Require comments on checkin?

[Andy Moore]

Is there a way to require comments on checkin? I keep accidentally hitting the checkin button and away things go.

I don't mean the "warn about empty comments" on the client, but an actual server-config that requires them from everybody?

[Héber]

Hi Andy,

 

I'm afraid there is no option to make sure a checkin has a comment by default, but you could create a before checkin trigger that ensures there is one.

You have an example that does that exactly here: 

https://www.plasticscm.com/documentation/triggers/plastic-scm-version-control-triggers-guide

 

Best regards,

Héber.

[Andy Moore]

Thanks for that link. For future google searches, the exact link to the example is here:

https://www.plasticscm.com/documentation/triggers/plastic-scm-version-control-triggers-guide#Trigger_Sample_Checkin_Comments

@Héber, does ruby come installed with PlasticSCM? We can't install ruby on client machines, I'm not sure if that example would actually work on all the machines. Is there a generic variant or does ruby work with all Plastic installs?

We can install ruby on our server if there is a server-trigger that would work for the same purposes.

[Héber]

Hi Andy,

 

No, Plastic doesn't install Ruby, but it was given as an example. You can use the same trigger in the language that better suits you. For example, a lot of users use Python.

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We can install ruby on our server if there is a server-trigger that would work for the same purposes.

That would be an option too. Server-side triggers do work for checkin operations, so it should be fine.

Let me know how it goes or if you need asistance with it.

 

Best,

Héber.