Why use the Cap'n
Git hooks are a great way for automating tasks, enforcing coding standards, and performing actions before or after Git commands are executed. Here are some reasons why you might use git hooks:
- Enforcing Code Quality
- Running Tests
- Automating Builds
- Notification and Alerts
- Custom Workflows
- Preventing mistakes
- Logging and Auditing
The Cap'n is designed to simplify the process of sharing git hooks within your team. Whether you already use git hooks or you are starting from scratch the Cap'n got you covered. The Cap'n makes it equally easy to integrate existing hook scripts or create custom hooks from scratch. With the Cap'n, you have the flexibility to listen to all git hook events or selectively target the ones that matter most to your workflow. While it offers a rich set of features, the primary mission of the Cap'n is to streamline the integration of your unique functionalities, making the entire process as straightforward as possible.
To better understand the Captain's capabilities you can have a look at the Captain's favorite hooks.
Here's a list of examples demonstrating what you can achieve with the Cap'n
- Logging development time in a work time tracking system using commit messages
- Preventing the unintentional push of specific branches or commits to customer repositories
- Automatically triggering ticket transitions in issue tracking systems such as Jira or Gitlab
- Generating prefilled commit messages
- Notifying the team about breaking changes using git-notify
Features
| CaptainHook | |
|---|---|
| Installation via Homebrew | |
| Check commit messages | |
| Integrate your existing hooks easily | |
| Supports the git-notify standard | |
| Allow access to original hook arguments and input | |
| Conditional hook execution to only run hooks when needed | |
| Include custom hook package configurations | |
| Handle all hooks | |
| Supports virtual hooks to prevent copy paste configuration | |
| Will not overwrite your stuff without asking |
by December 2023