Branch Commit Formatter (VS Code)

A VS Code extension that automatically converts Git branch names into structured commit messages.

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`

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 — "Branch Commit: Format Branch to Commit Message" available in the Command Palette and SCM title menu
Copy command — "Branch Commit: 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 via Settings
Enable/disable toggle — turn auto-fill on or off as needed

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

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

npm install
npm run compile

npm run package

Output: branch-commit-formatter-*.vsix

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

MIT