Is there a Subversion Checkout Hook or something similar?

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Robert Massaioli picture Robert Massaioli · Apr 30, 2009 · Viewed 9.8k times · Source

I'm using a subversion repository and I want to know whenever somebody asks my repository for a checkout; like a 'svn co' or an 'svn up'. Is there a hook or some other method that I can use so that a script is run, or email sent, whenever somebody requests information from my svn server? How can I achieve this without relying on apache logs?

BTW it is a pretty simple repository just meant for Educational purposes.

(If you need more information then just ask. Thanks in advance.)

Answer

Greg Hewgill picture Greg Hewgill · Apr 30, 2009

The following are all the supported hooks in Subversion 1.5, from the Version Control with Subversion book:

  • start-commit
  • pre-commit
  • post-commit
  • pre-revprop-change
  • post-revprop-change
  • pre-lock
  • post-lock
  • pre-unlock
  • post-unlock

There is no pre-checkout or pre-update hook like you describe.

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