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Git Prefix

Git Prefix

Samuel Meyers

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Prefix commit message with value in branch name.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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Git Prefix

New in 1.3.0

Setting Is Suffix appends at end of commit message.

Features

Button to run Git Prefix Commit Message command:

Use button

Insert a value from the current branch name into the Source Control Git Message box.

Demo Git Prefix

Usage

  • Open the Command Palette Ctrl+Shift+P (Cmd+Shift+P on macOS)
  • Type Git Prefix Commit Message and hit return
  • The matching branch pattern is prefixed in the Git Message box

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings using JavaScript regular expression syntax:

  • gitPrefix.pattern: Regular expression pattern to match in the branch name. Default matches entire branch name.

    Tip: Match a ticket in a branch created by Jira using a pattern such as: .*(TEST-\d+).*

  • gitPrefix.isSuffix: Suffix expression instead of prefixing it. Default is false.

  • gitPrefix.patternIgnoreCase: Ignore case in pattern. Default is false.

  • gitPrefix.replacementIsFunction: If true, the replacement string is a function return expression where parameters (p1, p2, p3, etc.) correspond to the matching patterns $1, $2, $3, etc.. Default is false.

    Example : p1 + (p3 ? `(${p2}): ${p4.replace(/-/g, ' ')}` : p2.replace(/-/g, ' '))

  • gitPrefix.replacement: Regular expression replacement string to place into commit message. Default is "[$1] ".

Replacement Tokens

There's a few replacement tokens the extension provides in order to let your messages be a little bit more fluid.

  • [folder]: the folder name of the root of the repository that is currently active
  • [parentFolder]: the folder name of the parent folder of the root of the repository that is currently active

These can be used in the gitPrefix.replacement value.

Example : "[$parentFolder/$folder/$1] "

Happy Committing!

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