ensure-gitignore

Ensure the presence of patterns within a project's gitignore.

Usage

const ensureGitignore = require('ensure-gitignore');

await ensureGitignore({
  patterns: ['node_modules', 'output']
});

Options

filepath (string, default: '/.gitignore')

Path to the .gitignore file to be used.

patterns (?Array<string>)

An array of patterns to ensure are present in the specified .gitignore file. Any pattern that already exists in the file will be appended with the comment. All new patterns will be appended to the bottom of the file.

comment (?string, default: 'managed by ensure-gitignore')

Allows you to document the list of patterns that are being controlled programmatically. This helps provide context as to what is controlling certain patterns within a .gitignore file. Anything inside the comment block will be re-written on each run, including the removal of old patterns that are no longer managed.

const ensureGitignore = require('ensure-gitignore');

await ensureGitignore({
  patterns: ['node_modules', 'output'],
  comment: 'managed by build script'
});

// =>
// # managed by build script
// node_modules
// output
// # end managed by build script
//

dryRun (?boolean, default: false)

The file at the input path will not be updated, instead the intended output will be returned.

const ensureGitignore = require('ensure-gitignore');

const result = await ensureGitignore({
  patterns: ['node_modules', 'output'],
  dryRun: true
});

// result:
// node_modules
// output
//

License

MIT.