a file with errors and highlight an error message.
Open the Command Palette (Cmd + Shift + P or Ctrl + Shift + P).
Select "Analyze Error with AI".
⚙️ Usage
🔍 Analyzing Errors from the Editor
Open a file with an error (e.g., test.js).
Highlight the error message.
Press Cmd + Shift + P (Mac) or Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows/Linux).
Select "Analyze Error with AI".
AI will suggest fixes and explanations.
An interactive AI chat window will open for further debugging.
📌 Analyzing Runtime Errors from the Terminal
Run a command that produces an error in the terminal.
Manually copy the error log (Cmd + C or Ctrl + C).
Press Cmd + Shift + P (Mac) or Ctrl + Shift + P (Windows/Linux).
Select "Analyze Error with AI".
The extension will analyze the clipboard content.
AI-generated solutions and Stack Overflow links will be displayed.
🔗 API Integration
1️⃣ OpenAI API (ChatGPT)
Used for analyzing errors and providing AI-driven solutions.
Requires an OpenAI API key (set in VS Code settings).
2️⃣ Stack Overflow API
Fetches relevant questions & answers related to the error.
Restart VS Code & ensure the extension is activated.
"No error log selected"
Copy the error log manually before running the command.
OpenAI API error (429)
Check API limits and upgrade if necessary.
Extension not activating
Ensure you have VS Code 1.97.0 or later.
📜 License
This project is licensed under the MIT License.
📌 Future Improvements
🚀 Enhance AI chat capabilities - Enable real-time conversations.
🚀 Improve error detection - Automatically differentiate syntax vs. runtime errors.
🚀 One-click "Apply Fix" - AI will modify the code inside VS Code.
🚀 Better terminal integration - Allow direct selection of terminal logs (if VS Code API supports it in the future).
👨💻 Contributing
Fork the repository.
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
Commit your changes (git commit -m "Added new feature").
Push to your branch (git push origin feature-branch).
Open a Pull Request.
We welcome all contributions to improve AI Bug Fixer!
🤝 Acknowledgments
Special thanks to:
OpenAI for providing powerful AI models.
Stack Overflow for its wealth of developer knowledge.
