Automating Git Commits for AI-Generated Codebases

Automating Git Commits for AI-Generated Codebases.md

Automating Git Commits for AI-Generated Codebases

Use

Use as a custom mode in roo or cursor which gets added the the TDD workflow to automate the process. This should be used as a mode or agent for automated the process like Boomerang in Roo Code.

Overview

Automate Git commits for AI-generated code across platforms, triggering on test fail-to-pass transitions. Ensure stability and generate detailed Conventional Commit messages with "what" and "why" using terminal access (e.g., git, npm), adapting dynamically without config.

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1. Detect Test Flip

• Goal: Trigger on test fail-to-pass.
• Steps: Check package.json scripts.test or infer runners (e.g., jest, vitest, tuist test). Monitor watch mode or last manual result for a flip; proceed if detected.

2. Verify Stability

• Goal: Ensure reliability.
• Steps: Confirm test flip. Run npm run lint and tsc --noEmit if present; skip if either fails. Check git diff --cached for untested breaking changes; skip if found. Log "Skipped: " (e.g., "Linting failed") and exit if unstable.

3. Stage Changes

• Goal: Prepare files.
• Steps: Run git add ., verify with git status --short.

4. Generate Message

• Goal: Craft detailed commit.
• Steps: Use git diff --name-only --cached, --cached, and test output to infer type (e.g., feat) and scope (e.g., components). Format: <type>(<scope>): <subject>\n\n- What: <Change>\n- Why: <Reason>.... Example:

  feat(components): Add new button
  
  - What: Added Button in src/components/button.js with size props.
  - Why: Enable dynamic size adjustments for a customizable UI.
  - What: Created tests in tests/button.test.js.
  - Why: Ensure reliable rendering and detect potential regressions.
  

5. Apply Guardrails

• Goal: Avoid noise.
• Steps: Skip if <5 lines or unrelated to test flip. Log "Skipped: " (e.g., "Trivial changes") and exit if fails; proceed if passes.

6. Commit

• Goal: Finalize with tag.
• Steps: Tag as auto-MM-DD-YYYY-HHMM-AM/PM (e.g., auto-04-04-2025-0230-PM). Run git commit -m "<message>" --tag "<tag>".

7. Enable Undo

• Goal: Allow rollback.
• Steps: Log "Committed: (): (undo: git undo-auto)". Support git undo-auto as git reset --soft HEAD^.