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commitlint-config-ghostwriter
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You want to leverage commitlint to enforce a consistent commit messages that can be parsed to
generate a CHANGELOG.md but none of the available presets support your commit types or tools,
e.g., Bitbucket, JIRA, Trello. This preset supports configuration via a .changelogrc.js file.
This package is best used alongside the other ghostwriter tools. Each tool can be configured
using the same .changelogrc.js file:
npm install --save-dev commitlint-config-ghostwriter
pnpm install --save-dev commitlint-config-ghostwriter
yarn add --dev commitlint-config-ghostwriter
Create and configure a .changelogrc.js file in the root of your repository
Update commitlint to leverage commitlint-config-ghostwriter
module.exports = {
extends: ['ghostwriter'],
};
Run commitlint
scopes : Scope[] | undefinedThe array of scopes that are available for selection when commiting. If left undefined, then any
scope may be entered when committing.
type Scope = { description: string; type: string };
types : Array<HiddenType | VisibleType>The array of type objects representing the explicitly supported commit message types, and whether they should show up in generated CHANGELOGs.
type CommitType = { description: string; type: string };
type HiddenType = CommitType & { hidden: true; section: undefined };
type VisibleType = CommitType & { hidden: undefined; section: string };
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A configurable commitlint preset
We found that commitlint-config-ghostwriter demonstrated a not healthy version release cadence and project activity because the last version was released a year ago. It has 0 open source maintainers collaborating on the project.
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