pre-commit

Pre-commit Quality Gate

Set up a fast, parallel pre-commit pipeline for full-stack projects.

Tool choices: Lefthook (not Husky), Ruff (not Black/Flake8), Biome (not ESLint/Prettier). Why: speed, simplicity, one tool per job.

Process

1. Detect project structure

Scan the repo to determine:

• Has Python backend? — look for pyproject.toml, requirements.txt, or backend/ dir
• Has JS/TS frontend? — look for package.json, frontend/, or src/ with .ts/.tsx files
• Has existing hooks? — check for .husky/, lefthook.yml, .pre-commit-config.yaml

If existing hooks are found, ask the user before overwriting.

2. Install dependencies

Lefthook (always):

# macOS
brew install lefthook
# or npm
npm install -D lefthook

Python (if backend detected):

# Ruff — installed via uvx, no project dependency needed
# Verify: uvx ruff --version

Frontend (if JS/TS detected):

npm install -D @biomejs/biome

Commitlint (always):

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

3. Create lefthook.yml

Adapt based on detected structure. Full-stack example:

pre-commit:
  parallel: true
  commands:
    ruff-check:
      glob: "backend/**/*.py"
      run: uvx ruff check {staged_files}
    ruff-format:
      glob: "backend/**/*.py"
      run: uvx ruff format --check {staged_files}
    biome-check:
      glob: "frontend/**/*.{ts,tsx,js,jsx,json}"
      root: "frontend/"
      run: npx biome check {staged_files}

commit-msg:
  commands:
    commitlint:
      run: npx commitlint --edit {1}

Adapt rules:

• Python-only project: remove biome-check, remove root
• Frontend-only project: remove ruff-* commands
• Monorepo: adjust glob and root to match directory layout

4. Create commitlint.config.mjs

export default {
  extends: ["@commitlint/config-conventional"],
  rules: {
    "scope-empty": [2, "never"],
    "subject-max-length": [2, "always", 72],
  },
};

Ask the user what scopes to enforce. If unclear, omit scope-enum and only enforce scope-empty.

5. Install hooks and verify

lefthook install

Run a smoke test:

# Should pass on clean code
lefthook run pre-commit

6. Commit the setup

Stage all config files and commit:

chore: add pre-commit hooks (lefthook + ruff + biome + commitlint)