Basic Node.js Post-Receive Hook

This is a template script for use in a git post-recieve hook. It will checkout the code into a commit specific build folder, then run npm install and eventually npm test. This script is inspired by the heroku deployment process.

Setup & Usage

• Setup a bare git on the remote (deployment server), git init --bare
• Create a file called hooks/post-receive in the new remote repo.
• Remember to the the file executable, sudo chmod +x hooks/post-receive
• Add a remote to your local git folder git remote add myServer git@myserver.com:myrepo.git
• Once its all set, use the new remote, git push myServer branchName

To Do

This script is evolving.

• Add settings to define the branch for testing, deployment etc.
• Add a check for the npm test to make certain all test pass before moving on.
• Add the deployment and restart code. (Currently missing)
• Add a commit/build specific URL.

References

The following links provides the code needed to string this together.

• http://sterlinghamilton.com/2010/12/23/unix-shell-adding-color-to-your-bash-script/
• http://npmjs.org/doc/
• https://devcenter.heroku.com/articles/nodejs
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3170337/how-can-i-get-rid-of-the-remote-messages-that-appear-on-every-line-returned
• http://blog.ekynoxe.com/2011/10/22/git-post-receive-for-multiple-remote-branches-and-work-trees/