✨ Allow user to specify path to custom README template

.all-contributorsrc

@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@
         "test",
         "ideas"
       ]
+    },
+    {
+      "login": "hgb123",
+      "name": "Bao Ho",
+      "avatar_url": "https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/18468577?v=4",
+      "profile": "https://github.com/hgb123",
+      "contributions": [
+        "code",
+        "test"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "contributorsPerLine": 7,

README.md

@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ Feel free to check [issues page](https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generato
     <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/samit4me"><img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/3248531?v=4" width="75px;" alt="Samuel Sharpe"/><br /><sub><b>Samuel Sharpe</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator/commits?author=samit4me" title="Documentation">📖</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/apatrascu"><img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/1193770?v=4" width="75px;" alt="Alecsandru Patrascu"/><br /><sub><b>Alecsandru Patrascu</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator/commits?author=apatrascu" title="Code">💻</a></td>
     <td align="center"><a href="http://milad.nekofar.com"><img src="https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/147401?v=4" width="75px;" alt="Milad Nekofar"/><br /><sub><b>Milad Nekofar</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator/commits?author=nekofar" title="Code">💻</a> <a href="https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator/commits?author=nekofar" title="Tests">⚠️</a> <a href="#ideas-nekofar" title="Ideas, Planning, & Feedback">🤔</a></td>
+    <td align="center"><a href="https://github.com/hgb123"><img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/18468577?v=4" width="75px;" alt="Bao Ho"/><br /><sub><b>Bao Ho</b></sub></a><br /><a href="https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator/commits?author=hgb123" title="Code">💻</a> <a href="https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator/commits?author=hgb123" title="Tests">⚠️</a></td>
   </tr>
 </table>
 

src/cli.js

@@ -48,12 +48,12 @@ const askQuestions = async (projectInfos, skipQuestions) => {
  *
  * @param {Object} args
  */
-const mainProcess = async ({ template, yes }) => {
+const mainProcess = async ({ templatePath, yes }) => {
   const projectInformations = await infos.getProjectInfos()
   const answersContext = await cli.askQuestions(projectInformations, yes)
   const readmeContent = await readme.buildReadmeContent(
     answersContext,
-    template
+    templatePath
   )
 
   await readme.writeReadme(readmeContent)

src/cli.spec.js

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ describe('cli', () => {
     })
 
     it('should call main functions with correct args', async () => {
-      const template = 'default'
+      const templatePath = 'default'
       const projectInformations = { name: 'readme-md-generator' }
       const readmeContent = 'content'
       projectInfos.getProjectInfos = jest.fn(() =>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('cli', () => {
       readme.writeReadme = jest.fn()
       utils.showEndMessage = jest.fn()
 
-      await cli.mainProcess({ template })
+      await cli.mainProcess({ templatePath })
 
       expect(projectInfos.getProjectInfos).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
       expect(cli.askQuestions).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
@@ -78,19 +78,19 @@ describe('cli', () => {
       expect(readme.buildReadmeContent).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
         1,
         answersContext,
-        template
+        templatePath
       )
       expect(readme.writeReadme).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, readmeContent)
       expect(utils.showEndMessage).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
     })
 
     it('should forward --yes option to askQuestions', async () => {
-      const template = 'default'
+      const templatePath = 'default'
       const projectInformations = { name: 'readme-md-generator' }
       const skipQuestions = true
       utils.showEndMessage = jest.fn()
 
-      await cli.mainProcess({ template, yes: skipQuestions })
+      await cli.mainProcess({ templatePath, yes: skipQuestions })
 
       expect(cli.askQuestions).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
         1,

src/index.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 const yargs = require('yargs')
 
 const { mainProcess } = require('./cli')
+const { getReadmeTemplatePath } = require('./readme')
 
 yargs
   .usage('Usage: $0 <command> [options]')
@@ -14,8 +15,14 @@ yargs
         desc: 'The name of template you want to use',
         default: 'default'
       }),
-    args => mainProcess(args)
+    args => {
+      const templatePath = getReadmeTemplatePath(args)
+      mainProcess({ templatePath, yes: args.yes })
+    }
   )
+  .string('p')
+  .alias('p', 'path')
+  .describe('path', 'Path to your own template')
   .boolean('yes')
   .alias('y', 'yes')
   .describe('yes', 'Use default values for all fields')

src/readme.js

@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 const ejs = require('ejs')
-const path = require('path')
 const ora = require('ora')
 const { promisify } = require('util')
 const getYear = require('date-fns/get_year')
 const fs = require('fs')
+const path = require('path')
 
 const README_PATH = 'README.md'
 
@@ -43,17 +43,13 @@ const getReadmeTemplate = async templatePath => {
 }
 
 /**
- * Build README content with the given answersContext and templateName
+ * Build README content with the given context and templatePath
  *
  * @param {Object} context
- * @param {string} templateName
+ * @param {string} templatePath
  */
-const buildReadmeContent = async (context, templateName) => {
+const buildReadmeContent = async (context, templatePath) => {
   const currentYear = getYear(new Date())
-  const templatePath = path.resolve(
-    __dirname,
-    `../templates/${templateName}.md`
-  )
   const template = await getReadmeTemplate(templatePath)
 
   return ejs.render(template, {
@@ -63,8 +59,36 @@ const buildReadmeContent = async (context, templateName) => {
   })
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get path to the readme template
+ *
+ * @param {string} availableTemplate
+ * @param {string} customTemplate
+ */
+const getReadmeTemplatePath = args => {
+  const spinner = ora('Resolving README template path').start()
+
+  const { template: availableTemplate, path: customTemplate } = args
+
+  const templatePath =
+    customTemplate ||
+    path.resolve(__dirname, `../templates/${availableTemplate}.md`)
+
+  try {
+    fs.lstatSync(templatePath).isFile()
+  } catch (err) {
+    spinner.fail(`The template path ${templatePath} is not valid.`)
+    throw err
+  }
+
+  spinner.succeed('README template path resolved')
+
+  return templatePath
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   writeReadme,
   buildReadmeContent,
-  README_PATH
+  README_PATH,
+  getReadmeTemplatePath
 }

src/readme.spec.js

@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 const fs = require('fs')
 const ora = require('ora')
+const path = require('path')
 
 jest.mock('ora')
 
-const { writeReadme, buildReadmeContent, README_PATH } = require('./readme')
+const {
+  writeReadme,
+  buildReadmeContent,
+  README_PATH,
+  getReadmeTemplatePath
+} = require('./readme')
 
 describe('readme', () => {
   const succeed = jest.fn()
@@ -63,7 +69,7 @@ describe('readme', () => {
   })
 
   describe('buildReadmeContent', () => {
-    const templateName = 'default'
+    const templatePath = path.resolve(__dirname, `../templates/default.md`)
     const context = {
       isGithubRepos: true,
       repositoryUrl: 'https://github.com/kefranabg/readme-md-generator',
@@ -98,7 +104,7 @@ describe('readme', () => {
     })
 
     it('should call ora with correct parameters in success case', async () => {
-      await buildReadmeContent(context, templateName)
+      await buildReadmeContent(context, templatePath)
 
       expect(ora).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
       expect(ora).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Loading README template')
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ describe('readme', () => {
     })
 
     it('should return readme template content', async () => {
-      const result = await buildReadmeContent(context, templateName)
+      const result = await buildReadmeContent(context, templatePath)
 
       expect(result).toMatchSnapshot()
     })
@@ -118,7 +124,7 @@ describe('readme', () => {
       })
 
       try {
-        await buildReadmeContent(context, templateName)
+        await buildReadmeContent(context, templatePath)
         // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty
       } catch (err) {}
 
@@ -128,4 +134,65 @@ describe('readme', () => {
       expect(fail).toHaveBeenCalledWith('README template loading fail')
     })
   })
+
+  describe('getReadmeTemplatePath', () => {
+    it('should return default template path if customTemplate is undefined', () => {
+      const args = { template: 'default' }
+      const actualResult = getReadmeTemplatePath(args)
+      const expectedResult = path.resolve(__dirname, `../templates/default.md`)
+
+      expect(actualResult).toEqual(expectedResult)
+    })
+
+    it('should return custom template path if customTemplate is defined', () => {
+      const customTemplatePath = path.resolve(
+        __dirname,
+        `../templates/default.md`
+      )
+      const args = { template: 'default', path: customTemplatePath }
+      const expectedResult = customTemplatePath
+      const actualResult = getReadmeTemplatePath(args)
+
+      expect(actualResult).toEqual(expectedResult)
+    })
+
+    it('should throw an error if customTemplate is defined but invalid', () => {
+      const args = { template: 'default', path: 'wrong path' }
+
+      expect(() => getReadmeTemplatePath(args)).toThrow()
+    })
+
+    it('should call ora with correct parameters in fail case', async () => {
+      const args = { template: 'default', path: 'wrong path' }
+
+      try {
+        getReadmeTemplatePath(args)
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty
+      } catch (err) {}
+
+      expect(ora).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'Resolving README template path')
+      expect(fail).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+        1,
+        'The template path wrong path is not valid.'
+      )
+    })
+
+    it('should call ora with correct parameters in success case', async () => {
+      const args = {
+        template: 'default',
+        path: path.resolve(__dirname, `../templates/default.md`)
+      }
+
+      try {
+        getReadmeTemplatePath(args)
+        // eslint-disable-next-line no-empty
+      } catch (err) {}
+
+      expect(ora).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, 'Resolving README template path')
+      expect(succeed).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(
+        1,
+        'README template path resolved'
+      )
+    })
+  })
 })