Quick Commit Message by Branch
Prefill commit messages from the current Git branch name with minimal effort.
How it works
- On activation and whenever the branch changes, the commit message box is auto-filled with the task id extracted from the branch name.
- Branches without a task id are ignored (for example
main or master).
- The default message template is
{TASK}: ; the task id replaces {TASK}.
- If the field already contains user text, auto-fill will not overwrite it (unless you press the button).
Examples
| Branch name |
Commit prefix |
main |
no action |
master |
no action |
bugfix/ABC-1234-app-not-working |
ABC-1234: |
feature/ABC-1234-app-not-working |
ABC-1234: |
release/ABC-1234-app-not-working |
ABC-1234: |
someOtherType/ABC-1234-app-not-working |
ABC-1234: |
ABC-1234-app-not-working |
ABC-1234: |
ABC-1234 |
ABC-1234: |
12345-app-not-working |
12345: |
feature/12345-app-not-working |
12345: |
A button in the Source Control title bar fills the commit message on demand (it overwrites the field).
Settings
quickCommitMsg.enableAutoFill (boolean, default true): enable or disable automatic prefill. The button always works even when auto-fill is off.quickCommitMsg.commitTemplate (string, default {TASK}: ): template for the commit message. Use {TASK} as a placeholder.
Requirements
Built-in VS Code Git extension must be enabled and a repository must be open.
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