Add a new --templates-path option

src/ansible_creator/cli.py

@@ -153,6 +153,13 @@ def parse_args(self: Cli) -> argparse.Namespace:
             "current working directory.",
         )
 
+        init_command_parser.add_argument(
+            "--templates-path",
+            help="Path to a directory containing custom template for collection skeleton."
+            " When provided, this will be used to scaffold the collection instead of the"
+            " in-built template.",
+        )
+
         init_command_parser.add_argument(
             "--force",
             default=False,

src/ansible_creator/compat.py

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+"""Compat library for ansible-creator.
+
+This contains compatibility definitions for older python
+When we need to import a module differently depending on python versions, we do it
+here.
+"""
+
+# ruff: noqa: F401
+
+# pylint: disable=unused-import
+
+import sys
+
+
+if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
+    from importlib.resources.abc import Traversable
+else:
+    from importlib.abc import Traversable

src/ansible_creator/config.py

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     no_ansi: bool
     subcommand: str
     verbose: int
+    templates_path: str
 
     collection: str = ""
     force: bool = False
@@ -36,4 +37,7 @@
             object.__setattr__(self, "namespace", fqcn[0])
             object.__setattr__(self, "collection_name", fqcn[-1])
 
+        if self.templates_path:
+            object.__setattr__(self, "template", expand_path(self.init_path))
+
         object.__setattr__(self, "init_path", expand_path(self.init_path))

src/ansible_creator/subcommands/init.py

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import os
+import re
 import shutil
 
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@
         self._force = config.force
         self._creator_version = config.creator_version
         self._templar = Templar()
+        self._templates_path = config.templates_path
         self.output: Output = output
 
     def run(self: Init) -> None:
@@ -47,6 +49,38 @@
 
         self.output.debug(msg=f"final collection path set to {col_path}")
 
+        # validate custom templates
+        if self._templates_path:
+            full_templates_path = os.path.join(self._templates_path, "new_collection")
+
+            # verify that templates path exists and has "new_collection" dir
+            if not os.path.exists(full_templates_path):
+                msg = f"could not find templates for new collection at {self._templates_path}."
+                raise CreatorError(msg)
+
+            # ensure that "new_collection" dir is not empty
+            if len(os.listdir(full_templates_path)) == 0:
+                msg = (
+                    "please ensure that a directory named `new_collection` exists"
+                    f" at {self._templates_path} and is not empty."
+                )
+                raise CreatorError(msg)
+
+            # ensure that a template for galaxy file exists in "new_collection" dir
+            if (
+                len(
+                    list(
+                        filter(
+                            re.compile("(?:galaxy.)(?:yml|yaml)(?:.j2)?").match,
+                            os.listdir(full_templates_path),
+                        ),
+                    ),
+                )
+                == 0
+            ):
+                msg = f"template for Ansible galaxy file not found in {full_templates_path!s}."
+                raise CreatorError(msg)
+
         # check if init_path already exists
         if os.path.exists(col_path):
             if os.path.isfile(col_path):
@@ -86,6 +120,7 @@
             source="new_collection",
             dest=col_path,
             templar=self._templar,
+            templates_path=self._templates_path,
             template_data={
                 "namespace": self._namespace,
                 "collection_name": self._collection_name,

src/ansible_creator/utils.py

@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from importlib import resources
+from pathlib import Path
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 from ansible_creator.exceptions import CreatorError
 
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
-    from importlib import abc
-
+    from ansible_creator.compat import Traversable
     from ansible_creator.output import Output
     from ansible_creator.templar import Templar
 
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@
     output: Output,
     templar: Templar,
     template_data: dict[str, str],
+    templates_path: str,
     allow_overwrite: list[str] | None = None,
 ) -> None:
     """Copy files and directories from a possibly nested source to a destination.
@@ -92,17 +93,21 @@
     :param dest: Absolute destination path.
     :param templar: An object of template class.
     :param template_data: A dictionary containing data to render templates with.
+    :param templates_path: A string representing path to custom templates
     :param allow_overwrite: A list of paths that should be overwritten at destination.
 
     :raises CreatorError: if allow_overwrite is not a list.
     """
     output.debug(msg=f"starting recursive copy with source container '{source}'")
     output.debug(msg=f"allow_overwrite set to {allow_overwrite}")
 
-    def _recursive_copy(root: abc.Traversable) -> None:
+    if templates_path:
+        output.debug(msg=f"custom templates path set to {templates_path}")
+
+    def _recursive_copy(root: Path | Traversable) -> None:
         """Recursively traverses a resource container and copies content to destination.
 
-        :param root: A traversable object representing root of the container to copy.
+        :param root: A traversable or Path object representing root of the container to copy.
         """
         output.debug(msg=f"current root set to {root}")
 
@@ -142,4 +147,11 @@
                     with open(dest_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as df_handle:
                         df_handle.write(content)
 
-    _recursive_copy(root=resources.files(f"ansible_creator.resources.{source}"))
+    if templates_path:
+        # use custom templates path
+        tp_root = Path(templates_path) / source
+        _recursive_copy(tp_root)
+    else:
+        # use built-in templates
+        ib_root = resources.files(f"ansible_creator.resources.{source}")
+        _recursive_copy(ib_root)

tests/units/test_basic.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def test_expand_path() -> None:
                 "collection": "testorg.testcol",
                 "init_path": "./",
                 "force": False,
+                "templates_path": None,
             },
         ],
         [
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ def test_expand_path() -> None:
                 "collection": "testorg.testcol",
                 "init_path": "/home/ansible",
                 "force": True,
+                "templates_path": None,
             },
         ],
     ],
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ def test_configuration_class() -> None:
         "verbose": 2,
         "collection": "testorg.testcol",
         "init_path": "$HOME",
+        "templates_path": None,
     }
     app_config = Config(**cli_args)
     assert app_config.namespace == "testorg"

tests/units/test_init.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ def cli_args(tmp_path) -> dict:
         "verbose": 0,
         "collection": "testorg.testcol",
         "init_path": tmp_path,
+        "templates_path": None,
     }