From 29c89a640ea4d87032a51a44f0a9325e5f5c64a2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Delva <michael.delva@fishingcactus.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:20:24 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Added option to output tasks before the checkout of the
 project

---
 src/generator/features/git.py    | 6 +++++-
 src/generator/templates/git.mako | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/generator/features/git.py b/src/generator/features/git.py
index f9b5db5..885c9e8 100644
--- a/src/generator/features/git.py
+++ b/src/generator/features/git.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 """This module defines the Git-related features and configurations for Jenkins pipelines."""
 
 from abc import ABC
-from typing import Any, Dict, Optional, Type
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Type
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, field_validator
 
@@ -102,6 +102,10 @@ class GitConfig(FeatureConfig):
         default=None,
         description="The checkout configuration. If use_simple_checkout is true, this will be ignored.",
     )
+    pre_checkout_tasks: Optional[List[str]] = Field(
+        default=[],
+        description="List of tasks to run before running the checkout.",
+    )
     retry_count: Optional[int] = Field(
         default=1,
         description=(
diff --git a/src/generator/templates/git.mako b/src/generator/templates/git.mako
index 329b117..3f02a94 100644
--- a/src/generator/templates/git.mako
+++ b/src/generator/templates/git.mako
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 <%def name="additional_functions()">
 def projectCheckout() {
+% for pre_task in feature_config.pre_checkout_tasks:
+    ${pre_task}
+% endfor
+
 % if feature_config.retry_count > 1:
     retry(count: ${feature_config.retry_count}) {
 % endif

From f2d67fd44708e3a1b6bce3779bf0ede488512426 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Delva <michael.delva@fishingcactus.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:22:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Added towncrier entry

---
 .changelog/41.added.srt | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
 create mode 100644 .changelog/41.added.srt

diff --git a/.changelog/41.added.srt b/.changelog/41.added.srt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb81414
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/41.added.srt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added pre checkout steps to the git feature
\ No newline at end of file