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Error when running ai-diff-commit: "ambiguous argument 'HEAD'" #26

@IanSkelskey

Description

@IanSkelskey

When attempting to run ai-diff-commit, an error occurs related to the HEAD argument in Git. The following error is displayed:

fatal: ambiguous argument 'HEAD': unknown revision or path not in the working tree.
Use '--' to separate paths from revisions, like this:
'git <command> [<revision>...] -- [<file>...]'
An error occurred: Error: Command failed: git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD
fatal: ambiguous argument 'HEAD': unknown revision or path not in the working tree.

The error seems to arise from a failure in the command git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD, which is used to identify the current Git branch. This may happen if the repository is in a detached HEAD state or if there are no commits in the repository.

Steps to Reproduce:

  1. Run ai-diff-commit in a directory with a Git repository in a detached HEAD state or without any commits.

Expected Behavior: The tool should handle this scenario gracefully, possibly with a message indicating that a valid branch could not be detected.

Environment Details:

  • OS: Windows
  • Node Version: 20.18.0
  • ai-diff-commit version: 0.0.3

Additional Context: The error traceback points to the getCurrentBranchName function in git.js. A potential fix could include handling scenarios where HEAD is ambiguous or ensuring the repository has a valid branch checked out.

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