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| 1 | +## Git Commit Message Convention |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +> This is adapted from [Angular's commit convention](https://github.com/conventional-changelog/conventional-changelog/tree/master/packages/conventional-changelog-angular). |
| 4 | +
|
| 5 | +#### TL;DR: |
| 6 | + |
| 7 | +Messages must be matched by the following regex: |
| 8 | + |
| 9 | +```js |
| 10 | +/^(revert: )?(feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|perf|test|workflow|build|ci|chore|types|wip): .{1,50}/; |
| 11 | +``` |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +#### Examples |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +Appears under "Features" header, `dev` subheader: |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +``` |
| 18 | +feat(dev): add 'comments' option |
| 19 | +``` |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +Appears under "Bug Fixes" header, `dev` subheader, with a link to issue #28: |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +``` |
| 24 | +fix(dev): fix dev error |
| 25 | +
|
| 26 | +close #28 |
| 27 | +``` |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +Appears under "Performance Improvements" header, and under "Breaking Changes" with the breaking change explanation: |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +``` |
| 32 | +perf(build): remove 'foo' option |
| 33 | +
|
| 34 | +BREAKING CHANGE: The 'foo' option has been removed. |
| 35 | +``` |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +The following commit and commit `667ecc1` do not appear in the changelog if they are under the same release. If not, the revert commit appears under the "Reverts" header. |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +``` |
| 40 | +revert: feat(compiler): add 'comments' option |
| 41 | +
|
| 42 | +This reverts commit 667ecc1654a317a13331b17617d973392f415f02. |
| 43 | +``` |
| 44 | + |
| 45 | +### Full Message Format |
| 46 | + |
| 47 | +A commit message consists of a **header**, **body** and **footer**. The header has a **type**, **scope** and **subject**: |
| 48 | + |
| 49 | +``` |
| 50 | +<type>(<scope>): <subject> |
| 51 | +<BLANK LINE> |
| 52 | +<body> |
| 53 | +<BLANK LINE> |
| 54 | +<footer> |
| 55 | +``` |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +The **header** is mandatory and the **scope** of the header is optional. |
| 58 | + |
| 59 | +### Revert |
| 60 | + |
| 61 | +If the commit reverts a previous commit, it should begin with `revert: `, followed by the header of the reverted commit. In the body, it should say: `This reverts commit <hash>.`, where the hash is the SHA of the commit being reverted. |
| 62 | + |
| 63 | +### Type |
| 64 | + |
| 65 | +If the prefix is `feat`, `fix` or `perf`, it will appear in the changelog. However, if there is any [BREAKING CHANGE](#footer), the commit will always appear in the changelog. |
| 66 | + |
| 67 | +Other prefixes are up to your discretion. Suggested prefixes are `docs`, `chore`, `style`, `refactor`, and `test` for non-changelog related tasks. |
| 68 | + |
| 69 | +### Scope |
| 70 | + |
| 71 | +The scope could be anything specifying the place of the commit change. For example `dev`, `build`, `workflow`, `cli` etc... |
| 72 | + |
| 73 | +### Subject |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +The subject contains a succinct description of the change: |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +- use the imperative, present tense: "change" not "changed" nor "changes" |
| 78 | +- don't capitalize the first letter |
| 79 | +- no dot (.) at the end |
| 80 | + |
| 81 | +### Body |
| 82 | + |
| 83 | +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. |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +### Footer |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +The footer should contain any information about **Breaking Changes** and is also the place to reference GitHub issues that this commit **Closes**. |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +**Breaking Changes** should start with the word `BREAKING CHANGE:` with a space or two newlines. The rest of the commit message is then used for this. |
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