AI Studio

AI Studio enhances your coding workflow with ChatGPT-powered features like unit test generation, code refactoring, documentation, and more - accessible via right-click context menu.

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Getting Started

1. Obtain API Key: Create your API key at OpenAI Platform

2. Configure Extension: Navigate to Tools/Options/AI Studio and enter your key

   

Configuration Options

• Format Changed Text: Enable to automatically format refactored code

• Language Model: Choose between:

  • ChatGPTTurbo
  • GPT4_Turbo
  • GPT4
  • GPT4o
  • GPT4_32k_Context

• Custom Models: Optionally specify custom models

  

Features

Code It

1. Select code or click on a line
2. Right-click → "AI Studio / Code It"
3. Get AI-generated implementation

Result:

Add Comments

1. Select code
2. Right-click → "AI Studio / Add Comments"
3. Receive commented code

Refactor

1. Select method
2. Right-click → "AI Studio / Refactor"
3. Get optimized code

Add Summary

1. Select method or method header
2. Right-click → "AI Studio / Add Summary"
3. Receive detailed documentation

Explain

1. Select code
2. Right-click → "AI Studio / Explain"
3. View code explanation popup

Security Check

1. Select code
2. Right-click → "AI Studio / Security Check"
3. Review security suggestions

Advanced Customization

Command Customization

1. Navigate to Tools/Options/AI Studio/Commands
2. Modify command behaviors with custom instructions

Customization Result:

Unit Test Generation

1. Select method
2. Right-click → "AI Studio / Add Unit Tests"
3. Get generated tests

Configure test generation at Tools/Options/AI Studio/Unit Test:

Testing Framework Options

• Unit Testing:

  • MSTest
  • xUnit
  • NUnit

• Isolation Frameworks:

  • Moq
  • FakeItEasy
  • NSubstitute

• Test Data:

  • AutoFixture
  • Bogus
  • GenFu
  • NBuilder
  • AutoBogus

• Assertion Libraries:

  • FluentAssertions
  • Shouldly
  • NFluent

• Custom Instructions: Add specific requirements for test generation