Adding custom license functionality

* Refactoring code that unnecessarily declares a map before making it.
* Cleaning up gpl3 formatting to match other licenses.
* Adding functionality that allows specifying custom license header
  and text in cobra config.
* Using license header and text as templates so that they can use
  template variables (for custom and gpl3 licenses).
* Adding ability to specify no license.
* Adding custom license example to README.

README.md

@@ -226,13 +226,27 @@ The cobra generator will be easier to use if you provide a simple configuration
 file which will help you eliminate providing a bunch of repeated information in
 flags over and over.
 
-an example ~/.cobra.yaml file:
+An example ~/.cobra.yaml file:
 
 ```yaml
 author: Steve Francia <spf@spf13.com>
 license: MIT
 ```
 
+You can specify no license by setting `license` to `none` or you can specify
+a custom license:
+
+```yaml
+license:
+  header: This file is part of {{ .appName }}.
+  text: |
+    {{ .Copyright }}
+
+    This is my license. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
+    My license is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must
+    master my life.  
+```
+
 ## Manually implementing Cobra
 
 To manually implement cobra you need to create a bare main.go file and a RootCmd file.

cobra/cmd/helpers.go

@@ -319,6 +319,15 @@ func whichLicense() string {
 
 	// default to viper's setting
 
+	if viper.IsSet("license.header") || viper.IsSet("license.text") {
+		if custom, ok := Licenses["custom"]; ok {
+			custom.Header = viper.GetString("license.header")
+			custom.Text = viper.GetString("license.text")
+			Licenses["custom"] = custom
+			return "custom"
+		}
+	}
+
 	return matchLicense(viper.GetString("license"))
 }
 

cobra/cmd/init.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 package cmd
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -87,29 +88,33 @@ func initializePath(path string) {
 }
 
 func createLicenseFile() {
-	lic := getLicense()
+	data := make(map[string]interface{})
-
-	template := lic.Text
-
-	var data map[string]interface{}
-	data = make(map[string]interface{})
 
 	// Try to remove the email address, if any
 	data["copyright"] = strings.Split(copyrightLine(), " <")[0]
 
+	data["appName"] = projectName()
+
+	// Get license and generate the template from text and data.
+	lic := getLicense()
+	r, _ := templateToReader(lic.Text, data)
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	buf.ReadFrom(r)
+	if template := buf.String(); template != "" {
 		err := writeTemplateToFile(ProjectPath(), "LICENSE", template, data)
 		_ = err
 		// if err != nil {
 		// 	er(err)
 		// }
 	}
+}
 
 func createMainFile() {
 	lic := getLicense()
 
 	template := `{{ comment .copyright }}
-{{ comment .license }}
+{{if .license}}{{ comment .license }}
-
+{{end}}
 package main
 
 import "{{ .importpath }}"
@@ -118,11 +123,17 @@ func main() {
 	cmd.Execute()
 }
 `
-	var data map[string]interface{}
+	data := make(map[string]interface{})
-	data = make(map[string]interface{})
 
 	data["copyright"] = copyrightLine()
-	data["license"] = lic.Header
+	data["appName"] = projectName()
+
+	// Generate license template from header and data.
+	r, _ := templateToReader(lic.Header, data)
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	buf.ReadFrom(r)
+	data["license"] = buf.String()
+
 	data["importpath"] = guessImportPath() + "/" + guessCmdDir()
 
 	err := writeTemplateToFile(ProjectPath(), "main.go", template, data)
@@ -136,8 +147,8 @@ func createRootCmdFile() {
 	lic := getLicense()
 
 	template := `{{ comment .copyright }}
-{{ comment .license }}
+{{if .license}}{{ comment .license }}
-
+{{end}}
 package cmd
 
 import (
@@ -206,12 +217,17 @@ func initConfig() {
 }
 {{ end }}`
 
-	var data map[string]interface{}
+	data := make(map[string]interface{})
-	data = make(map[string]interface{})
 
 	data["copyright"] = copyrightLine()
-	data["license"] = lic.Header
 	data["appName"] = projectName()
+
+	// Generate license template from header and data.
+	r, _ := templateToReader(lic.Header, data)
+	buf := new(bytes.Buffer)
+	buf.ReadFrom(r)
+	data["license"] = buf.String()
+
 	data["viper"] = viper.GetBool("useViper")
 
 	err := writeTemplateToFile(ProjectPath()+string(os.PathSeparator)+guessCmdDir(), "root.go", template, data)

cobra/cmd/licenses.go

@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ func matchLicense(in string) string {
 func init() {
 	Licenses = make(map[string]License)
 
+	// Allows a user to not use a license.
+	Licenses["none"] = License{"None", []string{"none", "false"}, "", ""}
+
+	// Allows a user to use config for a custom license.
+	Licenses["custom"] = License{"Custom", []string{}, "", ""}
+
 	Licenses["apache"] = License{
 		Name:            "Apache 2.0",
 		PossibleMatches: []string{"apache", "apache20", "apache 2.0", "apache2.0", "apache-2.0"},
@@ -428,8 +434,7 @@ OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 	Licenses["gpl3"] = License{
 		Name:            "GNU General Public License 3.0",
 		PossibleMatches: []string{"gpl3", "gpl", "gnu gpl3", "gnu gpl"},
-		Header: `{{ .copyright }}
+		Header: `
-
 This file is part of {{ .appName }}.
 
 {{ .appName }} is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify

cobra/cmd/root.go

@@ -46,25 +46,13 @@ func init() {
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", "", "config file (default is $HOME/.cobra.yaml)")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&projectBase, "projectbase", "b", "", "base project directory, e.g. github.com/spf13/")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringP("author", "a", "YOUR NAME", "Author name for copyright attribution")
-	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&userLicense, "license", "l", "", "Name of license for the project (can provide `licensetext` in config)")
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().StringVarP(&userLicense, "license", "l", "", "Name of license for the project (can provide `license` in config)")
 	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("viper", true, "Use Viper for configuration")
 	viper.BindPFlag("author", RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("author"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("projectbase", RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("projectbase"))
 	viper.BindPFlag("useViper", RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("viper"))
 	viper.SetDefault("author", "NAME HERE <EMAIL ADDRESS>")
 	viper.SetDefault("license", "apache")
-	viper.SetDefault("licenseText", `
-// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-// You may obtain a copy of the License at
-// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-//
-// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-// limitations under the License.
-`)
 }
 
 // Read in config file and ENV variables if set.