Git Project Manager
Git Project Manager (GPM) is a Microsoft VSCode extension that allows you to open a new window targeting a git repository directly from the VSCode window.
Available commands
Currently there are 3 avaliable commands, all of them can be accessed via the VSCode command palette (Ctrl+Shift+P
on Windows and
Cmd+Alt+P
on Mac) by typing GPM.
Ctrl+Alt+P
)
GPM: Open Git Project (Defaults to: Shows a list of the available git repositories in all folders configured in "gitProjectManager.baseProjectsFolders"
.
The first time its opened, it searches all folders, after that it uses a cached repository info.
GPM: Refresh Projects
This command refreshes the cached repositories info for all configured folders.
GPM: Refresh specific project folder
This command allows you to select a specific folder and refresh its repositories, without refreshing all folders.
Ctrl+Shift+Q
)
GPM: Open Recent Git Project (Defaults to This command opens a list of your most recent git projects, letting you swap even faster between them.
The size of the list is configured in "gitProjectManager.recentProjectsListSize"
.
Available settings
Before you can start using GPM, you need to configure the base folders that the extension will use to
search for git repositories. Edit settings.json
from the File -> Preferences -> Settings and add the
following config:
{
"gitProjectManager.baseProjectsFolders": [
"/home/user/nodeProjects",
"/home/user/personal/pocs"
]
}
Another available configuration is "gitProjectManager.storeRepositoriesBetweenSessions"
that allows
git repositories information to be stored between sessions to avoid the waiting time when you first load the repositories list. It's set to false
by default.
{
"gitProjectManager.storeRepositoriesBetweenSessions": true
}
To improve performance there are 2 new and important configurations:
-
ignoredFolders: an array of folder names that will be ignored (node_modules for example)
{ "gitProjectManager.ignoredFolders": ["node_modules"] }
-
maxDepthRecursion: indicates the maximum recursion depth that will be searched starting in the configured folder (default:
2
){ "gitProjectManager.maxDepthRecursion": 4 }
In version 0.1.10 we also added the "gitProjectManager.checkRemoteOrigin"
configuration that allows users to not check remote repository origin
to improve performance:
{
"gitProjectManager.checkRemoteOrigin": false
}
Added in version 0.1.12, you can configure the behavior when opening a project if it will be opened in the same window or in a new window. (this option is ignored if there aren't any opened folders in current window)):
{
"gitProjectManager.openInNewWindow": false
}
Participate
If you have any idea, feel free to create issues and pull requests.