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`parserPreset` in `.commitlintc.json` is ignored

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#4091 opened on Jun 19, 2024

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Description

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Create .commitlintrc.json with the following contents
{
  "extends": ["@commitlint/config-conventional"],
  "parserPreset:": {
    "parserOpts": {
      "issuePrefixes": ["PREFIX-"]
    }
  },
  "rules": {
    "references-empty": [2, "never"]
  }
}
  1. Run echo "feat: some feature (PREFIX-123)" | npx commitlint and observe how an error for empty references is thrown.
  2. Run npx commitlint --print-config and observe how parserPreset.parserOpts.issuePrefixes is [ '#' ].

With a commitlint.config.js this does not happen.

Current Behavior

see above.

Expected Behavior

It should correctly pick up parserPreset from the JSON configuration.

Affected packages

  • cli
  • core
  • prompt
  • config-angular

Possible Solution

No response

Context

No response

commitlint --version

@commitlint/cli@19.3.0

git --version

2.45.2

node --version

v20.13.1

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptjavascriptnodejs
Domain
cli
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-3 hours
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Node.jsTypeScriptcommitlint configuration
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70
Research direction
The issue likely lies in the configuration loading logic, specifically how `loadConfig` handles JSON vs JS files. Investigate the `@commitlint/load` package, focusing on the `parserPreset` key handling. Look at the source files like `src/load.ts` or similar. Check how the config is parsed and if there is a difference in the way `parserPreset` is applied for JSON configs. Possible fix involves ensuring that `parserPreset` from JSON config is recognized and merged similarly to JS config.