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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Generic script to setup the repository for local development
+
+echo "Installing pre-commit"
+pip install pre-commit
+pre-commit install
+
+echo "Installing commit-msg"
+
+HOOK_LOCATION=".git/hooks/commit-msg"
+VERB_LOCATION=".git/hooks/verbs.txt"
+
+cat << 'EOF' > "$HOOK_LOCATION"
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Git hook to check for semantic commit messages in the form mentioned here
+#
+# https://seesparkbox.com/foundry/semantic_commit_messages
+
+export TYPE=$(cut -d ':' -f1 < "$1" | xargs)
+export VERB=$(cut -d ':' -f2 | cut -d ' ' -f2 < "$1")
+(echo "$TYPE" | egrep  '^(feat|chore|docs|fix|refactor|style|test)$' > /dev/null) || (echo "Missing type feat|chore|docs|fix|refactor|style|test"; exit 1)
+(grep "$VERB" .git/hooks/verbs.txt > /dev/null) || (echo "Missing a verb"; exit 1)
+EOF
+
+cat << 'EOF' > "$VERB_LOCATION"
+Remove
+Delete
+Update
+Be
+Have
+Do
+Say
+Go
+Can
+Get
+Would
+Make
+Know
+Will
+Think
+Take
+See
+Come
+Could
+Want
+Look
+Use
+Find
+Give
+Tell
+Work
+May
+Should
+Call
+Try
+Ask
+Need
+Feel
+Become
+Leave
+Put
+Mean
+Keep
+Let
+Begin
+Seem
+Help
+Talk
+Turn
+Start
+Might
+Show
+Hear
+Play
+Run
+Move
+Like
+Live
+Believe
+Hold
+Bring
+Happen
+Must
+Write
+Provide
+Sit
+Stand
+Lose
+Pay
+Meet
+Include
+Continue
+Set
+Learn
+Change
+Lead
+Understand
+Watch
+Follow
+Stop
+Create
+Speak
+Read
+Allow
+Add
+Spend
+Grow
+Open
+Walk
+Win
+Offer
+Remember
+Love
+Consider
+Appear
+Buy
+Wait
+Serve
+Die
+Send
+Expect
+Build
+Stay
+Fall
+Cut
+Reach
+Kill
+Remain
+Merge
+Improve
+EOF