If I'm informed correctly, it is possible to use a template via file system copy, or to specify the URL of an archive to be extracted.
What I'd like to be able to do, is: to clone my template. That way I could update my generated bobtemplates.plone packages when the template has improved.
Git
The template would be used by git clone <source.git> <dest-dir>.
Subversion
The template would be created by some svn copy <svn-url> <dest-url> command.
The dest-url could be constructed using the given dest-dir and a configured projects base url.
The commit message could be generated, e.g. as mr.bob: creating <dest-dir> and an information about the command used.
By default, the .../trunk of the source template would be copied (unless configured otherwise) to the trunk of the new package, and tags and branches would be created via svn mkdir <svn-url>... (it is possible to create more than one in one commit); the trunk would be used for the svn checkout ... <dest-dir>.
There would be several svn commits in the process; no problem, if you ask me.
When svn resources are copied this way, .svn folders in the copy are no problem anymore (#43).
Others
Once one is implemented, it shouldn't be difficult to add more.
Any SCM tool
Renamings would need to be done using the rename or mv command of the respective SCM tool; there are git mv and svn mv (which is an alias for svn move), for example.
If I'm informed correctly, it is possible to use a template via file system copy, or to specify the URL of an archive to be extracted.
What I'd like to be able to do, is: to clone my template. That way I could update my generated
bobtemplates.plonepackages when the template has improved.Git
The template would be used by
git clone <source.git> <dest-dir>.Subversion
The template would be created by some
svn copy <svn-url> <dest-url>command.The
dest-urlcould be constructed using the givendest-dirand a configured projects base url.The commit message could be generated, e.g. as
mr.bob: creating <dest-dir>and an information about the command used.By default, the
.../trunkof the source template would be copied (unless configured otherwise) to thetrunkof the new package, andtagsandbrancheswould be created viasvn mkdir <svn-url>...(it is possible to create more than one in one commit); thetrunkwould be used for thesvn checkout ... <dest-dir>.There would be several
svn commits in the process; no problem, if you ask me.When svn resources are copied this way,
.svnfolders in the copy are no problem anymore (#43).Others
Once one is implemented, it shouldn't be difficult to add more.
Any SCM tool
Renamings would need to be done using the
renameormvcommand of the respective SCM tool; there aregit mvandsvn mv(which is an alias forsvn move), for example.