Maven - format code and check-in

Question

I am using Hudson to build my projects periodically. I want Hudson to format my code (using Jalopy) and then check-in the changes to github.com.

I already have Jalopy configured the way I like, I just need to configure the scm plugin to check-in the changes.

Answer 1

In my humble opinion, this is a strange workflow and you should fix the root cause of a problem, not fix it after the facts.

Let's make toast American style: you burn, I'll scrape. --W. Edwards Deming.

I would thus format the code before committing either using:

• the IDE on save (Eclipse can do this automatically with Save Actions)
• a pre-commit hook (on your local repo?)
• using jalopy:format during process-sources