Plugin that handles Git integration with Plushu, providing the behavior of git-shell, and the hooks to initialize repos with Plushu hooks
At first glance, this may seem to be more complicated than necessary. If this plugin provides the commands that control all git interactions, why not just include the hooking functionality in those commands, rather than interfering with the layout of the git repositories themselves?
The answer: git's hooks provide functionality that couldn't be replicated from outside the command, such as various information about the contents of the pack being received, and the ability to cancel the operation if the hook fails.
Ideally, we'd be able to provide a hook at the command line when forwarding to Git, but this functionality doesn't currently exist in Git. I've submitted a feature request to the Git mailing list suggesting this be added: until such time as that feature is implemented, this is the best solution.