diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/check-code-style.sh b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/check-code-style.sh
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index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..21dd8ef9ecd33304cb6f723e8a315dbc785d5849
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+++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/check-code-style.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Checks code styling used in files. Currently only shell coding style in shell
+# scripts and shell code snippets inside markdown files is supported.
+#
+# Usage: $0 <arg>
+# arg:
+# > -a|--all : Searches through all files with ".md" and ".sh"
+# endings
+# > -h|--help|-help|help : Print help message
+# > file : Checks coding style of provided file
+# > If no arguments are provided, only the new/git-changed files will be
+# checked
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# TODO: Indent check for bash
+# TODO: Extend the code style check to other programming language
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Functions Start
+usage() {
+ cat <<-EOF
+usage: $0 [file | -a]
+If file is given, checks code styling for the given file. If parameter -a
+(or --all) is given instead of the file, code style check of all the utility
+files and all markdown files is done.
+EOF
+}
+
+function style_check() {
+ local any_fails
+ any_fails=false
+
+ local myfile
+ myfile=$1
+
+ local pattern
+ pattern=$2
+
+ local warning
+ warning="${3}"
+
+ local ext
+ ext="${myfile##*.}"
+
+ local test_res_count
+ test_res_count=0
+ if [[ "${ext}" == "sh" ]]; then
+ # If shell script is provided
+ test_res_count=$(grep -cP "${pattern}" $myfile || true)
+ if [[ "${test_res_count}" -gt "0" ]]; then
+ echo -e "[WARNING] ${warning}"
+ echo "[WARNING] This coding style was not used for following lines in file $(realpath ${myfile}):"
+ grep -nP "${pattern}" $myfile
+ echo ""
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+ elif [[ "${ext}" == "md" ]]; then
+ # If markdown file is provided
+ # Check if the code snippet exists in the markdown file
+ if sed -n '/^```bash$/,/^```$/p' $myfile | grep -qv '```'; then
+ # Extracting code snippet within ```bash ... ```
+ local test_string
+ test_string=$(sed -n '/^```bash$/,/^```$/p' $myfile | grep -v '```')
+
+ # Check the exit code of pattern match
+ if echo "${test_string}" | grep -qP "${pattern}"; then
+ test_res_count="$(echo "${test_string}" | grep -cnP "${pattern}")"
+ fi
+ if [[ "${test_res_count}" -gt "0" ]]; then
+ echo -e "[WARNING] ${warning}"
+ echo "[WARNING] This coding style was not used for following lines in file $(realpath ${myfile}):"
+ grep -no -F "$(echo "${test_string}" | grep -P "${pattern}")" "${myfile}"
+ echo ""
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+ fi
+ fi
+ if [[ "${any_fails}" == true ]]; then
+ return 1
+ fi
+ return 0
+}
+# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Functions End
+
+scriptpath=${BASH_SOURCE[0]}
+basedir=`dirname "${scriptpath}"`
+basedir=`dirname "${basedir}"`
+
+branch="origin/${CI_MERGE_REQUEST_TARGET_BRANCH_NAME:-preview}"
+
+# Options
+if [[ $# -eq 1 ]]; then
+ case $1 in
+ -h | help | -help | --help)
+ usage
+ exit
+ ;;
+ -a | --all)
+ echo "Checking in all files."
+ files=$(find $basedir -name '*.md' -o -name '*.sh')
+ ;;
+ *)
+ files="$1"
+ ;;
+ esac
+elif [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
+ echo "Search in git-changed files."
+ files=`git diff --name-only "$(git merge-base HEAD "$branch")" | grep -e '.md$' -e '.sh$' || true`
+else
+ usage
+fi
+
+any_fails=false
+
+for file in $files; do
+ # Skip the check of this current ($0) script.
+ if [[ "$(echo "${file}" | grep -cP "check-code-style.sh$")" -gt "0" ]]; then
+ continue
+ fi
+
+ # Variable expansion. Currently style check not possible for multiline comment
+ pattern='.*"[\n\s\w\W]*\$[^\{|^\(]\w*[\n\s\w\W]*"'
+ warning="Using \"\${var}\" is recommended over \"\$var\""
+ if style_check "${file}" "${pattern}" "${warning}"; then
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+
+ # Declaration and assignment of local variables
+ pattern='local [a-zA-Z_]*=.*'
+ warning="Declaration and assignment of local variables should be on different lines."
+ if style_check "${file}" "${pattern}" "${warning}"; then
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+
+ # Line length less than 80char length
+ file_ext="${file##*.}"
+ if [[ "${file_ext}" == "sh" ]]; then
+ #echo "Checking for max line length..."
+ pattern='^.{80}.*$'
+ warning="Recommended maximum line length is 80 characters."
+ if style_check "${file}" "${pattern}" "${warning}"; then
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+ fi
+
+ # do, then in the same line as while, for and if
+ pattern='^\s*(while|for|if)[\w\-\%\d\s\$=\[\]\(\)]*[^;]\s*[^do|then]\s*$'
+ warning="It is recommended to put '; do' and '; then' on the same line as the 'while', 'for' or 'if'"
+ if style_check "${file}" "${pattern}" "${warning}"; then
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+
+ # using [[..]] over [..]
+ pattern='^\s*(if|while|for)\s*\[[^\[].*$'
+ warning="It is recommended to use '[[ … ]]' over '[ … ]', 'test' and '/usr/bin/['"
+ if style_check "${file}" "${pattern}" "${warning}"; then
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+
+ # Avoiding 'eval'
+ pattern='^[\w\=\"\s\$\(]*eval.*'
+ warning="It is not recommended to use eval"
+ if style_check "${file}" "${pattern}" "${warning}"; then
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+
+ # Arithmetic
+ pattern='(\$\([^\(]|let|\$\[)\s*(expr|\w)\s*[\d\+\-\*\/\=\%\$]+'
+ warning="It is recommended to use '(( … ))' or '\$(( … ))' rather than 'let' or '\$[ … ]' or 'expr'"
+ if style_check "${file}" "${pattern}" "${warning}"; then
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+
+ # Naming conventions
+ # Function name
+ pattern='^.*[A-Z]+[_a-z]*\s*\(\)\s*\{'
+ warning="It is recommended to write function names in lower-case, with underscores to separate words"
+ if style_check "${file}" "${pattern}" "${warning}"; then
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+
+ # Constants and Environment Variable Names
+ pattern='readonly [^A-Z]*=.*|declare [-a-zA-Z\s]*[^A-Z]*=.*'
+ warning="Constants and anything exported to the environment should be capitalized."
+ if style_check "${file}" "${pattern}" "${warning}"; then
+ any_fails=true
+ fi
+done
+if [[ "${any_fails}" == true ]]; then
+ exit 1
+fi
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Script End
diff --git a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/pre-commit b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/pre-commit
index cd91996b696ba94f095cec86b0be9b45fdc560a0..f2550813b3c060d5658a14ca4093b20dd11f27e0 100755
--- a/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/pre-commit
+++ b/doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/pre-commit
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ then
exit_ok=no
fi
+echo "Checking code styling for files..."
+docker run --name=hpc-compendium --rm -w /docs --mount src="$(pwd)",target=/docs,type=bind hpc-compendium ./doc.zih.tu-dresden.de/util/check-code-style.sh
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+then
+ exit_ok=no
+fi
+
if [ $exit_ok == yes ]
then
exit 0