chore(validate-commit-msg): allow * and - in scope string

2 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/validate-commit-msg.js b/validate-commit-msg.js
index 453c56c7..7235b8d9 100755
--- a/validate-commit-msg.js
+++ b/validate-commit-msg.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ var util = require('util');
 
 
 var MAX_LENGTH = 70;
-var PATTERN = /^(\w*)(\(([\w\$\.]*)\))?\: (.*)$/;
+var PATTERN = /^(\w*)(\(([\w\$\.\-\*]*)\))?\: (.*)$/;
 var IGNORED = /^WIP\:/;
 var TYPES = {
   feat: true,
diff --git a/validate-commit-msg.spec.js b/validate-commit-msg.spec.js
index 8eb4f3bd..2ea3cf16 100644
--- a/validate-commit-msg.spec.js
+++ b/validate-commit-msg.spec.js
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ describe('validate-commit-msg.js', function() {
       expect(m.validateMessage('refactor($httpBackend): something')).toBe(VALID);
       expect(m.validateMessage('test($resource): something')).toBe(VALID);
       expect(m.validateMessage('chore($controller): something')).toBe(VALID);
+      expect(m.validateMessage('chore(foo-bar): something')).toBe(VALID);
+      expect(m.validateMessage('chore(*): something')).toBe(VALID);
       expect(errors).toEqual([]);
     });