Module: Lightning::Generators

Defined in:
lib/lightning/generators.rb,
lib/lightning/generators/ruby.rb,
lib/lightning/generators/misc.rb

Overview

This module contains methods which are used to generate bolts with ‘lightning bolt generate’. Each method should return an array of bolt globs. The name of the method is the name given to the bolt.

Generator Plugins

Generator plugins are a way for users to define and share generators. A generator plugin is a .rb file in ~/.lightning/generators/. Each plugin can have multiple generators since a generator is just a method in Lightning::Generators.

A sample generator plugin looks like this: 

  module Lightning::Generators
    desc "Files in $PATH"
    def bin
      ENV['PATH'].split(":").uniq.map {|e| "#{e}/*" }
    end
  end

To register a generator, desc must be placed before a method and given a generator description. A generator should produce an array of globs. If a generator is to be shared with others it should dynamically generate filesystem-specific globs based on environment variables and commands. Generated globs don’t have to expand ’~’ as lightning expands that automatically to the user’s home.

For generator plugin examples read the source.

Class Method Summary

Instance Method Summary

Class Method Details

+ (Object) desc(arg)

Used before a generator method to give it a description 



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# File 'lib/lightning/generators.rb', line 32

def self.desc(arg)
  @next_desc = arg
end

+ (Hash) generators

Maps generators to their descriptions

Returns:

  • (Hash) — Maps generators to their descriptions 


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# File 'lib/lightning/generators.rb', line 27

def self.generators
  @desc ||= {}
end

Instance Method Details

- (Object) `(*args)

Overridden for generators to error elegantly when a generator calls a shell command that doesn’t exist 



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# File 'lib/lightning/generators.rb', line 38

def `(*args)
      cmd = args[0].split(/\s+/)[0] || ''
      if Util.shell_command_exists?(cmd)
        Kernel.`(*args)
      else
        raise "Command '#{cmd}' doesn't exist."
      end
    end

    private
    def self.method_added(meth)
      generators[meth.to_s] = @next_desc if @next_desc
      @next_desc = nil
    end
  end
end