Git Diff Focus

Focus is the part of your code that your conversation in Chat centers around. It could be an entire file or just a few lines of code.

Git Diff Focus centers on Git changes across your entire project, enabling you to manage and review code changes effectively.

To choose Git Diff click on @ and select Git Diff.

Secondary Focus

When choosing Git Diff Focus, you have to choose a Secondary Focus option. The Secondary Focus refines the context for Chat's responses.

When using Git Diff Focus, there are three options for Secondary Focus:

• Local Changes: Concentrate on all local changes made in your project or your current file.

• Staged Changes: Highlight changes that have been staged for commit.

• Committed Changes: Review changes that have already been committed. This option requires you to select a target branch to compare your changes against, enhancing the context for Qodo Gen's analysis and suggestions.

Using Current File Focus

1. Add Focus: Type @ or click on @, and select Git Diff.

2. Choose Secondary Focus: From the dropdown list, choose between local changes, staged changes or committed changes based on your requirement.

3. Execute a Command: Type in your desired command (/changelog, /issues, etc) followed by your question or request.

Commands

Git Diff Focus supports the following commands:

• /changelog

  Update the Changelog file with a summary of recent changes.

• /commit

  Generate commit messages for staged changes.

• /describe

  Get a title and description for your next pull request.

• /improve

  Get suggestions to improve your code.

• /issues

  Identify potential issues within the code, such as security vulnerabilities or bugs.

• /recap

  Summarize all changes in the selected changeset.

• /review

  Get a comprehensive pull request review of the current changes, including analysis and feedback.

Usage Examples

• Preparing for Commits: Use /commit or /describe to craft meaningful commit messages and pull request descriptions.

• Code Quality Assurance: Use /review, /improve and /issues to enhance the quality and security of your code before finalizing changes.

• Change Management: Use /recap and /changelog to maintain documentation and records of your project and ensure transparency.