Support cloning specific folder of git repository

[klouvas]

Support specific folder cloning

Support to clone specific folder of git repository using git sparse-checkout.

Use case

Case of 1 repository with multiple templates separated by folders

Examples

Example repository structure:

# templates-repository
README.md 
python/
-- cookiecutter.json
-- {{cookiecutter._project_name}}/
---- main.py
nodejs/
-- cookiecutter.json
-- {{cookiecutter._project_name}}/
---- package.json
---- src/
------ index.js

Example of fetching specific template folder:

cookiecutter https://github.com/audreyr/cookiecutter-pypackage --partial nodejs

Links

Github: https://github.community/t5/How-to-use-Git-and-GitHub/How-can-I-download-a-specific-folder-from-a-GitHub-repo/m-p/95#M23
Git: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-sparse-checkout

[ws1088]

cookiecutter 1.7+ support --directory option which should work?https://cookiecutter.readthedocs.io/en/1.7.2/advanced/directories.html