Automating Git with hooks
There are usually certain prerequisites to the code that is produced, either self-induced or enforced externally. The code should be always able to compile and pass at least a fast subset of the tests. With some development workflows, each commit message may need to reference an issue ID (or fit message template), or include a digital certificate of origin in the form of the Signed-off-by line. In many cases, these parts of the development process can be automated by Git.
Like many programming tools, Git includes a way to fire custom functionality contained in the user-provided code (custom scripts), when certain important pre-defined actions occur, that is, when certain events trigger. Such a functionality invoked as ...
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