🚀 GemCommit - AI-Powered Conventional Commit Generator

GemCommit is a VS Code extension that generates commit messages automatically using Google Gemini AI, following the Conventional Commits specification.

✨ Features

🔥 AI-powered commit message generation based on staged changes.
📝 Follows Conventional Commits (feat, fix, docs, chore, etc.).
⚡ One-click commit message insertion in the Source Control input.
🖊️ Detailed commit messages with body and breaking changes support.
📜 Commit history tracking for easy reuse of previous messages.
🌐 Supports customization of AI model in settings.
🎨 Seamless integration with VS Code's Source Control UI.

📸 Screenshots

![GemCommit in Action]

📦 Requirements

VS Code ^1.97.0
Google Gemini AI API Key (see Setup)

⚙️ Setup

Get a Google Gemini API Key from Google AI Studio.
Create a file named .env in your home directory (~/.env).
Add the following line to the ~/.env file, replacing YOUR_API_KEY with your actual key:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

export GEMINI_API_KEY="YOUR_API_KEY"

🔧 Extension Settings

Setting	Description
`gemcommit.apiKey`	[Deprecated] API key for Google Gemini AI. Please use the `GEMINI_API_KEY` in `~/.env` instead.
`gemcommit.model`	AI model for generating commit messages.
`gemcommit.customPrompt`	Custom prompt template for commit messages.
`gemcommit.promptBeforeInsert`	Enables review before inserting commit messages.
`gemcommit.maxHistorySize`	Maximum number of commit messages stored in history.
`gemcommit.includeProjectContext`	Includes project details (e.g., package.json) in AI prompts.
`gemcommit.commitLanguage`	Language for commit messages (e.g., english, spanish).

🛠 Commands

Command	Description
`GemCommit: Generate Commit Message`	Generates a Conventional Commit message.
`GemCommit: Generate Detailed Commit Message`	Generates a detailed commit with body & scope.
`GemCommit: Show Commit History`	Displays previous commit messages for reuse.

🛠 Known Issues

No known issues. Feel free to report any here.

📌 Release Notes

1.0.8

Security: The gemcommit.apiKey setting is now deprecated. The API key is now read from a GEMINI_API_KEY variable in the ~/.env file to enhance security. A warning will be shown if the old setting is still in use.

1.0.7

AI-powered commit message generation.
VS Code Source Control integration.
Conventional Commits support.
Commit history tracking.
Review before inserting commit messages.
Support for multiple languages.

📜 Following Extension Guidelines

Make sure to follow the official VS Code Extension Guidelines for best practices.

🎯 Contribution

Contributions are welcome! Fork the repo and submit a PR here.

🔗 More Information:

GemCommit

Freilyn Bernabé