Code with Gemini Code Assist Standard and Enterprise

VS Code

1. Set up Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise, if you haven't already.

2. Before testing Gemini Code Assist capabilities in your code file, make sure your file's coding language is supported. For more information on supported coding languages, see Supported coding languages.

3. If you prefer to use your IDE behind a proxy, see Network Connections in Visual Studio Code.

IntelliJ

1. Set up Gemini Code Assist Standard or Enterprise, if you haven't already.

2. Before testing Gemini Code Assist capabilities in your code file, make sure your file's coding language is supported. For more information on supported coding languages, see Supported coding languages.

3. If you prefer to use your IDE behind a proxy, see HTTP Proxy.

VS Code

1. In your code file, on a new line, press Control+I (for Windows and Linux) or Command+I (for macOS) to open the Gemini Code Assist Quick Pick menu.

2. In the menu, using the /generate command, enter /generate function to create a Cloud Storage bucket and then press Enter (for Windows and Linux) or Return (for macOS).

   

   Gemini Code Assist generates the code based on your prompt in a diff view.

   

3. Optional: To accept these changes, click Accept.

IntelliJ

1. In your code file, on a new line, press Alt+\ (for Windows and Linux) or Cmd+\ (for macOS) to open the Gemini Code Assist Quick Pick menu.

2. In the menu, using the /generate command, enter /generate function to create a Cloud Storage bucket and then press Enter (for Windows and Linux) or Return (for macOS).

   

   Gemini Code Assist generates the code based on your prompt in a diff view.

   

3. Optional: To accept these changes, click Accept Changes.

   You can use the following code transformation commands in your IDE:

   • /fix: Fix issues or errors in your code. Example: /fix potential NullPointerExceptions in my code.
   • /generate: Generate code. Example: /generate a function to get the current time.
   • /doc: Add documentation to your code. Example: /doc this function.
   • /simplify: Simplify your code. Example: /simplify if statement in this code.

VS Code

1. On a new line, enter the comment Function to create a Cloud Storage bucket, and then press Enter (for Windows and Linux) or Return (for macOS).

2. To generate code, press Control+Enter (for Windows and Linux) or Control+Return (for macOS).

   Next to your prompt text in your code file, Gemini Code Assist generates the code in the form of ghost text.

3. Optional: To accept the generated code, press Tab.

IntelliJ

1. In your code file, on a new line, enter the comment Function to create a Cloud Storage bucket.

2. To generate code, press Alt+G (for Windows and Linux) or Option+G (for macOS). Alternatively, you can right-click next to the comment and select Generate Code.

   Gemini Code Assist generates the code below your comment in the form of ghost text.

3. Optional: To accept the generated code, press Tab.

VS Code

1. In your code file, on a new line, start writing a function. For example, if you're in a Python file, write def.

   Gemini Code Assist suggests code in the form of ghost text.

2. To accept the code suggestion from Gemini Code Assist, press Tab. Otherwise, to ignore the suggestion, press Esc or continue writing your code.

IntelliJ

1. In your code file, on a new line, start writing a function. For example, if you're in a Python file, write def.

   Gemini Code Assist suggests code in the form of an inline suggestion.

2. To accept the code suggestion from Gemini Code Assist, press Tab. Otherwise, to ignore the suggestion, press Esc or continue writing your code.

3. Optional: If you prefer to use a different shortcut key to accept the inline suggestion, hold your pointer over the inline suggestion and click the Tab dropdown that appears. Then, select your preferred shortcut or click Custom to enter your own shortcut.

   

VS Code

1. In your IDE, click Code (for macOS) or File (for Windows and Linux), and then navigate to Preferences > Settings.

2. On the User tab of the Settings dialog, navigate to Extensions > Gemini Code Assist.

3. Scroll until you find the Geminicodeassist > Inline Suggestions: Enable Auto list, and then select Off.

   This turns off the inline suggestions. You can still press Control+Enter (for Windows and Linux) or Control+Return (for macOS) to manually trigger inline suggestions.

IntelliJ

In the status bar of your IDE, click spark Gemini Code Assist: Active and select Enable AI Code Completion.

This disables the code completion setting, and Gemini Code Assist no longer makes inline suggestions until you enable the setting again.

VS Code

To begin using Next Edit Predictions, enable the setting:

1. Navigate to settings Manage > Settings.

2. In the User tab of the settings window, navigate to Extensions > Gemini Code Assist.

3. Scroll until you find Geminicodeassist > Inline Suggestions: Next Edit Predictions.

4. Select the checkbox to enable Next Edit Predictions in VS Code.

Now that you've enabled the setting, you can start using Next Edit Predictions in a code file by performing these steps:

1. In your code file, start writing code. Next Edit Predictions appear when you pause or stop typing.

   

2. Press Tab to accept the provided Next Edit suggestion.

   

3. If you want to accept the next suggestion, press Tab again. A further suggestion may appear and the process can again be repeated. Otherwise, press Esc to dismiss, or continue typing to ignore the suggestion.

   When you press Tab to enter the suggestion, you can hold your pointer over the suggestion to see the other suggestions, if applicable. If there are multiple suggestions, you can click the left and right arrows to cycle through the other suggestions.

   

   Whenever you press Esc to dismiss the suggestion, Gemini Code Assist stops suggesting Next Edit Predictions for that specific code block. You continue to receive suggestions when you move to another section of your code.

IntelliJ

To begin using Next Edit Predictions, enable the setting:

1. Navigate to File > Settings > Tools > Gemini.

2. In the Completion section, select the Next Edit Predictions checkbox to enable the feature.

Now that you've enabled the setting, you can start using Next Edit Predictions in a code file by performing these steps:

1. In your code file, start writing code. Next Edit Predictions appear when you pause or stop typing.

   

2. Press Tab to accept the provided Next Edit suggestion.

   

3. If you want to accept the next suggestion, press Tab again. A further suggestion may appear and the process can again be repeated. Otherwise, press Esc to dismiss, or continue typing to ignore the suggestion.

   Whenever you press Esc to dismiss the suggestion, Gemini Code Assist stops suggesting Next Edit Predictions for that specific code block. You continue to receive suggestions when you move to another section of your code.

VS Code

1. In your code file, start writing code until the Alt+F or