gity v0.1.2

Gity

AI-powered Git commit message generator using various LLM providers.

Overview

Gity is a command-line tool that uses Large Language Models to automatically generate meaningful Git commit messages based on your staged changes. It analyzes the diff of your staged files and suggests a concise, descriptive commit message following best practices.

Features

• 🔍 Analyzes your staged Git changes
• 💡 Generates meaningful commit messages using LLM models
• 🔄 Support for multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.)
• ✏️ Allows editing the suggested message in your preferred editor
• 🔄 Option to regenerate a new message
• 🌐 Open your repository in the browser with a simple command
• ✅ Simple and intuitive CLI interface

Installation

Using npx (recommended)

npx gity

Global Installation

npm install -g gity

Then use it in any Git repository:

gity

Prerequisites

• Node.js 16 or higher
• Git
• API key for your chosen LLM provider (OpenAI by default)

Setup

OpenAI (Default)

1. Get an OpenAI API key from OpenAI's platform
2. Set your API key as an environment variable:

export OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here

Anthropic Claude

1. Get an Anthropic API key from Anthropic's console
2. Set your API key as an environment variable:

export ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=your_api_key_here
export LLM_PROVIDER=anthropic

Environment Variables

You can configure Gity using the following environment variables:

• OPENAI_API_KEY: API key for OpenAI (required when using OpenAI provider)
• ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: API key for Anthropic (required when using Anthropic provider)
• LLM_PROVIDER: LLM provider to use (default: "openai", options: "openai", "anthropic")
• LLM_MODEL: Model to use with the provider (optional)
• LLM_MAX_TOKENS: Maximum tokens for the response (optional)

Alternatively, you can create a .env file in your project root with these variables.

Usage

Generate Commit Message

1. Stage your changes with git add
2. Run gity
3. Choose an option:
   • Press Enter to accept and commit the suggested message
   • Press e to edit the message in your default editor
   • Press r to regenerate a new message
   • Press q to quit without committing

Open Repository in Browser

To open the current repository in your default web browser:

gity open

This command parses your .git/config file, extracts the repository URL, and opens it in your default browser. It supports both SSH and HTTPS remote URL formats.

Development

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/mk0y/gity.git
cd gity

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Run locally
npm start

Extending with New LLM Providers

Gity is designed to be easily extended with new LLM providers. To add a new provider:

1. Implement the LLMProvider interface in services/llm-service.ts
2. Add your provider to the getLLMProvider factory function
3. Update the getApiKey function in git-sage.ts to handle your provider's API key

License

ISC

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.