git-commit-convention

To enforce conventional commit message formats, validate the header structure, allowed types, scope rules, and subject style during commit creation to ensure a consistent and readable Git history.

The correct format for a conventional commit header is type(scope): subject. You must select from allowed commit types, apply scope rules, and follow subject style guidance while appending optional body or footer sections as needed.

Conventional commits help with changelog generation by creating a machine-readable Git history. Structured header types and scopes allow automated tools to parse commits, streamline code reviews, and generate changelogs.

Yes, you can include issue and MR/PR references in conventional commit messages. The specification allows you to append an optional body or footer to the type(scope): subject header format to document these references.

No specific linting tool is required to use conventional commit standards. The specification defines the header format, allowed types, scope handling, and subject style, which can be applied manually or integrated into your existing software engineering workflow.

The limitation of enforcing conventional commit messages is that it requires strict adherence to header formats, allowed types, scope rules, and subject style. This standardization may feel restrictive for individual developers but maintains a machine-readable history.