fix(commit): handle no-change analysis

changelog.md

@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 ## Pending
 
+### Fixes
+
+- handle empty commit analysis as a clean no-op
+  - Uses `@git.zone/tsdoc`'s explicit `NoChangesError` signal.
+  - Makes `gitzone commit` and `gitzone commit recommend --json` return cleanly when no uncommitted changes exist.
 
 ## 2026-05-23 - 2.19.2
 

package.json

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     "@types/node": "^25.4.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@git.zone/tsdoc": "^2.0.0",
+    "@git.zone/tsdoc": "^2.0.6",
     "@git.zone/tspublish": "^1.11.2",
     "@push.rocks/commitinfo": "^1.0.12",
     "@push.rocks/early": "^4.0.4",

ts/mod_commit/index.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,13 @@ import { getCliMode, printJson, runWithSuppressedOutput } from "../helpers.climo
 import { appendPendingChangelogEntry } from "../helpers.changelog.js";
 import { resolveCommitWorkflow, type IResolvedCommitWorkflow } from "../helpers.workflow.js";
 
+const isNoChangesError = (error: unknown): boolean => {
+  return (
+    error instanceof plugins.tsdoc.NoChangesError ||
+    (error instanceof Error && error.name === "NoChangesError")
+  );
+};
+
 export const run = async (argvArg: any) => {
   const mode = await getCliMode(argvArg);
   const subcommand = argvArg._?.[1];
@@ -65,7 +72,15 @@ export const run = async (argvArg: any) => {
         await runCommandStep(smartshellInstance, "Running build", workflow.buildCommand);
         break;
       case "analyze":
+        try {
           nextCommitObject = await runAnalyzeStep();
+        } catch (error) {
+          if (isNoChangesError(error)) {
+            logger.log("info", "No uncommitted changes found. Nothing to commit.");
+            return;
+          }
+          throw error;
+        }
         answerBucket = await buildAnswerBucket(nextCommitObject, workflow, mode, argvArg);
         break;
       case "changelog":
@@ -284,9 +299,22 @@ async function handleRecommend(mode: ICliMode): Promise<void> {
     }
   };
 
-  const recommendation = mode.json
+  let recommendation: any;
+  try {
+    recommendation = mode.json
       ? await runWithSuppressedOutput(recommendationBuilder)
       : await recommendationBuilder();
+  } catch (error) {
+    if (isNoChangesError(error)) {
+      if (mode.json) {
+        printJson({ ok: true, noChanges: true });
+      } else {
+        logger.log("info", "No uncommitted changes found.");
+      }
+      return;
+    }
+    throw error;
+  }
 
   if (mode.json) {
     printJson(recommendation);