Add last modified date to blogs and projects #2

codingotaku commented 2023年08月15日 14:06:15 +02:00

Blogs and Project pages do not have a last modified time, this is necessary for others to know if content has been changed after they viewed the page.

Modified time can be set manually, but it will become cumbersome when more pages are added.

Possible ways to automate this.

1. Medium difficulty: Use git pre-commit hooks to see which file was updated and use it to update blogs.json and projects.json files.
2. Hard: Consider using a DB and publish pages using an interface, this would mean that an authentication mechanism is needed.

Blogs and Project pages do not have a last modified time, this is necessary for others to know if content has been changed after they viewed the page. Modified time can be set manually, but it will become cumbersome when more pages are added. Possible ways to automate this. 1. Medium difficulty: Use [git pre-commit hooks](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks) to see which file was updated and use it to update blogs.json and projects.json files. 2. Hard: Consider using a DB and publish pages using an interface, this would mean that an authentication mechanism is needed.

codingotaku commented 2023年08月15日 20:11:24 +02:00

I've created a git hook (a452c0be18) that does exactly this, but the contributor must run the command git config core.hooksPath "./git_hooks/" after cloning the repository.

Things pending: Add actual last modified time and date
Mention this command in the README file.

I've created a git hook (a452c0be18c3f8c9d5790603fc0fc2c54ed62b92) that does exactly this, but the contributor must run the command `git config core.hooksPath "./git_hooks/"` after cloning the repository. Things pending: Add actual last modified time and date Mention this command in the README file.

codingotaku commented 2023年08月20日 14:06:42 +02:00

Closing as done. We do not need to update the last modified date if we do some minor fixes like type errors.
The hook will update the files, but will not commit/stage the changes. The author must review and commit the files manually.

Closing as done. We do not need to update the last modified date if we do some minor fixes like type errors. The hook will update the files, but will not commit/stage the changes. The author must review and commit the files manually.