get template from git #272

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1. MartinSGill commented on Oct 24, 2019

   

   MartinSGill

   on Oct 24, 2019

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   I've pretty much written a Plaster module in this manner already.

   As long as the conventions of a plaster template are followed as already documented, it's very easy to treat a repository as a template. It even works right now, with a couple of manual steps.

   git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/SomeUser/SomeTemplate
   Invoke-Plaster -TemplatePath .\SomeTemplate -DestinationPath PathToNewModule

   To implement this in Plaster all you'd really need, if I quickly think about it, is

   • A new Parameter (e.g. -GitHub [URL | User/Repo] )
   • A place to cache the clone, e.g. ProgramData/Plaster

   Extra credit for:

   • Keeping the clone up-to-date
   • Error handling around git not being available
2. jdhitsolutions

   closed this as completedon Feb 26, 2021
3. PowerShellOrg

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