yi-Xu-0100 / vscode-conventional-commits

💬Conventional Commits for VSCode.

VSCode Conventional Commits

Conventional Commits for VSCode.

Features

This extension helps you to fill in commit message according to Conventional Commits.

• Support commitlint configs. See Supported Commitlint Rules for details.
• Support auto commit and push after typing messages. See Commit Workflow for details.
• Support project level scope management.
• Support gitmojis.
• Support VSCode workspaces.

Usage

You can access VSCode Conventional Commits in two ways:

1. Command + Shift + P or Ctrl + Shift + P, enter Conventional Commits, and press Enter.
2. Click the icon on the Source Control menu. See the image below.

Extension Configuration

name	description	default
conventionalCommits.autoCommit	Control whether the extension should commit files after: forming the message or closing the editor tab. When #git.enableSmartCommit# enabled and #git.smartCommitChanges# was set to all, It allows to commit all changes when there are no staged changes. And set #git.postCommitCommand# to sync to run git.sync after commit.	true
conventionalCommits.emojiFormat	Specify which format will be shown in the gitmoji.	code
conventionalCommits.gitmoji	Control whether the extension should prompt for a gitmoji.	true
conventionalCommits.lineBreak	Specify which word will be treated as line breaks in the body. Blank means no line breaks.	""
conventionalCommits.promptBody	Control whether the extension should prompt for the body section.	true
conventionalCommits.promptFooter	Control whether the extension should prompt for the footer section.	true
conventionalCommits.promptCI	Control whether the extension should prompt for skipping CI run.	false
conventionalCommits.promptScopes	Control whether the extension should prompt for the scope section.	true
conventionalCommits.scopes	Specify available selections in the scope section.	[]
conventionalCommits.showEditor	Control whether the extension should show the commit message as a text document in a separate tab.	false
conventionalCommits.showNewVersionNotes	Control whether the extension should show the new version notes.	true
conventionalCommits.silentAutoCommit	Control that auto commit should be silent, without focusing source control panel.	false
conventionalCommits.editor.keepAfterSave	Control whether the extension should keep the editor tab open after saving the commit message.	false

Commit Workflow

The recommended workflow automatically add, commit and push files by default.

If you want the extension to only fill in the message, disable autoCommit configuration.

The Recommended Workflow

1. Active the extension.
2. Type messages.

The extension will automatically add the changed files, perform the commit and push the commit to remote.

How To Configure autoCommit

1. Enable Settings > conventionalCommits.autoCommit configuration of the extension. The extension enables Settings > conventionalCommits.autoCommit by default.
2. Enable Settings > git.enableSmartCommit and set Settings > git.smartCommitChanges to all to commit all changes when there are no staged changes.
3. Set Settings > git.postCommitCommand to sync to run git.sync after commit.

Supported Commitlint Rules

• body-full-stop
• body-leading-blank
• body-max-length
• body-max-line-length
• body-min-length
• footer-leading-blank
• footer-max-length
• footer-max-line-length
• footer-min-length
• header-case
• header-full-stop
• header-max-length
• header-min-length
• references-empty
• scope-enum
• scope-case
• scope-empty
• scope-max-length
• scope-min-length
• subject-case
• subject-empty
• subject-full-stop
• subject-max-length
• subject-min-length
• type-enum
• type-case
• type-empty
• type-max-length
• type-min-length
• signed-off-by

FAQ

Q: How do I add a line break in messages?

A: Set lineBreak configuration to \n. When you're typing, enter \n as a line break.

Or \\n in JSON format.

Q: How do I resolve repo not found error?

A: See issue discussion #15.

Q: How do I use commitlint in showEditor mode?

A: The extension - vscode-commitlint will helpful!

Troubleshooting

1. Switch to the VSCode OUTPUT tab, select Conventional Commits.
2. Copy all the output. Before sharing it, make sure you have removed all private information.

Contribution

1. The vscode task needs to install the extension - vscode-tsl-problem-matcher.
2. The effect of code changes needs to reactivate the extension. Just restart the task.

Team Members

• vivaxy
• yi_Xu

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