Chat Conversation

The chat feature is the primary way to interact with CodeVista and leverage its AI-powered coding assistance capabilities.

Prompt Input

To begin, type your coding question, task, or command into the prompt input box.
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Be as specific as possible when describing the problem, desired outcome, or task you need assistance with.
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You can include code snippets, error messages, or any other relevant information in your prompt.

Reviewing Response

After submitting your prompt, CodeVista will process it and provide a response in the chat window.
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Responses may include code snippets, explanations, or suggestions related to your prompt.
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If the response includes code snippets, you'll see buttons to:

Insert code at cursor
Replace selected code
Copy to clipboard

Prompt Library

CodeVista also offers you with a Prompt Library full of coding-related prompts predefined by CodeVista Product Team. To access Prompt Library, choose the icon as indicated below:

Prompt Library provides user with a collection of over 50 ready-to-use prompts for common coding tasks, aiming to make your coding more efficient and productive:

Check out Prompt Code Translate in Prompt Library for instance:

Suggested Prompt

After each response, CodeVista may display up to three suggested prompts related to the current context.
To enable this, follow steps mentioned below:
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1. Access Settings >> Configurations and enable 'Suggest next prompts':

2. Enter and send your first coding-related question.
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3. Select the question mark icon and click on a suggested prompt to populate it in the prompt input box for easy editing or submission.

Conversation History

Whenever you start a new conversation (by clicking the 'plus' button), the current chat content will be automatically saved.

CodeVista uses the conversation history as context for its responses, ensuring continuity and relevance.
If the conversation history exceeds the model's input limit, the oldest messages will be discarded to make room for new ones.

View Chat Conversation History

Click the History icon at the top right corner of the chat window as the image below to see all your conversations.

Your chat conversations are displayed in chronological order, with the most recent ones at the top.

They are categorized into Today, Yesterday, Previous 7 days and Remaining conversations sections.
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To find a specific conversation, use the search bar at the top.

Manage Chat Conversations

After viewing the list of chat conversations, you can Edit or Delete a chat by clicking the three-dot icon next to it.

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Prompt Input Reviewing Response Prompt Library Suggested Prompt Conversation History