On May 20, 2012, at 16:16, Ted Byers wrote: > I have just installed subversion on a Ubuntu VM, and trying to learn how to > administer both. I have successfully created my first VN repository. :-) > > Now, I have read through the documentation a couple times, and know what > hooks are and why they're used, but I am not clear on how to write one as the > examples I have found so far are written in programming languages I don't > know (such as Python). > > In the first project I am going to put into this repository, I am writing a > test suite based on Boost's Test library (written in C++). What I want to do > is write a program that assesses code coverage, so that all new code has at > least one unit test, and then require that the codebase, including all > existing and new tests, compile and execute successfully; and have a > precommit hook that prevents a commit unless this test suite program > indicates that the tests all passed. I have read arguments that recommend > against this, claiming it can slow down commits, but then I am more concerned > about code quality, and always having a codebase, which to me includes all > tests, that compiles and runs properly than I am in the convenience of any > programmers working on the project. I also write in Perl and JavaScript (and > not so much anymore in Java or C#), so I will want the same requirement on > all code in all the languages I routinely use. > > Can anyone either show me how to write such a pre-commit hook, or point me to > examples that would show how to do this?
You should be able to write Subversion hook scripts in whatever language you like. I used PHP before, but now that I've jumped into using node.js for web development, writing one in JavaScript would be fun. I don't have an example handy at this time. But there should be tons of examples using Perl.
