VSCode-Pair (Alpha)

VSCode-Pair is a pair programming extension aiming to make it quick and easy for multiple people to view and edit the same documents in real-time.

VSCode-Pair does not depend on any external services and the server can be run directly from VSCode.

Getting Started

NOTE: Please make sure you have a backup of your project before using this extension!

Connecting to a Server

1. Open the command palette Ctrl+Shift+P and select the VSCodePair: Connect option.
2. Enter the IP address and port to the server you want to connect to (e.g. 10.0.0.1:8000).

Run the VSCodePair: Disconnect command to disconnect from the server.

Running a Server

1. Configure your server port by adding the vscodePair.server.port to your VSCode configuration.
2. Open the command palette Ctrl+Shift+P and select the VSCodePair: Start Server option. (There's no need to connect to your own server as that's done automatically.)

Run the VSCodePair: Stop Server command to stop the server.

Known Issues

This extension was originally intended to only support one writer at a time, so while it does support multiple writers right now, there's some drawbacks you need to be aware of.

• Make sure you're using LF line endings as CRLF is not handled correctly atm.
• The undo stack gets mangled when multiple people are writing at the same time.
• VSCode-Pair does not synchronize the project files when connecting. (Use git for the initial synchronization for now)

License

Licensed under The MIT License (MIT) - Copyright © 2017 Kim Simonsen.