From 69a5d8201c3d0a80b36f74e87d55379f12f6361a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Riccardo Ferretti <code@riccardoferretti.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2021 17:03:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] improved validation on template creation

---
 packages/foam-vscode/src/features/create-from-template.ts | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/packages/foam-vscode/src/features/create-from-template.ts b/packages/foam-vscode/src/features/create-from-template.ts
index 65c3e977a..facaceef4 100644
--- a/packages/foam-vscode/src/features/create-from-template.ts
+++ b/packages/foam-vscode/src/features/create-from-template.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,11 @@ async function createNewTemplate(): Promise<void> {
       defaultTemplate.fsPath.length - 3,
     ],
     validateInput: value =>
-      value.length ? undefined : 'Please enter a value!',
+      value.trim().length === 0
+        ? 'Please enter a value'
+        : existsSync(value)
+        ? 'File already exists'
+        : undefined,
   });
   if (filename === undefined) {
     return;