Smart Code Completion

Boost productivity with AI-powered code completion, offering context-aware suggestions for completing code, renaming variables and methods, and improving log messages or comments.

How to use: Press Ctrl+Space or Ctrl+Alt+Space to see a list of relevant suggestions.

Note: The Ctrl+Space or Ctrl+Alt+Space shortcuts are switchable and configurable via Tools > Options > Jeddict AI Assistant > Inline Completion tab.
👁 Smart Suggestions

Inline Hint

The "Inline Hint" feature allows developers to receive AI-generated suggestions directly within the code editor. When you press Enter while editing a line of code, the AI Assistant will display an inline hint based on the context of the code you are working on. This inline hint appears in the code editor itself, providing immediate assistance without disrupting your workflow.

To use this feature:

• While editing your source code, press Enter to invoke the AI Assistant's inline hint for the current line of code.
• The suggestion will be shown inline within the editor.
• Press Enter again to confirm the suggestion and integrate it into your code, or press any other key to cancel the operation and dismiss the hint.

This functionality enhances the coding experience by offering contextual recommendations that can improve code quality and efficiency without requiring you to navigate away from your current task. 👁 Inline Hint

Providing Context to Inline Hint

By default, the Inline Hint feature uses the existing code around the cursor as context to generate the next possible lines. However, you can also provide custom input to guide the AI more effectively:

• Use comments as hints: Write a comment in your source code describing what you want, then press Enter. The comment along with the current code will be used as context. 👁 Inline Hint via Comment
  
• Use saved prompts: You can define longer prompts in Settings and reuse them in the editor by typing /${prompt-id} and pressing Enter. The full saved prompt will be sent to the AI. 👁 Inline Hint via Prompt
  
• Extend saved prompts on the fly: Add more info inline using /${prompt-id} your additional context. The AI will process both the saved prompt and your added text.

These methods give you fine-grained control over the AI’s suggestions, helping tailor them to your current task more accurately.

Method Enhancement

Improve the logic, structure, or efficiency of methods using AI-powered enhancements tailored to your project's specific requirements.

How to use: Highlight any method and press the hint: "AI: Enhance the method"

👁 Enhance Method

Javadoc Creation

Automatically generate Javadoc for any method, class, or interface using AI assistance, ensuring comprehensive and well-structured documentation based on the code context.

How to use: Highlight any class and press the hint: "AI: Create Javadoc using assistance"

👁 Javadoc Creation

Javadoc Improvement

Improve and enhance existing Javadoc comments by leveraging AI suggestions, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and best practices.

How to use: Highlight any class and press the hint: "AI: Enhance existing Javadoc"

👁 Javadoc Improvement

Variable Naming Suggestions

Automatically suggest more meaningful and contextually appropriate variable names, enhancing code readability and maintainability.

How to use: Highlight any variable/param and press the hint: "AI: Improve variable name using assistance"

👁 Variable Naming Suggestions

Grammar Fixes

Detect and correct grammar issues within comments, Javadoc, or other textual components in your code, ensuring professional and polished documentation.

How to use: Select any String literal text and press the hint: "AI: Fix grammar issues using assistance"

👁 Grammar Fixes

Text Enhancement

Improve the quality and readability of textual content (such as comments, documentation, or log messages) by providing more concise and impactful alternatives.

How to use: Select any String literal text and press the hint: "AI: Enhance text quality using assistance"

👁 Text Enhancement

Code Line Enhancement

Suggest enhancements or optimizations for individual lines of code, ensuring concise, efficient, and maintainable expressions.

How to use: Select any single line snippet and press the hint: "AI: Enhance a single line of code"

👁 Code Line Enhancement

Learn about Class

Provide insights and detailed explanations about a specific class, including its methods, properties, and usage within the project and continue chat to ask specific queries.

How to use: Highlight the class name and press the hint: "AI: Learn about Class"

👁 Learn about Class

Generate Test Cases

Automatically generate test cases for your classes or methods based on contextual hints provided by the AI Assistant. This feature streamlines the process of writing tests, ensuring that your code is thoroughly tested and adheres to best practices.

How to use: Highlight any class or method and press the hint: "AI: Generate Test for Class or Method"

👁 Generate Test Cases from Hints

Project Context-Aware AI Chat

Engage in conversations with the AI that take into account the entire project context, allowing for comprehensive insights and support tailored to your project's structure and components.

How to use: Right-click on the project and select "AI Assistant" to initiate the AI chat while the project is open, enabling you to receive context-aware responses.

👁 AI Assistant Project

Java Packages & Classes Context-Aware AI Chat

Interact with the AI regarding specific Java packages or classes, gaining insights and recommendations that reflect the context of the particular package or class you are focused on.

How to use: Select the desired packages or classes, right-click, and choose "AI Assistant" to start the chat and receive tailored responses.

👁 AI Assistant Package

Tailored AI Chat for Individual Java Classes from Editor

Engage in targeted discussions with the AI Assistant on a single Java class, receiving detailed analysis and improvement suggestions tailored specifically to that class.

Usage Instructions: Open the desired Java class in the Editor, right-click, and select "AI Assistant" to initiate a focused, context-specific conversation.

How the AI Assistant Adapts Based on Your Interaction:

• When a specific code snippet is selected: The AI Assistant analyzes only the highlighted code, focusing strictly on the selected portion for suggestions and analysis without broader class context.
  👁 AI Assistant Editor Selected
  
• When the entire class is opened in the Editor: The AI Assistant accesses the full class context. This enables more comprehensive responses and suggestions informed by the complete class design.
  👁 AI Assistant Editor
  

In summary, selecting a snippet narrows the analysis to just that section, while opening the full class provides broader insights for richer, context-aware interactions.

Web Development Context-Aware AI Chat (HTML, CSS, JS, JSF)

Communicate with the AI regarding web application components such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and JSF, enabling context-aware support and recommendations specific to web development.

How to use: Select the webapp dir or any child directory, right-click, and choose "AI Assistant" to start the chat while working on web files to receive relevant insights.

👁 AI Assistant WebApp

General AI Chat (No Context Required)

Utilize the AI chat feature without the context of your code or project, allowing for general inquiries or discussions that are not tied to specific code elements, making it cost-effective and faster.

How to use: Click the Jeddict button from the top toolbar.

👁 AI Assistant ToolBar

Chat Window Feature and Settings

The chat window provides options to interact with the AI, incorporating files relevant to the current chat context. It includes the following features:

• Custom Common Rules: Users can define specific rules that will be consistently applied during chat interactions, enhancing the personalization of the experience.
• Drag-and-Drop Files and Packages Support: Users can drag and drop files or java packages from their operating system or directly from the NetBeans project explorer into the chat input pane. These files are automatically added to the current chat context and included in the conversation, making it easy to bring in relevant code or documentation.
• View Files in Chat Context: This option allows users to see which files are included in the current chat context, ensuring clarity and relevance in the conversation.
• Copy to Clipboard: Users can easily copy all generated content to the clipboard for further use, streamlining the workflow.
• Save to File System: The generated source can be saved directly to the file system, allowing for easy access and organization of outputs.
• Update Source in Editor: This experimental feature enables users to update the source code directly within the editor, making the AI Assistant more integrated and context-aware. We are actively working to enhance this feature to make it smarter and more intelligent, ensuring that it better understands the context of the ongoing conversation and user needs. This will be a game-changing feature in the future for fueling developer productivity.
• View Chat History: Users can navigate through previous chat interactions, providing a reference for past inquiries and responses.
• Reset Chat: This option allows users to clear all chat history, starting a fresh conversation without prior context.
• Last Chat History Sent: For every question asked, only the most recent chat history is sent to the AI model, optimizing performance and relevance of responses.

👁 ChatWindow

Internationalization Support

You can configure the AI to respond in a specific language by setting a System Message in the settings panel. For example, use "Respond in French" to receive replies in French.

👁 Internationalization Settings

Font Tips: Most languages work well with the default fonts, but for some languages like Hindi, you may need to use a compatible font such as Nirmala UI to properly render the text in the chat window and editor.

This allows seamless multilingual interaction and makes the AI Assistant more accessible and useful for developers across different regions and language preferences.

👁 French I18N

PlantUML and Markdown Support in Chat

You can now view and edit PlantUML diagrams and Markdown content directly inside the chat window. When you ask for a diagram or formatted text, it’s shown instantly so you can preview and make changes before submitting.

Edit in-place: Just click on the diagram or markdown block to edit it right in the chat.

👁 PlantUML-Markdown

Note: Any changes you make are not sent to the AI until you explicitly copy-n-paste the updated content to the input box and submit them. This gives you full control before updating the conversation.

This feature makes it easy to create, tweak, and refine diagrams and documentation without switching tools—great for faster feedback and better communication.

AI Commit Message

Generate meaningful commit messages based on the differences detected in your Git repository. This feature analyzes the `git diff` and `git status` to create concise and informative commit messages, streamlining your version control workflow.

How to use: Right-click on the project and select "AI Commit Message" to generate a commit message automatically. This option will only be visible when changes have been detected by Git.

👁 ChatWindow

SQL AI Chat Assistant

To access the SQL AI Chat Assistant, navigate to Services > Databases > Register DB in Apache NetBeans. Right-click on your database connection and select AI Assistant. This action will launch the AI Chat Window, providing a contextual background based on your database. The AI will generate results that appear in the SQL editor, enabling you to utilize AI for smart inline completion of SQL queries directly within the same chat window, thereby enhancing your productivity and efficiency in database management.

👁 SQL AI Assistant

SQL Inline Completion with AI

Your coding experience is further enhanced with SQL inline completion with AI, which is available in the Execute Command Window. To open this functionality, go to Services > Databases > Register DB in Apache NetBeans, right-click on your database connection, and select Execute Command.... A new window will open where you can compose SQL queries. Here, AI-powered inline completion suggestions will assist you as you write, and you can execute the query in the same window to instantly view the results, streamlining your workflow and reducing the time spent on query formulation.

👁 SQL AI Inline Completion

👁 SQL AI Inline Completion

Jeddict AI Settings

You can access the Jeddict AI settings panel from the application's main settings or configuration menu, typically found under Tools > Options > Jeddict AI Assistant

Providers

The plugin supports configurable AI models and keys, allowing developers to seamlessly integrate their OpenAI accounts and other providers. Ensure you have the required API key and model based on the selected provider for optimal integration.

Supported providers include:

• OPEN_AI: Models Documentation, API Keys
• CUSTOM_OPEN_AI: OpenAI configurations with a custom provider URI.
• GOOGLE: Models Documentation, API Keys
• DEEPINFRA: Models Documentation, API Keys
• DEEPSEEK: API Documentation, API Keys
• GROQ: Models Documentation, API Keys
• MISTRAL: Models Documentation, API Keys
• ANTHROPIC: Models Documentation, API Keys
• OLLAMA: Models Documentation
• LM_STUDIO: Models Documentation
• GPT4ALL: Models Documentation

Disabling AI Assistance

If you wish to disable the Jeddict AI Assistant, navigate to Tools > Options > Editor > AI Assistance and uncheck the Activate AI Assistance checkbox.

Streaming Mode Activation

The Enable Stream option significantly enhances the responsiveness of the AI Assistant, creating a more fluid and engaging interaction experience. By activating this feature, users can enjoy a chat environment that feels dynamic and interactive, allowing for quicker responses and a smoother workflow within the chat window. This is particularly beneficial during complex discussions where prompt feedback is essential for maintaining the momentum of the conversation.

File Extensions to Include in Context

The File Extensions to Include in Context setting allows you to specify which file types the AI assistant should consider when analyzing your codebase. This helps provide more accurate suggestions based on the specified file types.

You can enter multiple file extensions separated by commas. For example:

java, php, jsf, kt, groovy, scala, xml, json, yaml, yml, properties, txt, md, js, ts, css, scss, html, xhtml, sh, bat, sql, jsp, rb, cs, go, swift, rs, c, cpp, h, py

Directories and Files to Exclude from Context

The Directories and Files to Exclude from Context setting allows you to specify specific directories or files that the AI assistant should ignore during its analysis. This is particularly useful to enhance performance and accuracy by concentrating on the most relevant sections of your codebase.

This setting is applicable at the Project Level within the AI Chat. To optimize results, please list the directories and files you wish to exclude, ensuring that the AI assistant focuses on the most pertinent data for your project.

Default AI Assistant Chat Placement

You may also configure the chat window placement using the Default AI Assistant Placement option. This allows you to choose whether the AI chat interface appears on the left, center, or right of the IDE window, based on your personal layout preference for better accessibility and workflow efficiency.

Excluding Javadoc Comments

The Exclude Javadoc Comments in Context feature empowers the AI Assistant to disregard Javadoc comments during its analysis of the code. This capability helps to optimize token usage, thereby enhancing both performance and accuracy. By avoiding unnecessary input from Javadoc comments, the AI Assistant can focus more effectively on the substantive elements of the code, leading to more relevant and precise suggestions while maintaining clarity and efficiency in the recommendations provided.

Context Scope (Default)

In the settings, configure the Context Scope to define the range of classes the AI Assistant will analyze. Options include:

• Current Class: Focus on the current class being analyzed.
• Referenced Classes: Include all classes referenced from the current class.
• Current Package: Examine all classes within the current package, as well as those referenced by the current class.
• Entire Project: Cover all classes in the entire project.

Context Scope for Variable Name, Method Name, String Literals

Configure the Context Scope specifically for naming variables, methods, or generating string/text blocks, as these typically do not require a large context scope. Options include:

• Current Class: Focus on the current class being analyzed.
• Referenced Classes: Include all classes referenced from the current class.
• Current Package: Examine all classes within the current package, as well as those referenced by the current class.
• Entire Project: Cover all classes in the entire project.

Show Snippet with Description

Enable the option to show a description alongside inline code snippets for improved understanding of AI-generated suggestions. This helps explain the reasoning behind suggested code.

👁 Show Snippet with Description