highlight character selections in GitHub

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+## 3.1.0 - 2024-06-02
+
+### Added
+
+- Selections in VSCode will now highlight the same span of characters on GitHub. (#63)
+
 ## 3.0.0 - 2023-04-19
 
 ### Changed

package.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "name": "githubinator",
   "displayName": "Githubinator",
   "description": "Quickly open files on Github and other providers. View blame information, copy permalinks and more. See the \"commands\" section of the README for more details.",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "3.1.0",
   "publisher": "chdsbd",
   "license": "SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE",
   "icon": "images/logo256.png",

src/extension.ts

@@ -196,15 +196,16 @@ async function githubinator({
   const editor = vscode.window.activeTextEditor
   let urls: IUrlInfo | null = null
   for (const provider of providers) {
+    const selection = editor?.selection
+    if (selection == null) {
+      return err("Could not find editor")
+    }
     const parsedUrl = await new provider(
       providersConfig,
       globalDefaultRemote,
       remote => git.origin(gitDir, remote),
     ).getUrls({
-      selection: [
-        editor ? editor.selection.start.line : null,
-        editor ? editor.selection.end.line : null,
-      ],
+      selection,
       // priority: permalink > branch > branch from HEAD
       // If branchName could not be found (null) then we generate a permalink
       // using the SHA.

src/providers.ts

@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@ import { cleanHostname } from "./utils"
 import { flatten } from "lodash"
 import gitUrlParse from "git-url-parse"
 
+interface ISelection {
+  start: { line: number; character: number }
+  end: { line: number; character: number }
+}
+
 interface IBaseGetUrls {
-  readonly selection: [number | null, number | null]
+  readonly selection: ISelection
   readonly head: Head
   readonly relativeFilePath: string | null
 }
@@ -116,10 +121,10 @@ export class Github extends BaseProvider {
       return null
     }
     const rootUrl = `https://${repoInfo.hostname}/`
-    const [start, end] = selection
+    const { start, end } = selection
     // Github uses 1-based indexing
-    const lines =
-      start != null && end != null ? `L${start + 1}-L${end + 1}` : null
+    const lines = `L${start.line + 1}C${start.character + 1}-L${end.line +
+      1}C${end.character + 1}`
     const repoUrl = new url.URL(
       path.join(repoInfo.org, repoInfo.repo),
       rootUrl,
@@ -138,7 +143,7 @@ export class Github extends BaseProvider {
         ),
         rootUrl,
       )
-      if (hash && lines) {
+      if (hash) {
         u.hash = lines
       }
       return u.toString()
@@ -178,10 +183,9 @@ export class Gitlab extends BaseProvider {
       return null
     }
     const rootUrl = `https://${repoInfo.hostname}/`
-    const [start, end] = selection
+    const { start, end } = selection
     // The format is L34-56 (this is one character off from Github)
-    const lines =
-      start != null && end != null ? `L${start + 1}-${end + 1}` : null
+    const lines = `L${start.line + 1}-${end.line + 1}`
     const repoUrl = new url.URL(
       pathJoin(repoInfo.org, repoInfo.repo),
       rootUrl,
@@ -243,9 +247,8 @@ export class Bitbucket extends BaseProvider {
     }
     // https://bitbucket.org/recipeyak/recipeyak/src/master/app/main.py#lines-12:15
     const rootUrl = `https://${repoInfo.hostname}/`
-    const [start, end] = selection
-    const lines =
-      start != null && end != null ? `lines-${start + 1}:${end + 1}` : null
+    const { start, end } = selection
+    const lines = `lines-${start.line + 1}:${end.line + 1}`
     const repoUrl = new url.URL(
       pathJoin(repoInfo.org, repoInfo.repo),
       rootUrl,

src/test/suite/providers.test.ts

@@ -45,15 +45,18 @@ suite("Github", async () => {
       }
       const gh = new Github({}, "origin", findRemote)
       const result = await gh.getUrls({
-        selection: [17, 24],
+        selection: {
+          start: { line: 17, character: 0 },
+          end: { line: 24, character: 0 },
+        },
         head: createSha("db99a912f5c4bffe11d91e163cd78ed96589611b"),
         relativeFilePath: "frontend/src/components/App.tsx",
       })
       const expected = {
         blobUrl:
-          "https://github.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/blob/db99a912f5c4bffe11d91e163cd78ed96589611b/frontend/src/components/App.tsx#L18-L25",
+          "https://github.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/blob/db99a912f5c4bffe11d91e163cd78ed96589611b/frontend/src/components/App.tsx#L18C1-L25C1",
         blameUrl:
-          "https://github.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/blame/db99a912f5c4bffe11d91e163cd78ed96589611b/frontend/src/components/App.tsx#L18-L25",
+          "https://github.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/blame/db99a912f5c4bffe11d91e163cd78ed96589611b/frontend/src/components/App.tsx#L18C1-L25C1",
         compareUrl:
           "https://github.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/compare/db99a912f5c4bffe11d91e163cd78ed96589611b",
         historyUrl:
@@ -83,15 +86,18 @@ suite("Github", async () => {
         findRemote,
       )
       const result = await gh.getUrls({
-        selection: [17, 24],
+        selection: {
+          start: { line: 17, character: 0 },
+          end: { line: 24, character: 0 },
+        },
         head: createBranch("master"),
         relativeFilePath: "frontend/src/components/App.tsx",
       })
       const expected = {
         blobUrl:
-          "https://github.mycompany.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/blob/master/frontend/src/components/App.tsx#L18-L25",
+          "https://github.mycompany.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/blob/master/frontend/src/components/App.tsx#L18C1-L25C1",
         blameUrl:
-          "https://github.mycompany.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/blame/master/frontend/src/components/App.tsx#L18-L25",
+          "https://github.mycompany.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/blame/master/frontend/src/components/App.tsx#L18C1-L25C1",
         compareUrl:
           "https://github.mycompany.com/recipeyak/recipeyak/compare/master",
         historyUrl:
@@ -113,7 +119,10 @@ suite("Gitlab", async () => {
       async _ => "[email protected]:recipeyak/recipeyak.git",
     )
     const result = await gl.getUrls({
-      selection: [17, 24],
+      selection: {
+        start: { line: 17, character: 0 },
+        end: { line: 24, character: 0 },
+      },
       head: createSha("db99a912f5c4bffe11d91e163cd78ed96589611b"),
       relativeFilePath: "frontend/src/components/App.tsx",
     })
@@ -141,7 +150,10 @@ suite("Gitlab", async () => {
       async _ => "https://gitlab.mycompany.com/recipeyak/recipeyak.git",
     )
     const result = await gl.getUrls({
-      selection: [17, 24],
+      selection: {
+        start: { line: 17, character: 0 },
+        end: { line: 24, character: 0 },
+      },
       head: createBranch("master"),
       relativeFilePath: "frontend/src/components/App.tsx",
     })
@@ -171,7 +183,10 @@ suite("Bitbucket", async () => {
       async _ => "[email protected]:recipeyak/recipeyak.git",
     )
     const result = await bb.getUrls({
-      selection: [17, 24],
+      selection: {
+        start: { line: 17, character: 0 },
+        end: { line: 24, character: 0 },
+      },
       head: createSha("db99a912f5c4bffe11d91e163cd78ed96589611b"),
       relativeFilePath: "frontend/src/components/App.tsx",
     })
@@ -204,7 +219,10 @@ suite("Bitbucket", async () => {
       getOrigin,
     )
     const result = await bb.getUrls({
-      selection: [17, 24],
+      selection: {
+        start: { line: 17, character: 0 },
+        end: { line: 24, character: 0 },
+      },
       head: createBranch("master"),
       relativeFilePath: "frontend/src/components/App.tsx",
     })