pre-commit is a framework to run hooks written in many languages, and it manages the language toolchain and dependencies for running the hooks.
prek is a reimagined version of pre-commit, built in Rust. It is designed to be a faster, dependency-free and drop-in alternative for it, while also providing some additional long-requested features.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- A single binary with no dependencies, does not require Python or any other runtime.
- Faster than pre-commit and more efficient in disk space usage.
- Fully compatible with the original pre-commit configurations and hooks.
- Built-in support for monorepos (i.e. workspace mode).
- Integration with uv for managing Python virtual environments and dependencies.
- Improved toolchain installations for Python, Node.js, Go, Rust and Ruby, shared between hooks.
- Built-in Rust-native implementation of some common hooks.
Website: github.com/j178/prek
Support:
Developer: j178
License: MIT License
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| hk | Git hooks manager and project linting tool focusing on performance |
| simple-git-hooks | Simple git hooks manager for small projects |
| CaptainHook | Flexible Git hook manager |
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| Jig | Git pre-commit hook on steroids |
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