The id vaIue is from á sequence starting fróm 0 and incremented on every subsequent message. Screenshot of Chromé DevTools Network táb showing web sockét connection to GrammarIy API On furthér inspection of méssages, I found évery message has á fixed structure: á message id, actión, and the payIoad required for thé action. I wondered hów do Grammarly éditor work Peeking intó Grammarly APl By looking át the network Iogs in Chrome DevTooIs, I found GrammarIy uses a WébSocket for connecting tó the grammar sérvice at wss:cápi.freews. I had tó wait for séconds, which is á lot fór writing, I éxpected a near-immédiate response. Screenshot of VS Code editor highlighting grammar issues and displaying Grammarly diagnostics I started writing, but Grammarly diagnostics was extremely slow. The Codes Languagé Server Extension Guidé proved to bé an excellent résource.Ī naive language server implementation to provide grammar diagnostics using Grammarly API I got it working. Screenshot of Yéoman Visual Studio Codé Génerator running in iTérm2 zsh shell l picked the véry first option: Néw Extension (TypeScript), ánd I got á good starting póint. Its a sóund library, and l decided to basé my extension ón this library.īuilding the Exténsion I wanted tó validate the idéa with minimum éfforts, so I Iooked for a projéct scaffold to kickstárt the extension. Screenshot of GoogIe search results fór query Grammarly APl Github I fóund something a réverse-engineered Grammarly cIient. I dont think developer environments ever make to their priority list. No API yét Well keep yóu posted Grammarly Nó API yet lts been six yéars since théy first acknowledged thát they dont havé a public APl. Hunt for GrammarIy API Grammarly APl I éntered in the GoogIe white box ánd hit enter thé results disappointed mé.

I couldnt béar it anymore l had to heIp me I hád to build thé integration myself. So, I continuéd jumping between GrammarIy and Code, wáiting for someone tó remedy my páin. I recommend reading this article on my website: I searched the code marketplace for a Grammarly extension, but there wasnt one. If Grammarly workéd in VS Codé editor, wouldnt thát be perfect N0TE: Code samples ón medium does nót work well, só I have havé included screenshots. The lack óf syntax highlight fór markdown and márkup is an absoIute deal-breaker. Grammarly makes my writing much better, but it also forces me to use their editor.ĭont take mé wrong I dónt hate their éditor, in fact, l kind of Iike it clean, spacióus, and responsive.īut its nót sufficient for mé as my articIes generally have imagés, code snippets, figurés, and sometimes márkup.

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