cmd: Add more docs

cobra/cmd/add.go

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func init() {
 	data["parentName"] = parentName
 	data["cmdName"] = cmdName
 
-	filePath := filepath.Join(project.AbsPath(), project.CmdDir(), cmdName+".go")
+	filePath := filepath.Join(project.CmdPath(), cmdName+".go")
 
 	cmdScript, err := executeTemplate(template, data)
 	if err != nil {

cobra/cmd/helpers.go

@@ -99,38 +99,36 @@ func executeTemplate(tmplStr string, data interface{}) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func writeStringToFile(path string, s string) error {
-	return safeWriteToDisk(path, strings.NewReader(s))
+	return writeToFile(path, strings.NewReader(s))
 }
 
-// safeWriteToDisk as WriteToDisk but checks to see if file/directory already exists.
+// writeToFile writes r to file with path only
-func safeWriteToDisk(inpath string, r io.Reader) (err error) {
+// if file/directory on given path doesn't exist.
-	dir := filepath.Dir(inpath)
+// If file/directory exists on given path, then
-	ospath := filepath.FromSlash(dir)
+// it terminates app and prints an appropriate error.
-
+func writeToFile(path string, r io.Reader) error {
-	if ospath != "" {
+	if exists(path) {
-		err = os.MkdirAll(ospath, 0777)
+		return fmt.Errorf("%v already exists", path)
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
 	}
 
-	if exists(inpath) {
+	dir := filepath.Dir(path)
-		return fmt.Errorf("%v already exists", inpath)
+	if dir != "" {
-	}
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(dir, 0777); err != nil {
-	if _, err := os.Stat(inpath); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 			return err
 		}
+	}
 
-	file, err := os.Create(inpath)
+	file, err := os.Create(path)
 	if err != nil {
-		return
+		return err
 	}
 	defer file.Close()
 
 	_, err = io.Copy(file, r)
-	return
+	return err
 }
 
+// commentfyString comments every line of in.
 func commentifyString(in string) string {
 	var newlines []string
 	lines := strings.Split(in, "\n")

cobra/cmd/init.go

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ func init() {
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(initCmd)
 }
 
-// initialize Command
 var initCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:     "init [name]",
 	Aliases: []string{"initialize", "initialise", "create"},
@@ -69,27 +68,27 @@ func initializePath(project *Project) {
 			er(err)
 		}
 	} else if !isEmpty(project.AbsPath()) { // If path exists and is not empty don't use it
-		er("Cobra will not create a new project in a non empty directory")
+		er("Cobra will not create a new project in a non empty directory: " + project.AbsPath())
 	}
 
-	// We have a directory and it's empty.. Time to initialize it.
+	// We have a directory and it's empty. Time to initialize it.
-	createLicenseFile(project)
+	createLicenseFile(project.License(), project.AbsPath())
 	createMainFile(project)
 	createRootCmdFile(project)
 }
 
-func createLicenseFile(project *Project) {
+func createLicenseFile(license License, path string) {
 	data := make(map[string]interface{})
 	data["copyright"] = copyrightLine()
 
 	// Generate license template from text and data.
-	text, err := executeTemplate(project.License().Text, data)
+	text, err := executeTemplate(license.Text, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		er(err)
 	}
 
 	// Write license text to LICENSE file.
-	err = writeStringToFile(filepath.Join(project.AbsPath(), "LICENSE"), text)
+	err = writeStringToFile(filepath.Join(path, "LICENSE"), text)
 	if err != nil {
 		er(err)
 	}
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ func main() {
 	data := make(map[string]interface{})
 	data["copyright"] = copyrightLine()
 	data["license"] = project.License().Header
-	data["importpath"] = path.Join(project.Name(), project.CmdDir())
+	data["importpath"] = path.Join(project.Name(), filepath.Base(project.CmdPath()))
 
 	mainScript, err := executeTemplate(mainTemplate, data)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -199,19 +198,21 @@ func initConfig() {
 	data["copyright"] = copyrightLine()
 	data["viper"] = viper.GetBool("useViper")
 	data["license"] = project.License().Header
+	data["appName"] = path.Base(project.Name())
 
 	rootCmdScript, err := executeTemplate(template, data)
 	if err != nil {
 		er(err)
 	}
 
-	err = writeStringToFile(filepath.Join(project.AbsPath(), project.CmdDir(), "root.go"), rootCmdScript)
+	err = writeStringToFile(filepath.Join(project.CmdPath(), "root.go"), rootCmdScript)
 	if err != nil {
 		er(err)
 	}
 
-	fmt.Println("Your Cobra application is ready at")
+	fmt.Println(`Your Cobra application is ready at
-	fmt.Println(project.AbsPath() + "\n")
+` + project.AbsPath() + `.
-	fmt.Println("Give it a try by going there and running `go run main.go`.")
+
-	fmt.Println("Add commands to it by running `cobra add [cmdname]`")
+Give it a try by going there and running ` + "`go run main.go`." + `
+Add commands to it by running ` + "`cobra add [cmdname]`.")
 }

cobra/cmd/licenses.go

@@ -16,18 +16,17 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 )
 
-//Licenses contains all possible licenses a user can chose from
+// Licenses contains all possible licenses a user can choose from.
-var Licenses map[string]License
+var Licenses = make(map[string]License)
 
 // License represents a software license agreement, containing the Name of
-// the license, its possible matches (on the command line as given to cobra)
+// the license, its possible matches (on the command line as given to cobra),
 // the header to be used with each file on the file's creating, and the text
 // of the license
 type License struct {
@@ -38,8 +37,6 @@ type License struct {
 }
 
 func init() {
-	Licenses = make(map[string]License)
-
 	// Allows a user to not use a license.
 	Licenses["none"] = License{"None", []string{"none", "false"}, "", ""}
 
@@ -53,6 +50,9 @@ func init() {
 	initAgpl()
 }
 
+// getLicense returns license specified by user in flag or in config.
+// If user didn't specify the license, it returns Apache License 2.0.
+//
 // TODO: Inspect project for existing license
 func getLicense() License {
 	// If explicitly flagged, use that.
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ func getLicense() License {
 	}
 
 	// If user didn't set any license, use Apache 2.0 by default.
-	fmt.Println("apache")
 	return Licenses["apache"]
 }
 
@@ -83,15 +82,21 @@ func copyrightLine() string {
 	return "Copyright © " + year + " " + author
 }
 
+// findLicense looks for License object of built-in licenses.
+// If it didn't find license, then the app will be terminated and
+// error will be printed.
 func findLicense(name string) License {
 	found := matchLicense(name)
 	if found == "" {
-		er(fmt.Errorf("unknown license %q", name))
+		er("unknown license: " + name)
 	}
 	return Licenses[found]
 }
 
-// given a license name, try to match the license indicated
+// matchLicense compares the given a license name
+// to PossibleMatches of all built-in licenses.
+// It returns blank string, if name is blank string or it didn't find
+// then appropriate match to name.
 func matchLicense(name string) string {
 	if name == "" {
 		return ""

cobra/cmd/project.go

@@ -6,14 +6,17 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 )
 
+// Project contains name, license and paths to projects.
 type Project struct {
 	absPath string
-	cmdDir  string
+	cmdPath string
 	srcPath string
 	license License
 	name    string
 }
 
+// NewProject returns Project with specified project name.
+// If projectName is blank string, it returns nil.
 func NewProject(projectName string) *Project {
 	if projectName == "" {
 		return nil
@@ -25,8 +28,8 @@ func NewProject(projectName string) *Project {
 	// 1. Find already created protect.
 	p.absPath = findPackage(projectName)
 
-	// 2. If there are no created project with this path and user in GOPATH,
+	// 2. If there are no created project with this path, and user is in GOPATH,
-	// then use GOPATH+projectName.
+	// then use GOPATH/src+projectName.
 	if p.absPath == "" {
 		wd, err := os.Getwd()
 		if err != nil {
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ func NewProject(projectName string) *Project {
 		}
 		for _, goPath := range goPaths {
 			if filepath.HasPrefix(wd, goPath) {
-				p.absPath = filepath.Join(goPath, projectName)
+				p.absPath = filepath.Join(goPath, "src", projectName)
 				break
 			}
 		}
@@ -48,14 +51,9 @@ func NewProject(projectName string) *Project {
 	return p
 }
 
-// findPackage returns full path to go package. It supports multiple GOPATHs.
+// findPackage returns full path to existing go package in GOPATHs.
 // findPackage returns "", if it can't find path.
-// If packageName is "", findPackage returns "" too.
+// If packageName is "", findPackage returns "".
-//
-// For example, package "github.com/spf13/hugo"
-// is located in /home/user/go/src/github.com/spf13/hugo,
-// then `findPackage("github.com/spf13/hugo")`
-// will return "/home/user/go/src/github.com/spf13/hugo"
 func findPackage(packageName string) string {
 	if packageName == "" {
 		return ""
@@ -71,6 +69,10 @@ func findPackage(packageName string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// NewProjectFromPath returns Project with specified absolute path to
+// package.
+// If absPath is blank string or if absPath is not actually absolute,
+// it returns nil.
 func NewProjectFromPath(absPath string) *Project {
 	if absPath == "" || !filepath.IsAbs(absPath) {
 		return nil
@@ -78,51 +80,68 @@ func NewProjectFromPath(absPath string) *Project {
 
 	p := new(Project)
 	p.absPath = absPath
-	p.absPath = strings.TrimSuffix(p.absPath, p.CmdDir())
+	p.absPath = strings.TrimSuffix(p.absPath, findCmdDir(p.absPath))
 	p.name = filepath.ToSlash(trimSrcPath(p.absPath, p.SrcPath()))
 	return p
 }
 
+// trimSrcPath trims at the end of absPaththe srcPath.
 func trimSrcPath(absPath, srcPath string) string {
 	relPath, err := filepath.Rel(srcPath, absPath)
 	if err != nil {
-		er("Cobra only supports project within $GOPATH")
+		er("Cobra supports project only within $GOPATH")
 	}
 	return relPath
 }
 
+// License returns the License object of project.
 func (p *Project) License() License {
-	if p.license.Text == "" { // check if license is not blank
+	if p.license.Text == "" && p.license.Name != "None" {
 		p.license = getLicense()
 	}
 
 	return p.license
 }
 
+// Name returns the name of project, e.g. "github.com/spf13/cobra"
 func (p Project) Name() string {
 	return p.name
 }
 
-func (p *Project) CmdDir() string {
+// CmdPath returns absolute path to directory, where all commands are located.
+//
+// CmdPath returns blank string, only if p.AbsPath() is a blank string.
+func (p *Project) CmdPath() string {
 	if p.absPath == "" {
 		return ""
 	}
-	if p.cmdDir == "" {
+	if p.cmdPath == "" {
-		p.cmdDir = findCmdDir(p.absPath)
+		p.cmdPath = filepath.Join(p.absPath, findCmdDir(p.absPath))
 	}
-	return p.cmdDir
+	return p.cmdPath
 }
 
+// findCmdDir checks if base of absPath is cmd dir and returns it or
+// looks for existing cmd dir in absPath.
+// If the cmd dir doesn't exist, empty, or cannot be found,
+// it returns "cmd".
 func findCmdDir(absPath string) string {
 	if !exists(absPath) || isEmpty(absPath) {
 		return "cmd"
 	}
 
+	base := filepath.Base(absPath)
+	for _, cmdDir := range cmdDirs {
+		if base == cmdDir {
+			return cmdDir
+		}
+	}
+
 	files, _ := filepath.Glob(filepath.Join(absPath, "c*"))
-	for _, f := range files {
+	for _, file := range files {
-		for _, c := range cmdDirs {
+		for _, cmdDir := range cmdDirs {
-			if f == c {
+			if file == cmdDir {
-				return c
+				return cmdDir
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -130,10 +149,12 @@ func findCmdDir(absPath string) string {
 	return "cmd"
 }
 
+// AbsPath returns absolute path of project.
 func (p Project) AbsPath() string {
 	return p.absPath
 }
 
+// SrcPath returns absolute path to $GOPATH/src where project is located.
 func (p *Project) SrcPath() string {
 	if p.srcPath != "" {
 		return p.srcPath

cobra/cmd/root.go

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 var cfgFile, projectBase, userLicense string // are used for flags
 
-// RootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
 var RootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "cobra",
 	Short: "A generator for Cobra based Applications",
@@ -32,7 +31,6 @@ This application is a tool to generate the needed files
 to quickly create a Cobra application.`,
 }
 
-//Execute adds all child commands to the root command sets flags appropriately.
 func Execute() {
 	if err := RootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		fmt.Println(err)