Show HN: LiveComment – "Who Is Hiring?" Plugin

LiveComment, a new open-source web framework that turns a code repository into a live-editable tree with plugins, launched on Hacker News. The tool uses Express and Socket.IO to sync a file system browser with a local server, offering features like drag-and-drop navigation, a Monaco editor, and AI-assisted code context. A dedicated "Who Is Hiring?" plugin pulls job listings from Hacker News directly into the tree, targeting developers who need grounded file context for large codebases.

A small web framework around your repo: Express serves the UI, Socket.IO keeps the tree in sync, and plugins extend the browser with the same //:=frame 'client.exec' story on client and server. Your code stays center stage. Built for fast navigation, live reload, and AI-assisted work one surface for you, your editor, and tools . - Minimal core, strong plugin story with live reload plugins/0/… Same code for client and server where you want it — e.g. //:=frame 'client.exec' Auto ports : if HTTP or WebSocket ports are taken, the next free ones are used see console - Optional VSCode/monaco for code blocks themes, line modes, fit height — plugin D000-monaco-editor.js Drag–drop scopes and nodes, safer path paste — C000-drag-drop-content.js Color tags on nodes, persisted locally, filter/hide by color — F000-color-buttons.js - Multilanguage highlighting, file watch, code navigator - For 80/20 developers who live in the tree - Code navigator, refactor-friendly structure - Local “cloud IDE” extension: browser + your disk - Brain helper for big codebases — and for models that need grounded file context Extensions in plugins/0/ live reload . With the server running, open http://localhost:3070/plugins http://localhost:3070/plugins to browse plugins in the tree. Index: 0000 Init 0000-init — plugins/0/0000-init.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/0000-init.js A000 Route a000-route — plugins/0/A000-route.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/A000-route.js B000 URL iframe preview b000-url-iframe-preview — plugins/0/B000-url-iframe-preview.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/B000-url-iframe-preview.js C000 Drag-drop content c000-drag-drop-content — plugins/0/C000-drag-drop-content.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/C000-drag-drop-content.js D000 Monaco editor d000-monaco-editor — plugins/0/D000-monaco-editor.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/D000-monaco-editor.js E000 Enable-disable e000-enable-disable — plugins/0/E000-enable-disable.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/E000-enable-disable.js F000 Color buttons f000-color-buttons — plugins/0/F000-color-buttons.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/F000-color-buttons.js G000 Ruler g000-ruler — plugins/0/G000-ruler.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/G000-ruler.js I000 AI i000-ai — plugins/0/I000-ai.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/I000-ai.js I001 Export tree i001-export-tree — plugins/0/I001-export-tree.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/I001-export-tree.js J001 HN Firebase plugin — Ask HN: Who is hiring? j001-hn-firebase — plugins/0/J001-hn-firebase.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/J001-hn-firebase.js plugins/0/0000-init.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/0000-init.js — Client and server bootstrap client.exec / server.exec ; registers client.css frame for scoped <style tags; default menu and scope styling. plugins/0/A000-route.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/A000-route.js — Server routes /b , /c , /plugins ; filterRoute rewrites HIDE nodes and TEST HOSTNAME placeholders; ?queryHash=plugins only limits the tree to plugins/0/ . plugins/0/B000-url-iframe-preview.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/B000-url-iframe-preview.js — Preview button on highlighted links in code blocks; toggles an inline iframe sites with X-Frame-Options may not embed . plugins/0/C000-drag-drop-content.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/C000-drag-drop-content.js — Drag scope names and node names from the tree; drop into editors or paste paths basenames for local files, full URL for http s . plugins/0/D000-monaco-editor.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/D000-monaco-editor.js — Monaco / VS Code editor for code blocks CDN ; language mapping, themes, line-number modes, fit-to-content height. plugins/0/E000-enable-disable.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/E000-enable-disable.js — Toggle nodes on/off in the tree persisted in localStorage ; undo/redo; export enabled or disabled outline from the menu. plugins/0/F000-color-buttons.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/F000-color-buttons.js — Twelve color tags per node stored locally ; filter or hide by color; reading-line scroll offset below the menu. plugins/0/G000-ruler.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/G000-ruler.js — Log-scale ruler widgets on nodes via //:=frame 'ruler' JSON config; markers, cursor, pan/zoom; visibility persisted per ruler. plugins/0/I000-ai.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/I000-ai.js — AI menu button placeholder for future AI actions . plugins/0/I001-export-tree.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/I001-export-tree.js — Export menu button: MainView tree → livecomment block syntax per scope; preview, copy, single or multi-file download, optional ZIP. plugins/0/J001-hn-firebase.js /d08ble/livecomment/blob/master/plugins/0/J001-hn-firebase.js — Loads the monthly Ask HN: Who is hiring? June https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48357725 thread through the HN Firebase API https://github.com/HackerNews/API , builds a nested LiveComment tree comments → nodes, jobs → segment text and decorates job lines with location hints country flags, remote / on-site . Hiring HN menu button shows fetch progress while the thread loads. bash $ npm install -g livecomment Livecomment current directory Scan for files contains livecomment blocks PYTHON-BLOCK or // C-BLOCK bash $ livecomment js // Import LiveComment module var LiveComment = require 'livecomment' ; // Define options defaults: livecomment/config/config.js var options = { port: 3070, ws port: 3071, dangerousCodeExecution: 'client', 'server' , // for plugins debug: 1, common: { ignore: /^node modules. /, /^\.idea. /, /^\.svn. /, /^\.git. / }, paths: '/path/to/dir/', // === or === { '/path/to/dir1': { ignore: /. dist. / } } }; // Start server var livecomment = new LiveComment options ; If a configured port is already in use, you will see a line like HTTP port 3070 in use, using 3071 and similarly for the WebSocket port . Default case: === LiveComment Configuration === Server Settings: ... ============================== EXE.ONFRAME server.exec frame function Scan files /path/to/dir/livecomment /path/to/dir/livecomment Scan files Watch for changes /path/to/dir/livecomment /path/to/dir/livecomment/bin /path/to/dir/livecomment/config /path/to/dir/livecomment/plugins /path/to/dir/livecomment/public/css /path/to/dir/livecomment/public/js /path/to/dir/livecomment/views Watch for changes ✔ socket.io server listening on port 3071 ✔ Express server listening on port 3070 in development mode /path/to/dir/livecomment/bin/index-debug.js javascript EXE.EMIT this CHECK FORMAT mount undefined CHECK FORMAT EXE.EMIT this SUPPORT FORMATS mount undefined SUPPORT FORMATS /path/to/dir/livecomment/config/config.js javascript EXE.EMIT this DEFAULT CONFIG mount undefined DEFAULT CONFIG /path/to/dir/livecomment/livecomment.js javascript ... Order of the two ✔ lines can vary slightly. 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