Add Sanity Check To prevent the scenario

Add a check to be called in the verify where we can add adtional
sanity checks to ensure the qiality of the project

Author: camilamacedo86

Makefile

@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ generate: $(CONTROLLER_GEN) #EXHELP Generate code containing DeepCopy, DeepCopyI
 .PHONY: verify
 verify: tidy fmt vet generate manifests crd-ref-docs #HELP Verify all generated code is up-to-date.
 	git diff --exit-code
+	./hack/ci/sanity.sh
 
 .PHONY: fix-lint
 fix-lint: $(GOLANGCI_LINT) #EXHELP Fix lint issues

hack/ci/sanity.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+####################################################
+# The purpose of this script is allow us to do sanity
+# checks to ensure the quality of the code
+####################################################
+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+
+echo_error() {
+  echo "[Sanity Check Fail]: $1"
+}
+
+# Criteria 1: Do not use setupLog.Error(nil, ...)
+CRITERIA1_RULE="setupLog\.Error\(nil,"
+CRITERIA1_MSG="Avoid using 'setupLog.Error(nil, ...)'. Instead, use 'errors.New()' or 'fmt.Errorf()' \
+to ensure logs are created. Using 'nil' for errors can result in silent failures, making bugs harder to detect."
+
+if grep -r --include="*.go" "$CRITERIA1_RULE" .; then
+  echo_error "$CRITERIA1_MSG"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Sanity checks passed with success."
+exit 0