A Git commit template to make it easy to enforce a good and uniform commit message style across teams.

.git-commit-template.txt

# |<--- ^    <emoji>? <type>: <subject>    ^ --->|

# |<--- v          Explain why this change is being made         v --->|


# |<--- v   Provide links to tickets, issues or other resources  v --->|


# --- COMMIT END ---
# Type can be 
#    feat     (new feature)
#    fix      (bug fix)
#    refactor (refactoring production code)
#    style    (formatting, missing semi colons, etc; no code change)
#    docs     (changes to documentation)
#    test     (adding missing tests, refactoring tests; no production code change)
#    chore    (updating grunt tasks etc; no production code change)
# --------------------
# Remember to
#    Capitalize the subject line
#    Use the imperative mood in the subject line
#    Do not end the subject line with a period
#    Separate subject from body with a blank line
#    Use the body to explain what and why vs. how
#    Can use multiple lines with "-" for bullet points in body
# --------------------
# Emoji can be
#    :new:                when adding a feature
#    :bug:                when fixing a bug
#    :apple:              when fixing something on Mac OS
#    :penguin:            when fixing something on Linux
#    :checkered_flag:     when fixing something on Windows
#    :lock:               when dealing with security
#    :racehorse:          when improving performance
#    :non-potable_water:  when plugging memory leaks
#    :haircut:            when refactoring
#    :x:                  when removing code or files
#    :art:                when improving the format/structure of the code
#    :book:               when writing docs
#    :white_check_mark:   when adding tests
#    :shirt:              when removing linter warnings
#    :traffic_light:      when fixing the CI build
#    :arrow_up:           when upgrading dependencies
#    :arrow_down:         when downgrading dependencies
# --------------------

To apply the template,
Save the above file to your local machine and use
git config --global commit.template <.git-commit-template.txt file path>
For example, if you saved it to your home folder, try:
git config --global commit.template ~/.git-commit-template.txt