gmsg 0.1.7

Generates git commit messages for you using AI.

gmsg

A command-line tool that automatically generates concise and meaningful Git commit messages using Google's Gemini model based on your staged changes.

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🚀 Features

• ✅ Detects if the current directory is a Git repository

• ✅ Retrieves your staged changes via git diff --cached

• ✅ Uses Gemini (for now) to generate a one-liner commit message

• ✅ Allows you to:

  • Accept the suggestion
  • Edit the message in your preferred text editor
  • Regenerate a new suggestion

• ✅ Automatically commits the changes with your selected message

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📦 Installation

pip install gmsg

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🛠️ Configuration

Get your Google Gemini API key if you don't have already.

1. Set API key

Enter your api key when package is used for the first time.

$ Enter your Gemini API KEY:

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⚙️ Usage

1. Stage your changes:

   git add .
   or 
   git add <file>
   

2. Run the package:

   gmsg
   

3. Follow the prompts:

   • Press y/Y/enter to commit with the suggested message
   • Press e to edit the message in your default $EDITOR (e.g., vim)
   • Press n to regenerate the commit message

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✨ Example

$ git add some_file.py
$ gmsg

> Generate a one liner git commit message for these changes...
> Added error handling in API response parser

Do you want to continue with this message? [Y = yes / e = edit / n = no]: y
Running: `git commit -m Added error handling in API response parser`
Message committed to git. You can run `git commit --amend` to modify it.

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🧩 Requirements

• Python 3.10+
• Git installed and available in your system path

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📍 Roadmap

Here are some upcoming features and improvements planned for this project:

• CLI Arguments Support Add flags like --gin to mention 'git issue number' in the commit.

• CLI Arguments Support Add flags like --dry-run for non-interactive use.

• Multi-line Commit Messages Option to generate more descriptive, multi-line messages with summaries and bullet points.

• Better Diff Parsing Use syntax-aware parsing to improve prompt context and generate more accurate commit messages.

• Git Hook Integration Provide an installable Git commit hook that auto-runs this tool on git commit.

• Support for Other LLMs Add support for OpenAI's GPT, Claude, or local models using plugins/adapters.

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📝 License

MIT License. Feel free to use, modify, and contribute!

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🤝 Contributing

Pull requests are welcome. For major changes, open an issue first to discuss what you'd like to change.