xgit

An enhanced Git tool built with Rust that provides AI-powered commit messages, interactive branch management, and GitHub PR integration.

Features

• 🤖 AI-powered commit messages - Generate conventional commit messages using AI
• 🌿 Interactive branch management - Easy branch switching with a visual picker
• 📊 Branch statistics with GitHub PR tracking - View branch status, merge state, and associated GitHub PRs
• 🗑️ Smart branch pruning - Clean up merged branches with safety checks and interactive selection
• 🔗 GitHub integration - Automatically detect and display pull request information
• 🚀 Git passthrough - Works seamlessly with existing git workflows

Installation

cargo install xgit

Updating

To update to the latest version:

cargo install xgit --force

Note: The --force flag is required to overwrite the existing installation.

Usage

Interactive Branch Switching

Select and switch between branches interactively:

xgit branch
# or use the short alias:
xgit b

Branch Statistics & GitHub PR Tracking

View comprehensive branch information including GitHub PR status:

xgit branch --stats
# or use the short alias:
xgit b --stats

Smart Branch Pruning

Clean up branches that have been merged to main:

# Preview what would be deleted (recommended first)
xgit branch --prune-merged --dry-run
# or use the short alias:
xgit b --prune-merged --dry-run

# Interactive deletion - select which branches to remove
xgit branch --prune-merged
# or use the short alias:
xgit b --prune-merged

AI-Powered Commits

Generate commit messages automatically using AI:

# Stage your changes first
git add .

# Use AI to generate commit message
xgit commit
# or use the short alias:
xgit c

Git Passthrough

Use any git command through xgit:

xgit status
xgit log
xgit push
# ... any git command

GitHub Integration

xgit automatically detects GitHub repositories and fetches PR information for each branch. Authentication options:

1. Environment variable: Set GITHUB_TOKEN
2. Unauthenticated: Works with public repos (rate limited)

Development

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/LiXuanqi/gitx
   cd xgit
   

2. Install git hooks (recommended):

   ./scripts/install-hooks.sh
   

3. Build and test:

   cargo build
   cargo test
   cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings