README.md

Commit After Publish

A VS Code extension that automatically triggers GitHub Copilot to generate a commit message after successfully publishing your extension to the VS Code Marketplace.

Features

• Automatically generates commit messages using GitHub Copilot after successful extension publishing
• Configurable task detection for different publishing workflows
• Works with both custom tasks and npm scripts

How It Works

The extension monitors VS Code tasks and when a configured publishing task completes successfully:

1. Waits for a short cooldown period (1 second)
2. Opens and focuses the Source Control view
3. Triggers GitHub Copilot to generate a commit message
4. Shows a success notification when complete

Requirements

• Visual Studio Code
• GitHub Copilot extension
• Git repository

Configuration

This extension contributes the following settings:

{
  "commit-after-publish.enabled": {
    "type": "boolean",
    "default": true,
    "description": "Enable/disable automatic commit message generation after publishing"
  },
  "commit-after-publish.taskNames": {
    "type": "array",
    "default": ["publish", "vsce publish"],
    "description": "List of task names that trigger commit message generation"
  }
}

Usage

1. Configure your publishing tasks in tasks.json
2. Add the task names to the commit-after-publish.taskNames setting
3. Run your publish task
4. The extension will automatically trigger GitHub Copilot to generate a commit message after successful publishing

Example tasks.json Configuration

{
  "version": "2.0.0",
  "tasks": [
    {
      "label": "Publish Extension",
      "type": "shell",
      "command": "vsce publish"
    }
  ]
}

Troubleshooting

If commit messages aren't being generated:

1. Verify the extension is enabled in settings
2. Check that your task name is included in commit-after-publish.taskNames
3. Ensure GitHub Copilot is installed and properly configured
4. Check the VS Code output panel for any error messages