GING

GING A visual Git extension focused on Git sidebar integration and multi-repository workflows

Independent MIT-licensed fork lineage. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or maintained by the original Git Graph project, (neo) Git Graph, or Microsoft. See Fork lineage and attribution.

What GING is

GING is a Source Control extension for Visual Studio Code. Its focus is bringing the Git history workflow into the native Source Control sidebar — including dedicated Branches and Remotes side views — so you can inspect history and manage branches and remotes without leaving the sidebar, with first-class support for workspaces that contain many repositories.

It also includes a commit-graph webview for visualizing history, but the design direction is deliberately sidebar- and multi-repo-first, rather than centered on a single dedicated graph panel.

Why this fork exists

This project is maintained as a separate fork rather than a direct pull request to (neo) Git Graph because the changes are not limited to isolated fixes. The product direction differs in VS Code integration model.

Git Graph-style extensions are primarily centered around operations inside a dedicated Webview Panel. This extension focuses on exposing part of the Git history workflow through the VS Code Git sidebar view and integrating with the native Git sidebar repository view, especially for multi-repository workflows:

Sidebar-first. Branches and Remotes live as side views in the Source Control container; history follows the repository selected in the Source Control view.
Multi-repository workflows. Designed for workspaces with several repositories, with per-repo selection and grouping.
Localized UI. English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
Devcontainer / remote ready. Works in remote and container environments.

This is a difference in product integration direction, not a criticism of the upstream project or its maintenance. Keeping this work in a separate fork makes the product direction, compatibility tradeoffs, and release process clearer.

Features

Branches view: A sidebar view with search, multi-select, remote/local grouping, and independent filters for inactive and already-merged branches
Merged-branch marking: Branches already merged into the repo's default branch are badged in the sidebar and dimmed in the graph, so you can see what is safe to delete (ancestry only — squash and rebase merges are not detected)
Remotes view: Add, edit, rename, and remove remotes from the sidebar
Source Control integration: History follows the repository selected in the Source Control view
Multi-repo: Work with multiple repositories in one workspace
Graph view: See branches, tags, stashes, and uncommitted changes in one graph
Commit details: Click a commit to see message, files, and diffs
Branch actions: Create, checkout, rename, delete, merge, rebase, and push
Tag actions: Create, delete, and push tags
Commit actions: Checkout, cherry-pick, revert, and reset
Rebase: The dialog lists the commits git will actually replay and lets you untick any of them, with the command that will run printed above the list
Rebase a range: CTRL/CMD-click two commits to bound a range, and the rebase entry on a third commit — or on a branch — replays that range onto it instead of the whole branch (git rebase --onto)
Pull requests: Open a pre-filled "create pull request" page for a branch on GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Gitea/Forgejo, or a self-hosted host you configure
Avatar support: Optional avatars from GitHub, GitLab, or Gravatar
Devcontainer ready: Works in remote and container environments

Configuration

All settings live under the ging-git-view.* prefix. The easiest way to configure the extension is the Settings UI — open Settings and search for GING.

A few commonly adjusted settings:

Setting	Default	Description
`ging-git-view.history.fetchAvatars`	`false`	Fetch avatars (sends email to external services)
`ging-git-view.dates.format`	`Date & Time`	Date format shown in the date column
`ging-git-view.dates.type`	`Author Date`	`Author Date` or `Commit Date`
`ging-git-view.graph.edgeStyle`	`rounded`	`rounded` or `angular`
`ging-git-view.history.initialCommitCount`	`300`	Commits to load on open
`ging-git-view.history.loadMoreOnScroll`	`true`	Load the next page on scrolling to the bottom
`ging-git-view.repoSearchDepth`	`0`	Folder depth for repository search
`ging-git-view.statusBarButton`	`true`	Show the status bar button
`ging-git-view.pullRequests.providers`	`[]`	Which host serves pull requests for which forge

See contributes.configuration in package.json for the full list of settings.

Pull request providers

"Create Pull Request" opens the forge's own page with the branch pre-filled. github.com, gitlab.com, bitbucket.org, gitea.com and codeberg.org work with no configuration. For a self-hosted host, map it to the forge running there — one entry, no URL to write:

"ging-git-view.pullRequests.providers": [
  { "host": "git.example.com", "type": "gitea" },
  { "host": "gitlab.internal", "type": "gitlab" }
]

type is one of github, gitlab, bitbucket, gitea (also Forgejo), or custom. A custom entry spells the URL out itself, with {scheme}, {host}, {path}, {owner}, {repo} and {branch} placeholders — and it must contain {branch}, or the entry is ignored:

{
  "host": "git.example.com",
  "type": "custom",
  "urlTemplate": "https://review.example.com/{owner}/{repo}/pr?from={branch}"
}

An entry replaces the built-in mapping for the same host. Rather than editing the list by hand, run Manage Pull Request Providers... — from the Remotes view's title ... menu, or from the Command Palette. It lists the built-in and configured hosts, writes to the settings scope it names, and can open the setting afterwards. Attempting to create a pull request on an unconfigured host offers the same command, with that host already filled in.

Installation

GitHub Releases (.vsix manual install)

Fork lineage and attribution

This project is an independent MIT-licensed fork lineage based on (neo) Git Graph, which is a clean MIT fork of the original Git Graph. Its code lineage is, in order:

Git Graph by Michael Hutchison — the original project. Everything up to and including commit 4af8583 was MIT-licensed; the project changed its license in May 2019, and nothing after that commit is used here.
(neo) Git Graph by Asis Pattisahusiwa — a clean MIT fork based on that last MIT commit.
GING — this project, forked from (neo) Git Graph.

Original copyright notices and license information are preserved. This section exists to give credit to the upstream authors as the MIT license requires. The names "Git Graph" and "(neo) Git Graph" refer to those separate projects and their authors; they do not indicate any affiliation with, sponsorship by, or endorsement from them.

This project is independently maintained and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or maintained by the original Git Graph project, (neo) Git Graph, or Microsoft.

License

MIT — see LICENSE.

The webview's icon artwork is derived from GitHub Octicons (MIT, © GitHub Inc.). Its notice is reproduced under "Third-party notices" in LICENSE.

Disclaimer: GING is an independent, community-maintained project. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the "Git Graph" extension by Michael Hutchison, the "(neo) Git Graph" project, or Microsoft. All product names, trademarks, and registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners and are used here only for identification and attribution.

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