TCSK‘s ChatGPT extension for VSCodeThis Visual Studio Code extension allows you to use the ChatGPT API to generate code or natural language responses from OpenAI's ChatGPT to your questions, right within the editor. Supercharge your coding with AI-powered assistance! Automatically write new code from scratch, ask questions, get explanations, refactor code, find bugs and more 🚀✨ Links:![]() Features
SetupTo use this extension, install it from the VSCode marketplace.
After completing these steps, the extension should be ready to use. Building from source (not applicable for VSCode marketplace version)To build the extension from source, clone the repository and run mac uses fn + f5 shortcut key to enable debugging Obtaining API keyTo use this extension, you will need an API key from OpenAI. To obtain one, follow these steps:
SettingsThe extension can be configured or customized by changing several settings.
You can choose between ChatGPT and GPT4 by changing the Using the ExtensionTo use the extension, open a text editor in Visual Studio Code and open the ChatGPT panel by clicking on the ChatGPT icon in the sidebar. This will open a panel with an input field where you can enter your prompt or question. By clicking enter, it will be sent to ChatGPT. Its response will be displayed below the input field in the sidebar (note that it may take some time for it to be calculated). ![]() You can also select a code snippet in the editor and then enter a prompt in the side panel, or right-click and select "Ask ChatGPT". The selected code will be automatically appended to your query when it is sent to the AI. This can be useful for generating code snippets or getting explanations for specific pieces of code. ![]() To insert a code snippet from the AI's response into the editor, simply click on the code block in the panel. The code will be automatically inserted at the cursor position in the active editor. ![]() You can select some code in the editor, right click on it and choose one of the following shortcuts from the context menu: Commands:
Because ChatGPT is a conversational AI, you can ask follow-up questions to the response. The conversation context is maintained between queries, so you can ask multiple questions in a row (this can be disabled in the extension settings.).
If you aren't satisfied with an answer and would like to retry the request, click Please note that this extension is currently a proof of concept and may have some limitations or bugs. We welcome feedback and contributions to improve the extension. Also check out CodeGPT extension that uses official OpenAI API and also supports other GPT3 models. |