Keep Last Commit Message

keep-last-commit-message is a VS Code extension written in TypeScript that keeps the last Source Control commit message available for reuse in the current workspace.

What it does

• Reads and writes the last saved message through ExtensionContext.workspaceState
• Restores the message only when the Source Control input is empty
• Shares one saved message across all Git repositories in the same workspace
• Avoids restoring while Git is in special states such as merge, rebase, or cherry-pick
• Updates the saved message from the latest commit returned by repository.log({ maxEntries: 1 })

Settings

• keepLastCommitMessage.enabled
• keepLastCommitMessage.restoreOnStartup
• keepLastCommitMessage.restoreAfterCommit

Package and share a VSIX

This project can be packaged as a .vsix file and shared directly without publishing to the VS Code Marketplace.

1. Install vsce: npm install -g @vscode/vsce
2. Build the extension: npm run compile
3. Generate the package: vsce package
4. Share the generated .vsix file.

Reference: VS Code docs - Packaging Extensions

Install a VSIX

There are two common ways to install the packaged extension:

1. In VS Code, open the Extensions view, select the ... menu, and choose Install from VSIX....
2. From the command line, run: code --install-extension keep-last-commit-message-0.0.1.vsix

Run locally

1. Open this folder in VS Code.
2. Run npm install.
3. Run npm run compile.
4. Press F5 to launch a new Extension Development Host window.
5. Open a Git workspace in the development host and use Source Control commits to verify the behavior.