hooks

Git Hook Scripts

Git Hooks are run by Git during specific actions. Follow the instructions below to enable:

Add Git Hooks

Git hooks need to be added to your local repo for each project,

• Create Symbolic links in .git/hooks/ for git hook scripts you want to use

  1. cd .git/hooks/

  2. ln -s ../../scripts/hooks/<HOOK_NAME>.sh <HOOK_NAME>

  pre-commit

  • enforces that the branch name matches style: <prefix>/<feature_name>
  • enforces that branch is not main or develop or prefixed with release

  commit-msg

  • enforces that first line of commit message matches conventional commit (ish) style <type>:<description>

  pre-push

  • enforces that the branch name matches style: <prefix>/<feature_name>

  post-commit

  • warns when changes are getting large since "last merge"
    • 25 files
    • 400 lines

Note: Prefix comes from prefix-lis.sh script, which defines defaults and uses the .github/labels.yaml file

Ideas for Hooks

• Ensure Program Compiles before commit
• Run tests before commit
  • only if code files touched?
  • only run tests affected by code files modified?
• Prevent Commit based on Github Branch protections
  • requires reading from github API
    • https://docs.github.com/en/free-pro-team@latest/rest/reference/repos#get-branch-protection
    • use curl and -u flag to retrieve branches protected
    • add to config file that hook reads? ./.github/config.yml prevent_push: ["<branch_name>"]
• Server side hooks
  • on receive, deploy newest changes