Git commit message hooks

[james-flynn-ie]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
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I would like to use git hooks to check if the commit message adheres to the standards prior to merging:
https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/git-hooks

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The prepare_commit_msg can be used to add a template to the commit message. For example, we could add the issue number at the start.

The commit hook can check if the issue number is still there prior to merging.

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