CLI Contract: pc-init#

Command#

pc-init --lang <LANG> [--lang <LANG> ...] [--framework <FRAMEWORK> ...] [--force]

Inputs#

• --lang (required, repeatable)
  • Canonical language ids: py, js, go, rs.
  • Accepted aliases: python -> py, javascript -> js, rust -> rs.
  • At least one value is required.
  • Values must exist in language profile catalog after normalization.
• --framework (optional, repeatable)
  • Canonical framework id.
  • Values must exist in framework catalog.
  • Frameworks can be selected with any combination of languages; primary_languages are recommendations only.
• --force (optional, flag)
  • When present, allows overwrite of existing .pre-commit-config.yaml.

Output File#

• Path: .pre-commit-config.yaml in current working directory.
• Encoding: UTF-8 text.
• Format: YAML compatible with pre-commit.

Success Behavior#

• Exit code: 0.
• Side effect: file written (or overwritten when --force used).
• Stdout: concise success message including selected languages, selected frameworks, and output path.

Error Behavior#

• Exit code: non-zero.
• Stderr: actionable message.

Error Cases#

1. Unsupported language

• Condition: --lang not in language catalog.
• Message includes supported language ids.

2. Unsupported framework

• Condition: --framework not in framework catalog.
• Message includes supported framework ids.

3. Existing target without force

• Condition: .pre-commit-config.yaml already exists and --force absent.
• Message tells user to rerun with --force to overwrite.

4. Write failure

• Condition: permission/path or IO error while writing output file.
• Message includes target path and OS error summary.

Determinism Guarantee#

For identical inputs and tool version, produced YAML must be semantically equivalent:

• Merge order: common baseline, then languages in CLI order, then frameworks in CLI order.
• Stable repository/hook ordering.
• Stable key ordering in rendered maps when serializer permits.
• No random or time-based fields.