LeetCode

Solve LeetCode problems in VS Code

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Requirements

• VS Code 1.30.1+
• Node.js 8+

  NOTE: Please make sure that Node is in your PATH environment variable. You can also use the setting leetcode.nodePath to specify the location of your Node.js executable.

Quick Start

Features

Sign In/Out

• Simply click Sign in to LeetCode in the LeetCode Explorer will let you sign in with your LeetCode account.

• You can also use the following command to sign in/out:

  • LeetCode: Sign in
  • LeetCode: Sign out

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Switch Endpoint

• By clicking the button at the explorer's navigation bar, you can switch between different endpoints.

• The supported endpoints are:

  • leetcode.com
  • leetcode-cn.com

  Note: The accounts of different endpoints are not shared. Please make sure you are using the right endpoint. The extension will use leetcode.com by default.

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Pick a Problem

• Directly click on the problem or right click the problem in the LeetCode Explorer and select Preview Problem to see the problem description.

• Select Show Problem to directly open the file with the problem description.

  Note：You can specify the path of the workspace folder to store the problem files by updating the setting leetcode.workspaceFolder. The default value is：$HOME/.leetcode/.

  You can specify whether including the problem description in comments or not by updating the setting leetcode.showCommentDescription.

  You can switch the default language by triggering the command: LeetCode: Switch Default Language.

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Editor Shortcuts

• The extension supports 4 editor shortcuts (aka Code Lens):

  • Submit: Submit your answer to LeetCode.
  • Test: Test your answer with customized test cases.
  • Solution: Show the top voted solution for the current problem.
  • Description: Show the problem description page.

  Note: You can customize the shortcuts using the setting: leetcode.editor.shortcuts. By default, only Submit and Test shortcuts are enabled.

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Search problems by Keywords

• By clicking the button at the explorer's navigation bar, you can search the problems by keywords.

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Manage Session

• To manage your LeetCode sessions, just clicking the LeetCode: *** at the bottom of the status bar. You can switch between sessions or create, delete a session.

Settings

Setting Name	Description	Default Value
leetcode.hideSolved	Specify to hide the solved problems or not	false
leetcode.showLocked	Specify to show the locked problems or not. Only Premium users could open the locked problems	false
leetcode.defaultLanguage	Specify the default language used to solve the problem. Supported languages are: bash, c, cpp, csharp, golang, java, javascript, kotlin, mysql, php, python,python3,ruby,rust, scala,swift	N/A
leetcode.useWsl	Specify whether to use WSL or not	false
leetcode.endpoint	Specify the active endpoint. Supported endpoints are: leetcode, leetcode-cn	leetcode
leetcode.workspaceFolder	Specify the path of the workspace folder to store the problem files.	""
leetcode.filePath	Specify the relative path under the workspace and the file name to save the problem files. More details can be found here.
[Deprecated] Use leetcode.filePath instead leetcode.outputFolder	Specify the relative path to save the problem files. Besides using customized path, there are also several reserved words which can be used here: ${tag}: Categorize the problem according to their tags. ${language}: Categorize the problem according to their language. ${difficulty}: Categorize the problem according to their difficulty. For example: problem-${tag}-${difficulty}	N/A
leetcode.enableStatusBar	Specify whether the LeetCode status bar will be shown or not.	true
[Deprecated] Use leetcode.editor.shortcuts instead leetcode.enableShortcuts	Specify whether the submit and test shortcuts in editor or not.	true
leetcode.editor.shortcuts	Specify the customized shorcuts in editors. Supported values are: submit, test, solution and description.	["submit, test"]
leetcode.enableSideMode	Specify whether preview, solution and submission tab should be grouped into the second editor column when solving a problem.	true
leetcode.nodePath	Specify the Node.js executable path. for example, C:\Program Files\nodejs\node.exe	node
leetcode.showCommentDescription	Specify whether to include the problem description in the comments	false

Want Help?

When you meet any problem, you can check out the Troubleshooting and FAQ first.

If your problem still cannot be addressed, feel free to reach us in the Gitter Channel or file an issue.

Release Notes

Refer to CHANGELOG

Acknowledgement

• This extension is based on @skygragon's leetcode-cli open source project.
• Special thanks to our contributors.