🚀 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

1. Get a Google Gemini API Key from Google AI Studio.
2. Create a file named .env in your home directory (~/.env).
3. 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.

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🔗 More Information:

• VS Code's Markdown Support
• Markdown Syntax Reference