update error/logging messages

make note of --force flag.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,22 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+# [0.3.0] - 2024-14-03
+
+### Added
+
+-   CLI may now accept multiple template names, example `gignore go python`. One will be appended after the other.
+
+### Changed
+
+-   Filewriter now opens file in append mode.
+
+# [0.2.0] - 2025-10-03
+
+### Fixed
+
+-   Template .gitignore are now written concurrently.
+
 # [0.1.0] - 2025-09-03
 
 ### Added

README.md

@@ -7,6 +7,13 @@
 
 ## Install
 
+With Go tools:
+
+```bash
+go generate ./...
+go install ./cmd/gignore
+```
+
 With [Task][task]:
 
 ```bash
@@ -37,7 +44,7 @@ Example:
 
 ## Custom Templates
 
-It's possible to add your own custom templates, simply create a directory in `internal/registry/templates`. You'll need to rebuild the project before you can load the new templates.
+It's possible to add your own custom templates, simply create a directory in `internal/registry/templates`. You'll need to [reinstall](https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore?tab=readme-ov-file#install) the project before you can load the new templates.
 
 Then pass the dir name as a flag, for example:
 
@@ -53,11 +60,11 @@ If a template is requested but not found in the custom directory then the gitign
 
 [gitignore.io][gitignoreio] For providing such a useful .gitignore service
 
-[mh-cbon][mh-cbon] For writing the [gigo][gigo] client library for gitignore.io
+[cuonglm][cuonglm] For writing the [gogi][gogi] client library for gitignore.io
 
 
 [task]: https://taskfile.dev/
 [gitignoreio]: https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore
-[mh-cbon]: https://github.com/mh-cbon
-[gigo]: https://github.com/mh-cbon/gigo
+[cuonglm]: https://github.com/cuonglm
+[gogi]: https://github.com/cuonglm/gogi
 [ignore]: https://github.com/neptship/ignore

Taskfile.yaml

@@ -23,13 +23,6 @@ tasks:
       - task: build-windows
       - task: build-linux
 
-  release:
-    desc: Generate the gitignore.io templates and then build the gignore project for Windows and Linux
-    deps: [generate]
-    cmds:
-      - task: build-windows
-      - task: build-linux
-
   vet:
     desc: Vet the code
     deps: [fmt]
@@ -42,19 +35,26 @@ tasks:
       - go fmt ./...
 
   generate:
-    desc: Generate the gitignore.io templates
+    desc: |
+      Generate the gitignore.io templates. 
+      This task will be skipped if the templates already exist.
+      You may use the `--force` flag to regenerate the templates.
     cmds:
       - go generate ./...
+    status:
+      - ls internal/registry/templates/gitignoreio/*.gitignore >/dev/null || exit 1
 
   build-windows:
     desc: Build the gignore project for Windows
     cmds:
       - GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.WINDOWS}} -ldflags="-X main.Version={{.GIT_COMMIT}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}
+    internal: true
 
   build-linux:
     desc: Build the gignore project for Linux
     cmds:
       - GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.LINUX}} -ldflags="-X main.Version={{.GIT_COMMIT}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}
+    internal: true
 
   test:
     desc: Run tests
@@ -71,3 +71,8 @@ tasks:
     desc: Clean the build artifacts
     cmds:
       - '{{.SHELL}} rm -r {{.BIN_DIR}}'
+
+  prune:
+    desc: Empty the gitignoreio template registry
+    cmds:
+      - '{{.SHELL}} rm internal/registry/templates/gitignoreio/*.gitignore'

cmd/gen/main.go

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	errChan := make(chan error)
-	doneChan := make(chan struct{})
 
 	for _, template := range templates {
 		go func() {
@@ -30,15 +29,13 @@ func main() {
 				errChan <- fmt.Errorf("Failed to create template %s: %v", template.Name, err)
 				return
 			}
-			doneChan <- struct{}{}
+			errChan <- nil
 		}()
 	}
 
 	for range templates {
-		select {
-		case err := <-errChan:
+		if err := <-errChan; err != nil {
 			log.Error(err)
-		case <-doneChan:
 		}
 	}
 }

cmd/gignore/main.go

@@ -16,14 +16,14 @@ func main() {
 		w := flag.CommandLine.Output()
 
 		fmt.Fprint(w, "Usage of gignore:\n")
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "  gignore [flags] <template>\n")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, "  gignore [flags] <template>\n")
 		fmt.Fprint(w, "\n")
 
 		fmt.Fprint(w, "Flags:\n")
 		flag.PrintDefaults()
 
 		fmt.Fprint(w, "\n")
-		fmt.Fprintf(w, "Example:\n")
+		fmt.Fprint(w, "Example:\n")
 		fmt.Fprint(w, "  gignore go\n")
 	}
 
@@ -59,17 +59,18 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	args := flag.Args()
-	if len(args) != 1 {
+	if len(args) == 0 {
 		flag.Usage()
 		return
 	}
 
-	err := client.Create(args[0])
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("failed to create .gitignore file: %v", err)
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		err := client.Create(arg)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("failed to create .gitignore file: %v", err)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("√ created %s .gitignore file\n", arg)
 	}
-
-	fmt.Printf("√ created %s .gitignore file\n", args[0])
 }
 
 func listTemplates(client *gignore.Client) error {

cmd/gignore/util.go

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import "os"
 
 func getEnv(key, defaultValue string) string {
 	value := os.Getenv(key)
-	if len(value) == 0 {
+	if value == "" {
 		return defaultValue
 	}
 	return value

error.go

@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
-// Package gignore provides functionality for handling template errors and registry operations.
+// Package gignore provides a way to manage .gitignore files and templates.
 package gignore
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-
-	"github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore/internal/registry"
+	"strings"
 )
 
 type templateNotFoundError struct {
-	template string
-	registry *registry.TemplateRegistry
+	template          string
+	templatesSearched []string
 }
 
 func (e *templateNotFoundError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("template '%s' not found in %s registry", e.template, e.registry.Directory)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("template '%s' not found in %s registry", e.template, strings.Join(e.templatesSearched, ", "))
 }

gignore.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
-//go:generate go run cmd/gen/gen.go
+//go:generate go run cmd/gen/main.go
 
 // Client is a client for managing .gitignore templates.
 type Client struct {
@@ -42,22 +42,23 @@ func (c *Client) Create(template string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if !ok {
-		templateNotFoundErr := &templateNotFoundError{template, c.registry}
+		templateNotFoundErr := &templateNotFoundError{template, []string{c.registry.Directory}}
 		if c.registry.Directory == "gitignoreio" {
 			return templateNotFoundErr
 		}
 
-		log.Errorf("%s. Checking default registry...", templateNotFoundErr)
-
 		c.registry.Directory = "gitignoreio"
 		ok, err = c.registry.Contains(template)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if !ok {
+			templateNotFoundErr.templatesSearched = append(templateNotFoundErr.templatesSearched, c.registry.Directory)
 			return templateNotFoundErr
 		}
-		log.Infof("template '%s' found in default gitignoreio registry", template)
+		log.Debugf("template '%s' found in gitignoreio registry", template)
+	} else {
+		log.Debugf("template '%s' found in %s registry", template, c.registry.Directory)
 	}
 
 	content, err := c.registry.Get(template)

go.mod

@@ -7,4 +7,4 @@ require (
 	github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8 // indirect
+require golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ github.com/sirupsen/logrus v1.9.3/go.mod h1:naHLuLoDiP4jHNo9R0sCBMtWGeIprob74mVs
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0 h1:nwc3DEeHmmLAfoZucVR881uASk0Mfjw8xYJ99tb5CcY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
-golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8 h1:0A+M6Uqn+Eje4kHMK80dtF3JCXC4ykBgQG4Fe06QRhQ=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20220715151400-c0bba94af5f8/go.mod h1:oPkhp1MJrh7nUepCBck5+mAzfO9JrbApNNgaTdGDITg=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0 h1:ioabZlmFYtWhL+TRYpcnNlLwhyxaM9kWTDEmfnprqik=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.31.0/go.mod h1:BJP2sWEmIv4KK5OTEluFJCKSidICx8ciO85XgH3Ak8k=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c h1:dUUwHk2QECo/6vqA44rthZ8ie2QXMNeKRTHCNY2nXvo=
 gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=

internal/filewriter/filewriter.go

@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ func (fw *FileWriter) writeContent(content []byte, dst io.Writer) (int64, error)
 }
 
 func (fw *FileWriter) Write(content []byte) (int, error) {
-	f, err := os.Create(fw.targetFileName)
+	f, err := os.OpenFile(fw.targetFileName, os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE|os.O_WRONLY, 0o600)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, err
 	}
 	defer f.Close()
 
-	const header = `# Auto-generated .gitignore by gignore: github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore`
-	const footer = `# End of gignore: github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore`
+	const header = "# Auto-generated .gitignore by gignore: github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore\n"
+	const footer = "\n# End of gignore: github.com/onyx-and-iris/gignore\n"
 
 	var sz int64
 	n, err := fw.writeContent([]byte(header), f)