verify-commit-messages.sh

#!/bin/bash
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#    Copyright © 2016 Zetok Zalbavar <zetok@openmailbox.org>
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# Script for verifying conformance to commit message format of commits in
# commit range supplied.
#
# Script fails (non-zero exit status) if commit messages don't conform.

# usage:
#   ./$script $commit_range
#
# $commit_range – in format `abdce..12345`


# Fail as soon as an error appears
set -eu -o pipefail

ARG="$1"

echo "" # ← formatting

grep_for_invalid() {
    # differentiate what is allowed for commit messages and merge messages
    git log --no-merges --format=format:'%s' "$ARG" \
        | grep -v -E '^(feat|fix|docs|style|refactor|perf|revert|test|chore)(\(.{,12}\))?:.{1,68}$' \
        || git log --merges --format=format:'%s' "$ARG" \
            | grep -v -E '^Merge .{1,70}$'
}

# Conform, /OR ELSE/.
if grep_for_invalid
then
    echo ""
    echo "Above ↑ commits don't conform to commit message format:"
    echo "https://github.com/qTox/qTox/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md#commit-message-format"
    echo ""
    echo "Please fix."
    echo ""
    echo "If you're not sure how to rewrite history, here's a helpful tutorial:"
    echo "https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/rewriting-history/git-commit--amend/"
    echo ""
    echo "If you're still not sure what to do, feel free to pop on IRC, or ask in PR comments for help :)"
    # fail the build
    exit 1
fi