JetBrains Commit Manager

What are these? Will these work?

Bring JetBrains-style commit workflows to VS Code. Organize changes into changelists, drag & drop files between them, and commit exactly what you want.

Features

• 🎯 Changelists: Organize your changes into logical groups
• 🔄 Drag & Drop: Move files between changelists seamlessly
• ✅ Selective Commit: Choose exactly which files to commit
• 📦 Smart Stashing: Stash only selected files, not all changes
• ⚡ Real-time Updates: View refreshes as files change
• 🎨 Status Bar Integration: Commit and stash directly from the status bar

Quick Start

1. Open the extension:
   • Click the JetBrains Commit Manager icon in the sidebar, or
   • Ctrl+Shift+P → "JetBrains Commit Manager: Open Commit Manager"
2. Create changelists: Right-click → "Create Changelist"
3. Organize files: Drag files between changelists
4. Select & commit: Select files you want to commit, then use the status bar button to commit your files
5. Select & stash: You can also select files you want to stash, then use the status bar button to stash your files

Installation

1. Open VS Code
2. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
3. Search for "JetBrains Commit Manager"
4. Click Install

... or if the extension is not visible in the marketplace (sometimes happens in Vs Code wrappers such as Cursor IDE, etc.)

Option A: Add Open VSX gallery (recommended for Cursor)

1. Open Settings (Cmd+, on macOS or Ctrl+, on Windows/Linux)
2. Search for "Extensions: Additional Extension Galleries"
3. Click "Edit in settings.json"
4. Add the Open VSX gallery URL to extensions.gallery.serviceUrl:

{
  "extensions.gallery.serviceUrl": "https://open-vsx.org/vscode/gallery"
}

5. Reload the window
6. Open Extensions (Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X), search "JetBrains Commit Manager", and install

Option B: Install from VSIX (offline/manual)

1. Download the .vsix file from the Open VSX page
2. Open VS Code/Cursor IDE
3. Go to Extensions (Ctrl+Shift+X)
4. Click the "..." menu → "Install from VSIX..."
5. Select the downloaded .vsix file
6. Don't forget to enable auto-updates in extension settings

Usage

Changelists

• Create: Right-click in the sidebar → "Create Changelist"
• Move files: Drag & drop files between changelists
• Delete: Right-click changelist → "Delete Changelist" (files move to default)
• Revert: Right-click changelist → "Revert Changelist"

Committing and Amending commits

• Select files: Click checkboxes next to files
• Commit: Use the status bar button or Ctrl+Shift+P → "Commit Selected Files". When committing from commands or the status bar, you can choose:
  • Commit
  • Amend Commit
  • Commit and Push
  • Amend Commit and Push
• Amend: In the webview and commit dialog, there is an "Amend last commit" checkbox. In the compact sidebar UI, right‑click the Commit button to toggle "Amend" (button label shows "Amend:" when active).
• Push: Choosing a "…and Push" option will push the current branch after a successful commit. If the branch has no upstream set, the extension will set upstream to origin/<branch> on first push.
• Stash: Use the stash button next to commit for temporary storage

Commands

Command	Description
Open Commit Manager	Focus the commit manager view
Create Changelist	Create a new changelist
Commit Selected Files	Commit currently selected files
Stash Selected Files	Stash currently selected files
Open File	Open the source file
Open Diff	Show diff (HEAD ↔ working tree)

Configuration

• Auto-stage files: Automatically stage tracked files when modified (enabled by default)
• Toggle: Ctrl+Shift+P → "Toggle Auto-Stage Files"

Requirements

• VS Code 1.60.0+
• Git repository in workspace
• Git installed and accessible

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

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