Q&A - Why `GitHooks.hooksDirectory` + monorepo support state

[Malix-Labs]

This issue would have fit better in a github discussion Q&A, but this repository doesn't have one yet

Hello!

Why did you choose to feature a GitHooks.hooksDirectory setting rather than to force it to git config core.hooksPath? Also, do your extension support multiple repositories in a workspace, such as the monorepo use-case?

Thanks!

[Lakshmikanth2001]

• GitHooks.hooksDirectory will set core.hooksPath for the repository i have chose this to make it a vscode setting which can sit in .vscode folder and can also be source tracked

• That's a very good question as of now no this extension support only one git project at a time because the tree provider gets only one git repository path and hooks are read from that repo .git folder so currently this extension doesn't support multiple git repositories (even vscode workspaces)

any more questions ?

[Malix-Labs]

• Ok 👍
• Okay, would it be possible to support it, or not possible at all?

[Lakshmikanth2001]

it's very early to say whether it is possible or not i haven't tried it but i have an idea to have n level treeDataApiProvider based on number of folders the workspace has, i will try to included support for this feature, but can't guaranty that i will find out a solution for it

any more questions ?

[Malix-Labs]

Ok 👍 Following the development closely 😄

[Lakshmikanth2001]

Thanks for the suggestion i have released a version 2.0 for the extension which includes workspace support , please review this extension and give your valuable feedback, @Malix-off

[Malix-Labs]

Nice, can you push a release pls?

[Lakshmikanth2001]

it's already down please download the latest release

[Malix-Labs]

Yes np, but i was talking about https://github.com/Lakshmikanth2001/GitHooks/releases

[Lakshmikanth2001]

Done, thanks for the feature request