git-cz

Without installation

npx @stanlindsey/git-cz

Install globally standalone

npm install -g @stanlindsey/git-cz
git-cz

Install locally with Commitizen

npm install -g commitizen
npm install --save-dev @stanlindsey/git-cz

package.json:

{
  "config": {
    "commitizen": {
      "path": "@stanlindsey/git-cz"
    }
  },
}

run:

git cz

Install globally with Commitizen

npm install -g commitizen git-cz
commitizen init @stanlindsey/git-cz --save-dev --save-exact

run:

git cz

Custom config

You can provide a custom configuration in a changelog.config.js file in your repo, or in any parent folder. git-cz will search for the closest config file. Below is default config:

module.exports = {
  "breakingChangePrefix": "🧨 ",
  "closedIssuePrefix": "✅ ",
  "enableWritingScopes": false,
  "maxMessageLength": 64,
  "minMessageLength": 3,
  "questions": [
    "type",
    "scope",
    "subject",
    "body",
    "breaking",
    "issues",
    "lerna"
  ],
  "scopes": [],
  "types": {
    "chore": {
      "description": "Build process or auxiliary tool changes",
      "emoji": "🤖",
      "value": "chore"
    },
    "ci": {
      "description": "CI related changes",
      "emoji": "🎡",
      "value": "ci"
    },
    "docs": {
      "description": "Documentation only changes",
      "emoji": "✏️",
      "value": "docs"
    },
    "feat": {
      "description": "A new feature",
      "emoji": "🎸",
      "value": "feat"
    },
    "fix": {
      "description": "A bug fix",
      "emoji": "🐛",
      "value": "fix"
    },
    "perf": {
      "description": "A code change that improves performance",
      "emoji": "⚡️",
      "value": "perf"
    },
    "refactor": {
      "description": "A code change that neither fixes a bug or adds a feature",
      "emoji": "💡",
      "value": "refactor"
    },
    "release": {
      "description": "Create a release commit",
      "emoji": "🏹",
      "value": "release"
    },
    "style": {
      "description": "Markup, white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons...",
      "emoji": "💄",
      "value": "style"
    },
    "test": {
      "description": "Adding missing tests",
      "emoji": "💍",
      "value": "test"
    }
  }
};

Non-interactive mode

Using --non-interactive flag you can run git-cz non-interactive mode.

For example:

git-cz --non-interactive --type=feat --subject="add onClick prop to component"

CLI parameters:

• --type
• --subject
• --scope
• --body
• --breaking
• --issues
• --lerna

Commit Message Format

• A commit message consists of a header, body and footer.
• The header has a type and a subject:

<type>[(<scope>)]: <emoji> <subject>
[BLANK LINE]
[body]
[BLANK LINE]
[breaking changes]
[BLANK LINE]
[footer]

The header is the only mandatory part of the commit message.

The first line (type + subject) is limited to 50 characters [enforced]

Any other line should be limited to 72 character [automatic wrapping]

This allows the message to be easier to read on GitHub as well as in various git tools.

Type

Must be one of the following:

• chore — Build process or auxiliary tool changes
• ci — CI related changes
• docs — Documentation only changes
• feat — A new feature
• fix — A bug fix
• perf — A code change that improves performance
• refactor — A code change that neither fixes a bug or adds a feature
• release — Create a release commit
• style — Markup, white-space, formatting, missing semi-colons...
• test — Adding missing tests

Scopes

The scope is the scope of changes on the component you are working on. E.g. "Controllers", "API" etc. By default this list and you must add scopes to the ist. If enableWritingScopes:true is set you can input a custom scope during commiting.

Subject

The subject contains succinct description of the change:

• Use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes"
• No dot (.) at the end.

Body

Just as in the subject, use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes". The body should include the motivation for the change and contrast this with previous behavior.

Affects [only on lerna environments]

Select the packages the commit affected.

Breaking Changes

Breaking Changes must start with the words BREAKING CHANGE: .

Footer

The footer is the place to reference any tasks related to this commit.

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