{"record":{"id":"10bf368d0b261673","repo":"GitoxideLabs/gitoxide","slug":"the-new-commit-would-be-empty-use-new-empty-inste","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"the new commit would be empty; use new-empty instead","messagePattern":"the new commit would be empty; use new-empty instead","errorType":"exception","errorClass":"anyhow::Error","httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"gix-tix/src/lib.rs","lineNumber":5903,"sourceCode":"fn create_commit(\n    terminal: &mut ratatui::DefaultTerminal,\n    repository_path: &Path,\n    bare: bool,\n    graph: &HistoryGraph,\n    parent: Option<gix::ObjectId>,\n    mode: CreateMode,\n    enhanced_keyboard: bool,\n) -> Result<Option<edit::rebase::Perform>> {\n    let mut repository =\n        open_repository(repository_path, bare, false).context(\"could not open repository before creating commit\")?;\n    repository.object_cache_size(None);\n    let mut prepared = if matches!(mode, CreateMode::InsertEmpty) {\n        edit::create::prepare_empty(repository, parent)?\n    } else {\n        edit::create::prepare(repository, parent)?\n    };\n    if matches!(mode, CreateMode::Insert) && prepared.is_empty {\n        anyhow::bail!(\"the new commit would be empty; use new-empty instead\");\n    }\n    let editor = prepared.editor.take().expect(\"prepared commits have an editor\");\n    let Some(edited) = edit::edit_document(\n        terminal,\n        editor,\n        &prepared.document,\n        &format!(\"tix-commit-{}.md\", std::process::id()),\n        enhanced_keyboard,\n    )?\n    else {\n        return Ok(None);\n    };\n    let outcome = match mode {\n        CreateMode::Insert | CreateMode::InsertEmpty => run_with_todo_progress(terminal, move |report| {\n            let mut repository = open_repository(repository_path, bare, false)\n                .context(\"could not reopen repository after editing commit\")?;\n            repository.object_cache_size(None);\n            edit::create::apply_conflict_reporting(repository, graph, prepared, &edited, report)","sourceCodeStart":5885,"sourceCodeEnd":5921,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/GitoxideLabs/gitoxide/blob/e73179060badf27222d790981fac3f84c1830a7e/gix-tix/src/lib.rs#L5885-L5921","documentation":"When creating a commit in Insert mode, the prepared commit content was empty (no changes relative to the parent), which the tool treats as a user mistake. It directs the user to the explicit `new-empty` mode, which allows empty commits intentionally.","triggerScenarios":"Invoking commit creation with CreateMode::Insert when the working tree/selected changes produce no diff against the parent commit, so prepare() reports prepared.is_empty == true.","commonSituations":"Trying to insert a commit after all changes were already committed or reverted; editing produced no modifications; wrong parent/base selected so the diff is empty.","solutions":["Use the `new-empty` command/mode instead of `new`/insert to intentionally create an empty commit.","Verify there are actually staged/selected changes producing a diff against the parent.","Check the chosen parent commit is the one you intend to diff against."],"exampleFix":"// before\napp.run(CreateMode::Insert)?; // fails when nothing changed\n// after\nif prepared_changes.is_empty() {\n    app.run(CreateMode::InsertEmpty)?;\n} else {\n    app.run(CreateMode::Insert)?;\n}","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"let has_changes = !status_diff_against_parent(repo)?.is_empty();\nif !has_changes { /* use new-empty or abort */ }","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match create_commit(terminal, repo, CreateMode::Insert) {\n    Err(err) if err.to_string().contains(\"would be empty\") => {\n        create_commit(terminal, repo, CreateMode::InsertEmpty)?;\n    }\n    other => other?,\n}","preventionTips":["Check for staged changes before invoking insert-mode commit creation.","Use the explicit empty-commit mode when an empty commit is intended.","Verify the selected parent commit is the intended diff base."],"tags":["git","commit","empty-commit","validation"],"backgroundTag":"empty-commit-rejected","analyzedSha":"e73179060badf27222d790981fac3f84c1830a7e","analyzedAt":"2026-09-08T11:26:50.865Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-08T11:26:50.865Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-16T04:17:20.429Z"}