Branch Commit Formatter (VS Code)

A VS Code extension that automatically converts Git branch names into structured commit messages — and generates branch names from ticket titles.

Example

Branch Name	Commit Message
`feature/ABC-1234_Add_function_comment`	`[ABC-1234] Add function comment`
`bugfix/BUG-567_Fix_login_issue`	`[BUG-567] Fix login issue`
`hotfix/TCS-1234-Add-function-comment`	`[TCS-1234] Add function comment`
`PROJ-99_Update_readme`	`[PROJ-99] Update readme`

Ticket Title	Generated Branch
`ABC-2201 [BE][FB371] Update template mail`	`feature/ABC-2201_Update_template_mail`
`BUG-567 Fix login issue`	`bugfix/BUG-567_Fix_login_issue`
`CRT-911 [Urgent] Fix null pointer on checkout`	`hotfix/CRT-911_Fix_null_pointer_on_checkout`

Auto-fill commit message — when switching branches, if the SCM input box is empty, it is automatically populated from the current branch name
Format command — icon button in Source Control title bar to format instantly
Copy command — copy formatted commit message to clipboard
Status bar — shows the formatted commit message in the status bar (click to copy)
Customizable pattern — configure the regex pattern and output format
Live preview — test your pattern with instant preview in the sidebar

Generate branch name — paste a ticket title, auto-strips tags like [BE], [FB371], []
Prefix picker — choose from built-in prefixes (feature, bugfix, hotfix, fix, add, change, update, remove, clean, upgrade, revert, disable) or add your own
Custom prefixes — add custom prefixes that are saved and appear in the dropdown next time
Editable result — generated branch name is editable before copying or creating
Create Branch — one-click git checkout -b directly from the sidebar
Separator choice — underscore _ or dash -

Sidebar panel — dedicated Activity Bar icon with full control panel (settings, live preview, branch generator)
Settings integration — quick links to open Preview panel and Reset to Defaults from Settings UI
Reset to defaults — one-click reset all configuration

Search for "Branch Commit Formatter" in the Extensions view (Ctrl+Shift+X / Cmd+Shift+X).

Go to Settings (Ctrl+, / Cmd+,) and search for "Branch Commit Formatter":

Setting	Default	Description
`branchCommitFormatter.enabled`	`true`	Enable auto-fill commit message from branch name
`branchCommitFormatter.branchPattern`	`^(?:.+/)?([A-Za-z]+-\d+)[_-](https://github.com/BranchCommit/branch-commit-formatter-vscode/blob/HEAD/.+)$`	Regex with groups: (1) ticket ID, (2) description
`branchCommitFormatter.commitFormat`	`[{ticket}] {description}`	Output template using `{ticket}` and `{description}`
`branchCommitFormatter.replaceSeparators`	`true`	Replace underscores and dashes with spaces in description
`branchCommitFormatter.showStatusBarItem`	`true`	Show formatted message in the status bar
`branchCommitFormatter.branchSeparator`	`_`	Separator for generated branch names (`_` or `-`)
`branchCommitFormatter.customPrefixes`	`[]`	Custom branch prefixes (auto-saved when using Custom prefix)

Command	Description
`Branch Commit: Format Branch to Commit Message`	Set the SCM input box to the formatted commit message
`Branch Commit: Copy Formatted Commit Message`	Copy the formatted commit message to clipboard
`Branch Commit: Generate Branch Name from Ticket`	Generate a branch name from a ticket title
`Branch Commit: Open Preview & Settings`	Open the full settings and live preview panel
`Branch Commit: Reset Settings to Defaults`	Reset all settings to defaults

npm install
npm run compile

npm run package

Output: branch-commit-formatter-*.vsix

Added Generate Branch Name from Ticket — paste ticket title to generate branch name
Added Sidebar panel with Activity Bar icon — full control panel with live preview, settings, and branch generator
Added custom prefixes — user-defined prefixes saved across sessions
Added Create Branch button — one-click git checkout -b from sidebar
Added editable branch name result — tweak generated name before copying or creating
Added copy icon buttons — cleaner UI for copying results
Added Live Preview panel with settings editing and reset to defaults
Added Settings integration — command links in Settings UI

This extension is also available as a JetBrains IDE plugin (IntelliJ IDEA, PhpStorm, WebStorm, etc.).

MIT