Remote Repository Viewer

Found an interesting repository and want to check it in detail? Use VS Code for the effective code reading.

This extension fetches the repository into a user defined directory and open it in a new editor window.

Features

Clone the repository you want to read and open it in a new window
Do not clone and just open in a new window if the repository is previously cloned
Show the list of already cloned repositories so that user can quickly open them
GitHub repository can be opened with g prefix. e.g. g Microsoft/vscode
npm package code can be opened with n prefix. e.g. n lodash
VS Code extension code can be opened with vsc prefix. e.g. vsc https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ryu1kn.remote-repo-viewer

Download and open repository in new window

A couple of requests from me when you raise an github issue.

Requesting a feature: Please try to provide the context of why you want the feature. Such as, in what situation the feature could help you and how, or how the lack of the feature is causing an inconvenience to you. I can't think of introducing it until I understand how it helps you 🙂
Reporting a bug: Please include environment information (OS name/version, the editor version). Also consider providing screenshots (or even videos) where appropriate. They are often very very helpful!

This extension contributes the following settings:

remoteRepoViewer.repositoryStoreDirectoryPath

Path of the directory where repositories are saved. Environment variable ENV_NAME can be used as {{env.ENV_NAME}}. e.g. {{env.HOME}}/remote-repo-viewer