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Unnecessary .github folder and missing dependabot implementation when using gitlab as repository host #454
Description
Currently, creating a project from the template with a repository target hosted on gitlab results in an unnecessary .github folder and no dependabot implementation in .gitlab-ci.yml.
This could be fixed with the following logic:
- Always create all necessary CI/CD files for both gitlab & github on generation
- Remove unnecessary files/folders using a post-generation hook
This hook would be stored in hooks/post_gen_project.py and would look something like this
import os
import shutil
# Determine the target platform
target_platform = '{{ cookiecutter.__ci }}'
# Define paths to CI directories
github_ci_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), '.github')
gitlab_ci_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), '.gitlab-ci.yml')
gitlab_dependabot_file = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), 'dependabot.yml')
if target_platform == 'github':
# Remove the GitLab CI file if the target is GitHub
if os.path.exists(gitlab_ci_file):
os.remove(gitlab_ci_file)
os.remove(gitlab_dependabot_file)
elif target_platform == 'gitlab':
# Remove the GitHub Actions directory if the target is GitLab
if os.path.exists(github_ci_path):
shutil.rmtree(github_ci_path)
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henryiii commentedon Jul 17, 2024
And for copier? I believe I didn't do this because I was avoiding any custom hooks (we used to have several for things now handled via the template engine). But maybe it would be a good idea to use them for this.
What is dependabot supposed to look like for gitlab?
mbwinkler commentedon Jul 19, 2024
I am not sure about copier.
Dependabot-gitlab is implemented pretty much the same way Dependabot is on Github.
Add the
.gitlab/dependabot.ymlwith the following basic contents:More information on the setup here.
henryiii commentedon Aug 20, 2024
Can
.gitlab-ci.ymlgo in.gitlab?