remove package level var

set gignore client in the context and use it to access the client from subcommands.

cmd/gignore/context.go

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+// Package main provides the entry point for the gignore CLI tool,
+// including commands like listing available .gitignore templates.
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+type contextKey string
+
+const clientKey contextKey = "client"
+
+func getClientFromContext(ctx context.Context) *gignore.Client {
+	client, ok := ctx.Value(clientKey).(*gignore.Client)
+	if !ok {
+		log.Fatal("Client not found in context")
+	}
+	return client
+}

cmd/gignore/create.go

@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+// createCmd is the command to create a new .gitignore file.
 var createCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "create",
 	Short: "Create a new .gitignore file",
@@ -24,7 +26,7 @@ Example:
 		}
 
 		for _, arg := range args {
-			err := createTemplate(arg)
+			err := createTemplate(cmd.Context(), arg)
 			cobra.CheckErr(err)
 		}
 	},
@@ -36,7 +38,8 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // createTemplate creates a new .gitignore file using the specified template.
-func createTemplate(template string) error {
+func createTemplate(ctx context.Context, template string) error {
+	client := getClientFromContext(ctx)
 	err := client.Create(template)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err

cmd/gignore/list.go

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+// listCmd is the command to list all .gitignore templates.
 var listCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "list",
 	Short: "List all .gitignore files in the root template repository",
@@ -18,8 +20,8 @@ The root template repository can be specified using the --root flag.
 You can use this command to quickly find all available .gitignore templates.
 Example:
   gignore --root=<path> list`,
-	Run: func(_ *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
-		err := listTemplates()
+		err := listTemplates(cmd.Context())
 		cobra.CheckErr(err)
 	},
 }
@@ -30,7 +32,8 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // listTemplates retrieves and prints all .gitignore templates available from the gignore client.
-func listTemplates() error {
+func listTemplates(ctx context.Context) error {
+	client := getClientFromContext(ctx)
 	templates, err := client.List()
 	if err != nil {
 		return err

cmd/gignore/main.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore"
@@ -10,8 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var client *gignore.Client
+// rootCmd is the root command for the gignore CLI tool.
-
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "gignore",
 	Short: "A command line tool to manage .gitignore files",
@@ -28,9 +28,14 @@ It supports various programming languages.
 		log.SetLevel(loglevel)
 
 		// Initialise the gignore client
-		client = gignore.New(
+		client := gignore.New(
 			gignore.WithTemplateDirectory(cmd.Flag("root").Value.String()),
 		)
+
+		// Set the client in the context
+		// This allows us to access the client in the command handlers
+		ctx := context.WithValue(context.Background(), clientKey, client)
+		cmd.SetContext(ctx)
 	},
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) {
 		cmd.Help()