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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, Sebastian Sdorra All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ * this list of conditions and the following disclaimer. 2. Redistributions in
+ * binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of
+ * conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other
+ * materials provided with the distribution. 3. Neither the name of SCM-Manager;
+ * nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+ * derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE REGENTS OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
+ * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR
+ * SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER
+ * CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
+ * OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ * http://bitbucket.org/sdorra/scm-manager
+ *
+ */
+
+
+
+package sonia.scm.repository;
+
+//~--- non-JDK imports --------------------------------------------------------
+
+import com.google.inject.Inject;
+
+import sonia.scm.plugin.ext.Extension;
+
+//~--- JDK imports ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import java.io.File;
+
+/**
+ * Simple {@link HealthCheck} for git repositories.
+ *
+ * @author Sebastian Sdorra
+ * @since 1.39
+ */
+@Extension
+public class GitHealthCheck extends DirectoryHealthCheck
+{
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private static final HealthCheckFailure COULD_NOT_FIND_GIT_DIRECTORIES =
+    new HealthCheckFailure("AKOdhQ0pw1",
+      "Could not find .git or refs directory",
+      "The git repository does not contain a .git or a refs directory.");
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private static final String DIRECTORY_DOT_GIT = ".git";
+
+  /** Field description */
+  private static final String DIRECTORY_REFS = "refs";
+
+  //~--- constructors ---------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Constructs ...
+   *
+   *
+   * @param repositoryManager
+   */
+  @Inject
+  public GitHealthCheck(RepositoryManager repositoryManager)
+  {
+    super(repositoryManager);
+  }
+
+  //~--- methods --------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Method description
+   *
+   *
+   * @param repository
+   * @param directory
+   *
+   * @return
+   */
+  @Override
+  protected HealthCheckResult check(Repository repository, File directory)
+  {
+    HealthCheckResult result = HealthCheckResult.healthy();
+
+    if (!isGitRepository(directory))
+    {
+      result = HealthCheckResult.unhealthy(COULD_NOT_FIND_GIT_DIRECTORIES);
+    }
+
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  //~--- get methods ----------------------------------------------------------
+
+  /**
+   * Returns {@code true} if the repository is from type git.
+   *
+   *
+   * @param repository repository for the health check
+   *
+   * @return {@code true} for a mercurial git
+   */
+  @Override
+  protected boolean isCheckResponsible(Repository repository)
+  {
+    return GitRepositoryHandler.TYPE_NAME.equalsIgnoreCase(
+      repository.getType());
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Returns {@code true} if the directory contains a .git directory or a refs
+   * directory (bare git repository).
+   *
+   *
+   * @param directory git repository directory
+   *
+   * @return {@code true} if the directory contains a git repository
+   */
+  private boolean isGitRepository(File directory)
+  {
+    return new File(directory, DIRECTORY_DOT_GIT).exists()
+      || new File(directory, DIRECTORY_REFS).exists();
+  }
+}