CodeAssist - A natural, human-like chatbot that writes code and answers questions for JetBrains IDEs and Visual Studio Code.

CodeAssist A natural, human-like chatbot that writes code and answers questions for JetBrains IDEs and Visual Studio Code.

What is CodeAssist?

CodeAssist is a natural language chatbot designed to streamline the coding process within JetBrains IDEs (PyCharm, PHPStorm, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, etc.) and Visual Studio Code. It allows developers to interact with their code in a human-like way, requesting code generation, modifications, and explanations directly within the editor.

Powered by GPT-4, CodeAssist can access and modify open files, execute actions like file opening, and leverage long-term memory (non-persistent) during a coding session. It's designed to work across various programming languages, taking context from other files to improve code generation accuracy. The tool focuses on assisting developers, requiring their supervision and correction of mistakes. It is no longer mainted so it is not recomended to be used.

Features

Natural Language Interface: Interact with the chatbot using natural, human-like language.
Code Generation and Modification: Write and change code directly in the editor.
Contextual Awareness: Generates code with awareness of the code in other files.
GPT-4 Powered: Leverages the power of GPT-4 for intelligent code assistance.
Action Execution: Can open files and execute actions as part of its assistance.
Multi-Language Support: Works with all popular programming languages.
Long-Term Memory: Retains information during a session to improve interaction (non-persistent).

Use Cases

Generating code snippets based on natural language descriptions.
Refactoring existing code with specific instructions.
Explaining complex code sections.
Automating repetitive coding tasks.
Implementing entire features under developer supervision.
Getting quick answers to coding-related questions within the IDE.

FAQs

How is it different from ChatGPT? And how is it similar?

Differences: CodeAssist can directly read and write code from/into your editor. It can take actions like opening files or searching the codebase. When you use CodeAssist, the input is not used for improvement of any services. Similarities: Both programs are chatbots - they have natural, human-like interface.
How is it different from Github Copilot? And how is it similar?

Differences: You can talk to it (like you talk to ChatGPT). CodeAssist doesn't hide your standard completions from IDE. It completes the code when you press a keyboard shortcut or run an action. It doesn't suggest the changes. Similarities: Both Copilot and CodeAssist can generate completion of your code. Both of them takes context from other files into account, when generating the completion.
Does it send the code that it works with to an external server? How is the code processed or stored (if at all)?

When you work with CodeAssist plugin/extension, the code that CodeAssist works with is sent to the CodeAssist API. Your code is processed there to generate CodeAssist response (in the form of code change or message). Currently, the processed code is not stored on the server. If there are any changes to that, we'll let you know. As part of generating response, CodeAssist sends the code to OpenAI API. OpenAI may use the content (code and text) as necessary to provide and maintain their services, comply with applicable law, and enforce their policies. The code is not used by OpenAI for improvement of their services or training of their models.