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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Scan for providers using metadata.entry_points in init","articleBody":"### Description\n\nCurrently, when running the ```cz init``` command, Commitizen scans for plugins using the registry populated by ```metadata.entry_points(group=\"commitizen.plugin\")``` in ```commitizen/cz/__init__.py```.\r\n\r\nHowever, for providers, while the ```cz version``` command scans and detects third-party providers dynamically, the ```cz init``` command relies on a fixed list of providers. This makes it difficult to discover or configure new providers during the initialization process.\r\n\r\nTo improve usability, cz should implement dynamic discovery of providers during ```cz init```, similar to how third-party plugins are handled, allowing for easier integration of new or custom providers.\r\n\r\nI have locally implemented the feature and I'd be willing to provide a PR if possible. \r\n\n\n### Possible Solution\n\nCreate a similar registry for providers and populate it using metadata.entry_points(group=\"commitizen.provider\"). Concatenate the results with the hardcoded one in (commitizen/commands/init.py:227)\r\n\r\n## commitizen/cz/__init__.py\r\n```python\r\ndef discover_providers() -\u003e dict[str, type[VersionProvider]]:\r\n    \"\"\"Discover commitizen version providers on the path\r\n\r\n        Returns:\r\n        Dict[str, Type[VersionProvider]]: Registry with found version providers\r\n    \"\"\"\r\n\r\n    return {\r\n        ep.name: ep.load() for ep in metadata.entry_points(group=\"commitizen.provider\")\r\n    }\r\n\r\nversioner: dict[str, type[BaseCommitizen]] = discover_providers()\r\n```\r\n\r\n## commitizen/commands/init.py - line 236\r\n```python\r\n  opts = list(versioner.keys())\r\n    # Merge\r\n  OPTS.update(\r\n      {opt: f\"{opt}: Get and set version from {opt}\" for opt in opts})\r\n```\n\n### Additional context\n\n_No response_\n\n### Additional context\n\n_No response_","author":{"url":"https://github.com/dhmmasson","@type":"Person","name":"dhmmasson"},"datePublished":"2024-10-14T18:02:07.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":0},"url":"https://github.com/1258/commitizen/issues/1258"}