How to Edit Snippets
There are several types of metadata you can edit when editing saved materials—as well as the saved piece of code itself.
To edit a snippet:
Open the Pieces Drive
Open the Pieces Drive via the JetBrains sidebar
Start Editing the Snippet
Locate a snippet you want to edit and select Edit from the quick menu or right click the snippet and select Edit from the menu
Edit your Snippet
Make your changes, then save using ⌘+s (macOS) or ctrl+s (Windows/Linux)
After saving, the editor will automatically return to the main snippet view, with your changes applied instantly.
Actions from the Pieces Drive View
When you left-click on a saved snippet in the Pieces Drive, a tool menu with Pieces features will appear. Some options relate to the Pieces Copilot, while others handle material management actions.
Pieces Copilot Actions
To access the material management view, choose a snippet from Pieces Drive. From here, you can select various Copilot-focused actions, as listed in the table below.
| Adds the snippet to the context of your existing Copilot Chat conversation. |
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| Triggers the input modal and lets you type a prompt directly into the field without changing your active file view. |
| Inserts the code snippet at the point of your cursor inside your active file. |
| Shows shareable links that have been generated for that snippet, if applicable. |
Material Management Actions
Below the Pieces Copilot actions, you can quickly change a snippet's name, description, classification, and other enriched metadata. Check the table below for details.
| Add, adjust or delete annotations for the snippet. |
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| Add or remove links to the snippet’s metadata. |
| Add or remove tags to the snippet’s metadata. |
| Set your own custom snippet classification. |
| Edit the content of the snippet. |
| Change the name (title) of the snippet as it appears in your repository of saved materials. |
| Delete the snippet. |
Additional Tools while Editing
Layers upon layers of functionality—that's the aim of all Pieces for Developers plugins and extensions.
When you edit a snippet (find it in the Pieces Drive menu and click Edit), you have access to all Pieces features, even though you're not in your main file view.
Instead, the Edit view becomes your main file, so you can generate code comments, debug, add it to context, and more.