PR Notifications Extension

A VS Code extension that provides notifications for GitHub pull requests that need your review.

Features

• GitHub Integration: Uses VS Code's built-in GitHub authentication
• Status Bar Indicator: Shows PR count in the bottom-right status bar
• Pull Request List: Click status bar to view detailed PR list with links to GitHub (fetches fresh data)
• New PR Notifications: Get notified immediately when new PRs need your review
• Reminder Notifications: Configurable reminders (default: every 15 minutes) for pending PRs
• Background Polling: Automatically checks for new PRs every 5 minutes (configurable)

Usage

1. The extension will automatically prompt for GitHub authentication on first use
2. Once authenticated, it will start monitoring PRs that need your review
3. Check the status bar (bottom-right) for PR count
4. Click the status bar item to view the list of PRs
5. Click on any PR to open it in GitHub

Configuration

Access settings via File → Preferences → Settings, then search for "PR Notifications":

• prNotifications.reminderInterval: How often to remind about pending PRs (minutes, default: 15)
• prNotifications.pollInterval: How often to check for new PRs and minimum time between fresh data fetches (minutes, default: 5)
• prNotifications.enableNotifications: Enable/disable new PR notifications (default: true)
• prNotifications.enableReminders: Enable/disable reminder notifications (default: true)

Commands

• PR Notifications: Show Pull Requests - Show the PR list
• PR Notifications: Refresh Pull Requests - Manually refresh PR data

Requirements

• VS Code 1.74.0 or higher
• GitHub account and repositories access