feat: improve commit message generation with AI prompts (#596)

- Refactor the commit message generation process to utilize default prompts and enhance clarity while eliminating redundancy.
- Added new properties for subject and summary prompts, while improving cancellation support in async task handling.
- feat: add AI prompts for commit message generation.
- Updated the formatting of the package reference for consistency in the project file.
- Add properties for managing OpenAI subject and summary prompts in the Preference view model.
- Refactor layout and add new input fields for AI subject and summary prompts in the preferences view.

src/Commands/GenerateCommitMessage.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,33 @@ namespace SourceGit.Commands
     /// </summary>
     public class GenerateCommitMessage
     {
+        private const string DEFAULT_SUMMARY_PROMPT = """
+            You are an expert developer specialist in creating commits.
+            Provide a super concise one sentence overall changes summary of the user `git diff` output following strictly the next rules:
+            - Do not use any code snippets, imports, file routes or bullets points.
+            - Do not mention the route of file that has been change.
+            - Simply describe the MAIN GOAL of the changes.
+            - Output directly the summary in plain text.
+            """;
+
+        private const string DEFAULT_SUBJECT_PROMPT = """
+            You are an expert developer specialist in creating commits messages.
+            Your only goal is to retrieve a single commit message.
+            Based on the provided user changes, combine them in ONE SINGLE commit message retrieving the global idea, following strictly the next rules:
+            - Assign the commit {type} according to the next conditions:
+              feat: Only when adding a new feature.
+              fix: When fixing a bug.
+              docs: When updating documentation.
+              style: When changing elements styles or design and/or making changes to the code style (formatting, missing semicolons, etc.) without changing the code logic.
+              test: When adding or updating tests.
+              chore: When making changes to the build process or auxiliary tools and libraries.
+              revert: When undoing a previous commit.
+              refactor: When restructuring code without changing its external behavior, or is any of the other refactor types.
+            - Do not add any issues numeration, explain your output nor introduce your answer.
+            - Output directly only one commit message in plain text with the next format: {type}: {commit_message}.
+            - Be as concise as possible, keep the message under 50 characters.
+            """;
+
         public class GetDiffContent : Command
         {
             public GetDiffContent(string repo, Models.DiffOption opt)
@@ -70,15 +97,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.Commands
             var rs = new GetDiffContent(_repo, new Models.DiffOption(change, false)).ReadToEnd();
             var diff = rs.IsSuccess ? rs.StdOut : "unknown change";
 
-            var prompt = new StringBuilder();
+            var prompt = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Models.OpenAI.SummaryPrompt)
-            prompt.AppendLine("You are an expert developer specialist in creating commits.");
+                ? DEFAULT_SUMMARY_PROMPT
-            prompt.AppendLine("Provide a super concise one sentence overall changes summary of the user `git diff` output following strictly the next rules:");
+                : Models.OpenAI.SummaryPrompt;
-            prompt.AppendLine("- Do not use any code snippets, imports, file routes or bullets points.");
+
-            prompt.AppendLine("- Do not mention the route of file that has been change.");
+            var rsp = Models.OpenAI.Chat(prompt, $"Here is the `git diff` output: {diff}", _cancelToken);
-            prompt.AppendLine("- Simply describe the MAIN GOAL of the changes.");
-            prompt.AppendLine("- Output directly the summary in plain text.`");
 
-            var rsp = Models.OpenAI.Chat(prompt.ToString(), $"Here is the `git diff` output: {diff}", _cancelToken);
             if (rsp != null && rsp.Choices.Count > 0)
                 return rsp.Choices[0].Message.Content;
 
@@ -87,24 +111,12 @@ namespace SourceGit.Commands
 
         private string GenerateSubject(string summary)
         {
-            var prompt = new StringBuilder();
+            var prompt = string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(Models.OpenAI.SubjectPrompt)
-            prompt.AppendLine("You are an expert developer specialist in creating commits messages.");
+                ? DEFAULT_SUBJECT_PROMPT
-            prompt.AppendLine("Your only goal is to retrieve a single commit message.");
+                : Models.OpenAI.SubjectPrompt;
-            prompt.AppendLine("Based on the provided user changes, combine them in ONE SINGLE commit message retrieving the global idea, following strictly the next rules:");
+
-            prompt.AppendLine("- Assign the commit {type} according to the next conditions:");
+            var rsp = Models.OpenAI.Chat(prompt, $"Here are the summaries changes: {summary}", _cancelToken);
-            prompt.AppendLine("  feat: Only when adding a new feature.");
-            prompt.AppendLine("  fix: When fixing a bug.");
-            prompt.AppendLine("  docs: When updating documentation.");
-            prompt.AppendLine("  style: When changing elements styles or design and/or making changes to the code style (formatting, missing semicolons, etc.) without changing the code logic.");
-            prompt.AppendLine("  test: When adding or updating tests. ");
-            prompt.AppendLine("  chore: When making changes to the build process or auxiliary tools and libraries. ");
-            prompt.AppendLine("  revert: When undoing a previous commit.");
-            prompt.AppendLine("  refactor: When restructuring code without changing its external behavior, or is any of the other refactor types.");
-            prompt.AppendLine("- Do not add any issues numeration, explain your output nor introduce your answer.");
-            prompt.AppendLine("- Output directly only one commit message in plain text with the next format: {type}: {commit_message}.");
-            prompt.AppendLine("- Be as concise as possible, keep the message under 50 characters.");
 
-            var rsp = Models.OpenAI.Chat(prompt.ToString(), $"Here are the summaries changes: {summary}", _cancelToken);
             if (rsp != null && rsp.Choices.Count > 0)
                 return rsp.Choices[0].Message.Content;
 

src/Models/OpenAI.cs

@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
             set;
         }
 
+        public static string SubjectPrompt
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
+
+        public static string SummaryPrompt
+        {
+            get;
+            set;
+        }
+
         public static bool IsValid
         {
             get => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Server) && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(Model);
@@ -113,14 +125,14 @@ namespace SourceGit.Models
             try
             {
                 var task = client.PostAsync(Server, req, cancellation);
-                task.Wait();
+                task.Wait(cancellation);
 
                 var rsp = task.Result;
                 if (!rsp.IsSuccessStatusCode)
                     throw new Exception($"AI service returns error code {rsp.StatusCode}");
 
                 var reader = rsp.Content.ReadAsStringAsync(cancellation);
-                reader.Wait();
+                reader.Wait(cancellation);
 
                 return JsonSerializer.Deserialize(reader.Result, JsonCodeGen.Default.OpenAIChatResponse);
             }

src/Resources/Locales/en_US.axaml

@@ -403,6 +403,31 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.AI.Server" xml:space="preserve">Server</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.AI.ApiKey" xml:space="preserve">API Key</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.AI.Model" xml:space="preserve">Model</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.AI.SummaryPrompt" xml:space="preserve">Summary Prompt</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.AI.SubjectPrompt" xml:space="preserve">Subject Prompt</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.AI.SummaryPromptHint" xml:space="preserve">You are an expert developer specialist in creating commits.
+Provide a super concise one sentence overall changes summary of the user `git diff` output following strictly the next rules:
+- Do not use any code snippets, imports, file routes or bullets points.
+- Do not mention the route of file that has been change.
+- Simply describe the MAIN GOAL of the changes.
+- Output directly the summary in plain text.
+</x:String>
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.AI.SubjectPromptHint" xml:space="preserve">You are an expert developer specialist in creating commits messages.
+Your only goal is to retrieve a single commit message.
+Based on the provided user changes, combine them in ONE SINGLE commit message retrieving the global idea, following strictly the next rules:
+- Assign the commit {type} according to the next conditions:
+  feat: Only when adding a new feature.
+  fix: When fixing a bug.
+  docs: When updating documentation.
+  style: When changing elements styles or design and/or making changes to the code style (formatting, missing semicolons, etc.) without changing the code logic.
+  test: When adding or updating tests.
+  chore: When making changes to the build process or auxiliary tools and libraries.
+  revert: When undoing a previous commit.
+  refactor: When restructuring code without changing its external behavior, or is any of the other refactor types.
+- Do not add any issues numeration, explain your output nor introduce your answer.
+- Output directly only one commit message in plain text with the next format: {type}: {commit_message}.
+- Be as concise as possible, keep the message under 50 characters.
+</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.Appearance" xml:space="preserve">APPEARANCE</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.Appearance.DefaultFont" xml:space="preserve">Default Font</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Preference.Appearance.DefaultFontSize" xml:space="preserve">Default Font Size</x:String>
@@ -621,7 +646,7 @@
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Welcome.OpenAllInNode" xml:space="preserve">Open All Repositories</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Welcome.OpenOrInit" xml:space="preserve">Open Repository</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Welcome.OpenTerminal" xml:space="preserve">Open Terminal</x:String>
-  <x:String x:Key="Text.Welcome.ScanDefaultCloneDir" xml:space="preserve">Rescan Repositories in Default Clone Dir</x:String>  
+  <x:String x:Key="Text.Welcome.ScanDefaultCloneDir" xml:space="preserve">Rescan Repositories in Default Clone Dir</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Welcome.Search" xml:space="preserve">Search Repositories...</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.Welcome.Sort" xml:space="preserve">Sort</x:String>
   <x:String x:Key="Text.WorkingCopy" xml:space="preserve">Changes</x:String>

src/SourceGit.csproj

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.Diagnostics" Version="11.1.4" Condition="'$(Configuration)' == 'Debug'" />
     <PackageReference Include="Avalonia.AvaloniaEdit" Version="11.1.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="AvaloniaEdit.TextMate" Version="11.1.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.3.2" />    
+    <PackageReference Include="CommunityToolkit.Mvvm" Version="8.3.2" />
     <PackageReference Include="LiveChartsCore.SkiaSharpView.Avalonia" Version="2.0.0-rc3.3" />
     <PackageReference Include="TextMateSharp" Version="1.0.63" />
     <PackageReference Include="TextMateSharp.Grammars" Version="1.0.63" />

src/ViewModels/Preference.cs

@@ -315,6 +315,32 @@ namespace SourceGit.ViewModels
             }
         }
 
+        public string OpenAISubjectPrompt
+        {
+            get => Models.OpenAI.SubjectPrompt;
+            set
+            {
+                if (value != Models.OpenAI.SubjectPrompt)
+                {
+                    Models.OpenAI.SubjectPrompt = value;
+                    OnPropertyChanged();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public string OpenAISummaryPrompt
+        {
+            get => Models.OpenAI.SummaryPrompt;
+            set
+            {
+                if (value != Models.OpenAI.SummaryPrompt)
+                {
+                    Models.OpenAI.SummaryPrompt = value;
+                    OnPropertyChanged();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
         public uint StatisticsSampleColor
         {
             get => _statisticsSampleColor;

src/Views/Preference.axaml

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
           <TabItem.Header>
             <TextBlock Classes="tab_header" Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.General}"/>
           </TabItem.Header>
-          <Grid Margin="8" RowDefinitions="32,32,32,32,32,32" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">            
+          <Grid Margin="8" RowDefinitions="32,32,32,32,32,32" ColumnDefinitions="Auto,*">
             <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
                        Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.General.Locale}"
                        HorizontalAlignment="Right"
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
                        Margin="0,0,16,0"/>
             <StackPanel Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Orientation="Horizontal">
               <TextBlock Margin="0,0,8,0"
-                         Text="{Binding #ThisControl.GitVersion}" 
+                         Text="{Binding #ThisControl.GitVersion}"
                          IsVisible="{Binding #ThisControl.GitVersion, Converter={x:Static StringConverters.IsNotNullOrEmpty}}"/>
 
               <Border Background="Transparent"
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="IntegrationLabel"/>
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
               </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-              
+
               <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
                          Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.Shell.Type}"
                          HorizontalAlignment="Right"
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@
                   </Button>
                 </TextBox.InnerRightContent>
               </TextBox>
-            </Grid>            
+            </Grid>
 
             <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Margin="0,24,0,0">
               <Path Width="12" Height="12" Data="{StaticResource Icons.Diff}"/>
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="IntegrationLabel"/>
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
               </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-              
+
               <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
                          Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.DiffMerge.Type}"
                          HorizontalAlignment="Right"
@@ -465,12 +465,12 @@
               <TextBlock Classes="bold" Margin="4,0,0,0" Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.AI}"/>
             </StackPanel>
             <Rectangle Margin="0,8" Fill="{DynamicResource Brush.Border2}" Height=".6" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch"/>
-            <Grid Margin="8,0,0,0" RowDefinitions="32,32,32">
+            <Grid Margin="8,0,0,0" RowDefinitions="32,32,32,128,128">
               <Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="Auto" SharedSizeGroup="IntegrationLabel"/>
                 <ColumnDefinition Width="*"/>
               </Grid.ColumnDefinitions>
-              
+
               <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0"
                          Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.AI.Server}"
                          HorizontalAlignment="Right"
@@ -497,10 +497,38 @@
                        Height="28"
                        CornerRadius="3"
                        Text="{Binding OpenAIApiKey, Mode=TwoWay}"/>
+
+              <TextBlock Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="0"
+                         Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.AI.SubjectPrompt}"
+                         HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                         Margin="0,0,16,0"/>
+
+              <TextBox Grid.Row="3" Grid.Column="1"
+                       Height="120"
+                       CornerRadius="3"
+                       VerticalContentAlignment="Top"
+                       Text="{Binding OpenAISubjectPrompt, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                       AcceptsReturn="true"
+                       Watermark="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.AI.SubjectPromptHint}"
+                       TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
+
+              <TextBlock Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="0"
+                         Text="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.AI.SummaryPrompt}"
+                         HorizontalAlignment="Right"
+                         Margin="0,0,16,0"/>
+
+              <TextBox Grid.Row="4" Grid.Column="1"
+                       Height="120"
+                       CornerRadius="3"
+                       VerticalContentAlignment="Top"
+                       Text="{Binding OpenAISummaryPrompt, Mode=TwoWay}"
+                       AcceptsReturn="true"
+                       Watermark="{DynamicResource Text.Preference.AI.SummaryPromptHint}"
+                       TextWrapping="Wrap"/>
             </Grid>
-          </StackPanel>          
+          </StackPanel>
         </TabItem>
       </TabControl>
-    </Border>    
+    </Border>
   </Grid>
 </v:ChromelessWindow>