feat: 🎸 add ability to support writing new scopes during commit

README.md

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ Below is default config:
 
 ```js
 module.exports = {
+  enableWritingScopes: false,
   "disableEmoji": false,
   "list": [
     "test",
@@ -203,6 +204,9 @@ Must be one of the following:
 - `ci` — CI related changes
 - `perf` — A code change that improves performance
 
+### Scopes
+The scope is the scope of changes on the component you are working on. E.g. "Controllers", "API" etc.
+By default this list and you must add scopes to the ist. If `enableWritingScopes:true` is set you can input a custom scope during commiting.
 
 ### Subject
 

lib/defaults.js

@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ const questions = [
 module.exports = {
   breakingChangePrefix: '🧨 ',
   closedIssuePrefix: '✅ ',
+  enableWritingScopes: false,
   list,
   maxMessageLength: 64,
   minMessageLength: 3,

lib/questions/scope.js

@@ -11,21 +11,32 @@ const findScope = function (substring, scopes) {
 };
 
 exports.createQuestion = (state) => {
-  const {scopes} = state.config;
+  const {enableWritingScopes, scopes} = state.config;
 
-  if (!scopes) {
-    return null;
-  }
+  if (!enableWritingScopes) {
+    if (!scopes) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    if (!Array.isArray(scopes) && !enableWritingScopes) {
+      throw new TypeError('scopes must be an array of strings.');
+    }
 
-  if (!Array.isArray(scopes)) {
-    throw new TypeError('scopes must be an array of strings.');
+    if (scopes.length < 1) {
+      return null;
+    }
   }
 
-  if (scopes.length < 1) {
-    return null;
+  if (!scopes || scopes.length < 1) {
+    return {
+      message: 'What scope does this component affect:\n',
+      name: 'scope',
+      type: 'input'
+    };
   }
 
   const question = {
+    maxLength: 8,
     message: 'Select the scope this component affects:',
     name: 'scope',
     source: (_answers, input) => findScope(input, scopes),