LineBuzz 🧵 Developer Collaboration in VS Code

Overview 📘

LineBuzz brings real-time collaboration directly into Visual Studio Code. Stay in flow with your team using built-in huddles, team management, and persistent chat context—all without leaving your editor.

Features ✨

• Native Chat: Real-time team panel directly inside VS Code.
• GitHub Auth: One-click login using your GitHub account.
• Team Management: Create, join, and switch teams easily.
• Dev-First: Markdown support with code syntax highlighting.
• Theme Aware: Automatically adapts to your VS Code theme (Light/Dark).
• Secure Infrastructure: Built on Supabase for reliable, secure real-time data synchronization.
• Inline Code Discussions: Comment directly on specific lines of code to keep context.
• Smart Deep Linking: Seamlessly navigate between chat messages and referenced code files.

Development 🛠️

LineBuzz uses Preact for its frontend and Supabase for backend services (auth, real-time sync), integrating directly with the VS Code API.

Installation ⚙️

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/Spiral-Memory/LineBuzz.git

2. Open the project in Visual Studio Code:

   cd LineBuzz
   code .

3. Run npm install to install dependencies.

Configuration 🧰

Create a .env file in the project root, based on .env.example, and populate it with your Supabase credentials:

SUPABASE_URL=<your-supabase-url>
SUPABASE_ANON_KEY=<your-supabase-anon-key>

These values connect LineBuzz to your project’s backend for authentication and data sync. Press F5 to launch the extension in a new VS Code window (Extension Development Host).

That’s it -> LineBuzz will start running in the new window.

Usage 🔍

1. Connect: Open the "LineBuzz" view and sign in with GitHub.
2. Team Up:
   • Create a Team: Use the LineBuzz: Create Team command or header action.
   • Join a Team: Enter a Team ID using LineBuzz: Join Team.
3. Collaborate: Open the LineBuzz Huddle sidebar to start chatting with your team in real-time.
4. Code Sharing: Paste code snippets directly into chat—LineBuzz handles formatting and highlighting automatically.

Roadmap 🛣️

• Issue Threads: Create threads for issues and code discussions.
• Team Feed: Activity stream for team events and updates.
• Mentions & Notifications: @mention team members and get notified.
• E2E: Support end-to-end encryption
• Integrations: Support bridging with external platforms (Slack, Discord, Teams, etc.)
• AI Summaries: Auto-generated summaries of catch-up conversations.

Contributing 🤝

Contributions are always welcome. Fork the repository, open it in VS Code, and use the built-in debugger to test your changes.

For significant updates, open an issue first to discuss your approach.