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[PATCH v4 8/9] hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is set

From
Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
Date
Mar 20, 2026, 13:53 UTC
Message-ID
<20260320135311.331463-9-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
In-Reply-To
<20260320135311.331463-1-adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>

Issue a warning when the user confuses the hook process and event namespaces by setting hook.<friendly-name>.jobs.

Detect this by checking whether the name carrying .jobs also has .command, .event, or .parallel configured. Extract is_friendly_name() as a helper for this check, to be reused by future per-event config handling.

Suggested-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
---
 hook.c          | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 t/t1800-hook.sh | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 70 insertions(+)
diff --git a/hook.c b/hook.c
index e40c1f3a85..3d73447086 100644
--- a/hook.c
+++ b/hook.c
@@ -276,6 +276,44 @@ void hook_cache_clear(struct strmap *cache)
 	strmap_clear(cache, 0);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return true if `name` is a hook friendly-name, i.e. it has at least one of
+ * .command, .event, or .parallel configured. These are the reliable clues
+ * that distinguish a friendly-name from an event name. Note: .enabled is
+ * deliberately excluded because it can appear under both namespaces.
+ */
+static int is_friendly_name(struct hook_all_config_cb *cb, const char *name)
+{
+	struct hashmap_iter iter;
+	struct strmap_entry *e;
+
+	if (strmap_get(&cb->commands, name) || strmap_get(&cb->parallel_hooks, name))
+		return 1;
+
+	strmap_for_each_entry(&cb->event_hooks, &iter, e) {
+		if (unsorted_string_list_lookup(e->value, name))
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* Warn if any name in event_jobs is also a hook friendly-name. */
+static void warn_jobs_on_friendly_names(struct hook_all_config_cb *cb_data)
+{
+	struct hashmap_iter iter;
+	struct strmap_entry *e;
+
+	strmap_for_each_entry(&cb_data->event_jobs, &iter, e) {
+		if (is_friendly_name(cb_data, e->key))
+			warning(_("hook.%s.jobs is set but '%s' looks like a "
+				  "hook friendly-name, not an event name; "
+				  "hook.<event>.jobs uses the event name "
+				  "(e.g. hook.post-receive.jobs), so this "
+				  "setting will be ignored"), e->key, e->key);
+	}
+}
+
 /* Populate `cache` with the complete hook configuration */
 static void build_hook_config_map(struct repository *r, struct strmap *cache)
 {
@@ -292,6 +330,8 @@ static void build_hook_config_map(struct repository *r, struct strmap *cache)
 	/* Parse all configs in one run, capturing hook.* including hook.jobs. */
 	repo_config(r, hook_config_lookup_all, &cb_data);
 
+	warn_jobs_on_friendly_names(&cb_data);
+
 	/* Construct the cache from parsed configs. */
 	strmap_for_each_entry(&cb_data.event_hooks, &iter, e) {
 		struct string_list *hook_names = e->value;
diff --git a/t/t1800-hook.sh b/t/t1800-hook.sh
index cf4dc1ce6f..e8005199c7 100755
--- a/t/t1800-hook.sh
+++ b/t/t1800-hook.sh
@@ -996,4 +996,34 @@ test_expect_success 'hook.<event>.jobs still requires hook.<name>.parallel=true'
 	test_cmp expect hook.order
 '
 
+test_expect_success 'hook.<friendly-name>.jobs warns when name has .command' '
+	test_config hook.my-hook.command "true" &&
+	test_config hook.my-hook.jobs 2 &&
+	git hook run --ignore-missing test-hook >out 2>err &&
+	test_grep "hook.my-hook.jobs.*friendly-name" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hook.<friendly-name>.jobs warns when name has .event' '
+	test_config hook.my-hook.event test-hook &&
+	test_config hook.my-hook.command "true" &&
+	test_config hook.my-hook.jobs 2 &&
+	git hook run --ignore-missing test-hook >out 2>err &&
+	test_grep "hook.my-hook.jobs.*friendly-name" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hook.<friendly-name>.jobs warns when name has .parallel' '
+	test_config hook.my-hook.event test-hook &&
+	test_config hook.my-hook.command "true" &&
+	test_config hook.my-hook.parallel true &&
+	test_config hook.my-hook.jobs 2 &&
+	git hook run --ignore-missing test-hook >out 2>err &&
+	test_grep "hook.my-hook.jobs.*friendly-name" err
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hook.<event>.jobs does not warn for a real event name' '
+	test_config hook.test-hook.jobs 2 &&
+	git hook run --ignore-missing test-hook >out 2>err &&
+	test_grep ! "friendly-name" err
+'
+
 test_done
-- 
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  2. 1/4 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  3. 3/4 hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  4. 2/4 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  5. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 11, 2026
  6. Adrian RatiuFeb 12, 2026
  7. 4/4 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  8. Phillip WoodFeb 12, 2026
  9. Adrian RatiuFeb 12, 2026
  10. Phillip WoodFeb 13, 2026
  11. Adrian RatiuFeb 13, 2026
  12. 00/10 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  13. 02/10 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  14. 03/10 hook: refactor hook_config_cache from strmap to named structAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  15. 04/10 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  16. 06/10 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  17. 01/10 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  18. 05/10 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  19. 08/10 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  20. 09/10 hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  21. 10/10 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  22. 07/10 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Feb 22, 2026
  23. 0/9 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  24. 2/9 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  25. 1/9 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  26. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  27. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  28. 3/9 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  29. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  30. 5/9 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  31. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  32. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  33. 6/9 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  34. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  35. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  36. 4/9 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  37. Junio C HamanoMar 15, 2026
  38. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  39. 7/9 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  40. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2026
  41. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  42. 8/9 hook: introduce extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  43. Junio C HamanoMar 16, 2026
  44. Adrian RatiuMar 18, 2026
  45. 9/9 hook: allow runtime enabling extensions.hookStdoutToStderrAdrian Ratiu, Mar 9, 2026
  46. 0/9 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  47. 1/9 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  48. 2/9 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  49. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  50. Adrian RatiuMar 24, 2026
  51. 4/9 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  52. 3/9 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  53. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  54. 5/9 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  55. 6/9 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  56. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  57. 8/9 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  58. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  59. 7/9 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  60. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  61. 9/9 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Mar 20, 2026
  62. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  63. Adrian RatiuMar 25, 2026
  64. Junio C HamanoMar 20, 2026
  65. Adrian RatiuMar 23, 2026
  66. Patrick SteinhardtMar 24, 2026
  67. 00/12 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  68. 01/12 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  69. 02/12 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  70. 03/12 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  71. 06/12 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  72. 07/12 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  73. Patrick SteinhardtMar 27, 2026
  74. 05/12 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  75. 08/12 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  76. 04/12 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  77. 09/12 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  78. Patrick SteinhardtMar 27, 2026
  79. 11/12 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  80. 10/12 hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider useAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  81. Patrick SteinhardtMar 27, 2026
  82. Adrian RatiuMar 27, 2026
  83. 12/12 hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU coresAdrian Ratiu, Mar 26, 2026
  84. 00/12 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  85. 02/12 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  86. 01/12 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  87. 03/12 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  88. 04/12 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  89. 05/12 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  90. 06/12 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  91. 07/12 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  92. 08/12 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  93. 09/12 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  94. 10/12 hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider useAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  95. 11/12 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  96. 12/12 hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU coresAdrian Ratiu, Apr 4, 2026
  97. Junio C HamanoApr 6, 2026
  98. Patrick SteinhardtApr 8, 2026
  99. Junio C HamanoApr 8, 2026
  100. 00/13 Run hooks in parallelAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  101. 01/13 repository: fix repo_init() memleak due to missing _clear()Adrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  102. 02/13 config: add a repo_config_get_uint() helperAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  103. 03/13 hook: parse the hook.jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  104. 04/13 hook: allow parallel hook executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  105. 05/13 hook: allow pre-push parallel executionAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  106. 06/13 hook: mark non-parallelizable hooksAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  107. 07/13 hook: add -j/--jobs option to git hook runAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  108. 08/13 hook: add per-event jobs configAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  109. 09/13 hook: warn when hook.<friendly-name>.jobs is setAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  110. 10/13 hook: move is_known_hook() to hook.c for wider useAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  111. 11/13 hook: add hook.<event>.enabled switchAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  112. 12/13 hook: allow hook.jobs=-1 to use all available CPU coresAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026
  113. 13/13 t1800: test SIGPIPE with parallel hooksAdrian Ratiu, Apr 10, 2026

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