@rocktimsaikia/aicommits v1.2.0

AICommits

AI-powered git commit message generator in your terminal.

Features

Originally a fork of @Nutlope/aicommits, this project underwent major refactoring to reduce bloat and focus solely on CLI functionality. Below are the unique features added, not present in the original project.

• 📋 Automatically copies the selected commit message to clipboard
• 🔖 Smart branch name prefixing. Extracts Jira/Linear IDs. (Optional)
• 📝 Smart commit message capitalization (Optional)

Installation

npm install -g @rocktimsaikia/aicommits

Usage

!IMPORTANT You'll need an OpenAI API key to use AICommits. You can get one from OpenAI's website.

Set up your API key:

# 1. Set the OpenAI API key (One-time):
aicommits config set OPENAI_KEY=your-api-key

# 2. Stage your changes with git:
git add .

# 3. Generate a commit message:
aicommits
# or use the shorthand (Recommended for quick usage)
aic

Command Options

Options:
  -g, --generate <number>  Number of messages to generate (1-5)
  -x, --exclude <files>    Files to exclude from AI analysis
  -a, --all                Automatically stage changes in tracked files
  -t, --type <type>        Type of commit message to generate (conventional or empty)
  -b, --branch-prefix      Use current branch name as commit message prefix (auto-detects Jira/Linear IDs)
  -c, --capitalize-message Capitalize the first letter of the commit message
  --no-verify              Skip pre-commit hooks
  --help                   Show this help message
  --version                Show version number

Configuration

Customize AICommits with these configuration commands:

# Set the OpenAI API key
aicommits config set OPENAI_KEY=your-api-key

# Set the OpenAI model to use (default: gpt-3.5-turbo)
aicommits config set model=gpt-3.5-turbo

# Set the maximum length of commit messages
aicommits config set max-length=50

# Set the number of messages to generate (default: 1)
aicommits config set generate=3

# Set the type of commit message (conventional or empty for standard)
aicommits config set type=conventional

# Use branch name as commit message prefix (default: false)
# Automatically extracts Jira/Linear IDs from branch name and uses them as prefix.
aicommits config set use-branch-prefix=true

# Capitalize the first letter of the commit message (default: false)
aicommits config set capitalize-message=true

# Set the timeout for API requests in milliseconds (default: 10000)
aicommits config set timeout=10000

# Set the language for commit messages (default: en)
aicommits config set locale=en

License

MIT © Rocktim Saikia