diff --git a/dev-infra/commit-message/BUILD.bazel b/dev-infra/commit-message/BUILD.bazel
index 2c6d3be371..333c62ba99 100644
--- a/dev-infra/commit-message/BUILD.bazel
+++ b/dev-infra/commit-message/BUILD.bazel
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ ts_library(
     srcs = [
         "cli.ts",
         "config.ts",
+        "parse.ts",
         "validate.ts",
         "validate-file.ts",
         "validate-range.ts",
@@ -23,9 +24,12 @@ ts_library(
 )
 
 ts_library(
-    name = "validate-test",
+    name = "test_lib",
     testonly = True,
-    srcs = ["validate.spec.ts"],
+    srcs = [
+        "parse.spec.ts",
+        "validate.spec.ts",
+    ],
     deps = [
         ":commit-message",
         "//dev-infra/utils",
@@ -40,7 +44,6 @@ jasmine_node_test(
     name = "test",
     bootstrap = ["//tools/testing:node_no_angular_es5"],
     deps = [
-        ":commit-message",
-        ":validate-test",
+        "test_lib",
     ],
 )
diff --git a/dev-infra/commit-message/parse.spec.ts b/dev-infra/commit-message/parse.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..71f4d6875b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-infra/commit-message/parse.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+import {parseCommitMessage, ParsedCommitMessage} from './parse';
+
+
+const commitValues = {
+  prefix: '',
+  type: 'fix',
+  scope: 'changed-area',
+  summary: 'This is a short summary of the change',
+  body: 'This is a longer description of the change Closes #1',
+};
+
+function buildCommitMessage(params = {}) {
+  const {prefix, type, scope, summary, body} = {...commitValues, ...params};
+  return `${prefix}${type}${scope ? '(' + scope + ')' : ''}: ${summary}\n\n${body}`;
+}
+
+
+describe('commit message parsing:', () => {
+  it('parses the scope', () => {
+    const message = buildCommitMessage();
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message).scope).toBe(commitValues.scope);
+  });
+
+  it('parses the type', () => {
+    const message = buildCommitMessage();
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message).type).toBe(commitValues.type);
+  });
+
+  it('parses the header', () => {
+    const message = buildCommitMessage();
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message).header)
+        .toBe(`${commitValues.type}(${commitValues.scope}): ${commitValues.summary}`);
+  });
+
+  it('parses the body', () => {
+    const message = buildCommitMessage();
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message).body).toBe(commitValues.body);
+  });
+
+  it('parses the body without Github linking', () => {
+    const body = 'This has linking\nCloses #1';
+    const message = buildCommitMessage({body});
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message).bodyWithoutLinking).toBe('This has linking\n');
+  });
+
+  it('parses the subject', () => {
+    const message = buildCommitMessage();
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message).subject).toBe(commitValues.summary);
+  });
+
+  it('identifies if a commit is a fixup', () => {
+    const message1 = buildCommitMessage();
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message1).isFixup).toBe(false);
+
+    const message2 = buildCommitMessage({prefix: 'fixup! '});
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message2).isFixup).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('identifies if a commit is a revert', () => {
+    const message1 = buildCommitMessage();
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message1).isRevert).toBe(false);
+
+    const message2 = buildCommitMessage({prefix: 'revert: '});
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message2).isRevert).toBe(true);
+
+    const message3 = buildCommitMessage({prefix: 'revert '});
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message3).isRevert).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('identifies if a commit is a squash', () => {
+    const message1 = buildCommitMessage();
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message1).isSquash).toBe(false);
+
+    const message2 = buildCommitMessage({prefix: 'squash! '});
+    expect(parseCommitMessage(message2).isSquash).toBe(true);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/dev-infra/commit-message/parse.ts b/dev-infra/commit-message/parse.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f8acd0fb60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dev-infra/commit-message/parse.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/**
+ * @license
+ * Copyright Google LLC All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style license that can be
+ * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
+ */
+
+/** A parsed commit message. */
+export interface ParsedCommitMessage {
+  header: string;
+  body: string;
+  bodyWithoutLinking: string;
+  type: string;
+  scope: string;
+  subject: string;
+  isFixup: boolean;
+  isSquash: boolean;
+  isRevert: boolean;
+}
+
+/** Regex determining if a commit is a fixup. */
+const FIXUP_PREFIX_RE = /^fixup! /i;
+/** Regex finding all github keyword links. */
+const GITHUB_LINKING_RE = /((closed?s?)|(fix(es)?(ed)?)|(resolved?s?))\s\#(\d+)/ig;
+/** Regex determining if a commit is a squash. */
+const SQUASH_PREFIX_RE = /^squash! /i;
+/** Regex determining if a commit is a revert. */
+const REVERT_PREFIX_RE = /^revert:? /i;
+/** Regex determining the scope of a commit if provided. */
+const TYPE_SCOPE_RE = /^(\w+)(?:\(([^)]+)\))?\:\s(.+)$/;
+/** Regex determining the entire header line of the commit. */
+const COMMIT_HEADER_RE = /^(.*)/i;
+/** Regex determining the body of the commit. */
+const COMMIT_BODY_RE = /^.*\n\n([\s\S]*)$/;
+
+/** Parse a full commit message into its composite parts. */
+export function parseCommitMessage(commitMsg: string): ParsedCommitMessage {
+  let header = '';
+  let body = '';
+  let bodyWithoutLinking = '';
+  let type = '';
+  let scope = '';
+  let subject = '';
+
+  if (COMMIT_HEADER_RE.test(commitMsg)) {
+    header = COMMIT_HEADER_RE.exec(commitMsg)![1]
+                 .replace(FIXUP_PREFIX_RE, '')
+                 .replace(SQUASH_PREFIX_RE, '');
+  }
+  if (COMMIT_BODY_RE.test(commitMsg)) {
+    body = COMMIT_BODY_RE.exec(commitMsg)![1];
+    bodyWithoutLinking = body.replace(GITHUB_LINKING_RE, '');
+  }
+
+  if (TYPE_SCOPE_RE.test(header)) {
+    const parsedCommitHeader = TYPE_SCOPE_RE.exec(header)!;
+    type = parsedCommitHeader[1];
+    scope = parsedCommitHeader[2];
+    subject = parsedCommitHeader[3];
+  }
+  return {
+    header,
+    body,
+    bodyWithoutLinking,
+    type,
+    scope,
+    subject,
+    isFixup: FIXUP_PREFIX_RE.test(commitMsg),
+    isSquash: SQUASH_PREFIX_RE.test(commitMsg),
+    isRevert: REVERT_PREFIX_RE.test(commitMsg),
+  };
+}
diff --git a/dev-infra/commit-message/validate-range.ts b/dev-infra/commit-message/validate-range.ts
index 485fa06b2f..2b29cf8382 100644
--- a/dev-infra/commit-message/validate-range.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/commit-message/validate-range.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 import {info} from '../utils/console';
 import {exec} from '../utils/shelljs';
 
-import {parseCommitMessage, validateCommitMessage, ValidateCommitMessageOptions} from './validate';
+import {parseCommitMessage} from './parse';
+import {validateCommitMessage, ValidateCommitMessageOptions} from './validate';
 
 // Whether the provided commit is a fixup commit.
 const isNonFixup = (m: string) => !parseCommitMessage(m).isFixup;
diff --git a/dev-infra/commit-message/validate.ts b/dev-infra/commit-message/validate.ts
index 7108a63cac..fdc2f006c4 100644
--- a/dev-infra/commit-message/validate.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/commit-message/validate.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import {error} from '../utils/console';
 
 import {getCommitMessageConfig} from './config';
+import {parseCommitMessage} from './parse';
 
 /** Options for commit message validation. */
 export interface ValidateCommitMessageOptions {
@@ -15,53 +16,9 @@ export interface ValidateCommitMessageOptions {
   nonFixupCommitHeaders?: string[];
 }
 
-const FIXUP_PREFIX_RE = /^fixup! /i;
-const GITHUB_LINKING_RE = /((closed?s?)|(fix(es)?(ed)?)|(resolved?s?))\s\#(\d+)/ig;
-const SQUASH_PREFIX_RE = /^squash! /i;
-const REVERT_PREFIX_RE = /^revert:? /i;
-const TYPE_SCOPE_RE = /^(\w+)(?:\(([^)]+)\))?\:\s(.+)$/;
-const COMMIT_HEADER_RE = /^(.*)/i;
-const COMMIT_BODY_RE = /^.*\n\n([\s\S]*)$/;
+/** Regex matching a URL for an entire commit body line. */
 const COMMIT_BODY_URL_LINE_RE = /^https?:\/\/.*$/;
 
-/** Parse a full commit message into its composite parts. */
-export function parseCommitMessage(commitMsg: string) {
-  let header = '';
-  let body = '';
-  let bodyWithoutLinking = '';
-  let type = '';
-  let scope = '';
-  let subject = '';
-
-  if (COMMIT_HEADER_RE.test(commitMsg)) {
-    header = COMMIT_HEADER_RE.exec(commitMsg)![1]
-                 .replace(FIXUP_PREFIX_RE, '')
-                 .replace(SQUASH_PREFIX_RE, '');
-  }
-  if (COMMIT_BODY_RE.test(commitMsg)) {
-    body = COMMIT_BODY_RE.exec(commitMsg)![1];
-    bodyWithoutLinking = body.replace(GITHUB_LINKING_RE, '');
-  }
-
-  if (TYPE_SCOPE_RE.test(header)) {
-    const parsedCommitHeader = TYPE_SCOPE_RE.exec(header)!;
-    type = parsedCommitHeader[1];
-    scope = parsedCommitHeader[2];
-    subject = parsedCommitHeader[3];
-  }
-  return {
-    header,
-    body,
-    bodyWithoutLinking,
-    type,
-    scope,
-    subject,
-    isFixup: FIXUP_PREFIX_RE.test(commitMsg),
-    isSquash: SQUASH_PREFIX_RE.test(commitMsg),
-    isRevert: REVERT_PREFIX_RE.test(commitMsg),
-  };
-}
-
 /** Validate a commit message against using the local repo's config. */
 export function validateCommitMessage(
     commitMsg: string, options: ValidateCommitMessageOptions = {}) {
diff --git a/dev-infra/pr/merge/strategies/api-merge.ts b/dev-infra/pr/merge/strategies/api-merge.ts
index f52b768e00..42afdd1c6f 100644
--- a/dev-infra/pr/merge/strategies/api-merge.ts
+++ b/dev-infra/pr/merge/strategies/api-merge.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {PullsListCommitsResponse, PullsMergeParams} from '@octokit/rest';
 import {prompt} from 'inquirer';
 
-import {parseCommitMessage} from '../../../commit-message/validate';
+import {parseCommitMessage} from '../../../commit-message/parse';
 import {GitClient} from '../../../utils/git';
 import {GithubApiMergeMethod} from '../config';
 import {PullRequestFailure} from '../failures';