"""
Main entry point for the `cookiecutter` command.
The code in this module is also a good example of how to use Cookiecutter as a
library rather than a script.
"""
import logging
import os
from cookiecutter.config import get_user_config
from cookiecutter.exceptions import InvalidModeException
from cookiecutter.generate import generate_context, generate_files
from cookiecutter.prompt import prompt_for_config
from cookiecutter.replay import dump, load
from cookiecutter.repository import determine_repo_dir
from cookiecutter.utils import rmtree
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
[docs]def cookiecutter(
template,
checkout=None,
no_input=False,
extra_context=None,
replay=None,
overwrite_if_exists=False,
output_dir='.',
config_file=None,
default_config=False,
password=None,
directory=None,
skip_if_file_exists=False,
accept_hooks=True,
):
"""
Run Cookiecutter just as if using it from the command line.
:param template: A directory containing a project template directory,
or a URL to a git repository.
:param checkout: The branch, tag or commit ID to checkout after clone.
:param no_input: Prompt the user at command line for manual configuration?
:param extra_context: A dictionary of context that overrides default
and user configuration.
:param replay: Do not prompt for input, instead read from saved json. If
``True`` read from the ``replay_dir``.
if it exists
:param output_dir: Where to output the generated project dir into.
:param config_file: User configuration file path.
:param default_config: Use default values rather than a config file.
:param password: The password to use when extracting the repository.
:param directory: Relative path to a cookiecutter template in a repository.
:param accept_hooks: Accept pre and post hooks if set to `True`.
"""
if replay and ((no_input is not False) or (extra_context is not None)):
err_msg = (
"You can not use both replay and no_input or extra_context "
"at the same time."
)
raise InvalidModeException(err_msg)
config_dict = get_user_config(
config_file=config_file,
default_config=default_config,
)
repo_dir, cleanup = determine_repo_dir(
template=template,
abbreviations=config_dict['abbreviations'],
clone_to_dir=config_dict['cookiecutters_dir'],
checkout=checkout,
no_input=no_input,
password=password,
directory=directory,
)
template_name = os.path.basename(os.path.abspath(repo_dir))
if replay:
if isinstance(replay, bool):
context = load(config_dict['replay_dir'], template_name)
else:
path, template_name = os.path.split(os.path.splitext(replay)[0])
context = load(path, template_name)
else:
context_file = os.path.join(repo_dir, 'cookiecutter.json')
logger.debug('context_file is %s', context_file)
context = generate_context(
context_file=context_file,
default_context=config_dict['default_context'],
extra_context=extra_context,
)
# prompt the user to manually configure at the command line.
# except when 'no-input' flag is set
context['cookiecutter'] = prompt_for_config(context, no_input)
# include template dir or url in the context dict
context['cookiecutter']['_template'] = template
# include output+dir in the context dict
context['cookiecutter']['_output_dir'] = os.path.abspath(output_dir)
dump(config_dict['replay_dir'], template_name, context)
# Create project from local context and project template.
result = generate_files(
repo_dir=repo_dir,
context=context,
overwrite_if_exists=overwrite_if_exists,
skip_if_file_exists=skip_if_file_exists,
output_dir=output_dir,
accept_hooks=accept_hooks,
)
# Cleanup (if required)
if cleanup:
rmtree(repo_dir)
return result