Commit Mood Translator

Commit Mood Translator turns a raw commit message into a mood-specific style so your history feels more expressive.

What it does

• Reads the current commit message from Source Control.
• Lets you pick a mood.
• Rewrites the message with a mood tag + emoji + tone shift.
• UI strings and default moods follow your VS Code language (English/Spanish).

Usage

1. Open Source Control and type a commit message.
2. Run Commit Mood Translator: Translate Commit from the Command Palette.
3. Pick a mood and your message updates instantly.

Development

From the repo root:

cd unnecessary-vscode-extensions/extensions/commit-mood-translator
npm install
npm run watch

Then press F5 in VS Code to launch the Extension Development Host.

Settings

Optional custom moods:

"commitMoodTranslator.moods": [
  {
    "label": "Chill",
    "template": "[Chill] 😌 {message}"
  }
]

If empty, the defaults are used.

OpenAI integration (optional)

You can enable OpenAI to personalize the commit rewrite. Two options to set the key:

1. Run Commit Mood Translator: Set OpenAI API Key (stored securely).
2. Or set commitMoodTranslator.openAI.apiKey in settings (not recommended).

Settings example:

"commitMoodTranslator.openAI.enabled": true,
"commitMoodTranslator.openAI.model": "gpt-4o-mini",
"commitMoodTranslator.openAI.promptTemplate": "Rewrite this git commit message in a {mood} tone. Keep it short, imperative, single line. Include a mood tag and emoji. Original: {message}"

Commands

• Commit Mood Translator: Translate Commit
• Commit Mood Translator: Set OpenAI API Key

Tests

npm test

Example

Raw:

fix login flow

Translated (Optimistic):

[Optimistic] ✨ Fix login flow (should be smoother now)