Hook not run

The site sets a command of its own, before_build or after_build in statac.yaml, and statac check doesn’t run it. statac build does. statac serve runs them too: before_build as it starts and whenever a file before_build_watches names changes, and after_build once, after its first build with no errors.

What you’ll see

note  Hook not run: `check` doesn't run `before_build` or `after_build`
  More: https://statac.dev/e/hook-not-run/

In the terminal the message also names the file and line where there is one, and marks the exact text.

Why Statac says so

check reads the site and writes nothing, so that it is always safe to run. A command may write files, send the site somewhere or take a long time, and an after_build command has no built site to act on.

What check reports is therefore the site as it stands. Where a before_build command makes files the site is built from, check reads the ones made the last time the command ran, and reports any that are missing.

How to fix it

Nothing needs fixing. Run statac build or statac serve to run the commands. Once you have understood the note, quiet: [hook-not-run] stops it being shown.

Example

In statac.yaml:

after_build: gzip -k -r "$STATAC_OUT"

statac check doesn’t run the command, and says so. statac build runs it.

Its name

Name	hook-not-run
In the terminal	statac explain hook-not-run
To stop showing it	quiet: [hook-not-run] in statac.yaml, once you have understood it. statac check still counts it.