commit-check · zerwes · Jul 6, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026 · Jul 6, 2026
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ commit_check.egg-info
 __pycache__
 .mypy_cache
 .vscode
+*.swp
 venv
 .venv
 UNKNOWN.egg-info

@@ -204,6 +204,11 @@ For one-off checks or CI/CD pipelines, you can configure via CLI arguments or en
             args:
               - --subject-imperative=false
               - --subject-max-length=100
+          - id: check-author-name
+            args:
+              - --no-banner
+              - --author-name
+              - --author-name-pattern=^[A-Z]+[-a-zA-Z0-9]+ [A-Z]+[-a-zA-Z0-9]+$
 
 See the `Configuration documentation <https://commit-check.github.io/commit-check/configuration.html>`_ for all available options.
 

@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ def get_default_config() -> dict[str, Any]:
             "require_signed_off_by": DEFAULT_BOOLEAN_RULES["require_signed_off_by"],
             "ignore_authors": [],
             "ai_attribution": DEFAULT_AI_ATTRIBUTION,
+            "author_email_pattern": "^.+@.+$",
+            "author_name_pattern": "",
         },
         "branch": {
             "conventional_branch": True,
@@ -123,6 +125,8 @@ class ConfigMerger:
         "CCHK_REQUIRE_SIGNED_OFF_BY": ("commit", "require_signed_off_by", parse_bool),
         "CCHK_IGNORE_AUTHORS": ("commit", "ignore_authors", parse_list),
         "CCHK_AI_ATTRIBUTION": ("commit", "ai_attribution", str),
+        "CCHK_AUTHOR_EMAIL_PATTERN": ("commit", "author_email_pattern", str),
+        "CCHK_AUTHOR_NAME_PATTERN": ("commit", "author_name_pattern", str),
         # Branch section
         "CCHK_CONVENTIONAL_BRANCH": ("branch", "conventional_branch", parse_bool),
         "CCHK_ALLOW_BRANCH_TYPES": ("branch", "allow_branch_types", parse_list),
@@ -151,6 +155,8 @@ class ConfigMerger:
         "require_signed_off_by": ("commit", "require_signed_off_by"),
         "ignore_authors": ("commit", "ignore_authors"),
         "ai_attribution": ("commit", "ai_attribution"),
+        "author_email_pattern": ("commit", "author_email_pattern"),
+        "author_name_pattern": ("commit", "author_name_pattern"),
         # Branch section
         "conventional_branch": ("branch", "conventional_branch"),
         "allow_branch_types": ("branch", "allow_branch_types"),

@@ -303,6 +303,20 @@ def _get_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
         "'forbid' rejects commits with known AI tool signatures.",
     )
 
+    commit_group.add_argument(
+        "--author-email-pattern",
+        type=str,
+        default=None,
+        help="regex to check author email",
+    )
+
+    commit_group.add_argument(
+        "--author-name-pattern",
+        type=str,
+        default=None,
+        help="regex to check author name",
+    )
+
     # Branch configuration options
     branch_group = parser.add_argument_group(
         "branch options", "Configuration options for --branch validation"

@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ def _build_single_rule(
             return self._build_author_list_rule(catalog_entry, "ignore_authors")
         elif check == "ai_attribution":
             return self._build_ai_attribution_rule(catalog_entry)
+        elif check == "author_email":
+            return self._build_author_pattern_rule(
+                catalog_entry, "author_email_pattern"
+            )
+        elif check == "author_name":
+            return self._build_author_pattern_rule(catalog_entry, "author_name_pattern")
         elif check == "merge_base":
             return self._build_merge_base_rule(catalog_entry)
         else:
@@ -236,6 +242,21 @@ def _build_author_list_rule(
             return ValidationRule(check=catalog_entry.check, ignored=author_list)
         return None
 
+    def _build_author_pattern_rule(
+        self, catalog_entry: RuleCatalogEntry, config_key: str
+    ) -> ValidationRule | None:
+        """Build author name or email validation rule."""
+        regex = catalog_entry.regex
+        if self.commit_config.get(config_key, ""):
+            regex = self.commit_config.get(config_key, "").strip()
+
+        return ValidationRule(
+            check=catalog_entry.check,
+            regex=regex,
+            error=catalog_entry.error,
+            suggest=catalog_entry.suggest,
+        )
+
     def _build_merge_base_rule(
         self, catalog_entry: RuleCatalogEntry
     ) -> ValidationRule | None:

@@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ Configuration can also be set via environment variables with the ``CCHK_`` prefi
    * - ``ignore_authors = ["bot"]``
      - ``CCHK_IGNORE_AUTHORS=bot,user``
      - ``--ignore-authors=bot,user``
+   * - ``author_email_pattern=^[-a-zA-Z0-9]*\.[-a-zA-Z0-9]*@.*$``
+     - ``CCHK_AUTHOR_EMAIL_PATTERN=^[-a-zA-Z0-9]*\.[-a-zA-Z0-9]*@.*$``
+     - ``--author-email-pattern=^[-a-zA-Z0-9]*\.[-a-zA-Z0-9]*@.*$``
+   * - ``author_name_pattern=^[A-Z]+[-a-zA-Z0-9]+ [A-Z]+[-a-zA-Z0-9]+$``
+     - ``CCHK_AUTHOR_NAME_PATTERN=^[A-Z]+[-a-zA-Z0-9]+ [A-Z]+[-a-zA-Z0-9]+$``
+     - ``--author-name-pattern=^[A-Z]+[-a-zA-Z0-9]+ [A-Z]+[-a-zA-Z0-9]+$``
    * - ``conventional_branch = true``
      - ``CCHK_CONVENTIONAL_BRANCH=true``
      - ``--conventional-branch=true``
@@ -397,6 +403,16 @@ Options Table Description
      - list[str]
      - [] (none ignored)
      - List of commit authors **or co-authors** (``Co-authored-by:`` lines) to bypass all commit checks. Useful for bots (e.g., ``"dependabot[bot]"``, ``"coderabbitai[bot]"``).
+   * - commit
+     - author_email_pattern
+     - str
+     - ^.+@.+$
+     - Custom regex pattern for author email check
+   * - commit
+     - author_name_pattern
+     - str
+     - "" (disabled)
+     - Custom regex pattern for author name check
    * - commit
      - require_signed_off_by
      - bool
-Original file line number
+Diff line change
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     __pycache__
     .mypy_cache
     .vscode
+    *.swp
     venv
     .venv
     UNKNOWN.egg-info
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