Introduction to Git-Validate

git-validate is a powerful npm package designed to enhance your workflow by providing seamless validation scripts directly into your Git hooks. This ensures code integrity and lowers the chances of error before code changes are committed or pushed. In this comprehensive guide, we will dive deep into the APIs provided by git-validate and show how you can leverage them in your projects.

Getting Started

Before using git-validate, you need to install it via npm:

  
    npm install --save-dev git-validate
  

Configuring Git-Validate

To configure git-validate, add a git-validate section to your package.json:

  
    {
      "git-validate": {
        "pre-commit": [
          "lint",
          "test"
        ],
        "post-merge": [
          "npm install"
        ]
      }
    }
  

API Examples

Pre-Commit Hook

To run linting and testing scripts before a commit, use the pre-commit hook:

  
    {
      "git-validate": {
        "pre-commit": [
          "lint",
          "test"
        ]
      }
    }
  

Pre-Push Hook

To ensure everything is correct before pushing, you can configure the pre-push hook:

  
    {
      "git-validate": {
        "pre-push": [
          "npm run build"
        ]
      }
    }
  

Post-Checkout Hook

The post-checkout hook can run specific tasks after checking out a branch:

  
    {
      "git-validate": {
        "post-checkout": [
          "npm install"
        ]
      }
    }
  

Post-Merge Hook

This example reinstalls npm dependencies after merging branches:

  
    {
      "git-validate": {
        "post-merge": [
          "npm install"
        ]
      }
    }
  

Application Example

Here’s an application example that integrates all these hooks:

  
    {
      "name": "example-app",
      "version": "1.0.0",
      "scripts": {
        "lint": "eslint .",
        "test": "jest",
        "build": "webpack"
      },
      "git-validate": {
        "pre-commit": [
          "lint",
          "test"
        ],
        "pre-push": [
          "npm run build"
        ],
        "post-checkout": [
          "npm install"
        ],
        "post-merge": [
          "npm install"
        ]
      },
      "devDependencies": {
        "git-validate": "^2.2.4",
        "eslint": "^7.32.0",
        "jest": "^27.0.6",
        "webpack": "^5.52.0"
      }
    }
  

By setting up the hooks as shown above, you can assure a streamlined and error-free workflow with git-validate.

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