From: "Chandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
To: git@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Ben Knoble <ben.knoble@gmail.com>,
Chandra Kethi-Reddy <chandrakr@pm.me>,
Chandra Kethi-Reddy <chandrakr@pm.me>
Subject: [PATCH v4] add: support pre-add hook
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:36:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <pull.2045.v4.git.1772710566599.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <pull.2045.v3.git.1772171692465.gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
From: Chandra Kethi-Reddy <chandrakr@pm.me>
"git add" has no hook that lets users inspect what is about to be
staged. Users who want to reject certain paths or content must
wrap the command in a shell alias or wait for pre-commit, which
fires too late to prevent staging.
Introduce a "pre-add" hook so that users can inspect or reject
proposed index updates at staging time.
$1 -- index path used by this invocation (may not exist yet)
$2 -- lockfile path containing proposed staged index state
Hook authors can inspect the result with ordinary Git commands:
GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2" git diff --cached --name-only HEAD
Both files should be treated as read-only. Exiting with non-zero
status rejects the update and leaves the index unchanged.
The hook accepts or rejects the entire proposed update. Per-path
filtering is not supported.
The hook is bypassed with "--no-verify" and is not invoked for
--interactive, --patch, --edit, or --dry-run, nor by "git commit -a"
which stages through its own code path.
Signed-off-by: Chandra Kethi-Reddy <chandrakr@pm.me>
---
add: support pre-add hook
Summary
=======
* v4 fixed various documentation/code refactoring issues and clarifies
that per-path filtering is not supported.
Notes
=====
* This design intentionally trades ODB prevention for correctness of
hook inputs: blobs may already be written to object storage when the
hook runs, but hook rejection still leaves the on-disk index
unchanged
* AI Disclosure: Codex and Claude Code CLI were used to assist
drafting. All tests, code, and docs were committed by hand.
Published-As: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/releases/tag/pr-2045%2Fshatachandra%2Fpre-add-hooks-v4
Fetch-It-Via: git fetch https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git pr-2045/shatachandra/pre-add-hooks-v4
Pull-Request: https://github.com/gitgitgadget/git/pull/2045
Range-diff vs v3:
1: d0fb5f9da21 ! 1: 9383395bb06 add: support pre-add hook
@@ Commit message
wrap the command in a shell alias or wait for pre-commit, which
fires too late to prevent staging.
- Introduce a "pre-add" hook that runs after "git add" computes the
- new index state but before committing it to disk. The hook
- receives two positional arguments:
+ Introduce a "pre-add" hook so that users can inspect or reject
+ proposed index updates at staging time.
$1 -- index path used by this invocation (may not exist yet)
$2 -- lockfile path containing proposed staged index state
- While the lockfile is active the current index path remains readable
- and unchanged, so a seperate copy is unnecessary. Hook authors can
- inspect the computed result with ordinary tools:
+ Hook authors can inspect the result with ordinary Git commands:
GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2" git diff --cached --name-only HEAD
- without needing to interpret pathspec or mode flags as the proposed
- index already reflects their effect.
+ Both files should be treated as read-only. Exiting with non-zero
+ status rejects the update and leaves the index unchanged.
- At the finish label, write_locked_index() writes the proposed index
- to the lockfile without COMMIT_LOCK so commit_lock_file() can be
- called seperately after the hook runs. However, do_write_locked_index()
- unconditionally fires post-index-change after every write, and the
- existing test suite (t7113) asserts that index.lock does not exist when
- that hook fires. Tying the hook to COMMIT_LOCK would suppress it for
- other callers that depend on it after a non-committed write (e.g.,
- prepare_to_commit() in builtin/commit.c). A new SKIP_INDEX_CHANGE_HOOK
- flag lets builtin/add.c suppress the automatic notification on just this
- call, then emit post-index-change manually after commit_lock_file()
- publishes the new index. If the hook rejects, rollback_lock_file()
- discards the lockfile and the original index is left unchanged. When
- no hook is installed the existing write_locked_index(COMMIT_LOCK |
- SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED) path is taken.
-
- The hook gate checks cache_changed regardless of exit_status so that
- mixed-result adds (e.g., a tracked modification combined with an
- ignored path) still run the hook when index content changes.
+ The hook accepts or rejects the entire proposed update. Per-path
+ filtering is not supported.
The hook is bypassed with "--no-verify" and is not invoked for
--interactive, --patch, --edit, or --dry-run, nor by "git commit -a"
@@ Commit message
## Documentation/git-add.adoc ##
@@ Documentation/git-add.adoc: SYNOPSIS
- [synopsis]
git add [--verbose | -v] [--dry-run | -n] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
[--edit | -e] [--[no-]all | -A | --[no-]ignore-removal | [--update | -u]] [--sparse]
-- [--intent-to-add | -N] [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-missing] [--renormalize]
-+ [--intent-to-add | -N] [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-missing] [--renormalize] [--no-verify]
- [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
+ [--intent-to-add | -N] [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-missing] [--renormalize]
+- [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
++ [--no-verify] [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
[--] [<pathspec>...]
+ DESCRIPTION
@@ Documentation/git-add.adoc: use the `--force` option to add ignored files. If you specify the exact
filename of an ignored file, `git add` will fail with a list of ignored
files. Otherwise it will silently ignore the file.
-+A `pre-add` hook can be run to inspect or reject the proposed index update
-+after `git add` computes staging and writes it to the index lockfile,
-+but before writing it to the final index. See linkgit:githooks[5].
++A `pre-add` hook can be used to reject `git add` (see linkgit:githooks[5]).
+
Please see linkgit:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
commit.
+-
+ OPTIONS
+ -------
+ `<pathspec>...`::
@@ Documentation/git-add.adoc: for `git add --no-all <pathspec>...`, i.e. ignored removed files.
Don't add the file(s), but only refresh their stat()
information in the index.
@@ Documentation/githooks.adoc: and is invoked after the patch is applied and a com
+`--no-verify` option. It is not invoked for `--interactive`, `--patch`,
+`--edit`, or `--dry-run`.
+
-+It takes two parameters: the path to the index file for this invocation
++It takes two arguments: the path to the index file for this invocation
+of `git add`, and the path to the lockfile containing the proposed
-+index after staging. It does not read from standard input. If no index
-+exists yet, the first parameter names a path that does not exist and
-+should be treated as an empty index.
++index after staging. If no index exists yet, the first argument names
++a path that does not exist and should be treated as an empty index.
+
+The hook is invoked after the index has been updated in memory and
+written to the lockfile, but before it is committed to the final index
+path. Exiting with a non-zero status causes `git add` to reject the
+proposed state, roll back the lockfile, and leave the index unchanged.
-+Exiting with zero status allows the index update to be committed.
++Exiting with zero status allows the index update to be committed. The
++hook accepts or rejects the entire proposed update; per-path filtering
++is not supported. Both files should be treated as read-only by the hook.
+
-+Git does not set `GIT_INDEX_FILE` for this hook. Hook authors may
-+set `GIT_INDEX_FILE="$1"` to inspect current index state and
-+`GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2"` to inspect proposed index state.
++Hook authors may set `GIT_INDEX_FILE="$1"` to inspect the current index
++state and `GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2"` to inspect the proposed index state.
+
+This hook can be used to prevent staging of files based on names, content,
+or sizes (e.g., to block `.env` files, secret keys, or large files).
@@ builtin/add.c: int cmd_add(int argc,
transaction = odb_transaction_begin(repo->objects);
ps_matched = xcalloc(pathspec.nr, 1);
-@@ builtin/add.c: int cmd_add(int argc,
- include_sparse, flags);
-
- if (take_worktree_changes && !add_renormalize && !ignore_add_errors &&
-- report_path_error(ps_matched, &pathspec))
-+ report_path_error(ps_matched, &pathspec)) {
-+ free(orig_index_path);
- exit(128);
-+ }
-
- if (add_new_files)
- exit_status |= add_files(repo, &dir, flags);
@@ builtin/add.c: int cmd_add(int argc,
odb_transaction_commit(transaction);
@@ builtin/add.c: int cmd_add(int argc,
+ } else if (commit_lock_file(&lock_file)) {
+ die(_("unable to write new index file"));
+ } else {
-+ run_hooks_l(repo, "post-index-change",
-+ repo->index->updated_workdir ? "1" : "0",
-+ repo->index->updated_skipworktree ? "1" : "0",
-+ NULL);
++ emit_post_index_change(repo->index);
+ }
-+ repo->index->updated_workdir = 0;
-+ repo->index->updated_skipworktree = 0;
+ } else {
+ if (write_locked_index(repo->index, &lock_file,
+ COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
@@ read-cache-ll.h: int is_index_unborn(struct index_state *);
#define COMMIT_LOCK (1 << 0)
#define SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED (1 << 1)
+#define SKIP_INDEX_CHANGE_HOOK (1 << 2)
++
++void emit_post_index_change(struct index_state *istate);
/*
* Write the index while holding an already-taken lock. Close the lock,
@@ read-cache.c: static int do_write_locked_index(struct index_state *istate,
else
ret = close_lock_file_gently(lock);
-- run_hooks_l(the_repository, "post-index-change",
-- istate->updated_workdir ? "1" : "0",
-- istate->updated_skipworktree ? "1" : "0", NULL);
-- istate->updated_workdir = 0;
-- istate->updated_skipworktree = 0;
++ if (!(flags & SKIP_INDEX_CHANGE_HOOK))
++ emit_post_index_change(istate);
++ return ret;
++}
++
++void emit_post_index_change(struct index_state *istate)
++{
+ run_hooks_l(the_repository, "post-index-change",
+ istate->updated_workdir ? "1" : "0",
+ istate->updated_skipworktree ? "1" : "0", NULL);
+ istate->updated_workdir = 0;
+ istate->updated_skipworktree = 0;
-
-+ if (!(flags & SKIP_INDEX_CHANGE_HOOK)) {
-+ run_hooks_l(the_repository, "post-index-change",
-+ istate->updated_workdir ? "1" : "0",
-+ istate->updated_skipworktree ? "1" : "0", NULL);
-+ istate->updated_workdir = 0;
-+ istate->updated_skipworktree = 0;
-+ }
- return ret;
+- return ret;
}
+ static int write_split_index(struct index_state *istate,
## t/meson.build ##
@@ t/meson.build: integration_tests = [
Documentation/git-add.adoc | 10 +-
Documentation/githooks.adoc | 30 ++++
builtin/add.c | 38 ++++-
read-cache-ll.h | 3 +
read-cache.c | 9 +-
t/meson.build | 1 +
t/t3706-pre-add-hook.sh | 289 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
7 files changed, 373 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
create mode 100755 t/t3706-pre-add-hook.sh
diff --git a/Documentation/git-add.adoc b/Documentation/git-add.adoc
index 6192daeb03..a3ff4ced83 100644
--- a/Documentation/git-add.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/git-add.adoc
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ SYNOPSIS
git add [--verbose | -v] [--dry-run | -n] [--force | -f] [--interactive | -i] [--patch | -p]
[--edit | -e] [--[no-]all | -A | --[no-]ignore-removal | [--update | -u]] [--sparse]
[--intent-to-add | -N] [--refresh] [--ignore-errors] [--ignore-missing] [--renormalize]
- [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
+ [--no-verify] [--chmod=(+|-)x] [--pathspec-from-file=<file> [--pathspec-file-nul]]
[--] [<pathspec>...]
DESCRIPTION
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ use the `--force` option to add ignored files. If you specify the exact
filename of an ignored file, `git add` will fail with a list of ignored
files. Otherwise it will silently ignore the file.
+A `pre-add` hook can be used to reject `git add` (see linkgit:githooks[5]).
+
Please see linkgit:git-commit[1] for alternative ways to add content to a
commit.
-
OPTIONS
-------
`<pathspec>...`::
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@ for `git add --no-all <pathspec>...`, i.e. ignored removed files.
Don't add the file(s), but only refresh their stat()
information in the index.
+`--no-verify`::
+ Bypass the `pre-add` hook if it exists. See linkgit:githooks[5] for
+ more information about hooks.
+
`--ignore-errors`::
If some files could not be added because of errors indexing
them, do not abort the operation, but continue adding the
@@ -451,6 +456,7 @@ linkgit:git-reset[1]
linkgit:git-mv[1]
linkgit:git-commit[1]
linkgit:git-update-index[1]
+linkgit:githooks[5]
GIT
---
diff --git a/Documentation/githooks.adoc b/Documentation/githooks.adoc
index 056553788d..90945a590e 100644
--- a/Documentation/githooks.adoc
+++ b/Documentation/githooks.adoc
@@ -94,6 +94,36 @@ and is invoked after the patch is applied and a commit is made.
This hook is meant primarily for notification, and cannot affect
the outcome of `git am`.
+pre-add
+~~~~~~~
+
+This hook is invoked by linkgit:git-add[1], and can be bypassed with the
+`--no-verify` option. It is not invoked for `--interactive`, `--patch`,
+`--edit`, or `--dry-run`.
+
+It takes two arguments: the path to the index file for this invocation
+of `git add`, and the path to the lockfile containing the proposed
+index after staging. If no index exists yet, the first argument names
+a path that does not exist and should be treated as an empty index.
+
+The hook is invoked after the index has been updated in memory and
+written to the lockfile, but before it is committed to the final index
+path. Exiting with a non-zero status causes `git add` to reject the
+proposed state, roll back the lockfile, and leave the index unchanged.
+Exiting with zero status allows the index update to be committed. The
+hook accepts or rejects the entire proposed update; per-path filtering
+is not supported. Both files should be treated as read-only by the hook.
+
+Hook authors may set `GIT_INDEX_FILE="$1"` to inspect the current index
+state and `GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2"` to inspect the proposed index state.
+
+This hook can be used to prevent staging of files based on names, content,
+or sizes (e.g., to block `.env` files, secret keys, or large files).
+
+This hook is not invoked by `git commit -a` or `git commit --include`
+which still can run the `pre-commit` hook, providing a control point at
+commit time.
+
pre-commit
~~~~~~~~~~
diff --git a/builtin/add.c b/builtin/add.c
index 32709794b3..ca8b681d8a 100644
--- a/builtin/add.c
+++ b/builtin/add.c
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
#include "strvec.h"
#include "submodule.h"
#include "add-interactive.h"
+#include "hook.h"
+#include "abspath.h"
static const char * const builtin_add_usage[] = {
N_("git add [<options>] [--] <pathspec>..."),
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ static int take_worktree_changes;
static int add_renormalize;
static int pathspec_file_nul;
static int include_sparse;
+static int no_verify;
static const char *pathspec_from_file;
static int chmod_pathspec(struct repository *repo,
@@ -271,6 +274,7 @@ static struct option builtin_add_options[] = {
OPT_BOOL( 0 , "refresh", &refresh_only, N_("don't add, only refresh the index")),
OPT_BOOL( 0 , "ignore-errors", &ignore_add_errors, N_("just skip files which cannot be added because of errors")),
OPT_BOOL( 0 , "ignore-missing", &ignore_missing, N_("check if - even missing - files are ignored in dry run")),
+ OPT_BOOL( 0 , "no-verify", &no_verify, N_("bypass pre-add hook")),
OPT_BOOL(0, "sparse", &include_sparse, N_("allow updating entries outside of the sparse-checkout cone")),
OPT_STRING(0, "chmod", &chmod_arg, "(+|-)x",
N_("override the executable bit of the listed files")),
@@ -391,6 +395,8 @@ int cmd_add(int argc,
char *ps_matched = NULL;
struct lock_file lock_file = LOCK_INIT;
struct odb_transaction *transaction;
+ int run_pre_add = 0;
+ char *orig_index_path = NULL;
repo_config(repo, add_config, NULL);
@@ -576,6 +582,11 @@ int cmd_add(int argc,
string_list_clear(&only_match_skip_worktree, 0);
}
+ if (!show_only && !no_verify && find_hook(repo, "pre-add")) {
+ run_pre_add = 1;
+ orig_index_path = absolute_pathdup(repo_get_index_file(repo));
+ }
+
transaction = odb_transaction_begin(repo->objects);
ps_matched = xcalloc(pathspec.nr, 1);
@@ -598,9 +609,30 @@ int cmd_add(int argc,
odb_transaction_commit(transaction);
finish:
- if (write_locked_index(repo->index, &lock_file,
- COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
- die(_("unable to write new index file"));
+ if (run_pre_add && repo->index->cache_changed) {
+ struct run_hooks_opt opt = RUN_HOOKS_OPT_INIT;
+
+ if (write_locked_index(repo->index, &lock_file,
+ SKIP_INDEX_CHANGE_HOOK))
+ die(_("unable to write proposed index"));
+
+ strvec_push(&opt.args, orig_index_path);
+ strvec_push(&opt.args, get_lock_file_path(&lock_file));
+ if (run_hooks_opt(repo, "pre-add", &opt)) {
+ rollback_lock_file(&lock_file); /* hook rejected */
+ exit_status = 1;
+ } else if (commit_lock_file(&lock_file)) {
+ die(_("unable to write new index file"));
+ } else {
+ emit_post_index_change(repo->index);
+ }
+ } else {
+ if (write_locked_index(repo->index, &lock_file,
+ COMMIT_LOCK | SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED))
+ die(_("unable to write new index file"));
+ }
+
+ free(orig_index_path);
free(ps_matched);
dir_clear(&dir);
diff --git a/read-cache-ll.h b/read-cache-ll.h
index 71b49d9af4..eed1d74d99 100644
--- a/read-cache-ll.h
+++ b/read-cache-ll.h
@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ int is_index_unborn(struct index_state *);
/* For use with `write_locked_index()`. */
#define COMMIT_LOCK (1 << 0)
#define SKIP_IF_UNCHANGED (1 << 1)
+#define SKIP_INDEX_CHANGE_HOOK (1 << 2)
+
+void emit_post_index_change(struct index_state *istate);
/*
* Write the index while holding an already-taken lock. Close the lock,
diff --git a/read-cache.c b/read-cache.c
index 0c07c3aef7..dfe8d8e4d7 100644
--- a/read-cache.c
+++ b/read-cache.c
@@ -3161,13 +3161,18 @@ static int do_write_locked_index(struct index_state *istate,
else
ret = close_lock_file_gently(lock);
+ if (!(flags & SKIP_INDEX_CHANGE_HOOK))
+ emit_post_index_change(istate);
+ return ret;
+}
+
+void emit_post_index_change(struct index_state *istate)
+{
run_hooks_l(the_repository, "post-index-change",
istate->updated_workdir ? "1" : "0",
istate->updated_skipworktree ? "1" : "0", NULL);
istate->updated_workdir = 0;
istate->updated_skipworktree = 0;
-
- return ret;
}
static int write_split_index(struct index_state *istate,
diff --git a/t/meson.build b/t/meson.build
index f80e366cff..2419a9adbb 100644
--- a/t/meson.build
+++ b/t/meson.build
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ integration_tests = [
't3703-add-magic-pathspec.sh',
't3704-add-pathspec-file.sh',
't3705-add-sparse-checkout.sh',
+ 't3706-pre-add-hook.sh',
't3800-mktag.sh',
't3900-i18n-commit.sh',
't3901-i18n-patch.sh',
diff --git a/t/t3706-pre-add-hook.sh b/t/t3706-pre-add-hook.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..f5092f0727
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/t3706-pre-add-hook.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+test_description='pre-add hook tests
+
+These tests run git add with and without pre-add hooks to ensure functionality. Largely derived from t7503 (pre-commit and pre-merge-commit hooks) and t5571 (pre-push hooks).'
+
+GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME=main
+export GIT_TEST_DEFAULT_INITIAL_BRANCH_NAME
+
+. ./test-lib.sh
+
+test_expect_success 'with no hook' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -f actual" &&
+ echo content >file &&
+ git add file &&
+ test_path_is_missing actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success POSIXPERM 'with non-executable hook' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -f actual" &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo should-not-run >>actual
+ exit 1
+ EOF
+ chmod -x .git/hooks/pre-add &&
+
+ echo content >file &&
+ git add file &&
+ test_path_is_missing actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--no-verify with no hook' '
+ echo content >file &&
+ git add --no-verify file &&
+ test_path_is_missing actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'with succeeding hook' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -f actual expected" &&
+ echo "pre-add" >expected &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo pre-add >>actual
+ EOF
+
+ echo content >file &&
+ git add file &&
+ test_cmp expected actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'with failing hook' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -f actual" &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo pre-add-rejected >>actual
+ exit 1
+ EOF
+
+ echo content >file &&
+ test_must_fail git add file
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--no-verify with failing hook' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -f actual" &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo should-not-run >>actual
+ exit 1
+ EOF
+
+ echo content >file &&
+ git add --no-verify file &&
+ test_path_is_missing actual
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup for path-based tests' '
+ git add file &&
+ git commit -m "initial"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hook receives index-path and lockfile-path arguments' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard &&
+ rm -f staged expect-count arg-count arg-one arg-two \
+ expect-index expect-lockpath" &&
+ echo staged >staged &&
+ cat >expect-count <<-\EOF &&
+ 2
+ EOF
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo "$#" >arg-count &&
+ echo "$1" >arg-one &&
+ echo "$2" >arg-two &&
+ test "$1" != "$2" &&
+ test -r "$2"
+ EOF
+ git add staged &&
+ test_cmp expect-count arg-count &&
+ printf "%s/index\n" "$(git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir)" >expect-index &&
+ test_cmp expect-index arg-one &&
+ sed "s/$/.lock/" expect-index >expect-lockpath &&
+ test_cmp expect-lockpath arg-two
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hook rejection leaves final index unchanged' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard && rm -f reject index.before" &&
+ cp .git/index index.before &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ exit 1
+ EOF
+ echo reject >reject &&
+ test_must_fail git add reject &&
+ test_cmp_bin index.before .git/index &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/index.lock
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'missing pre-existing index path treated as empty' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard &&
+ rm -f newfile arg-one after.raw after expect-index" &&
+ rm -f .git/index &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo "$1" >arg-one &&
+ test ! -e "$1" &&
+ GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2" git diff --cached --name-only HEAD >after.raw &&
+ sort after.raw >after
+ EOF
+ echo newfile >newfile &&
+ git add newfile &&
+ printf "%s/index\n" "$(git rev-parse --absolute-git-dir)" >expect-index &&
+ test_cmp expect-index arg-one &&
+ grep "^newfile$" after &&
+ grep "^file$" after
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hook respects GIT_INDEX_FILE' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard &&
+ rm -f arg-one arg-two expect-index expect-lockpath \
+ alt-index alt-index.lock" &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo "$1" >arg-one &&
+ echo "$2" >arg-two
+ EOF
+ echo changed >>file &&
+ GIT_INDEX_FILE=alt-index git add file &&
+ echo "$PWD/alt-index" >expect-index &&
+ test_cmp expect-index arg-one &&
+ echo "$PWD/alt-index.lock" >expect-lockpath &&
+ test_cmp expect-lockpath arg-two
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup for mixed-result tests' '
+ echo "*.ignored" >.gitignore &&
+ git add .gitignore &&
+ git commit -m "add gitignore"
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'mixed-result add invokes pre-add hook' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard &&
+ rm -f bad.ignored index.before hook-ran proposed" &&
+ echo changed >>file &&
+ echo ignored >bad.ignored &&
+ cp .git/index index.before &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2" git diff --cached --name-only HEAD >proposed &&
+ grep "^file$" proposed &&
+ echo invoked >hook-ran &&
+ exit 1
+ EOF
+ test_must_fail git add file bad.ignored &&
+ test_path_is_file hook-ran &&
+ test_cmp_bin index.before .git/index &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/index.lock
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'mixed-result add stages tracked update on approve' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard &&
+ rm -f bad.ignored hook-ran staged proposed" &&
+ echo changed >>file &&
+ echo ignored >bad.ignored &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2" git diff --cached --name-only HEAD >proposed &&
+ grep "^file$" proposed &&
+ echo invoked >hook-ran
+ EOF
+ test_must_fail git add file bad.ignored &&
+ test_path_is_file hook-ran &&
+ git diff --cached --name-only HEAD >staged &&
+ grep "^file$" staged &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/index.lock
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'post-index-change fires after pre-add approval' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard &&
+ rm -f hook-order expect lockfile-present" &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo pre >>hook-order
+ EOF
+ test_hook post-index-change <<-\EOF &&
+ if test -f ".git/index.lock"
+ then
+ echo locked >lockfile-present
+ fi
+ echo post >>hook-order
+ EOF
+ echo updated >>file &&
+ git add file &&
+ cat >expect <<-\EOF &&
+ pre
+ post
+ EOF
+ test_cmp expect hook-order &&
+ test_path_is_missing lockfile-present
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'post-index-change is suppressed on pre-add rejection' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard &&
+ rm -f index.before hook-order expect" &&
+ cp .git/index index.before &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo pre >>hook-order &&
+ exit 1
+ EOF
+ test_hook post-index-change <<-\EOF &&
+ echo post >>hook-order
+ EOF
+ echo reject >>file &&
+ test_must_fail git add file &&
+ echo pre >expect &&
+ test_cmp expect hook-order &&
+ test_cmp_bin index.before .git/index &&
+ test_path_is_missing .git/index.lock
+'
+
+test_expect_success '--dry-run does not invoke hook' '
+ test_when_finished "rm -f hook-ran dry" &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo invoked >hook-ran
+ EOF
+ echo dry >dry &&
+ git add --dry-run dry &&
+ test_path_is_missing hook-ran
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hook runs for git add -u' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard && rm -f hook-ran" &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ echo invoked >hook-ran
+ EOF
+ echo changed >>file &&
+ git add -u &&
+ test_path_is_file hook-ran
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hook example: block .env files' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard &&
+ rm -f .env safe.txt new-paths" &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2" git diff --cached --name-only HEAD >new-paths &&
+ while read path
+ do
+ case "$path" in
+ *.env)
+ echo "error: $path must not be staged" >&2
+ exit 1
+ ;;
+ esac
+ done <new-paths
+ EOF
+ echo "DB_PASS=secret" >.env &&
+ test_must_fail git add .env &&
+ echo "safe content" >safe.txt &&
+ git add safe.txt
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'hook example: block secrets in content' '
+ test_when_finished "git reset --hard && rm -f config.txt secret" &&
+ test_hook pre-add <<-\EOF &&
+ GIT_INDEX_FILE="$2" git diff --cached HEAD >secret &&
+ if grep -q "API_KEY=" secret ||
+ grep -q "SECRET_KEY=" secret ||
+ grep -q "PRIVATE_KEY=" secret
+ then
+ echo "error: staged content contains secrets" >&2
+ exit 1
+ fi
+ EOF
+ echo "API_KEY=sksksk-live-12345" >config.txt &&
+ test_must_fail git add config.txt &&
+ echo "LOG_LEVEL=debug" >config.txt &&
+ git add config.txt
+'
+
+test_done
base-commit: 7c02d39fc2ed2702223c7674f73150d9a7e61ba4
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2026-02-10 15:32 [PATCH] add: support pre-add hook Chandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget
2026-02-10 18:16 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-10 19:00 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-11 15:16 ` [PATCH] " Chandra
2026-02-11 15:05 ` [PATCH v2] " Chandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget
2026-02-11 19:50 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-11 21:11 ` Chandra
2026-02-11 21:24 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-02-11 21:54 ` Chandra
2026-02-25 2:15 ` [PATCH v3] " Chandra
2026-02-27 5:54 ` Chandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget
2026-03-03 23:06 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-04 9:49 ` Ben Knoble
2026-03-05 10:47 ` Phillip Wood
2026-03-05 11:40 ` [PATCH v4] " Chandra
2026-03-05 14:48 ` [PATCH v3] " Junio C Hamano
2026-03-05 11:36 ` Chandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget [this message]
2026-03-05 12:03 ` [PATCH v4] " Adrian Ratiu
2026-03-05 12:37 ` Chandra
2026-03-05 12:37 ` [PATCH v5] " Chandra Kethi-Reddy via GitGitGadget
2026-03-05 13:41 ` Adrian Ratiu
2026-03-05 13:46 ` Chandra
2026-03-05 19:23 ` Junio C Hamano
2026-03-06 2:20 ` Chandra
2026-03-13 14:39 ` Phillip Wood
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