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Level up your git commit messages

What is a commit message?

In short, a git commit records changes to a repository.

Why a good commit message?

How to write a good commit message?

  • One commit for one “logical change”
  • Include module/feature name enclosed in [ ]
  • Followed by a type of commit
  • Followed by a meaningful and descriptive message
  • Do include Jira bug id if the commit is fixing an issue
  • Do include ticket id if it’s a new feature

Example:

Types of commit messages:

build: Changes that affect the build system or external dependencies

ci: Changes to CI configuration files and scripts

docs: Documentation only changes

feature: A new feature

fix: A bug fix

perf: A code change that improves performance

refactor: A code change that neither fixes a bug nor adds a feature

style: Changes that do not affect the meaning of the code (white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons, etc)

test: Adding missing tests or correcting existing tests

Things to avoid when creating commits:

  • Mixing two unrelated functional changes.
  • Sending large new features in a single giant commit.

It may well be the case that the code for a new feature is only useful when all of it is present. This does not, however, imply that the entire feature should be provided in a single commit. New features often entail refactoring existing code. It is highly desirable that any refactoring is done in commits which are separate from those implementing the new feature. This helps reviewers and test suites validate that the refactoring has no unintentional functional changes. Even the newly written code can often be split up into multiple pieces that can be independently reviewed.

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