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  • Committer: Andrew Bennetts
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perform actions before or after certain Bazaar operations.  The operations
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include ``commit``, ``push``, ``pull``, and ``uncommit``.
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For a complete list of hooks and their parameters, see `Hooks
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<../user-reference/bzr_man.html#hooks>`_ in the User Reference.
 
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<../user-reference/hooks-help.html>`_ in the User Reference.
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Most hooks are run on the client, but a few are run on the server.  (Also
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see the `bzr-push-and-update`_ plugin that handles one special case of
 
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see the `push-and-update plugin`_ that handles one special case of
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server-side operations.)
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.. _bzr-push-and-update: https://launchpad.net/bzr-push-and-update/
 
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.. _push-and-update plugin: http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/plugins/en/push-and-update-plugin.html
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Using hooks
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-----------
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To use a hook, you should `write a plugin <#writing-a-plugin>`_.  Instead of
 
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To use a hook, you should `write a plugin`_.  Instead of
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creating a new command, this plugin will define and install the hook.  Here's
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an example::
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    branch.Branch.hooks.install_named_hook('post_push', post_push_hook,
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                                     'My post_push hook')
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.. _write a plugin: http://doc.bazaar.canonical.com/plugins/en/plugin-development.html
 
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To use this example, create a file named ``push_hook.py``, and stick it in
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``plugins`` subdirectory of your configuration directory.  (If you have never
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installed any plugins, you may need to create the ``plugins`` directory).