Browser extension to open GitHub file links in your IDE
This browser extension allows you to open files in your IDE directly from GitHub, assuming the repository you are working on is cloned on your computer. When a fragment of a file is displayed, your IDE opens the file and puts the cursor at the desired line.
Getting started
Once the extension is installed:
- Click on the extension icon to open the settings popup
- Set the local path where GitHub repositories are cloned on your computer
- Select the IDE you want to use to open GitHub links
- Reload GitHub and start using the extension
Supported IDEs:
- VS Code
- VSCodium
- VS Code Insiders
- PhpStorm
- IntelliJ IDEA
- Any JetBrains editor (using built-in web server)
- WebStorm (not tested yet)
PhpStorm & IntelliJ IDEA support is native on MacOS, but on Linux and Windows you need to install an url handler (see this answer):
- Linux: https://github.com/sanduhrs/phpstorm-url-handler
- Windows: https://github.com/aik099/PhpStormProtocol
I have not tested WebStorm support yet, feedbacks are welcome!
You can also use the built-in web server of any JetBrains editor (IDEA, WebStorm, PhpStorm, WebStorm, ...) instead of the url handler. For that you need to install the PHP plugin. See here for more information. The built-in web server must be started on port 63342.
To disable JetBrains warning "'file' API is requested. Do you trust unknown host?", you can go to
File > Settings > Build, Execution, Deployment > Debugger
and Check the Allow unsigned requests in the Built-in Server section.
New features & bugs
Need a feature? Want to report a bug? Feel free to open an issue or a pull request!
Contributing
- Clone the project
- Run
yarn
to install the dependencies - Run
yarn dev
to start the development server - On Google Chrome:
- Open chrome://extensions/
- Enable developer mode
- Click on
Load unpacked
- Select the
dist/chrome
folder
- On Firefox:
- Open about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox
- Click on
Load Temporary Add-on
- Select the
dist/firefox/manifest.json
file
- The extension and the pages using it will be automatically reloaded when you modify the source code
Changelog
Version 1.1.13 - November 22, 2021
- Fix bug: extension was crashing on pull requests containing resolved conversations
Version 1.1.12 - October 4, 2021
- Fix bug: icon was not showing on line numbers after an update on GitHub side
Version 1.1.11 - April 18, 2021
- Add permission required on Firefox to use JetBrains built-in web server (#20)
Version 1.1.10 - April 5, 2021
- Fix an issue with JetBrains editors (#17)
Version 1.1.9 - March 20, 2021
- Update VSCodium icon
Version 1.1.8 - March 14, 2021
- Fix bug: all line numbers were hidden when cursor was over a "Suggested changes" section in the "files changed" tab
Version 1.1.7 - March 7, 2021
- Fix file header selector
- Show editor icon on file block lines in conversation tab
- Add support for JetBrains editors using built-in web server (#16)
Version 1.1.6 - September 27, 2020
- Add support for VSCodium (#11)
Version 1.1.5 - June 29, 2020
- Make extension compatible with new GitHub design
Version 1.1.4 - October 23, 2019
- Add IntelliJ IDEA support
Version 1.1.3 - July 21, 2019
- Add Firefox support
🎉 - Set the extension icon according to the selected IDE
Version 1.1.2 - July 1, 2019
- Fix blurry icons on Retina screens
Version 1.1.1 - June 20, 2019
- Use popup instead of options page
Version 1.1.0 - June 16, 2019
- Show editor icon instead of line number when hovering over a line in file blocks
- Add options to select where to show the icon in GitHub
- Add option to show debug messages in console
- Fix some bugs
Version 1.0.3 - June 15, 2019
- Add PhpStorm support
Version 1.0.2 - June 14, 2019
- Add missing VS Code Insiders icon
Version 1.0.1 - June 14, 2019
- Add VS Code Insiders support
- Add CSS theme for options page
- Open options page automatically after install
Version 1.0.0 - June 6, 2019
- First release!
- Add VS Code support