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Re: [PATCH v3 05/12] hook: include hooks from the config

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Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
Date
Apr 8, 2026, 11:28 UTC
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On Mon, 06 Apr 2026, SZEDER Gábor <szeder.dev@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sun, Mar 01, 2026 at 08:44:53PM +0200, Adrian Ratiu wrote:
>> Teach the hook.[hc] library to parse configs to populate the list of
>> hooks to run for a given event.
>> 
>> Multiple commands can be specified for a given hook by providing
>> "hook.<friendly-name>.command = <path-to-hook>" and
>> "hook.<friendly-name>.event = <hook-event>" lines.
>> 
>> Hooks will be started in config order of the "hook.<friendly-name>.event"
>> lines and will be run sequentially (.jobs == 1) like before.
>> Running the hooks in parallel will be enabled in a future patch.
>> 
>> The "traditional" hook from the hookdir is run last, if present.
>> 
>> A strmap cache is added to struct repository to avoid re-reading
>> the configs on each rook run. This is useful for hooks like the
>> ref-transaction which gets executed multiple times per process.
>> 
>> Examples:
>> 
>>   $ git config --get-regexp "^hook\."
>>   hook.bar.command=~/bar.sh
>>   hook.bar.event=pre-commit
>> 
>>   # Will run ~/bar.sh, then .git/hooks/pre-commit
>>   $ git hook run pre-commit
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Emily Shaffer <emilyshaffer@google.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Adrian Ratiu <adrian.ratiu@collabora.com>
>> ---
>
>> diff --git a/t/t1800-hook.sh b/t/t1800-hook.sh
>> index d1380a4f0e..3a95cfe16d 100755
>> --- a/t/t1800-hook.sh
>> +++ b/t/t1800-hook.sh
>> @@ -1,10 +1,26 @@
>>  #!/bin/sh
>>  
>> -test_description='git-hook command'
>> +test_description='git-hook command and config-managed multihooks'
>>  
>>  . ./test-lib.sh
>>  . "$TEST_DIRECTORY"/lib-terminal.sh
>>  
>> +setup_hooks () {
>> +	test_config hook.ghi.command "/path/ghi"
>> +	test_config hook.ghi.event pre-commit --add
>> +	test_config hook.ghi.event test-hook --add
>> +	test_config_global hook.def.command "/path/def"
>> +	test_config_global hook.def.event pre-commit --add
>> +}
>> +
>> +setup_hookdir () {
>> +	mkdir .git/hooks
>> +	write_script .git/hooks/pre-commit <<-EOF
>> +	echo \"Legacy Hook\"
>> +	EOF
>> +	test_when_finished rm -rf .git/hooks
>> +}
>
> There is no &&-chain in these test helper functions.
Nice catch, we need the && chains to ensure we propagate any failures.
I'll send a separate patch fixing this since the series landed.
Many thanks, appreciate it.
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Message 62 of 71 in “Specify hooks via configs”
  1. 0/4 Specify hooks via configsAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  2. 2/4 hook: introduce "git hook list"Adrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  3. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 9, 2026
  4. Adrian RatiuFeb 9, 2026
  5. 3/4 hook: include hooks from the configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  6. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 9, 2026
  7. Adrian RatiuFeb 9, 2026
  8. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 10, 2026
  9. Adrian RatiuFeb 10, 2026
  10. 1/4 hook: run a list of hooksAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  11. Junio C HamanoFeb 5, 2026
  12. Adrian RatiuFeb 6, 2026
  13. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 9, 2026
  14. Adrian RatiuFeb 9, 2026
  15. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 10, 2026
  16. 4/4 hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocationsAdrian Ratiu, Feb 4, 2026
  17. Junio C HamanoFeb 6, 2026
  18. 0/8 Specify hooks via configsAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  19. 2/8 hook: run a list of hooks to prepare for multihook supportAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  20. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  21. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  22. 1/8 hook: add internal state alloc/free callbacksAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  23. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  24. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  25. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2026
  26. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  27. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  28. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  29. 3/8 hook: add "git hook list" commandAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  30. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  31. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  32. 5/8 hook: allow disabling config hooksAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  33. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  34. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  35. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  36. Junio C HamanoFeb 20, 2026
  37. 6/8 hook: allow event = "" to overwrite previous valuesAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  38. 4/8 hook: include hooks from the configAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  39. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  40. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  41. Patrick SteinhardtFeb 20, 2026
  42. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  43. 7/8 hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocationsAdrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  44. 8/8 hook: add -z option to "git hook list"Adrian Ratiu, Feb 18, 2026
  45. Junio C HamanoFeb 19, 2026
  46. Adrian RatiuFeb 20, 2026
  47. brian m. carlsonFeb 20, 2026
  48. Adrian RatiuFeb 21, 2026
  49. Adrian RatiuFeb 22, 2026
  50. Junio C HamanoFeb 25, 2026
  51. Adrian RatiuFeb 26, 2026
  52. brian m. carlsonFeb 25, 2026
  53. Adrian RatiuFeb 26, 2026
  54. 00/12 [next] Specify hooks via configsAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  55. 02/12 hook: run a list of hooks to prepare for multihook supportAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  56. 03/12 hook: add "git hook list" commandAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  57. 01/12 hook: add internal state alloc/free callbacksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  58. 04/12 string-list: add unsorted_string_list_remove()Adrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  59. 06/12 hook: allow disabling config hooksAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  60. 05/12 hook: include hooks from the configAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  61. SZEDER GáborApr 6, 2026
  62. Adrian RatiuApr 8, 2026
  63. 07/12 hook: allow event = "" to overwrite previous valuesAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  64. 08/12 hook: allow out-of-repo 'git hook' invocationsAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  65. 09/12 hook: add -z option to "git hook list"Adrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  66. 10/12 hook: refactor hook_config_cache from strmap to named structAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  67. 11/12 hook: store and display scope for configured hooks in git hook listAdrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  68. 12/12 hook: show disabled hooks in "git hook list"Adrian Ratiu, Mar 1, 2026
  69. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2026
  70. Adrian RatiuMar 2, 2026
  71. Junio C HamanoMar 2, 2026

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