How to configure more context providers

18 Nov 20184 minutes to read

The Add More Context Provider feature lets you give the AI extra information to help it understand your project better.

How to Use the Add more context providers

1. Open the Syncfusion Code Studio

In the Syncfusion Code Studio, the chat interface is located on the left-hand side. This is where you can interact with AI and ask questions or get assistance.

openchat

2. Select Add more Context Providers

In the chat window, click the @ button.
A menu will appear—select Add more context providers.
This action automatically opens the config.yaml file in your editor.

click context

3. Add Context Provider

After you click on “Add more context providers”, the config.yaml file will open. You can then add the appropriate YAML object for the context provider you wish to use from the list below and insert it under context.

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Available Context Providers

Files

Reference any file within your current workspace.

- provider: files

Problems

Get Problems from the current file.

- provider: problems

Terminal

Reference the most recent command executed in your Syncfusion Code Studio terminal along with its output.

- provider: terminal

Folders

Retrieves content from a single folder.

- provider: folder

Code

References specific functions or classes across your entire project.

- provider: code

Codebase

References the most relevant code snippets from your codebase.

- provider: codebase

Docs

Reference content from any documentation website.

- provider: docs

OpenFiles

Reference the contents of all of your open files.

- provider: open

Database Tables

Reference table schemas from SQLite, PostgreSQL, MSSQL, and MySQL databases.

- provider: database
  params:
    connections:
      - name: examplePostgres
        connection_type: postgres
        connection:
          user: username
          host: localhost
          database: exampleDB
          password: yourPassword
          port: 5432

Git Diff

Reference all the changes made in your current branch.

- provider: diff

GitHub Issue

Reference the conversation in a GitHub issue.

- provider: issue
  params:
    repos:
      - owner: owner_name
        repo: repo_name
        githubToken: github_token

Helpbot

Gives quick access to Syncfusion’s documentation.

- provider: helpbot

Web

Reference relevant web pages automatically selected based on your input.

- provider: web

Commit

Reference specific Git commit metadata and diffs, or retrieve a list of recent commits.

- provider: commit

Clipboard

Reference recent clipboard items.

- provider: clipboard

Debugger

Reference the contents of the local variables in the debugger.

- provider: debugger
  params:
    stackDepth: 3

Postgres

Reference the schema of a table and some sample rows from a PostgreSQL database.

- provider: postgres
  params:
    host: localhost
    port: 5436
    user: myuser
    password: catsarecool
    database: animals
    schema: public
    sampleRows: 3

URL

Reference the markdown-converted contents of a given URL.

- provider: url

Search

Reference results from a code search

- provider: search