Git Hook + Laravel 5

This repository is based on git hooks. The idea behind this repository is there are basic task (like composer install, npm install, php artisan migrate:refresh etc), which sould be addressed automatically. So, that developer doesn't need to engage in those simple tasks, and which get address automatically.

This handles operations, which are performed when you setup a project and when you start working on it, and collaborating with other developer.

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Git Hooks

• Git hooks are scripts that Git executes before or after events such as: commit, push, and receive
• Git hooks are a built-in feature - no need to download anything. Git hooks are run locally

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There are 3 files which you need to go through, to understand this repository:

1. .env.example

You'll find 2 new key:

• DB_MIGRATION=false
• DB_MIGRATION_REFRESH=true

When you want to perform Laravel Migration (i.e. php artisan migrate) on contributors machine, then set:
DB_MIGRATION=true,

and when you want to perform Laravel Migration Refresh (i.e. php artisan migrate:refresh), then set:
DB_MIGRATION_REFRESH=true

Then, commit the .env.example file and push it to server. As you won't be able to commit the .env file. Migration related changes will be handled by .env.example file.

2. init.py

This script is written in Python 3. What it does:

• Clone .env.example file to .env
• Install Laravel packages i.e. composer install
• Generate App Key (php artisan key:generate)
• Clone git-hooks consisting files, to .git's hooks folder.
• Install node packages [referring package.json] (npm install)

3. git-hook/post-merge

• It include post-merge file, which gets called, whenever contributor successfully, takes a pull (without conflicts).
  
• When the pull is executed, it checks all changed file, if there .env.example file.
  
• If there's, then it will check if the migration flag has a true value assigned to it.
  
• Based on the flag, it will perform DB (database) changes.

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Project Flow

• Install Python 3 (minimum requirement)
• Run python3 init.py to execute initialising script.

Note: .git folder is marked in .gitignore file, so you have to make sure your contributors also perform this step, else you and other contributors won't be able to take advantage of git hooks.

• Update your .env file with DB Credentials.
• Create vhost, hosts entry.
• Restart your server.
• After starting with the development,

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Note

This hook is created taking into consideration that when developers create a product/website, there are changes in DB (database) Architecture, and which leads to change in migration, and then they have to share this changes to fellow developers who may and may not be sitting next to each other. Also, use this with precaution when you're migrating from staging to production environment, as you don't want to refresh your DB, when you're already live and have genuine entries.

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Contribution guidelines

• Code review
• Feel free to add elegant enhancements