Creating a pre-commit hook

[tueda]

Thanks for developing this useful tool. I discovered DMeta while searching for a pre-commit hook that can automatically remove metadata from Excel files before committing them to Git. I couldn't find an existing pre-commit hook for this purpose.

It would be helpful if DMeta had a pre-commit hook. Would you consider implementing this by adding a .pre-commit-hooks.yaml file? Possible options include:

1. Adding it to the same repository (openscilab/dmeta)
2. Creating a separate repository (e.g., openscilab/pre-commit-hook-dmeta)
3. Hosting it in a third-party repository

For pre-commit users, option 1 seems to be the most straightforward choice. However, if you prefer not to add a tool-specific file to the repository or not to maintain a separate tool-specific repository, option 2 or 3 would be reasonable.

See also:

• pre-commit - Creating new hooks
• pre-commit - Supported hooks

[AHReccese]

@tueda
Thank you for your insightful suggestion! I really appreciate you proposing the idea of adding a pre-commit hook to automatically remove metadata from Excel files before committing them to Git. It's a very useful feature. We're also planning to broaden the supported formats, so it can be extended beyond Microsoft Office files.

I'll certainly take this into consideration for one of the upcoming milestones of DMeta.

[AHReccese]

@tueda
Hi there! I’ve added a pre-commit hook that cleans Microsoft file metadata in place. Could you please review the corresponding section in the README and confirm if it works as the way you expected? Once confirmed, I’ll proceed with adding more pre-commit hooks to extend the functionality.

[tueda]

Thank you for implementing the pre-commit hook!

I have verified that it works as expected; when I try to commit an Office file containing metadata, the hook blocks the commit and removes the metadata.