@commitlint/format
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@commitlint/format is a package used to format commit messages according to specified rules. It is part of the commitlint suite, which helps enforce consistent commit message conventions.
Format Commit Messages
This feature allows you to format the results of commit message linting. The `format` function takes an object with a `results` array and returns a formatted string that can be logged or displayed.
const { format } = require('@commitlint/format');
const results = [
{ valid: true, errors: [], warnings: [] },
{ valid: false, errors: [{ message: 'type may not be empty' }], warnings: [] }
];
const output = format({ results });
console.log(output);Commitizen is a tool that helps you write consistent commit messages by providing an interactive prompt. Unlike @commitlint/format, which focuses on formatting and linting commit messages, Commitizen guides you through the process of writing them.
Conventional Changelog is a tool that generates changelogs based on commit messages that follow a specific convention. While @commitlint/format is used for formatting commit messages, Conventional Changelog focuses on generating changelogs from those messages.
Semantic Release automates the versioning and package publishing process based on commit messages. It uses commit message conventions to determine the type of release. Unlike @commitlint/format, which is used for formatting commit messages, Semantic Release automates the release process.
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npm install --save @commitlint/format
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The npm package @commitlint/format receives a total of 5,209,137 weekly downloads. As such, @commitlint/format popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @commitlint/format demonstrated a healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released less than a year ago. It has 4 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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