Get Access To CodeWhisperer¶
To use CodeWhisperer as you coding assistant, first thing you need to do is getting access to this tool. This docs is a step-by-step guide for this process!
Prerequisites¶
- You must have AWS SSO Account and granted to use AWS CodeWhisperer
Introduction¶
AWS Toolkit - CodeWhisperer is an AI powered productivity tool for the IDE.
- Real-time code suggestions: automatic code recommendations in Python, Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, SQL and 10 more languages, now including infrastructure as code (CloudFormation, AWS CDK, and Terraform)
- Optimized for use with AWS services: code suggestions are optimized for AWS APIs including Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2), AWS Lambda, and Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3)
- Built-in security scans: Scan your code to detect hard-to-find vulnerabilities and get code suggestions to remediate them immediately
Install AWS Toolkit - CodeWhisperer extension for Visual Studio Code¶
Step 1. Install extension
- Open Visual Studio Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
- Search AWS Toolkit in search box
- Click Install to get AWS Toolkit - Amazon Q, CodeWhisperer, and more extension
Step 2. Sign in AWS account to use CodeWhisperer extension
- Click to AWS icon in left sidebar
- In CODEWHISPERER tab, click to Sign in to get started
- In Amazon Q + Code Whisperer tab, expand the Sign in with IAM Identity Center (SSO)
- With Start URL, fill the url: https://smartosc.awsapps.com/start/
- With Region: choose ap-southeast-1 (Asia Paciffic-Singapore)
- Click Sign in button
- A authorization request show in browser. Click Confirm and continue. It's will redirect to AWS SSO Portal login page. Continue sign in your AWS account.
- When login success, AWS Toolkit extensions will ask permission to access code data. Click Allow button.
Now you're ready to use AWS CodeWhisperer as you coding assistant.
Install AWS Toolkit - CodeWhisperer extension for IntelliJ IDEA¶
Step 1. Install extension
- Open IntelliJ plugin
- Search AWS Toolkit in search box
- Click Install to get AWS Toolkit - Amazon Q, CodeWhisperer, and more extension
Step 2. Sign in AWS account to use CodeWhisperer extension
- Click to AWS icon in left sidebar
- In CODEWHISPERER tab, click to Sign in to get started
- In Amazon Q + Code Whisperer tab, expand the Sign in with IAM Identity Center (SSO)
- With Start URL, fill the url: https://smartosc.awsapps.com/start/
- With Region: choose ap-southeast-1 (Asia Paciffic-Singapore)
- Click Sign in button
- A authorization request show in browser. Click Confirm and continue. It's will redirect to AWS SSO Portal login page. Continue sign in your AWS account.
- When login success, AWS Toolkit extensions will ask permission to access code data. Click Allow button.