Git QuickOps VS Code Extension

A comprehensive git operations toolkit with an intuitive menu-driven interface, bringing the power of the git-quickops shell script directly into VS Code.

Features

• Menu-driven interface - Easy-to-navigate quick pick menus for all git operations
• Common Commands - Quick access to status, add, commit, push, pull, fetch, log, and diff
• Branch Management - Create, switch, rename, delete, and merge branches with ease
• Commit History - Rewrite, rebase, squash, undo, and amend commits
• Cleanup Tools - Prune remotes, delete orphan branches, and remove merged branches
• Stash Operations - Save, list, and pop stashes
• Tag Management - Create and push tags
• Remote Operations - Set upstream and push
• Utilities - Restore files, unstage changes, and configure commit prefixes
• Commit Prefix Support - Automatically prefix commits with branch name or ticket number

Usage

Open the Main Menu

Press Ctrl+Shift+P (or Cmd+Shift+P on macOS) and type:

• Git QuickOps: Show Main Menu - Opens the main category menu

Direct Command Access

You can also access specific categories directly:

• Git QuickOps: Common Commands - Quick access to common git operations
• Git QuickOps: Branch Management - Branch operations
• Git QuickOps: Commit History - History manipulation
• Git QuickOps: Cleanup - Repository cleanup operations
• Git QuickOps: Stash - Stash operations
• Git QuickOps: Tags - Tag management
• Git QuickOps: Remotes - Remote operations
• Git QuickOps: Utilities - Utility functions
• Git QuickOps: Add → Commit → Push - Quick workflow command

Common Commands

• Show Status - Display git status
• Add Changes - Stage changes (all or selected files)
• Add → Commit → Push - Complete workflow in one command
• Commit - Commit staged changes with message
• Push - Push to remote
• Pull - Pull from remote
• Fetch - Fetch from remote
• View Log - View commit history
• View Diff - View changes (working directory or staged)

Branch Management

• Create Branch - Create and switch to new branch
• Create Branch From... - Create branch from specific commit/branch
• Switch Branch - Switch to existing branch
• Checkout from Remote - Fetch and checkout branches from remote that don't exist locally
• Rename Branch - Rename current branch
• Delete Branch - Delete one or more branches
• Merge Branch - Merge another branch into current

Commit History

• Rewrite to Single Commit - Squash all commits into one
• Rebase Onto Branch - Rebase current branch onto another
• Squash Last N Commits - Interactive rebase to squash commits
• Undo Last Commit - Undo last commit but keep changes
• Amend Last Commit Message - Change the last commit message

Cleanup

• Fetch + Prune Remotes - Update remote tracking and remove stale references
• Delete Orphan Branches - Remove local branches not present on remote
• Delete Merged Branches - Remove branches already merged into default branch

Stash

• Stash Save - Save current changes to stash
• Stash List - View all stashes
• Stash Pop - Apply and remove a stash

Tags

• Create Tag - Create a new tag (annotated or lightweight)

Remotes

• Push and Set Upstream - Push current branch and set upstream tracking

Utilities

• Restore File from HEAD - Discard changes to a specific file
• Unstage All Changes - Unstage all staged changes
• Set Commit Prefix - Configure automatic commit message prefixing

Configuration

Commit Prefix

Configure automatic commit message prefixing with placeholders:

Settings:

• gitQuickOps.commitPrefix - Default commit prefix template
• gitQuickOps.defaultRemote - Default remote name (default: "origin")

Placeholders:

• {{branch}} - Replaced with current branch name
• {{ticket}} - Automatically extracted from branch name (e.g., PROJ-123 from feature/PROJ-123-description)

Examples:

• {{ticket}}: → "PROJ-123: my commit message"
• [{{branch}}] → "[feature/my-feature] my commit message"
• {{ticket}} - {{branch}}: → "PROJ-123 - feature/my-feature: my commit message"

Repo-specific prefix: You can also set a repo-specific prefix by creating a .GIT_QUICKOPS_PREFIX file in your repository root. This takes precedence over the workspace setting.

Note: Legacy .GIT_HELPER_PREFIX files are also supported for backwards compatibility.

Settings

Open VS Code settings and search for "Git QuickOps" to configure:

{
  "gitQuickOps.commitPrefix": "{{ticket}}: ",
  "gitQuickOps.defaultRemote": "origin"
}

Requirements

• Git must be installed and available on your system
• A git repository must be open in the workspace

Installation

From VSIX

1. Download the .vsix file
2. Open VS Code
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+P and type "Install from VSIX"
4. Select the downloaded file

From Source

1. Clone the repository
2. Navigate to git_helpers/vscode
3. Run npm install
4. Run npm run compile
5. Press F5 to open extension development host

Building

cd git_helpers/vscode
npm install
npm run compile

To package as VSIX:

npm install -g @vscode/vsce
vsce package

Contributing

This extension is part of the kumpeapps/helper_scripts repository. Contributions are welcome!

License

See the LICENSE file in the repository root.

Changelog

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Converted from bash script to VS Code extension
• Full feature parity with git-quickops.sh
• Added VS Code-native UI integration
• Support for commit message prefixing
• Multi-select operations for branch deletion
• Output channels for command results

Related

This extension is based on the git-quickops.sh bash script from the same repository. Both tools provide the same functionality with different interfaces - choose the one that fits your workflow best!