Re: [PATCH] add a 'pre-push' hook
Jeff King <peff@peff.net> wrote:
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> I think the common wisdom has been that such tests should be done on the
> _receiving_ end, since that makes a more trustworthy enforcement point.
> E.g., I know that crap can't get into my central repo because a hook
> checks everything coming in. But if a developer has turned off his
> pre-push hook (or accidentally failed to enable it), he can still send
> crap.
>
> One other argument I have seen is that, to prevent the proliferation of
> hooks, the rule is not to add a hook that could just as easily be done
> as a sequence of commands. IOW, what's wrong with
>
> run_my_automated_tests && git push
Yup, I agree completely.
Why not just setup an alias:
git config alias.send '! run_my_tests && git push "$@"'
and retrain your fingers to use "git send ..."?
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Shawn.