Function createGitignore

src/rGitignore.ts:11–40

()

import { catchAsError, getCurrentWorkspaceFolder } from './util';

export async function createGitignore(): Promise<void> {
    // .gitignore template from "https://github.com/github/gitignore/blob/main/R.gitignore"
    const ignoreFileTemplate = extensionContext.asAbsolutePath('R/template/R.gitignore');
    const ignoreFileContent = readFileSync(ignoreFileTemplate);

    const currentWorkspaceFolder = getCurrentWorkspaceFolder()?.uri.fsPath;
    if (currentWorkspaceFolder === undefined) {
        void window.showWarningMessage('Please open a workspace folder to create .gitignore');
        return;
    }
    const ignorePath = join(currentWorkspaceFolder, '.gitignore');
    if (existsSync(ignorePath)) {
        const overwrite = await window.showWarningMessage(
            '".gitignore" file already exists. Do you want to overwrite?',
            'Yes', 'No'
        );
        if (overwrite === 'No') {
            return;
        }
    }
    writeFile(ignorePath, ignoreFileContent, (err) => {
        try {
            if (err) {
                void window.showErrorMessage(err.name);
            }
        } catch (e) {
            void window.showErrorMessage(catchAsError(e).message);
        }
    });
}