A git hook to help you make good decisions about rebasing

pre-rebase

askAboutGitBranches() {
  echo "Is the branch you want to rebase already pushed to GitHub? (y/n) "
  read RESPONSE
  if [ "$RESPONSE" = "n" ]; then
    rebaseAway
  elif [ "$RESPONSE" = "y" ]; then
    echo "Are you the only one committing on this branch? (y/n)"
    read RESPONSE_2
    if [ "$RESPONSE_2" = "y" ]; then
      rebaseAway
    elif [ "$RESPONSE_2" = "n" ]; then
      stopThatRebase
    else
      wut
    fi
  else
    wut
  fi
}

rebaseAway() {
  echo "Go ahead, rebase away!"
  return 0
}

stopThatRebase() {
  echo "Don't rebase, just push/merge."
  echo "Otherwise you'll end up with messy history."
  return 1
}

wut() {
  echo "Wut?"
  return 1
}

askAboutGitBranches