Prompt to create directory when using -C/--cwd with non-existent path #6266
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[WIP] Add confirmation for creating directory in azd init
Prompt to create directory when using -C/--cwd with non-existent path
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| // Add -C flag with the subdirectory path | ||
| targetDir := filepath.Join(parentDir, tt.subDir) | ||
| args := append([]string{"-C", tt.subDir}, tt.args...) |
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@vhvb1989 Does this work? I didn't know we supported a -C flag. I was under the impression that --cwd is the only option currently available.
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| if !opts.NoPrompt { | ||
| // Prompt the user | ||
| defaultValue := true | ||
| confirm := ux.NewConfirm(&ux.ConfirmOptions{ |
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@vhvb1989 Thanks for getting this out quickly! I am very much in favor of supporting something along the lines of "initialize azd in a new directory" because that is quite useful. I am very much in favor of us landing a change that supports this.
I spent some thinking about this a little more, and I wonder if you would consider azd init <directory>, i.e. azd init my-app -t <template> as the way we'd communicate this to the user. I believe that may be shorter and nicer than the current proposal of azd init -t <template> --cwd <directory> --no-prompt and would provide a better DX.
I am also seeing that it makes azd init my-app a nicer gesture to initialize "my-app" project, but do it interactively.
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azd would default the project name to match the directory name here. The primary use case here is to document this very nicely in templates and first-time usage of azd docs: azd init my-app -t <template>
cd my-appor azd init my-app
cd my-appSee bun init for what this could look like for azd. |
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That being said, I'm not opposed to having the functionality as you have proposed here as it doesn't stop us from adding a more streamlined entrypoint in the future. I have approved. |
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Another related issue is #181 with some good commentary and proposed designs. Please review before landing on an implementation. |
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Previously,
azdfailed immediately when-C/--cwdpointed to a non-existent directory. This required users to manually create directories before running commands likeazd init -t template -C ./new-folder.Changes
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PersistentPreRunEincmd/root.go:os.Chdir--no-promptflagos.MkdirAllAdded test coverage:
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Fixes #3680
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fix: #181