Creates a git template dir that will allow all folders that you run 'git init' in will now use a pre-commit hook that forbids commits directly on master and staging

create_template.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

def add_new_git_template

  # Paths
  home_dir = File.expand_path('~')
  template_dir = File.join(home_dir, ".git_template")
  hooks_dir = File.join(template_dir, "/hooks")
  pre_commit_file = File.join(hooks_dir, "pre-commit")

  # Create dirs
  Dir.mkdir(template_dir) unless File.exists?(template_dir)
  Dir.mkdir(hooks_dir) unless File.exists?(hooks_dir)

  # Early out
  if File.exists?(pre_commit_file)

    puts "You all ready have a pre-commit in your template directory"
    puts "Please ensure you are using the DD git commit standards"
    return false
  end

  # Write the file
  File.open(pre_commit_file, 'w') do |f|
    f.write(
%q{#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# This pre-commit hook will prevent any commit to forbidden branches
# (by default, "staging" and "production").
# Put this file in your local repo, in the .git/hooks folder
# and make sure it is executable.
# The name of the file *must* be "pre-commit" for Git to pick it up.

FORBIDDEN_BRANCHES = ["staging", "master"]

def current_branch()
branches = `git branch --no-color`.split(/\n/)
current = branches.select{ |b| b =~ /\s*\*/ }.first
current.gsub(/[\*\s]/, "")
end

branch = current_branch

if (FORBIDDEN_BRANCHES.include?(branch))
puts
puts " STOP THE PRESS!"
puts " You are trying to commit on the *#{branch}* branch."
puts " Surely you don't mean that?"
puts
puts " If you really do, force the commit by adding --no-verify to the command."
puts

exit 1
end}
    )
  end

  # Add to git
  `chmod a+x ~/.git_template/hooks/pre-commit`
  `git config --global init.templatedir ~/.git_template`

  puts "Setup complete"
  puts "All folders that you run 'git init' in will now use a pre-commit hook that forbids commits directly on master and staging"

end

add_new_git_template()