add a pre commit git check

.githooks/pre-commit

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+set -e
+
+# stash any unstaged changes
+git stash push -m "prePush" -q --keep-index
+
+# unstash the unstashed changes (if any) on exit or interrupt
+function unstash {
+	git stash apply stash^{/prePush} -q || true
+}
+
+trap unstash EXIT
+
+./gradlew check test -q

build.gradle

@@ -123,4 +123,9 @@ javadoc {
     options.showFromPublic()
 }
 
+task setUpGitHooks(type: Exec, description: 'Add a pre-commit git hook that runs gradle check & test tasks') {
+    def hooksFolder = file('.githooks').getAbsolutePath()
+    commandLine 'git', 'config', 'core.hooksPath', hooksFolder
+}
+
 check.dependsOn integrationTest