⚙️ Better Commit

"Better Commit" is a powerful Visual Studio Code extension that enforces standardized commit messages, ensuring convention and consistency across Git repositories. By utilizing predefined commit templates, it streamlines the commit process, promoting a unified style within development teams. Improve collaboration and project clarity with this efficient tool, creating clean, informative, and consistent commit histories effortlessly.

Commit Message Format

Each commit message embodies a:
1. category (feat, fix, docs, ...).
2. summary - provide a succinct description of the change.

Template

Structure of the commit message:

Category	Summary
init	Project initialization
feat	Add a new feature
fix	Fix a bug
docs	Modify documentation changes only
style	Code style changes (white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc)
refactor	Code refactoring changes (changes that are neither fixes bug nor adds a feature)
remove	Remove a file, code or directory
perf	A code change that improves performance
test	Adding test or correcting existing test
chore	Update build scripts, package manager configs, etc; no production code change

Summary Format

The summary consists of a concise description of the changes made:

use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes"
ensure first letter is not capitalized
avoid dot (.) at the end of the summary
recommended: limit to 50 characters

Quick Start

Install the extension
Use: Cmd+Shift+Enter For MacBook, and Ctrl+Shift+Enter for Windows and Linux

Better Commit

Ugi Stelmokaitis

⚙️ Better Commit

Commit Message Format

Template

Summary Format

Quick Start