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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Script to initialize angular repo
+# - install required node packages
+# - install Testacular
+# - install git hooks
+
+
+node=`which node 2>&1`
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Please install NodeJS."
+  echo "http://nodejs.org/"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+npm=`which npm 2>&1`
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Please install NPM."
+fi
+
+
+echo "Installing required npm packages..."
+npm install
+
+testacular=`which testacular 2>&1`
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Installing Testacular..."
+  npm install -g testacular
+fi
+
+echo "Installing git hooks..."
+ln -sf ../../validate-commit-msg.js .git/hooks/commit-msg