Follow the branches / Selected work
Git Navigator
VS Code sidebar extension that handles everyday git and GitHub workflows — staging, commits, stashes, conflict resolution, blame, a visual commit graph, and pull requests — without leaving the editor or touching the terminal.
Published on Visual Studio Marketplace01 / The project
Behind the work.
Git Navigator is a VS Code extension published on the Visual Studio Marketplace as "Git Navigator Pro". It surfaces day-to-day git and GitHub work in a single, opinionated sidebar panel: a staged/unstaged Changes view with per-file and bulk actions, an inline commit input with Ctrl+Enter, a one-click pull-then-push Sync, a branch switcher backed by VS Code's QuickPick, and a webview-rendered commit graph with colour-coded lanes, paginated history, and rich metadata per row. Pull request creation runs through VS Code's built-in GitHub OAuth, so users never need to manage a personal access token. The current source also includes stash management, guided conflict resolution, line blame, file history, branch comparison, and a multi-repository picker. These describe the development source; the Marketplace listing is the public installation route.
See where the work branches.
Select a branch in the example history.
The shared history.
Browse commits and see where work comes together.
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Details that matter.
Published on the Visual Studio Marketplace as "Git Navigator Pro", built in TypeScript and bundled with esbuild.
Implemented a custom commit graph in a webview — colour-coded branch lanes with SVG connectors, paginated 50-at-a-time history, and per-row commit metadata.
Used VS Code's built-in GitHub OAuth for PR creation so users never need to handle a PAT, with `owner/repo` auto-detected from the configured remote.
Core
TypeScript / VS Code Extension API / esbuild / Node.js
Sidebar UI
QuickPick / Tree View / Status Bar Item / Webviews
Git Workflows
Init / Link Remote / Clone / Stage / Unstage / Discard / Inline Commit / Sync (pull-then-push) / Branch Switcher
Commit Graph
SVG Lane Rendering / Paginated History / Branch / Tag Refs / Relative Date Formatting
GitHub Integration
VS Code GitHub OAuth / Pull Request Creation / Auto-detected owner/repo
Reactivity
.git/index Watcher / .git/HEAD Watcher / Status Bar Branch Indicator
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