/StarCoderEx

Extension for using alternative GitHub Copilot (StarCoder API) in VSCode

Primary LanguageTypeScriptMIT LicenseMIT

StarCoderEx

StarCoderExtension for AI Code generation

Original AI: https://huggingface.co/bigcode/starcoder

Features

AI prompt generating code for you from cursor selection. demo

Usage:

If you use extension on first time

  1. Register on https://huggingface.co

  2. Generate bearer token from this page https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens

After

  1. Select your prompt in code using cursor selection

  2. Press Ctrl+Alt+P for generating prompt OR type in shell (Ctrl+Shift+P) StarCoderEx: Init prompt with selected code

  3. (If you use extension on first time) enter bearer token from https://huggingface.co/settings/tokens (page will be opened)

  4. PROFIT!

  5. If you want to continue request select all output including original prompt and repeat steps

Local running

For local model you can use that application https://github.com/LucienShui/huggingface-vscode-endpoint-server, and enter URL to that server in extension settings

Notes for prompt

Good prompt:

            //POST Request on JSON to url variable
            //Params: url, object
            function 

Good variant use Language syntax like "function" from JS Result:

image

Bad prompt:

            //Create JavaScript function for send POST request using fetch

Result:

image

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

  • starcoderex.countofrequests: Set requests count per command (Default: 4. Less count -> less answer, faster loading)
  • starcoderex.bearertoken: Set bearer token for API https://huggingface.co
  • starcoderex.apiurl: Set custom API Url

Release Notes

1.0.5

Fixed request for token if selection is empty

1.0.41

Republish for fix error on Visual Studio Code Store

1.0.4

Added the ability to change the API URL

1.0.31

Added error message when reference API is offline

1.0.22

Added cancel button

1.0.2

Fixed blinking code when output was adding to editor

Added message error when internet is disconnected

Added commands in command palette

1.0.0

Fixed sometimes removing code

0.9.54

Downgraded VS Code engine supported to 1.67.0

0.9.5

Minor Fixes

Added progress

0.9.42

Fix reset with bearer token

Fix reset with bearer token when selection is empty

0.9.3

Fix reset with bearer token

0.9.0

First beta release