Generate a git commit message for the current Java changes. Use the Conventional Commits format tailored to Java/Spring projects.
Step 1 — Gather context
Run (or ask Claude to run): git diff --staged --stat to see which files changed.
If nothing is staged, check git diff --stat for unstaged changes.
Step 2 — Analyse the changes
Based on the changed files, determine:
- Type of change: feat, fix, refactor, test, docs, chore, perf, security
- Scope: the Java package, module, or layer affected (e.g.,
service,controller,repository,security) - What changed: specific class names, method names, or behaviours
Step 3 — Generate commit message
Use this format:
<type>(<scope>): <imperative summary under 72 chars>
[optional body — what changed and why, not how]
[optional footer — breaking changes, issue references]
Java-specific type rules:
feat: new class, method, endpoint, or featurefix: bug fix in logic, null check, exception handlingrefactor: extract method, rename, restructure — no behaviour changeperf: N+1 fix, index added, caching, virtual threadstest: new or updated JUnit/Mockito/Testcontainers testssecurity: OWASP fix, auth change, secret handling improvementchore: dependency update, build config, version bump
Java-specific scope examples:
user-service,order-controller,payment-repositoryauth,security,jpa,api,dtopom,gradle,ci
Examples:
feat(user-service): add findByEmail with case-insensitive search
Adds UserService.findByEmail() using Spring Data derived query.
Returns Optional<User> to handle missing users without null checks.
fix(order-controller): return 404 when order not found instead of 500
Previously threw NullPointerException when order ID did not exist.
Now throws ResourceNotFoundException mapped to 404 by GlobalExceptionHandler.
perf(product-repository): fix N+1 query with @EntityGraph on findAll
Each product was triggering a separate query for its category.
Added @EntityGraph(attributePaths = "category") to load in one JOIN.
refactor(auth-service): replace field injection with constructor injection
Removes @Autowired field injection on JwtTokenProvider and UserDetailsService.
Constructor injection makes dependencies explicit and improves testability.
Step 4 — Output
Provide:
- The commit message (ready to copy)
- The git command:
git commit -m "$(cat <<'EOF'\n[message]\nEOF\n)"
If multiple logical changes are staged together, suggest splitting into separate commits.