Quick Open in VSCode

Quickly and easily open file links in VSCode
What is Quick Open in VSCode?
Quick Open in VSCode is a Chrome extension that allows you to quickly and easily open file links in VSCode. It automates the task of opening links in the editor, making code review and navigation more efficient. Simply right click file path links in GitHub or highlight file path links anywhere to open them directly in VSCode. It also provides the feature of opening all failing ruby tests at once from BuildKite CI. Set up is easy by downloading and pinning the extension and configuring the base path of your local repositories. Experience a seamless integration between your browser and VSCode with Quick Open in VSCode.

Extension stats

By: Shopify
Users: 199 ▲ 13
Version: 0.1.0 (Last updated: 2022-09-13)
Creation date: 2022-09-12
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • contextMenus
  • storage
Host permissions:
  • https://buildkite.com/*
  • https://*.googleusercontent.com/*
  • https://storage.cloud.google.com/*
Size: 36.94K

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Extension summary

When participating in code reviews, scrolling through comments and then switching to VSCode to open each comment in the editor can become a cumbersome and repetitive task.

To automate this task, Open in VSCode, can open file path links directly in VSCode.

Features

  • Right click file path links in GitHub and open them in VSCode
  • Highlight file path links anywhere and open them in VSCode
  • Open all failing ruby tests at once from BuildKite CI by right clicking the test_data.json file located under the artifacts tab of a ruby test suite in BuildKite

Setup

  1. Download and pin the Open in VSCode chrome extension. Right click the chrome extension and open the "Options" page.

  2. For the base path, enter the path to where all your local repositories are located. This should generally be in the format of /Users/{local_user_name}/src/github.com/Shopify. For example, my base path was /Users/sayyant/src/github.com/Shopify

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Quick Open in VSCode requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Quick Open in VSCode has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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