Code2Prompt 📋🚀

Code2Prompt is a JetBrains IntelliJ plugin that allows developers to copy the context of their projects including full file paths, contents, and error messages from IntelliJ-based IDEs to the clipboard in a format optimized for Large Language Models (LLMs).

📥 Installation

Install from JetBrains Marketplace (Recommended)

1. Open IntelliJ IDEA (or another JetBrains IDE).
2. Go to File → Settings → Plugins.
3. Search for Code2Prompt and install it.
4. Restart your IDE.

Manual Installation

1. Download the latest Code2Prompt.jar from Releases.
2. Open IntelliJ IDEA.
3. Navigate to File → Settings → Plugins → Install Plugin from Disk.
4. Select the downloaded .jar file.
5. Restart your IDE.

🎯 Features

🔹 Seamless File & Content Copying: Copy full file paths and contents efficiently.
🔹 Error Message Extraction: Extract errors, including file paths and line numbers.
🔹 Right-Click Actions: Available in the Project View and Editor context menu.
🔹 Designed for LLMs: Optimized output format for AI-based workflows.

📂 Project View Actions:

• ✅ Right-click a file/folder → "Files to Prompt" to copy its contents.
• ✅ Right-click in the Project View → "Create .topromptignore" to exclude unwanted files.

📝 Editor Actions:

• ✅ Right-click code, underlined by code inspection, in the Editor View → "Error to Prompt".
  • The error message, line number, file path and the complete file content will be copied.
• ✅ Right-click code, underlined by code inspection, in the Editor View → "Error to Prompt - No Code".
  • The error message, line number and file path will be copied.

🚀 How to Use

Copy Files & Contents

1. Right-click any file or folder in the Project View.
2. Select "Files to Prompt" from the context menu.
3. The contents will be copied to the clipboard.

Copy Errors from the Editor

1. Right-click on an error in the Editor View.
2. Select "Copy Error to Prompt".
3. The error message, file path, and line number will be copied.

Create .topromptignore

1. Right-click in the Project View.
2. Select "Create .topromptignore".
3. A .topromptignore file will be created in the project root (or next to .gitignore if present).
4. By default, the content of the .gitignore will be copied and the extensions for binary and image files will be added.
5. Modify .topromptignore to add the additional exclusions (e.g., *.svg, *.png, *.class).

🔧 Configuration

.topromptignore File Format

This file works similarly to .gitignore. Example:

# Ignore all images
*.jpg
*.png
*.svg

# Ignore build folders
build/
out/

# Ignore IntelliJ config files
.idea/

🔗 Links

• 📌 JetBrains Plugin Marketplace: Marketplace Link
• 🛠 Source Code: GitHub Repository
• 🚀 Releases: Download Latest
• ❓ Report Issues: GitHub Issues

📜 Credits

Inspired by: files-to-prompt 🔗

Supported by: SFEIR 🔗

🤝 Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch (git checkout -b feature-branch).
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m "Added a cool feature").
4. Push the branch (git push origin feature-branch).
5. Open a Pull Request.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

🚀 Happy coding with Code2Prompt! 🎯