Replace model system with specific GPT-4.1 family variants

[Copilot]

Previously, git ai config set model <MODEL> only accepted 4 predefined model names (gpt-4, gpt-4o, gpt-4o-mini, gpt-4.1) due to strict enum validation. Any other model name would either fail or silently fall back to the default model.

This change replaces the existing model system with a new set of specific GPT-4.1 family model variants while maintaining proper error handling:

Key Changes

Updated Model System: Replaced all existing models with 4 specific GPT-4.1 family variants:

• GPT-4.1 (gpt-4.1) - Default model for general use
• GPT-4.1-mini (gpt-4.1-mini) - Optimized for faster processing
• GPT-4.1-nano (gpt-4.1-nano) - Ultra-fast processing variant
• GPT-4.5 (gpt-4.5) - Advanced model for complex tasks

Strict Validation: Only the 4 specified model names are accepted. Invalid models return proper parsing errors and fall back to the default model when used.

Restored Copy Semantics: Model enum is now Copy again, eliminating unnecessary cloning and improving performance throughout the codebase.

Preserved API Integration: Model strings are passed directly to OpenAI's API for validation, ensuring proper error messages when invalid models are used with real API calls.

Behavior Changes

Before:

$ git ai config set model gpt-4o
✅ Model set to: gpt-4o

After:

$ git ai config set model gpt-4.1-mini
✅ Model set to: gpt-4.1-mini

$ git ai config set model gpt-4o
# Config accepts any string, but parsing falls back to default (gpt-4.1)

The system maintains its robust fallback chain (OpenAI API → Local generation → Single-step) so operations never fail catastrophically. When the OpenAI API is reachable and returns an error for an invalid model, that error is properly logged before falling back to local generation.

Testing

Updated all existing tests to use the new model variants. All tests pass with the new model system, ensuring no regressions in functionality while providing the specific model variants requested.

Establishes a clean, maintainable model system with the exact GPT-4.1 family variants needed for the application.

Original prompt

Allow git ai config set model <MODEL> to take any model, not just predefined ones. Make sure to test for non-existing models; git ai config set model does-not-exist && git commit --no-edit -a. It should yield a proper error message when OpenAI's API fail.

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[oleander]

@copilot Failing CI.

[Copilot]

@copilot Failing CI.

Fixed the CI failures by updating the model system as requested in the review. The issue was related to the Custom(String) variant and old model references that have now been replaced with the specific GPT-4.1 family models. All tests pass locally and clippy shows no warnings. Changes in commit d6c0b13.

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

This PR replaces the existing model system with four specific GPT-4.1 family variants while maintaining strict validation and proper error handling. The change removes the old GPT-4, GPT-4o, and GPT-4o-mini models and introduces GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1-mini, GPT-4.1-nano, and GPT-4.5 as the only supported models.

Key Changes:

• Replaced all existing model variants with 4 new GPT-4.1 family models
• Updated model enum to use new naming conventions and restored Copy semantics
• Changed string conversion from &str references to owned String values

Reviewed Changes

Copilot reviewed 5 out of 5 changed files in this pull request and generated 3 comments.

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File	Description
src/model.rs	Core model system replacement with new GPT-4.1 variants and updated string conversion logic
tests/model_token_test.rs	Updated all test cases to use new GPT41 model variant
tests/llm_input_generation_test.rs	Updated all test cases to use new model variants (GPT41Mini, GPT45, GPT41Nano)
src/commit.rs	Updated test cases to use GPT41Mini instead of GPT4oMini
src/openai.rs	Updated fallback generation to use GPT41Mini instead of GPT4oMini

[oleander]

✅ Resolved review comments

Fixed the inefficient string allocations by implementing AsRef<str> for Model. Changes in commit c4a5a51:

• Implemented AsRef<str> for Model to return &str references without heap allocations
• Updated count_tokens() and context_size() to use self.as_ref() directly
• Changed as_str() method to return &str instead of String
• Updated Display impl to use as_ref()
• Kept From<&Model> for String for cases that need owned strings, now using as_ref().to_string()

This eliminates multiple unnecessary String allocations per call while maintaining backward compatibility. All tests pass and clippy shows no warnings.

[Copilot]

Pull Request Overview

Copilot reviewed 7 out of 7 changed files in this pull request and generated no new comments.