Create-mode PR templating

.goreleaser.yaml

@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ builds:
       - -X "github.com/pluralsh/plural-cli/cmd/plural.Commit={{.Commit}}"
       - -X "github.com/pluralsh/plural-cli/cmd/plural.Date={{.Date}}"
       - -X "github.com/pluralsh/plural-cli/pkg/scm.GitlabClientSecret={{.Env.GITLAB_CLIENT_SECRET}}"
-    tags:
-      - desktop
-      - production
-      - ui
     binary: plural
     # Do not embed UI into linux/arm64 and windows/arm64 binaries
     overrides:
@@ -46,7 +42,7 @@ builds:
         tags: [ windows ]
         env:
           - CGO_ENABLED=0
-  # Build CLI binary without embedded UI for linux. Required by our Console.
+  # Build CLI binary without embedded UI for linux.
   - id: plural-cli-console
     targets:
       - linux_amd64

cmd/plural/pr.go

@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ func prCommands() []cli.Command {
 					Usage:    "the file the template was placed in",
 					Required: true,
 				},
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:     "templates",
+					Usage:    "a directory of external templates to use for creating new files",
+					Required: false,
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -28,5 +33,9 @@ func handlePrTemplate(c *cli.Context) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if template.Spec.Creates != nil {
+		template.Spec.Creates.ExternalDir = c.String("templates")
+	}
+
 	return pr.Apply(template)
 }

pkg/pr/creates.go

@@ -1,5 +1,26 @@
 package pr
 
+import (
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
 func applyCreates(creates *CreateSpec, ctx map[string]interface{}) error {
+	if creates == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, tpl := range creates.Templates {
+		source := tpl.Source
+		if tpl.External {
+			source = filepath.Join(creates.ExternalDir, source)
+		}
+
+		if err := replaceTo(source, tpl.Destination, func(data []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+			return templateReplacement(data, ctx)
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }

pkg/pr/types.go

@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ type UpdateSpec struct {
 }
 
 type CreateSpec struct {
+	ExternalDir string
+	Templates   []*CreateTemplate `json:"templates"`
+}
+
+type CreateTemplate struct {
+	Source      string `json:"source"`
+	Destination string `json:"destination"`
+	External    bool   `json:"external"`
 }
 
 func Build(path string) (*PrTemplate, error) {

pkg/pr/utils.go

@@ -17,13 +17,13 @@ func templateReplacement(data []byte, ctx map[string]interface{}) ([]byte, error
 	return liquidEngine.ParseAndRender(data, bindings)
 }
 
-func replaceInPlace(path string, rep func(data []byte) ([]byte, error)) error {
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+func replaceTo(from, to string, rep func(data []byte) ([]byte, error)) error {
+	info, err := os.Stat(from)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(from)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -32,5 +32,9 @@ func replaceInPlace(path string, rep func(data []byte) ([]byte, error)) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return os.WriteFile(path, resData, info.Mode())
+	return os.WriteFile(to, resData, info.Mode())
+}
+
+func replaceInPlace(path string, rep func(data []byte) ([]byte, error)) error {
+	return replaceTo(path, path, rep)
 }