* use the built-in push_hook_functions to register the netsync hooks,

this way additional hooks which need these notifications as well
  do not override earlier hooks
* optionally include an additional hooks.lua file at the very end
  in which custom hooks can be defined

src/IDF/Plugin/SyncMonotone/monotonerc-auth.tpl

@@ -34,22 +34,23 @@ end
 -- let IDF know of new arriving revisions to fill its timeline
 --
 _idf_revs = {}
-function note_netsync_start(session_id)
+push_hook_functions({
+    ["start"] = function (session_id)
         _idf_revs[session_id] = {}
-end
+        return "continue",nil
-
+    end,
-function note_netsync_revision_received(new_id, revision, certs, session_id)
+    ["revision_received"] = function (new_id, revision, certs, session_id)
         table.insert(_idf_revs[session_id], new_id)
-end
+        return "continue",nil
-
+    end,
-function note_netsync_end (session_id, ...)
+    ["end"] = function (session_id, ...)
         if table.getn(_idf_revs[session_id]) == 0 then
-        return
+           return "continue",nil
         end
 
         local pin,pout,pid = spawn_pipe("%%MTNPOSTPUSH%%", "%%PROJECT%%");
         if pid == -1 then
-        print("could execute %%MTNPOSTPUSH%%")
+            print("could not execute %%MTNPOSTPUSH%%")
             return
         end
 
@@ -59,5 +60,11 @@ function note_netsync_end (session_id, ...)
         pin:close()
 
         wait(pid)
-end
+        return "continue",nil
+    end
+})
 
+--
+-- Load additional local hooks, in case they exist
+--
+include(get_confdir() .. "/hooks.lua")

src/IDF/Plugin/SyncMonotone/monotonerc-noauth.tpl

@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ function get_remote_automate_permitted(key_identity, command, options)
         "leaves", "ancestry_difference", "toposort", "erase_ancestors",
         "descendents", "ancestors", "heads", "get_file_of", "get_file",
         "interface_version", "get_attributes", "content_diff",
-        "file_merge", "show_conflicts", "certs", "keys"
+        "file_merge", "show_conflicts", "certs", "keys", "get_file_size",
+        "get_extended_manifest_of"
     }
 
     for _,v in ipairs(read_only_commands) do
@@ -47,22 +48,23 @@ end
 -- let IDF know of new arriving revisions to fill its timeline
 --
 _idf_revs = {}
-function note_netsync_start(session_id)
+push_hook_functions({
+    ["start"] = function (session_id)
         _idf_revs[session_id] = {}
-end
+        return "continue",nil
-
+    end,
-function note_netsync_revision_received(new_id, revision, certs, session_id)
+    ["revision_received"] = function (new_id, revision, certs, session_id)
         table.insert(_idf_revs[session_id], new_id)
-end
+        return "continue",nil
-
+    end,
-function note_netsync_end (session_id, ...)
+    ["end"] = function (session_id, ...)
         if table.getn(_idf_revs[session_id]) == 0 then
-        return
+           return "continue",nil
         end
 
         local pin,pout,pid = spawn_pipe("%%MTNPOSTPUSH%%", "%%PROJECT%%");
         if pid == -1 then
-        print("could execute %%MTNPOSTPUSH%%")
+            print("could not execute %%MTNPOSTPUSH%%")
             return
         end
 
@@ -72,4 +74,11 @@ function note_netsync_end (session_id, ...)
         pin:close()
 
         wait(pid)
-end
+        return "continue",nil
+    end
+})
+
+--
+-- Load additional local hooks, in case they exist
+--
+include(get_confdir() .. "/hooks.lua")