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49 | 49 | - [VSCode PR Extension Research](./references/vscode-extensions-dev-pattern.md) <!-- 💡: This research report provides comprehensive technical documentation for building a VS Code extension that creates synthetic pull requests for LLM-generated code changes, covering all essential VS Code Extension APIs with detailed implementation examples. It includes the Comment Controller API for creating PR-like commenting experiences with pre-populated LLM explanations, the Tree View API for PR navigation interfaces in VS Code's sidebar, the Webview API for detailed PR panels with approve/request changes functionality, diff viewer integration for showing file changes, and file system watchers for detecting LLM modifications. The report contains practical code examples for comment thread management, tree data providers, webview panel creation, change tracking systems, command registration for review actions, and integration patterns for forwarding user feedback to LLMs and applying their suggested changes back to the codebase. Consult this report when implementing VS Code extensions that need to display code diffs, manage commenting workflows, create custom sidebar views, integrate with LLM APIs for code review scenarios, or replicate GitHub-style pull request interfaces within VS Code. --> |
50 | 50 | - [VSCode File System Watching APIs](./references/VS-Code-file-system-watching.md) <!-- This comprehensive guide covers VS Code's file system watching capabilities for extension developers, including the workspace.createFileSystemWatcher() API, platform-specific implementations (Linux inotify, Windows ReadDirectoryChangesW, macOS FSEvents), performance optimization strategies, and handling external file changes that occur outside VS Code. It provides detailed implementation patterns for debouncing rapid changes, monitoring configuration files, handling race conditions and temporary files, optimizing glob patterns and exclusion rules, and working with remote development environments (WSL, SSH, containers, Codespaces). Consult this guide when building VS Code extensions that need to monitor file system changes, detect external modifications, optimize watching performance, handle cross-platform file events, implement change tracking systems, or work with file watching in remote development scenarios. --> |
51 | 51 | - [Synthetic PRs in VSCode](./references/Synthetic-PRs-in-vscode.md) <!-- This research report provides comprehensive technical guidance for building synthetic/local pull request systems in VS Code that work entirely with local data without requiring remote Git repositories. It covers the CommentController API for code review interfaces, Git Extension API for local repository access, Source Control API integration, custom diff generation, state persistence strategies, and user interaction patterns that mirror traditional PR workflows. The report includes implementation examples from GitHub, Azure DevOps, and GitLab extensions, architectural recommendations for PR lifecycle management, and specific patterns for creating "fake" PRs from local Git changes, AI-generated code, or working directory modifications. Consult this report when building VS Code extensions that need local code review capabilities, synthetic PR interfaces, comment systems for line-by-line feedback, Git integration without remotes, AI code review workflows, or custom diff viewing experiences that don't rely on external PR providers. --> |
| 52 | + - [VSCode Git Extension API Capabilities](./references/VSCode-Git-Extension-API-capabilities.md) <!-- 💡: Comprehensive analysis of VSCode's Git Extension API limitations and capabilities for synthetic PR implementation. Documents that the API lacks commit range parsing (HEAD~2..HEAD), structured file change data with statistics, multi-file PR review interfaces, and arbitrary commit diff generation. Validates the architectural decision to use custom Git operations (git2) for complex diff generation while leveraging VSCode APIs for UI integration. Includes detailed API method analysis and production extension patterns. Relevant for: Git integration decisions, API capability assessment, hybrid architecture validation --> |
| 53 | + - [Comment System Architecture for PR Reviews](./references/comment-system-on-pr.md) <!-- 💡: Definitive architectural analysis for implementing GitHub-style PR comment systems in VSCode extensions. Covers CommentController API as the only viable choice (vs deprecated alternatives), DiffEditor integration for native file comparison, strategic webview enhancement for AI-specific features, and hybrid approach balancing native integration with AI conversation flexibility. Includes complete implementation patterns, phase-by-phase development strategy, and architectural trade-offs. Relevant for: comment system implementation, PR review UI, AI-human conversation interfaces, VSCode native integration --> |
| 54 | + - [Diff Visualization Strategies](./references/diff-visualization.md) <!-- 💡: Research on diff visualization approaches for VSCode extensions covering native DiffEditor integration, custom diff rendering, syntax highlighting preservation, and performance considerations. Analyzes trade-offs between VSCode's built-in diff capabilities vs custom implementations for AI-generated code reviews. Includes implementation patterns for GitHub-style diff display and line-by-line commenting integration. Relevant for: diff display implementation, syntax highlighting, performance optimization, visual diff design --> |
| 55 | + - [Cumulative Diff Visualization Analysis](./references/diff-visualization-cumulative.md) <!-- 💡: Extended analysis of diff visualization patterns specifically for cumulative/multi-file changes in synthetic PR contexts. Covers strategies for displaying related changes across multiple files, maintaining context between file diffs, and optimizing performance for large changesets. Includes patterns from production extensions and recommendations for AI-generated code review workflows. Relevant for: multi-file diff display, performance optimization, cumulative change visualization --> |
| 56 | + - [Copilot Integration Guide](./references/copilot-guide.md) <!-- 💡: Analysis of GitHub Copilot's VSCode integration patterns for AI-assisted development workflows. Covers comment-based AI interaction, inline suggestion systems, and integration with existing VSCode features. Provides insights for building complementary AI tools that work alongside Copilot. Relevant for: AI integration patterns, comment-based workflows, VSCode AI tool ecosystem --> |
| 57 | + - [Copilot Integration Guide 2](./references/copilot-guide-2.md) <!-- 💡: Extended analysis of Copilot integration patterns focusing on advanced features like chat interfaces, context awareness, and multi-turn conversations. Covers architectural patterns for AI tools that need to maintain conversation state and integrate with VSCode's editing experience. Relevant for: AI chat interfaces, conversation state management, advanced AI integration --> |
| 58 | + - [Copilot Integration Guide 3](./references/copilot-guide-3.md) <!-- 💡: Comprehensive guide for implementing GitHub PR-style commenting UI in VSCode extensions with multi-line comment support, clickable gutter icons, expanded comment threads, and "Make Code Suggestion" functionality. Covers CommentController API, CommentingRangeProvider implementation, and troubleshooting common issues like missing reply buttons. Based on analysis of GitHub PR extension patterns. Relevant for: comment UI implementation, multi-line commenting, suggestion workflows, GitHub PR-style interfaces --> |
| 59 | + - [VSCode Comments API Reply Button Implementation](./references/VSCode Comments API Reply Button.md) <!-- 💡: Definitive technical guide for implementing working reply buttons and multi-line comments in VSCode extensions using the Comments API. Covers the complete implementation pattern including CommentingRangeProvider requirements, package.json menu contributions, command registration, and custom action buttons like "Make Suggestion". Includes minimal working examples and troubleshooting for common issues. Based on analysis of microsoft/vscode-pull-request-github extension. Relevant for: reply button functionality, multi-line comment selection, custom comment actions, Comments API implementation --> |
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