@pskfyi/commitlint-config

An opinionated commitlint config. Well-commented, justified, and tidily formatted.

Getting Started

Note: see this gist for setting up commitlint and husky.

# with npm
npm i -D @pskfyi/commitlint-config

# with yarn
yarn add -D @pskfyi/commitlint-config

In commitlint.config.js at the root of your repo:

module.exports = {
  extends: ["@pskfyi/commitlint-config"],
  rules: {
    // Override this rule to explicitly state your own (scope)s.
    "scope-enum": [
      2, // Throw error when (scope) is not one of these values.
      "always",
      [
        // These are the defaults baked into the config.
        "docs",
        "repo",
      ],
    ],
  },
};

Testing

See /tests/README.md

Differences from Conventional Commits

Invalid:

echo "docs(core): some message" # docs type removed; now is a default (scope)
echo "revert(repo): some message" # revert and perf types removed; use refactor

Valid:

echo "fix(docs): Sandbox re-renders as expected" # uppercase subject allowed
echo "refactor(core): now uses Typescript; provided interfaces." # period allowed
echo "config(app): added namespacing to PostCSS" # new type: config

Why not @commitlint/config-conventional?

• In all other contexts, we use capital letters at the beginnings of statements. Commits aren't special.

• Types 'revert' and 'perf' both are varieties of refactor; no need for additional types.

• Elaborate docs, often found in monorepos, function more as a scope than a type; they can have their own feats, fixes, styles, tests, ci, and builds. "docs" deserves to be a (scope) rather than a type to allow these commits to be accurately expressed.

• Changing config files, especially babel and webpack files, is not a chore. An alternative type is preferable, but none are suitable, hence the addition of the "config" type.