README.md

LeetCode

Solve LeetCode problems in VS Code

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• 中文文档

Requirements

• VS Code 1.23.0+
• Node.js 8+

  NOTE: Please make sure that Node is in your PATH environment variable. You can check this by running: node -v.

Quick Start

Features

Sign In/Out

• Simply click Sign in to LeetCode in the LeetCode Explorer will let you sign in with your LeetCode account.

• You can also use the following command to sign in/out:

  • LeetCode: Sign in
  • LeetCode: Sign out

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Switch Endpoint

• By clicking the button at the explorer's navigation bar, you can switch between different endpoints.

• The supported endpoints are:

  • leetcode.com
  • leetcode-cn.com

  Note: The accounts of different endpoints are not shared. Please make sure you are using the right endpoint. The extension will use leetcode.com by default.

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Pick a Problem

• Right click the problem in the LeetCode Explorer and select Show Problem will generate a new file with the problem description for you.

  Note: If no folder is opened in VS Code, the extension will save the problem files in $HOME/.leetcode/.

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Submit the Answer

• You can submit the answer by clicking 🙏 Submit to LeetCode at the bottom of the file. Or you can trigger the command: LeetCode: Submit to LeetCode to submit the active file as the answer.

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Test the Answer

• To test your answer, right click in the editor and select Test in LeetCode.

• There are 3 ways to test the answer:

  • Test with the default cases
  • Write test cases in input box
  • Test with the written cases in file

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Search problems by Keywords

• By clicking the button at the explorer's navigation bar, you can search the problems by keywords.

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Manage Session

• To manage your LeetCode sessions, just clicking the LeetCode: *** at the bottom of the status bar. You can switch between sessions or create a new session.

Settings

Setting Name	Description	Default Value
leetcode.hideSolved	Specify to hide the solved problems or not	false
leetcode.showLocked	Specify to show the locked problems or not. Only Premium users could open the locked problems	false
leetcode.defaultLanguage	Specify the default language used to solve the problem. Supported languages are: bash, c, cpp, csharp, golang, java, javascript, kotlin, mysql, python,python3,ruby,scala,swift	N/A
leetcode.useWsl	Specify whether to use WSL or not	false
leetcode.endpoint	Specify the active endpoint. Supported endpoints are: leetcode, leetcode-cn	leetcode
leetcode.outputFolder	Specify the relative path to save the problem files. Besides using customized path, there are also several reserved words which can be used here: ${tag}: Categorize the problem according to their tags. ${language}: Categorize the problem according to their language. ${difficulty}: Categorize the problem according to their difficulty.	N/A

Troubleshooting

When you meet any problem, you can check the Troubleshooting Page first.

Release Notes

Refer to CHANGELOG

Acknowledgement

• This extension is based on @skygragon's leetcode-cli open source project.
• Special thanks to our contributors.