fix: guard post-commit hook against infinite amend loop using GITMIND_RUNNING env var

Author: chanakyavasantha

hooks/install.sh

@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ echo "Installing dependencies..."
 HOOK_PATH="$TARGET_REPO/.git/hooks/post-commit"
 cat > "$HOOK_PATH" << 'EOF'
 #!/bin/bash
+if [ -n "$GITMIND_RUNNING" ]; then exit 0; fi
+export GITMIND_RUNNING=1
 GITMIND_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.gitmind"
 if [ ! -d "$GITMIND_DIR" ]; then exit 0; fi
 VENV="$GITMIND_DIR/venv"

hooks/post-commit

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Guard against re-entry: the amend below would trigger this hook again
+# without this check, causing an infinite loop.
+if [ -n "$GITMIND_RUNNING" ]; then
+    exit 0
+fi
+export GITMIND_RUNNING=1
+
 GITMIND_DIR="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.gitmind"
 
 if [ ! -d "$GITMIND_DIR" ]; then
@@ -15,8 +22,7 @@ else
     python3 "$ENGINE"
 fi
 
-# Amend the commit to include updated metadata.json.
-# --no-verify prevents this hook from firing again on the amend.
+# Amend the commit to include the updated metadata.json.
 REPO_ROOT="$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)"
 if [ -f "$REPO_ROOT/metadata.json" ]; then
     git add "$REPO_ROOT/metadata.json"

metadata.json

@@ -861,6 +861,17 @@
       "last_built_upon": "2026-04-10T22:19:36.411670",
       "is_new_feature": false,
       "commit_count": 1
+    },
+    "snake_case_name_here_using_snake_cases": {
+      "introduced": "2026-04-10T22:26:01.702419",
+      "files_touched": [
+        "hooks/install.sh",
+        "hooks/post-commit"
+      ],
+      "still_active": true,
+      "last_built_upon": "2026-04-10T22:26:01.702419",
+      "is_new_feature": false,
+      "commit_count": 1
     }
   },
   "history": [
@@ -2746,6 +2757,19 @@
         "hooks/install.sh",
         "metadata.py"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "commit_hash": "88d19c8c54f72839fb787bba6c7a0ed8177438cf",
+      "timestamp": "2026-04-10T22:26:01.702419",
+      "what_changed": "The commit message 'fix' guard post-commit hook against infinite amend loop using GITMIND_RUNNING env var.",
+      "why_it_likely_changed": "One sentence string describing the likely reason why this change was made. This field should not be an array of file names, but a plain text description",
+      "feature_name": "snake_case_name_here_using_snake_cases",
+      "is_new_feature": false,
+      "impact": "One sentence string explaining what happened after making changes such as fixing bugs/additions.",
+      "files_touched": [
+        "hooks/install.sh",
+        "hooks/post-commit"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }