nikivdev/code · error

No staged changes to commit

Error message

No staged changes to commit

What it means

Error "No staged changes to commit" thrown in nikivdev/code.

Source

Thrown at src/commit.rs:2032

    // Check for sensitive files before proceeding
    let sensitive_files = check_sensitive_files(&repo_root);
    warn_sensitive_files(&sensitive_files)?;

    // Scan diff content for hardcoded secrets
    let secret_findings = scan_diff_for_secrets(&repo_root);
    warn_secrets_in_diff(&repo_root, &secret_findings)?;

    // Check for files with large diffs
    let large_diffs = check_large_diffs(&repo_root);
    warn_large_diffs(&large_diffs)?;

    // Get diff
    let diff = git_capture_in(&repo_root, &["diff", "--cached"])?;
    if diff.trim().is_empty() {
        println!("\nnotify: No staged changes to commit");
        print_pending_queue_review_hint(&repo_root);
        bail!("No staged changes to commit");
    }
    debug!(diff_len = diff.len(), "got cached diff");

    // Get status
    let status = git_capture_in(&repo_root, &["status", "--short"]).unwrap_or_default();
    debug!(status_lines = status.lines().count(), "got git status");

    // Truncate diff if needed
    let (diff_for_prompt, truncated) = truncate_diff(&diff);
    debug!(
        truncated = truncated,
        prompt_len = diff_for_prompt.len(),
        "prepared diff for prompt"
    );

    // Generate commit message
    print!("Generating commit message... ");
    io::stdout().flush()?;

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at src/commit.rs:2032 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of nikivdev/code@a747e741ae (2026-09-01). Data as JSON: /api/errors/00f8a6aaa47f8133. Report an issue: GitHub.