Integrating Duet AI into Development Workflow: How developers can seamlessly integrate Duet AI into their existing development workflow
Introduction
In this tutorial, we will walk you through the process of setting up and using Duet AI to enhance your coding projects.
Step 1: Installation and Setup
The first step is to install and set up Duet AI in your development environment. Duet AI and follow the instructions for your preferred code editor or IDE. Once installed, authenticate your account to gain access to its powerful features.
Step 2: Enabling Duet AI
After installation, enable Duet AI within your code editor or IDE. This will activate its intelligent code completion and suggestion capabilities.
Step 3: Starting a Coding Project
“Now, let’s start a coding project. Open your preferred code editor or IDE and create a new project or open an existing one. Ensure that your project is properly configured with the necessary dependencies and settings.”
Prerequisites:
Before we begin, ensure you have:
- Google Cloud Workstation set up.
Note: Setting up a Google Cloud Workstation may result in charges. To prevent unexpected charges, it is advisable to regularly review your active resources to identify any unused ones. Subsequently, terminate these unnecessary resources to halt future charges.
2. Node.js and npm installed.
3. A Duet AI account with API credentials.
Use Duet AI in an IDE
A working development environment with your preferred IDE.
- Cloud Workstations: Code with Duet AI assistance
- Cloud Shell Editor: Code with Duet AI assistance
- Cloud Code for VS Code: Code with Duet AI assistance
- Cloud Code for IntelliJ and other JetBrains IDEs: Code with Duet AI assistance
As a developer, I initiated the setup of my preferred Integrated Development Environment (IDE) on Cloud Workstations. The initial step involved configuring my workstation, with the first action being the activation of the Workstations API.
Create a Workstation
The workstation named “tutorialforduetai” has been generated. Simply click on “start” to launch the workstation.
In the Google Cloud console, launch your workstation.
Connect to Google Cloud
Inside your code editor, click on “Connect to Google Cloud” in the status bar and follow the instructions to log in to Google Cloud.
Enable Duet AI in Cloud Code
After enabling the workstation API, enable Duet AI within your code editor or IDE. This will activate its intelligent code completion and suggestion capabilities.
In this step, enable Duet AI in Cloud Code. Before you proceed with these steps, make sure to follow the instructions in Set up Duet AI for a project, if you haven’t already.
To enable Duet AI in Cloud Code for your IDE, follow these steps:
- In your IDE, select Code (for MacOS) or File (for Windows and Linux), and then navigate to Settings > Settings.
- On the User tab of the Settings dialog, navigate to Extensions > Google Cloud Code.
- Scroll until you find Duet AI: Enable, and then select the Enable Duet AI for developers checkbox.
- Reload your IDE.
Chat with Duet AI
In the activity bar of your IDE or workstation, click
Duet AI.
Create a sample application
Creates a folder for workspace.
Create an Express Application
- Create a simple Express application for your project. For example, create an index.js file:
In the activity bar of your IDE or workstation, click
Duet AI.
In the Duet AI: Chat pane, enter Explain this code to me and click
Send.
Disclaimer: Responses obtained from the model may vary due to its non-deterministic nature. The dynamic nature of the language model contributes to diverse and context-specific outputs.
To run the web server, you can use the following command:
node index.js
Conclusion:
Congratulations! 🎉 You have successfully integrated Duet AI into your development workflow. By leveraging its intelligent code completions, code generation capabilities, and collaborative features, you can enhance your coding projects and boost productivity. Happy Coding! 🚀
Thanks for reading!
