allow array option to be a string with commas

README.md

@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ Options are structured input for the `Stencil` templates. They serve as document
 	- `string` a simple string
 	- `boolean` a boolean
 	- `choice` a string from a list of choices. Requires `choices` to be defined
-	- `array` an array of other options. Requires `options` to be defined.
+	- `array` an array of other options. If child `options` are defined, if will be an array of options, otherwise it will split a string by command, removing any whitespace between
+- **options**: An array of child options. Used if the `array` type contains objects
  
 #### Files
 

Sources/GenesisKit/Option.swift

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public struct Option: Equatable, Decodable {
     public var set: String
     public var choices: [String]
     public var childType: OptionType?
-    public var options: [Option]
+    public var options: [Option]?
 
     public enum OptionType: String, Decodable {
         case string
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public struct Option: Equatable, Decodable {
         case array
     }
 
-    public init(name: String, description: String? = nil, value: String? = nil, type: OptionType = .string, set: String? = nil, question: String? = nil, required: Bool = false, choices: [String] = [], branch: [String: TemplateSection] = [:], options: [Option] = []) {
+    public init(name: String, description: String? = nil, value: String? = nil, type: OptionType = .string, set: String? = nil, question: String? = nil, required: Bool = false, choices: [String] = [], branch: [String: TemplateSection] = [:], options: [Option]? = nil) {
         self.name = name
         self.value = value
         self.description = description
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@ public struct Option: Equatable, Decodable {
         required = try container.decodeIfPresent(Bool.self, forKey: .required) ?? false
         question = try container.decodeIfPresent(String.self, forKey: .question)
         branch = try container.decodeIfPresent([String: TemplateSection].self, forKey: .branch) ?? [:]
-        options = try container.decodeIfPresent([Option].self, forKey: .options) ?? []
+        options = try container.decodeIfPresent([Option].self, forKey: .options)
     }
 }

Sources/GenesisKit/TemplateGenerator.swift

@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ public class TemplateGenerator {
     }
 
     fileprivate func getOptionValue(_ option: Option, context: inout Context) throws {
+        defer {
+            switch option.type {
+            case .array:
+                // split string into array
+                if let value = context[option.name] as? String, option.options == nil {
+                    context[option.name] = value.split(separator: ",").map { $0.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespaces) }
+                }
+            default:
+                break
+            }
+        }
+
         if context[option.name] != nil {
             // found existing option
             return
@@ -58,19 +70,23 @@ public class TemplateGenerator {
         case .string: context[option.name] = Input.readLine(prompt: question)
         case .boolean: context[option.name] = Input.readBool(prompt: question)
         case .array:
-            var array: [Context] = []
-            func addItem() throws {
-                if Input.readBool(prompt: question) {
-                    var childContext = Context()
-                    for childOption in option.options {
-                        try getOptionValue(childOption, context: &childContext)
+            if let options = option.options {
+                var array: [Context] = []
+                func addItem() throws {
+                    if Input.readBool(prompt: question) {
+                        var childContext = Context()
+                        for childOption in options {
+                            try getOptionValue(childOption, context: &childContext)
+                        }
+                        array.append(childContext)
+                        context[option.name] = array
+                        try addItem()
                     }
-                    array.append(childContext)
-                    context[option.name] = array
-                    try addItem()
                 }
+                try addItem()
+            } else {
+                context[option.name] = Input.readLine(prompt: question)
             }
-            try addItem()
         }
 
         answers.append(Answer(question: question, answer: context[option.name] as Any))

Tests/Fixtures/Project.stencil

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 
 Name: {{project}}
 Some content
+{% for name in names %}
+ - {{ name }}
+{% endfor %}

Tests/Fixtures/generated/MyProject.swift

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 
 Name: MyProject
 Some content
+ - Sarah
+ - Stephen

Tests/Fixtures/template.yml

@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ options:
     required: true
     type: string
     value: Parent/Child
+  - name: names
+    type: array
 files:
   - template: Project.stencil
     path: "{{ project }}.swift"

Tests/GenesisKitTests/TemplateTests.swift

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ public class TemplateTests: XCTestCase {
                 Option(name: "generate", value: "true", type: .boolean, question: "Should this be generated?"),
             ]),
             Option(name: "path", description: "The name of the path to App directory", value: "Parent/Child", type: .string, question: "What is the name of the path for App directory?", required: true),
+            Option(name: "names", type: .array),
         ]
         let expectedTemplate = GenesisTemplate(
             path: templateFixture,

Tests/GenesisKitTests/WritingTests.swift

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ public class WritingTests: XCTestCase {
                     ]
                 ],
             "path": "App/Child",
+            "names": "Sarah, Stephen"
         ]
         let result = try generator.generate(context: context, interactive: false)
         try result.writeFiles(path: fixturePath + "generated")