gitcopilot-server README

A VSCode extension to start a local server at http://localhost:4999 ， Any Text send to http://localhost:4999/send will be pasted into the input box of vscode extension Github Copilot Chat

Features

• Use the VSCode command GitCopilot: Start Server to start a local server
• Listen to the http://localhost:4999/send , and paste the received text into the input box of Github Copilot Chat

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Requirements

• Github Copilot Chat installed
• you have logged in a github copilot account.

Usage

1. Install the Github Copilot Chat extension in VSCode
2. Open the command palette (Cmd+Shift+P on Mac, Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux), type and select the GitCopilot: Start Server command to start the local server
3. Once the server is started, the extension will automatically listen to the http://localhost:4999/send interface. Any text received will be pasted into the input box of Github Copilot Chat

Notes

• Ensure that port 4999 on your machine is not occupied by other services
• If you encounter any problems during use, feel free to submit an issue

Release Notes

1.0.0

Initial release

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Develop

• Node: 20.11.1