Node-hooks NPM

Hooks

An NPM for git hooks.

Terms

hook-module: Any module in npm that meets the hook-module specification.
hook-module specification: A set of guidelines that define what it means to be a hook-module. View here.
npm: node package manager. This can be (and is) used for more things than node modules.
npm-module: a bit of code that can be downloaded via npm.
package.json: a required file for npm-modules defined here.

Setup

npm install -g node-hooks

Use

git init
hooks install
hooks add new-hook

How to write a git hooks for `Hooks`

The hook-module sepcs should cover some of the basics while the hook-module best practices doc will help you avoid trip ups.

Is there a way to search npm for hook-modules only?

Working on that. See the TODO list below.

Commands

hooks install

Installs hooks into the current working directory, seeding the required hooks.json and package.json files if needed.

It will also add node-hooks to the projects project.json devDependencies and node_modules folder so that all developers on the project will use the same hooks even if they don't have node-hooks installed locally.

Options

--soft: stops install from adding hooks to the package.json devDependencies and node_modules. This is

hooks uninstall

Uninstall hooks from the current working directory. Removes hooks.json, but does not touch package.json or the node_module directory.

hooks add {hook-module} options

Adds an npm module to the local hooks project if the hook module's package.json fits the hook-module specification below. By default the module will be added to the hook specified in the module's package.json "default-hook" parameter and to the project's package.json devDependencies parameter.

Options

--hook {GIT HOOK NAME}: this option overrides the hook-module's default-hook parameter.
-f, --force: installs a module from npm even if it doesn't meet the hooks-module specification. Requires the --hook option
--soft: don't add the module to the package.json