Enable copying of abbreviated commit IDs

[br3ndonland]

I would like to be able to copy abbreviated commit IDs (SHAs), but I can only copy full-length IDs. I frequently find myself copying a commit ID, pasting it into a commit message (to reference a related commit), and then manually abbreviating it to 7-8 characters.

We now have the ability to change the length of the abbreviated commit ID, after #608 and #611. However, there doesn't seem to be a way to actually copy the abbreviated commit ID. I can't find any option to set the length of the commit ID copied to the clipboard. Am I missing something?

I'm on macOS Catalina 10.15.5, VSCode 1.46.1, and GitLens 10.2.1.

I would like to see something like:

• Menu option for copying abbreviated commit ID (probably in between the "Copy Commit ID" and "Copy Commit Message" options)
  
• Setting to change the default length of copied commit IDs (so that when you click the "Copy Commit ID" button, it copies the abbreviated commit ID)

  {
    "gitlens.defaultCommitIDFormat": "abbreviated"
  }

I'm happy to take on a PR for this, though it will probably be several weeks until I can make time for it.

[eamodio]

Sounds like a good idea. Would you mind opening a PR to add it or get it started? I'd be happy to help point in the right direction, etc.

I would also suggest a setting more like "gitlens.advanced.useAbbreviatedShaLengthForCopy": true|false

[br3ndonland]

Sure thing. I'll get working on a PR.

[eamodio]

Can you please verify this fix in tomorrow's insiders edition?

You can install the insiders edition from here. Be sure to disable/uninstall the stable version of GitLens first.

[br3ndonland]

Can you please verify this fix in tomorrow's insiders edition?

Verified! After disabling eamodio.gitlens and installing eamodio.gitlens-insiders, I can add these settings:

{
  "gitlens.advanced.abbreviatedShaLength": 8,
  "gitlens.advanced.abbreviateShaOnCopy": true
}

GitLens then copies the SHA with the correct abbreviated length of 8 characters.

Thanks for all your work on GitLens! It's a great extension and I really appreciate it. 👏

[eamodio]

Awesome! And thanks for your contribution!

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