Feature Request: Add Files to Cody from list.

[vinnn-90]

Love the extension!
Would love it even more if it had this function. ;)

I often have to add between 5-10 files to Cody of which some of them are in subdirectories etc.
At the moment I have to go through my codebase every time I start a new Cody chat and add those files, its kind of tedious :)

I was thinking of a feature that helps quickly add those files to Cody chat.
Maybe using a list of files with their filepaths in a json or txt, then allowing to add those by right clicking (context menu) on that file and have an option "Add Files to Cody from list".
Maybe you have a better idea to implement this, something like Context Presets for the current Workspace in VSCode.

[vinnn-90]

btw, i have looked through the repo but couldnt figure out how you add files to the Cody chat.
if you could give me a hint, i might give it a shot myself on a fork. i am quiet new to coding though.

[mnismt]

Hi @vinnn-90, cool idea! Love to hear your thoughts about implementing this.

For adding files to Cody chat, there's just one function you need: https://github.com/mnismt/codyplusplus/blob/main/src/core/cody/commands.ts

Basically VS Code allows an extension to execute another extension's commands, and Cody itself has a cody.mention.file command, which allows adding a file into the Cody chat panel.

So when you're using Cody++ to add a file to Cody, it under the hood triggers this command with the file's URI. If it's a folder, Cody++ will collect file URIs, then fire them up simultaneously!

[vinnn-90]

Thx for the info, just forked, will give it a shot soon 😁