mit-commit-message-lints
v6.5.3 StableCheck the correctness of a specific commit message. Designed to be used in tools providing commit-msg style hooks
Quick Verdict
- ✓Actively maintained (updated 10d ago)
- ✓Stable API (6.x for 5+ years)
- ✓Massive adoption (2.8K crates depend on it)
Security
Deep Insights
1.2K downloads in the last 30 days (41/day), up 383% from the previous period.
2.8K crates depend on mit-commit-message-lints. Strong ecosystem adoption means battle-tested code and long-term stability.
mit-commit-message-lints has only 1 owner despite 2.8K dependents. This is a bus-factor concern — consider the implications for long-term support.
The API has been stable (1.x) for over 5 years with 394 releases. This level of maturity means you can depend on it without worrying about breaking changes.
At 43KB, mit-commit-message-lints is lightweight. Small crate size correlates with focused, well-scoped functionality.
Notable dependents include git-mit-relates-to, mit-prepare-commit-msg, mit-pre-commit, git-mit-config, mit-commit-msg. When high-quality crates choose mit-commit-message-lints, it's a strong quality signal.
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