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@commitlint/lint
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@commitlint/lint
Lint a string against commitlint rules
Getting started
npm install --save @commitlint/lint
Documentation
Consult API docs for comprehensive documentation.
Documentation generated from docs folder.
Other packages similar to @commitlint/lint
commitlint
commitlint is the core package that includes @commitlint/lint as part of its toolset. It provides a CLI and can be extended with plugins and shareable configurations. It is essentially the same tool but with a broader scope.
conventional-changelog-lint
conventional-changelog-lint is a predecessor to commitlint and offers similar functionality for linting commit messages based on the conventional changelog standard. It has been deprecated in favor of commitlint.
validate-commit-msg
validate-commit-msg is another deprecated package that was used to validate commit messages. It has been replaced by commitlint, which offers a more modern and flexible approach to commit message validation.
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Lint a string against commitlint rules
The npm package @commitlint/lint receives a total of 4,324,995 weekly downloads. As such, @commitlint/lint popularity was classified as popular.
We found that @commitlint/lint 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.
Package last updated on 19 Nov 2024
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