Add script to install clang-format pre-commit hook and update VSCode settings

scripts/install_clang_format_hook.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to print error messages in red
+print_error() {
+  echo -e "\033[0;31mError: $1\033[0m"
+}
+
+# Check if clang-format is available
+if ! command -v clang-format &> /dev/null
+then
+  print_error "clang-format is not installed or not in your PATH. Please install it to use this pre-commit hook."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Define the pre-commit hook content
+HOOK_CONTENT='''#!/bin/bash
+
+# Function to print error messages in red
+print_error() {
+  echo -e "\033[0;31mError: $1\033[0m"
+}
+
+# Check if clang-format is available
+if ! command -v clang-format &> /dev/null
+then
+  print_error "clang-format is not installed or not in your PATH. Cannot format files."
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Get all staged C/C++/Objective-C/C++ files
+FILES_TO_FORMAT=$(git diff --cached --name-only --diff-filter=ACM | grep -E "\.(c|h|cpp|hpp|cc|hh|cxx|hxx|m|mm)$")
+
+if [ -z "$FILES_TO_FORMAT" ]; then
+  exit 0
+fi
+
+for FILE in $FILES_TO_FORMAT
+do
+  # Check if the file exists and is a regular file
+  if [ -f "$FILE" ]; then
+    # Format the file and check for changes
+    clang-format -style=file -i "$FILE"
+    if ! git diff --quiet "$FILE"; then
+      git add "$FILE"
+      echo "Formatted $FILE with clang-format."
+    fi
+  fi
+done
+
+exit 0
+'''
+
+# Install the pre-commit hook
+HOOK_PATH=".git/hooks/pre-commit"
+
+# Create the hooks directory if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p .git/hooks
+
+echo "$HOOK_CONTENT" > "$HOOK_PATH"
+chmod +x "$HOOK_PATH"
+
+echo "Git pre-commit hook for clang-format installed successfully."