utl: add mechanism to make it easier to handle operation-specific settings #9686

	name: Format Code with pre commit trigger
	on:
	# Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events
	push:
	pull_request:
	# Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab
	workflow_dispatch:

	jobs:
	format:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	steps:
	- name: setup
	run: \|
	sudo apt update
	sudo apt install -y clang-14 clang-format-14
	- name: Check out repository code
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	with:
	fetch-depth: 0
	- name: Get changed files
	id: changed-files
	uses: tj-actions/changed-files@v41
	- name: Check format of cpp changed files
	run: \|
	for file in ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}; do
	if [[ "${file##.}" =~ ^(h\|C\|cc\|cp\|cpp\|c++\|CPP\|cxx\|hh)$ && "${file}" != "src/sta/" && "${file}" != "src/odb/src/codeGenerator/"* ]]; then
	clang-format --dry-run --Werror $file
	fi
	done

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