🌟 MessageLint

A formatter to make inconsistent commit messages obsolete!

Installation and Usage

Go to any git project and run:

npm install -g messagelint
messagelint setup

Then create a commit as usual:

git commit -m "made a change"

MessageLint will either:

• Approve (silently)
• Modify (silently)
• Reject (verbosely)

...your commit message

Development

git clone [email protected]:martinhartt/messagelint.git
npm install
npm build
npm start

Rules

These rules are run as part of the linting process, and are setup to reflect commit message best practices.

No whitespace padding

This ensures there is no redundant whitespace around the subject and body of the commit message.

No trailing dot

Message subjects shouldn't end with a dot and this rule strips them if necessary.

First letter capital

In line with most conventions, this rule ensures the first letter is capital.

First word of the subject is a verb in present tense and imperitive mood