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MarjovanLier / SouthAfricanIDValidator

A sophisticated PHP package designed to validate South African ID numbers by checking both structural and contextual rules
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(Changed) Implement consistent line endings and export rules via .gitattributes #25

Closed MarjovanLier closed 8 months ago

MarjovanLier commented 8 months ago

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Summary

This merge request introduces the .gitattributes file to ensure consistent line endings across various operating systems and improve archive efficiency by excluding specific directories and files. This change is vital for maintaining code quality and repository cleanliness, facilitating smoother development workflows, and ensuring our archives are lightweight and focused on the essential codebase.

Context and Background

Inconsistent line endings can cause significant issues in cross-platform development environments, leading to unnecessary file changes, merge conflicts, and difficulties in code review. Moreover, including all directories and files in archives can bloat the repository's size and reduce the efficiency of archive creation and extraction operations.

Problem Description

Previously, our project lacked a mechanism to enforce consistent line endings across different operating systems. This absence led to code quality challenges and could introduce bugs. Additionally, our archive process could have been more efficient, including tests, documentation, and various configuration files that were unnecessary for production, thereby increasing the size and reducing the speed of archive operations.

Solution Description

By introducing a .gitattributes file, we address the issue of inconsistent line endings by enforcing the automatic conversion to LF (Line Feed) on all text files, regardless of the operating system. This file also specifies specific directories and meta files to be excluded from archives, significantly enhancing the repository's cleanliness and archive efficiency.

The main components affected by these changes are:

This change does not introduce new dependencies. Potential side effects include adjustments in workflow for developers who might need to re-normalize their local repositories to match the new line-ending settings.

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enhancement, configuration changes

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Configuration changes
.gitattributes
Implement Consistent Line Endings and Archive Exclusions 
.gitattributes
  • Enforces LF line endings for all text files.
  • Excludes /tests, /docs, /vendor directories, and various meta files
    from archives.
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    coderabbitai[bot] commented 8 months ago
    Walkthrough ## Walkthrough The update introduces a `.gitattributes` file to the repository. This file is configured to ensure line endings are converted to LF across all platforms, which aids in maintaining consistency in code formatting. Additionally, it specifies certain directories and files to be excluded from archives, such as zip files created by GitHub, and applies the `export-ignore` attribute to meta files, streamlining the archive contents by omitting non-essential files. ## Changes | Files/Directories | Change Summary | |------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `.gitattributes` | Added to configure LF line endings, exclude specific directories/files from archives, and set `export-ignore` for meta files. |
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    codiumai-pr-agent-pro[bot] commented 8 months ago

    PR Description updated to latest commit (https://github.com/MarjovanLier/SouthAfricanIDValidator/commit/24f4654f3536c47a7fab957b59eb023a2edaf9f7)

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    codiumai-pr-agent-pro[bot] commented 8 months ago

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    codiumai-pr-agent-pro[bot] commented 8 months ago

    PR Code Suggestions

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    Best practice
    Add a rule for binary files to ensure correct handling. ___ **Consider adding a rule for binary files to ensure they are treated correctly and not
    accidentally modified. For example, you might want to add *.png binary to handle PNG
    images properly.** [.gitattributes [2]](https://github.com/MarjovanLier/SouthAfricanIDValidator/pull/25/files#diff-618cd5b83d62060ba3d027e314a21ceaf75d36067ff820db126642944145393eR2-R2) ```diff * text=auto +*.png binary ```
    Use merge=ours strategy for certain configuration files to avoid merge conflicts. ___ **To avoid potential merge conflicts in project configuration files that should not be
    modified by contributors, consider marking them as merge=ours. This strategy could be
    applied to files like .editorconfig.** [.gitattributes [8]](https://github.com/MarjovanLier/SouthAfricanIDValidator/pull/25/files#diff-618cd5b83d62060ba3d027e314a21ceaf75d36067ff820db126642944145393eR8-R8) ```diff /.gitattributes export-ignore +.editorconfig merge=ours ```
    Normalize line endings for shell scripts to LF. ___ **It's a good practice to normalize line endings for shell scripts to LF, even on Windows.
    This ensures that scripts are executable in Unix-like environments. Consider adding a rule
    like *.sh text eol=lf.** [.gitattributes [2]](https://github.com/MarjovanLier/SouthAfricanIDValidator/pull/25/files#diff-618cd5b83d62060ba3d027e314a21ceaf75d36067ff820db126642944145393eR2-R2) ```diff * text=auto +*.sh text eol=lf ```
    Enhancement
    Ensure shell scripts retain their executable bit. ___ **For projects that include shell scripts or other executables, consider marking them
    explicitly to retain their executable bit when checked out. This can be done with a rule
    like *.sh text eol=lf.** [.gitattributes [2]](https://github.com/MarjovanLier/SouthAfricanIDValidator/pull/25/files#diff-618cd5b83d62060ba3d027e314a21ceaf75d36067ff820db126642944145393eR2-R2) ```diff * text=auto +*.sh text eol=lf ```
    Specify line ending type for known text file extensions. ___ **To ensure that all text files have consistent line endings, consider specifying the line
    ending type for specific file extensions known to be text files, such as .txt, .md, etc.,
    with eol=lf.** [.gitattributes [2]](https://github.com/MarjovanLier/SouthAfricanIDValidator/pull/25/files#diff-618cd5b83d62060ba3d027e314a21ceaf75d36067ff820db126642944145393eR2-R2) ```diff * text=auto +*.txt text eol=lf +*.md text eol=lf ```
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    codecov[bot] commented 8 months ago

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    All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests :white_check_mark:

    Project coverage is 100.00%. Comparing base (6359916) to head (24f4654).

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