git command in rails controller

Question

I am trying to set up a system where, when I commit changes to my GitHub repository, my server also receives those commits.

To do that, I set my GitHub repo to send a post-receive hook to a URL on my rails app. I have a controller that will handle this.

The problem is this: how can I run git commands in a rails controller? I get how to do it in the command line.

Do I just type something like this:

# controller method where post-receive hook is sent
def commit
 git pull origin development
end

Answer 1

Do this!

def commit
 system "git pull origin development"
end