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rubensa

opened on Nov 24, 2023

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Node commitlint version seems to be the "de facto" standard Conventional Commits linter (but it forces you to have node installed).

Are there any plans to make this project compatible with it?

I mean at:

• feature level
• command parameter level
• config file level

So it is easy to transition from the Node version to this Go version.

Reacted by Mateusz Łoskot

Reacted by Mateusz Łoskot

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1. muthukrishnan24 commented on Feb 21, 2026

   

   muthukrishnan24

   on Feb 21, 2026

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   Hi
   yes, there was plan to match them but due to time constraint i couldn't.
   List top features you are missing in our commitlint?
   we will support them one by one.
2. rubensa commented on Feb 23, 2026

   

   rubensa

   on Feb 23, 2026

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   My main concern is not much about missing features but command line parameter and configuration compatibility.

   For example, for default rules I need:

   commitlint.config.js

   module.exports = { extends: ['@commitlint/config-conventional'] }

   for Node commitlint.

   But:

   commitlint.config.yaml

   # https://github.com/conventionalcommit/commitlint?tab=readme-ov-file#default-config
   version: v0.9.0
   formatter: default
   rules:
     - header-min-length
     - header-max-length
     - body-max-line-length
     - footer-max-line-length
     - type-enum
   severity:
     default: error
   settings:
     body-max-line-length:
       argument: 72
     footer-max-line-length:
       argument: 72
     header-min-length:
       argument: 10
     header-max-length:
       argument: 50
     type-enum:
       argument:
         - feat
         - fix
         - docs
         - style
         - refactor
         - perf
         - test
         - build
         - ci
         - chore
         - revert

   for Go commitlint.

   And I need to issue a commit-msg git hook like:

   commitlint --config commitlint.config.js --edit .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG

   for Node commitlint.

   But:

   commitlint lint --config commitlint.config.yaml < .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG

   for Go commitlint.

   Reacted by Mateusz Łoskot
3. muthukrishnan24 commented on Feb 28, 2026

   

   muthukrishnan24

   on Feb 28, 2026

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   you want go commitlint to be a dropin replacement for node commitlint? same cli flags, commands?

   you use --msg flag (--message or -m) flag instead of <

   commitlint lint --config commitlint.config.yaml --msg .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG
   

   i dont think js config support works for go commitlint,
   and simpler config, like extending defaults as requested in #12 in under development

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