Function createFromTemplate

pkg/cmd/repo/create/create.go:438–530

create new repo on remote host from template repo

(opts *CreateOptions)

// create new repo on remote host from template repo
func createFromTemplate(opts *CreateOptions) error {
	httpClient, err := opts.HttpClient()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	cfg, err := opts.Config()
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	host, _ := cfg.Authentication().DefaultHost()

	opts.Name, opts.Description, opts.Visibility, err = interactiveRepoInfo(httpClient, host, opts.Prompter, "")
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}

	if !strings.Contains(opts.Name, "/") {
		username, _, err := userAndOrgs(httpClient, host)
		if err != nil {
			return err
		}
		opts.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", username, opts.Name)
	}
	repoToCreate, err := ghrepo.FromFullName(opts.Name)
	if err != nil {
		return fmt.Errorf("argument error: %w", err)
	}

	templateRepo, err := interactiveRepoTemplate(httpClient, host, repoToCreate.RepoOwner(), opts.Prompter)
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	input := repoCreateInput{
		Name:                 repoToCreate.RepoName(),
		Visibility:           opts.Visibility,
		OwnerLogin:           repoToCreate.RepoOwner(),
		TeamSlug:             opts.Team,
		Description:          opts.Description,
		HomepageURL:          opts.Homepage,
		HasIssuesEnabled:     !opts.DisableIssues,
		HasWikiEnabled:       !opts.DisableWiki,
		GitIgnoreTemplate:    opts.GitIgnoreTemplate,
		LicenseTemplate:      opts.LicenseTemplate,
		IncludeAllBranches:   opts.IncludeAllBranches,
		InitReadme:           opts.AddReadme,
		TemplateRepositoryID: templateRepo.ID,
	}
	templateRepoMainBranch := templateRepo.DefaultBranchRef.Name

	targetRepo := shared.NormalizeRepoName(opts.Name)
	if idx := strings.IndexRune(opts.Name, '/'); idx > 0 {
		targetRepo = opts.Name[0:idx+1] + shared.NormalizeRepoName(opts.Name[idx+1:])
	}
	confirmed, err := opts.Prompter.Confirm(
		fmt.Sprintf(`This will create "%s" as a %s repository on %s. Continue?`, targetRepo, strings.ToLower(opts.Visibility), host),
		true)