Add Workflow, Pre-commits, and Tools for Efficient Repository Maintenance

[Vilayat-Ali]

Issue: Add Workflow, Pre-commits, and Tools for Efficient Repository Maintenance

Overview

In order to maintain the Oktopus repository efficiently and ensure a high level of code quality, we need to set up automated workflows, pre-commit hooks, and integrate essential tools for continuous integration and code analysis. This will enhance reliability, streamline the development process, and ensure consistent coding standards across the team.

Objectives

1. GitHub Workflow: Set up a GitHub Actions workflow for continuous integration (CI), ensuring that all pull requests and commits are automatically tested and linted before merging into the main branch.

2. Pre-commit Hooks: Implement pre-commit hooks to automatically check code formatting, run tests, and enforce linting before any commit is accepted.

3. Tooling: Install and configure necessary tools for code formatting, linting, testing, and dependency management, ensuring reliable and scalable Rust code development for the Oktopus blockchain infrastructure.

Key Requirements

1. GitHub Actions Workflow:

   • Set up a basic CI pipeline to automatically:
     • Run cargo build to ensure the project compiles without errors.
     • Run cargo test to execute unit and integration tests.
     • Run cargo fmt -- --check to ensure the code adheres to Rust's formatting guidelines.
     • Run cargo clippy -- -D warnings to ensure linting passes with no warnings.

2. Pre-commit Hooks:

   • Use pre-commit framework to set up pre-commit hooks that:
     • Automatically run cargo fmt to format code before committing.
     • Run cargo clippy to lint the code.
     • Run cargo test to ensure tests pass.
     • Block commits that don't meet the formatting or linting standards, or if any test fails.

3. Necessary Tools:

   • cargo fmt: For automatic code formatting.
   • cargo clippy: For linting to detect common mistakes and improve code quality.
   • cargo audit: To check for known vulnerabilities in dependencies.
   • cargo test: To run unit and integration tests automatically.
   • cargo deny: To manage and check for licensing issues in dependencies.
   • rustfmt.toml: Create a configuration file to customize Rust's formatter as needed.
   • clippy.toml: Configure Clippy for additional lint rules as per project needs.
   • Integrate additional tools if needed for security, static analysis, or dependency management.

Tasks

• Set up a GitHub Actions workflow that includes:

  • cargo build
  • cargo test
  • cargo fmt -- --check
  • cargo clippy -- -D warnings

• Configure pre-commit hooks for formatting, linting, and testing.

• Install and configure cargo audit to automatically check for known vulnerabilities in dependencies.

• Install and configure cargo deny to check for license compliance issues.

• Add rustfmt.toml and clippy.toml for customizable linting and formatting rules.

• Write comprehensive documentation explaining the setup for workflows, pre-commits, and tools in the repository’s README.

Additional Context

By enforcing a well-defined workflow and using pre-commit hooks, we can ensure that:

• Code formatting is consistent across contributors.
• All code is properly tested and linted before it enters the repository.
• Any potential security vulnerabilities or dependency issues are caught early on.

This will significantly reduce technical debt, maintain high code quality, and ensure the stability and security of Oktopus as it grows.

References

• GitHub Actions Documentation
• Pre-commit Framework
• Cargo fmt
• Cargo Clippy
• Cargo Audit
• Cargo Deny

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If anyone has suggestions or would like to help implement these workflows and tools, feel free to comment on this issue or submit a pull request (PR).