--- /dev/null
+" Author: Nick Yamane <nick.diego@gmail.com>
+" Description: gitlint for git commit message files
+
+call ale#Set('gitcommit_gitlint_executable', 'gitlint')
+call ale#Set('gitcommit_gitlint_options', '')
+call ale#Set('gitcommit_gitlint_use_global', get(g:, 'ale_use_global_executables', 0))
+
+function! ale_linters#gitcommit#gitlint#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
+ return ale#python#FindExecutable(a:buffer, 'gitcommit_gitlint', ['gitlint'])
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#gitcommit#gitlint#GetCommand(buffer) abort
+ let l:options = ale#Var(a:buffer, 'gitcommit_gitlint_options')
+
+ return '%e' . ale#Pad(l:options) . ' lint'
+endfunction
+
+function! ale_linters#gitcommit#gitlint#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
+ " Matches patterns line the following:
+ let l:pattern = '\v^(\d+): (\w+) (.*)$'
+ let l:output = []
+
+ for l:match in ale#util#GetMatches(a:lines, l:pattern)
+ let l:code = l:match[2]
+
+ if !ale#Var(a:buffer, 'warn_about_trailing_whitespace')
+ if l:code is# 'T2' || l:code is# 'B2'
+ continue
+ endif
+ endif
+
+ let l:item = {
+ \ 'lnum': l:match[1] + 0,
+ \ 'text': l:match[3],
+ \ 'code': l:code,
+ \ 'type': 'E',
+ \}
+
+ call add(l:output, l:item)
+ endfor
+
+ return l:output
+endfunction
+
+call ale#linter#Define('gitcommit', {
+\ 'name': 'gitlint',
+\ 'output_stream': 'stderr',
+\ 'executable': function('ale_linters#gitcommit#gitlint#GetExecutable'),
+\ 'command': function('ale_linters#gitcommit#gitlint#GetCommand'),
+\ 'callback': 'ale_linters#gitcommit#gitlint#Handle',
+\})