Not working in Git COMMIT_EDITMSG

[nrser]

TL;DR

Extensions isn't working in the COMMIT_EDITMSG document that pops up when you have VSCode set as your Git editor and run git commit.

I've got git-commit listed in cSpell.enabledLanguageIds array, and have snippets working in it so I don't think I got the language ID wrong.

Any ideas?

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Details

It seems pretty well established that VSCode users want am editing experience in the built-in Git commit input area better on par with the rest of the app, including spell checking support (#109).

In the meantime, I'm trying out the old-school git commit with VSCode setup as my $EDITOR so it opens a full document, like so:

One of the features I was hopping to achieve most is spell checking (extension's been great BTW, thanks). However, as you can see from the screen shot, the extension does not appear to be picking it up.

My settings.json includes:

"cSpell.enabledLanguageIds": [
    "asciidoc",
    "c",
    "cpp",
    "crystal",
    "csharp",
    "css",
    "feature",
    "git-commit", // Don't seem to work..?
    "go",
    "handlebars",
    "html",
    "ignore",
    "jade",
    "javascript",
    "javascriptreact",
    "json",
    "jsonc",
    "latex",
    "less",
    "markdown",
    "php",
    "plaintext",
    "pub",
    "python",
    "restructuredtext",
    "ruby",
    "rust",
    "scss",
    "text",
    "typescript",
    "typescriptreact",
    "yaml",
    "yml"
]

The git-commit language ID has worked fine for snippets, which makes me feel like it's correct.

These commit message files live at <PROJECT>/.git/COMMIT_EDITMSG, which is ignored in the project as part of the .git directory, so maybe that has something to do with it?

I also see from #109 that there are path-based exclude filters on the spell check server, but neither any of the patterns listed there or where they seems to have moved in the current source

vscode-spell-checker/packages/_server/src/documentSettings.ts

Line 42 in 0c2633d

const defaultExclude: Glob[] = [

look like they would apply to the commit message files.

Solutions or suggestions much appreciated, thanks. If a change is needed I can see if I can find some time to take a swing, but time honestly is my most scarce resource at the moment.

[Jason3S]

It is possible to enable the spell checker:
In VS Code settings:

    "cSpell.ignorePaths": [
        "**/node_modules/**",
        "**/package-lock.json",
        "**/vscode-extension/**",
        "**/.git/**",   // <-- Remove this line
        ".vscode"
    ],

Note: if you have a cspell.json file in your project root or under .vscode, you might need to change that file as well.

[vegerot]

It looks like the comment (#346 (comment)) by @Jason3S should no longer be necessary as of f940193

[vegerot]

However, the issue still persists for me

[wijon]

@vegerot I had the same issue. I solved it by setting the option cSpell.spellCheckOnlyWorkspaceFiles to false. Now spell checking is working inside the COMMIT_EDITMSG document.

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