About pull requests in GitHub Codespaces
GitHub Codespaces provides you with many of the capabilities you might need to work with pull requests:
- Create a pull request - Using either the Terminal and Git commands or the Source Control view, you can create pull requests just as you would on GitHub.com. If the repository uses a pull request template, you'll be able to use this within the Source Control view.
- Open a pull request – You can open an existing pull request in a codespace, provided you have codespace access to the branch that is being merged in.
- Review a pull request - Once you have opened a pull request in a codespace, you can use the "GitHub Pull Request" view to add review comments and approve pull requests. You can also use GitHub Codespaces to view review comments.
Opening a pull request in Codespaces
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Under your repository name, click Pull requests.
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In the list of pull requests, click the pull request you'd like to open in Codespaces.
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On the right-hand side of your screen, click Code.
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In the Codespaces tab, click the plus sign ()
A codespace is created for the pull request branch and is opened in your default editor for GitHub Codespaces.
Reviewing a pull request in Codespaces
- With your default editor set to either Visual Studio Code or Visual Studio Code for Web, open the pull request in a codespace, as described in "Opening a pull request" above.
- In the Activity Bar, click the GitHub Pull Request view. This view only appears when you open a pull request in a codespace.
- To review a specific file, click the Open File icon in the sidebar.
- To add review comments, click the + icon next to the line number. Type your review comment and then click Start Review.
- When you are finished adding review comments, from the sidebar you can choose to either submit the comments, approve the changes, or request changes.
For more information on reviewing a pull request, see "Reviewing proposed changes in a pull request."
View comments from a review in Codespaces
Once you have received feedback on a pull request, you can open it in a codespace in your web browser, or in VS Code, to see the review comments. From there you can respond to comments, add reactions, or dismiss the review.
