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Make RepoContext work outside of GitHub repos #307

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Copilot Jul 18, 2025
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Implement RepoContext support for non-GitHub repositories
Copilot Jul 18, 2025
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Cleaned up extra tests
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53 changes: 45 additions & 8 deletions src/extension/prompts/node/agent/agentPrompt.tsx
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Expand Up @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { ConfigKey, IConfigurationService } from '../../../../platform/configura
import { modelNeedsStrongReplaceStringHint } from '../../../../platform/endpoint/common/chatModelCapabilities';
import { CacheType } from '../../../../platform/endpoint/common/endpointTypes';
import { IEnvService, OperatingSystem } from '../../../../platform/env/common/envService';
import { getGitHubRepoInfoFromContext, IGitService } from '../../../../platform/git/common/gitService';
import { getGitHubRepoInfoFromContext, getOrderedRepoInfosFromContext, IGitService } from '../../../../platform/git/common/gitService';
import { ILogService } from '../../../../platform/log/common/logService';
import { IChatEndpoint } from '../../../../platform/networking/common/networking';
import { IAlternativeNotebookContentService } from '../../../../platform/notebook/common/alternativeContent';
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async render(state: void, sizing: PromptSizing) {
const activeRepository = this.gitService.activeRepository?.get();
const repoContext = activeRepository && getGitHubRepoInfoFromContext(activeRepository);
if (!repoContext || !activeRepository) {
if (!activeRepository) {
return;
}
const prProvider = this.instantiationService.createInstance(GitHubPullRequestProviders);
const repoDescription = await prProvider.getRepositoryDescription(activeRepository.rootUri);

// Try to get repository info from any supported provider (GitHub, Azure DevOps, etc.)
const repoInfos = Array.from(getOrderedRepoInfosFromContext(activeRepository));
const primaryRepoInfo = repoInfos[0];

// Check if this is a GitHub repository specifically
const githubRepoInfo = getGitHubRepoInfoFromContext(activeRepository);

// Get basic repository information that's always available
const repositoryPath = activeRepository.rootUri.fsPath;
const repositoryName = repositoryPath.split('/').pop() || repositoryPath;
const currentBranch = activeRepository.headBranchName;

// Only fetch GitHub-specific information if this is a GitHub repo
let repoDescription = undefined;
if (githubRepoInfo) {
try {
const prProvider = this.instantiationService.createInstance(GitHubPullRequestProviders);
repoDescription = await prProvider.getRepositoryDescription(activeRepository.rootUri);
} catch (error) {
// Ignore errors when fetching GitHub-specific information
}
}

return <Tag name='repoContext'>
Below is the information about the current repository. You can use this information when you need to calculate diffs or compare changes with the default branch.<br />
Repository name: {repoContext.id.repo}<br />
Owner: {repoContext.id.org}<br />
Current branch: {activeRepository.headBranchName}<br />
{primaryRepoInfo ? (
primaryRepoInfo.repoId.type === 'github' ? (
<>
Repository name: {primaryRepoInfo.repoId.repo}<br />
Owner: {primaryRepoInfo.repoId.org}<br />
</>
) : primaryRepoInfo.repoId.type === 'ado' ? (
<>
Repository name: {primaryRepoInfo.repoId.repo}<br />
Organization: {primaryRepoInfo.repoId.org}<br />
Project: {primaryRepoInfo.repoId.project}<br />
</>
) : null
) : (
<>
Repository name: {repositoryName}<br />
Repository path: {repositoryPath}<br />
</>
)}
Current branch: {currentBranch}<br />
{repoDescription ? <>Default branch: {repoDescription?.defaultBranch}<br /></> : ''}
{repoDescription?.pullRequest ? <>Active pull request: {repoDescription.pullRequest.title} ({repoDescription.pullRequest.url})<br /></> : ''}
</Tag>;
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