Simple PR
Follow these steps to create a simple PR from staged changes:
Step 1: Check workspace state
Run: git status
Verify that all changes have been staged (no unstaged changes). If there are unstaged changes, abort and ask the user to stage their changes first with git add.
Also verify that we are on the main branch. If not, abort and ask the user to switch to main first.
Step 2: Ensure main is up to date
Run: git pull origin main
This ensures we're working from the latest code.
Step 3: Review staged changes
Run: git diff --cached
Review the staged changes to understand what the PR will contain.
Step 4: Generate commit message
Based on the staged changes, generate a concise commit message (1-2 sentences) that describes the "why" rather than the "what".
Display the proposed commit message to the user and ask for confirmation before proceeding.
Step 5: Create a new branch
Get the git username: git config user.name | tr ' ' '-' | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]'
Create a short, descriptive branch name based on the changes (e.g., fix-typo-in-readme, add-retry-logic, update-deps).
Create and checkout the branch: git checkout -b {username}/{short-descriptive-name}
Step 6: Commit changes
Commit with the message from step 3:
git commit -m "{commit-message}"Step 7: Push and open a PR
Push the branch and open a PR:
git push -u origin {branch-name}
gh pr create --title "{commit-message-title}" --body "{longer-description-if-needed}"Report the PR URL to the user when complete.