The fastest polyglot Git hooks manager out there
A Git hooks manager for Node.js, Ruby and many other types of projects.
- Fast. It is written in Go. Can run commands in parallel.
- Powerful. It allows to control execution and files you pass to your commands.
- Simple. It is single dependency-free binary which can work in any environment.
With Go (>= 1.21):
go install github.com/evilmartians/lefthook@latestWith NPM:
npm install lefthook --save-devWith Ruby:
gem install lefthookInstallation guide with more ways to install lefthook: apt, brew, winget, and others.
Configure your hooks, install them once and forget about it: rely on the magic underneath.
# Configure your hooks
vim lefthook.yml
# Install them to the git project
lefthook install
# Enjoy your work with git
git add -A && git commit -m '...'- Configuration for
lefthook.ymlconfig options. - Usage for lefthook CLI options, supported ENVs, and usage tips.
- Wiki for guides, examples, and benchmarks.
- Discussions for questions, ideas, suggestions.
Gives you more speed. Example
pre-push:
parallel: trueIf you want your own list. Custom and prebuilt examples.
pre-commit:
commands:
frontend-linter:
run: yarn eslint {staged_files}
backend-linter:
run: bundle exec rubocop --force-exclusion {all_files}
frontend-style:
files: git diff --name-only HEAD @{push}
run: yarn stylelint {files}If you want to filter list of files. You could find more glob pattern examples here.
pre-commit:
commands:
backend-linter:
glob: "*.rb" # glob filter
exclude: "application.rb|routes.rb" # regexp filter
run: bundle exec rubocop --force-exclusion {all_files}If you want to execute the commands in a relative path
pre-commit:
commands:
backend-linter:
root: "api/" # Careful to have only trailing slash
glob: "*.rb" # glob filter
run: bundle exec rubocop {all_files}If oneline commands are not enough, you can execute files. Example.
commit-msg:
scripts:
"template_checker":
runner: bashIf you want to control a group of commands. Example.
pre-push:
commands:
packages-audit:
tags: frontend security
run: yarn audit
gems-audit:
tags: backend security
run: bundle auditIf you are in the Docker environment. Example.
pre-commit:
scripts:
"good_job.js":
runner: docker run -it --rm <container_id_or_name> {cmd}If you a frontend/backend developer and want to skip unnecessary commands or override something into Docker. Description.
# lefthook-local.yml
pre-push:
exclude_tags:
- frontend
commands:
packages-audit:
skip: trueIf you want to run hooks group directly.
$ lefthook run pre-commitIf you want to run specific group of commands directly.
fixer:
commands:
ruby-fixer:
run: bundle exec rubocop --force-exclusion --safe-auto-correct {staged_files}
js-fixer:
run: yarn eslint --fix {staged_files}$ lefthook run fixerIf you don't want to see supporting information:
skip_output:
- meta #(version and which hook running)
- success #(output from runners with exit code 0)