Using Git global config (v1.17.0)

[rkotze]

Selected co-authors are stored globally now (v1.17.0) meaning when switching between projects your co-authors stay the same.

If you used previous versions then it's likely you have set a local commit template.

If you've set a local commit template in your config then that template will be updated as usual. However, not when you switch projects. This is only an issue if you want to keep the template in sync with git mob cli (v2.1.0) with the extension.

The extension will always fetch the latest co-authors when the view is loaded or in focus.

If you're only using the local template for Git Mob, then it's recommended to remove your local commit.template config and use the global config.

How to migrate to the global setup:

• Open a terminal to the path of the project folder
• Remove local template command: git config --local --unset commit.template
• Reload the extension (cmd palette, Git Mob: reload view) and a global template will be set up.

We don't force the use of a global template as this would not follow the priority order of Git config.