R/add_gitignore.R

In Health-SocialCare-Scotland/phstemplates: PHS R Templates

#' add_gitignore
#' @description Add PHS template .gitignore file to chosen directory.
#'
#' @param path String: path to add .gitignore file. If left blank, will prompt the user within R Studio
#' @param append Logical: if a .gitignore already exists, whether to append contents (TRUE) or overwrite (FALSE).
#' If left blank will prompt the user within R Studio.
#'
#' @return Adds .gitignore file to directory, or appends content to existing file.
#' @export
#' @examples
#' \dontrun{
#' add_gitignore()
#' }
add_gitignore <- function(path = rstudioapi::selectDirectory(caption = "Select folder to add .gitignore"),
                          append = NULL) {
  if (is.null(path)) {
    return(message(".gitignore file not added."))
  }

  # gitignore content to add
  gitignore <- readLines(system.file(package = "phstemplates", "text", "gitignore.txt"))

  # collect into single text string
  gitignore <- paste(gitignore, collapse = "\n")

  # Search for existing gitignore in path
  if (file.exists(paste0(path, "/.gitignore"))) {
    # If append not set by user, prompt for whether to append
    if (is.null(append)) {
      append <- rstudioapi::showQuestion(
        title = "Append to existing .gitignore?",
        message = "You already have a .gitignore file. Should I append the PHS gitignore or overwrite?",
        "Append", "Overwrite"
      )
    }
    # If user has still not set whether to append, don't add .gitignore
    if (is.null(append)) {
      return(message(".gitignore file not added."))
    }
  } else {
    append <- FALSE
  }

  opencon <- ifelse(append, "a", "w")

  filecon <- file(paste0(path, "/.gitignore"), open = opencon)
  writeLines(gitignore, con = filecon)
  close(filecon)
}