From c83f6eed44cc98ca2d191f985159a314544c08ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Benedikt Rips <benedikt.rips@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:55:06 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] gitlint: add `flags` option

`gitlint.args` can not be used since pre-commits appends it to the
commandline but the `--msg-filename` option has to come last.

See #641 for more information.
---
 modules/hooks.nix | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/modules/hooks.nix b/modules/hooks.nix
index 8efaf3db..216e27a4 100644
--- a/modules/hooks.nix
+++ b/modules/hooks.nix
@@ -639,6 +639,18 @@ in
           };
         };
       };
+      gitlint = mkOption {
+        description = "gitlint hook";
+        type = types.submodule {
+          imports = [ hookModule ];
+          options.flags = mkOption {
+            type = types.listOf types.str;
+            description = "Flags passed to gitlint. See all available [here](https://jorisroovers.com/gitlint/latest/configuration/cli/)";
+            default = [ ];
+            example = [ "-c" "title-max-length.line-length=120" ];
+          };
+        };
+      };
       golines = mkOption {
         description = "golines hook";
         type = types.submodule {
@@ -2933,7 +2945,11 @@ lib.escapeShellArgs (lib.concatMap (ext: [ "--ghc-opt" "-X${ext}" ]) hooks.fourm
         name = "gitlint";
         description = "Linting for your git commit messages";
         package = tools.gitlint;
-        entry = "${hooks.gitlint.package}/bin/gitlint --staged --msg-filename";
+        entry = lib.escapeShellArgs (
+          [ "${hooks.gitlint.package}/bin/gitlint" ]
+          ++ hooks.gitlint.flags
+          ++ [ "--staged" "--msg-filename" ]
+        );
         stages = [ "commit-msg" ];
       };
       gofmt =