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ln-742-precommit-setup

Type: L3 Worker Category: 7XX Project Bootstrap

Sets up Git hooks for automated code quality enforcement before commits.

Purpose & Scope

Does:

• Installs hook management tools (Husky or pre-commit)

• Configures staged file linting (lint-staged or pre-commit hooks)

• Sets up commit message validation (commitlint)

• Verifies hooks trigger correctly

Does NOT:

• Configure linters themselves (ln-741 does this)

• Set up test infrastructure (ln-743 does this)

• Modify source code

Supported Stacks

Technology Hook Manager Staged Linting Commit Validation

Node.js Husky lint-staged commitlint

Python pre-commit pre-commit hooks pre-commit hook

Mixed Both (if needed) Stack-specific commitlint

Phase 1: Check Existing Hooks

Before installing, check for existing hook configurations.

Files to Check:

Tool Indicators

Husky .husky/ directory, husky in package.json

pre-commit .pre-commit-config.yaml

lint-staged lint-staged in package.json or .lintstagedrc*

commitlint commitlint.config.* , .commitlintrc*

Decision Logic:

• If hooks exist and working: SKIP (inform user)

• If partial setup: ASK user to complete or replace

• If no hooks: CREATE from templates

Phase 2: Install Hook Manager

Node.js Projects (Husky)

npm install -D husky npx husky init

This creates:

• .husky/ directory

• .husky/pre-commit hook file

• Adds prepare script to package.json

Python Projects (pre-commit)

pip install pre-commit

OR with uv:

uv add --dev pre-commit

pre-commit install

This creates:

• .git/hooks/pre-commit (managed by pre-commit)

• Requires .pre-commit-config.yaml for configuration

Phase 3: Configure Staged Linting

Node.js (lint-staged)

npm install -D lint-staged

Create configuration (.lintstagedrc.mjs or in package.json):

Key Rules:

• TypeScript files: ESLint + Prettier

• JSON/MD/CSS: Prettier only

• C# files: dotnet format (if mixed project)

CRITICAL FIX: For .NET files, use correct syntax: ".cs": "dotnet format --include" is WRONG Use: ".cs": "dotnet format whitespace --include" or run dotnet format separately

Python (pre-commit hooks)

Configuration in .pre-commit-config.yaml :

repos:

• repo: https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff-pre-commit rev: v0.8.0 hooks:
  • id: ruff args: [--fix]
  • id: ruff-format

Phase 4: Configure Commit Message Validation

Node.js (commitlint)

npm install -D @commitlint/cli @commitlint/config-conventional

Create commitlint.config.mjs with:

• Conventional Commits format

• Allowed types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore, ci

• Max header length: 100 characters

Update Husky hook

Add commit-msg hook:

echo 'npx --no -- commitlint --edit "$1"' > .husky/commit-msg

Python (pre-commit hook for commit message)

Add to .pre-commit-config.yaml :

• repo: https://github.com/compilerla/conventional-pre-commit rev: v3.4.0 hooks:
  • id: conventional-pre-commit stages: [commit-msg]

Phase 5: Test Hooks

Verify hooks work correctly.

Test 1: Lint-staged triggers

Create a file with lint issues

echo "const x=1" > test-file.ts git add test-file.ts git commit -m "test: verify hooks"

Expected: lint-staged runs, either fixes or blocks

Test 2: Commit message validation

git commit --allow-empty -m "bad message"

Expected: commitlint rejects

git commit --allow-empty -m "test: valid message format"

Expected: commit succeeds

Cleanup:

rm test-file.ts git reset HEAD~1 # If test commit was made

Critical Rules

RULE 1: Husky requires Git repository (git init first).

RULE 2: lint-staged MUST have linters configured first (run ln-741 before ln-742).

RULE 3: Document --no-verify escape hatch for emergency commits.

RULE 4: pre-commit hooks should auto-fix when possible (--fix flag).

Monitor (2.1.98+): When hook verification invokes lint/test commands expected >30s, use Monitor . Fallback: Bash(run_in_background=true) .

Definition of Done

• Hook manager installed (Husky or pre-commit)

• Staged linting configured and working

• Commit message validation configured

• Test commit triggers hooks correctly

• User informed of:

• How hooks work

• How to skip hooks in emergency (git commit --no-verify )

• Commit message format required

Reference Files

File Purpose

husky_precommit_template.sh Husky pre-commit hook

husky_commitmsg_template.sh Husky commit-msg hook

lintstaged_template.mjs lint-staged configuration

commitlint_template.mjs commitlint configuration

precommit_config_template.yaml Python pre-commit config

hooks_guide.md Detailed hooks guide

Error Handling

Error Cause Resolution

Husky not running Missing prepare script Run npx husky init again

lint-staged fails Missing linter Run ln-741 first

pre-commit not found Not in PATH pip install pre-commit

Hooks not triggering Git hooks disabled Check .git/hooks/ permissions

Windows path issues Shell script format Use cross-platform syntax

Emergency Bypass

Document for users:

Skip all hooks (use sparingly!)

git commit --no-verify -m "emergency: bypass hooks"

Skip only pre-commit (keeps commit-msg)

HUSKY=0 git commit -m "fix: urgent hotfix"

Version: 2.0.0 Last Updated: 2026-01-10