use packr to manage templates for generators. hopefully this fixes issues like #629

.goreleaser.yml

@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ builds:
     main: ./buffalo/main.go
     binary: buffalo-no-sqlite
     flags: -tags nosqlite
+    hooks:
+      pre: packr
+      post: packr clean
   -
     goos:
       - darwin
@@ -31,6 +34,9 @@ builds:
       - "6"
     main: ./buffalo/main.go
     binary: buffalo-with-sqlite
+    hooks:
+      pre: packr
+      post: packr clean
 archive:
   name_template: '{{ .ProjectName }}_{{ .Version }}_{{ .Os }}_{{ .Arch }}{{ if .Arm
     }}v{{ .Arm }}{{ end }}'

generators/assets/standard/standard.go

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 package standard
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
-
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators/assets"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/makr"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -16,7 +15,7 @@ var logo = &makr.RemoteFile{
 
 // Run standard assets generator for those wishing to not use webpack
 func Run(root string, data makr.Data) error {
-	files, err := generators.Find(filepath.Join(generators.TemplatesPath, "assets", "standard"))
+	files, err := generators.FindByBox(packr.NewBox("./templates"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}

generators/assets/webpack/webpack.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators/assets"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators/assets/standard"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/makr"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func (w Generator) Run(root string, data makr.Data) error {
 
 	g.Add(logo)
 
-	files, err := generators.Find(filepath.Join(generators.TemplatesPath, "assets", "webpack"))
+	files, err := generators.FindByBox(packr.NewBox("./templates"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}

generators/docker/docker.go

@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 package docker
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
-
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/makr"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -17,11 +16,16 @@ func (d Generator) Run(root string, data makr.Data) error {
 			return d.Style != "none"
 		},
 		Runner: func(root string, data makr.Data) error {
-			style := d.Style
-			if style != "multi" && style != "standard" {
-				return errors.Errorf("unknown Docker style: %s", style)
+			var box packr.Box
+			switch d.Style {
+			case "standard":
+				box = packr.NewBox("./standard/templates")
+			case "multi":
+				box = packr.NewBox("./multi/templates")
+			default:
+				return errors.Errorf("unknown Docker style: %s", d.Style)
 			}
-			files, err := generators.Find(filepath.Join(generators.TemplatesPath, "docker", style))
+			files, err := generators.FindByBox(box)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.WithStack(err)
 			}

generators/files.go

@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 package generators
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 	"strings"
+	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/envy"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"golang.org/x/sync/errgroup"
 )
 
-// TemplatesPath is the "base" path for generator templates
-var TemplatesPath = filepath.Join("github.com", "gobuffalo", "buffalo", "generators")
-
 // File represents the file to be templated
 type File struct {
 	ReadPath  string
@@ -22,36 +25,79 @@ type File struct {
 // Files is a slice of File
 type Files []File
 
-// Find all the .tmpl files inside the buffalo GOPATH
-func Find(path string) (Files, error) {
-	root := filepath.Join(envy.GoPath(), "src", path, "templates")
+// FindByBox all the .tmpl files inside the packr.Box
+func FindByBox(box packr.Box) (Files, error) {
 	files := Files{}
-	err := filepath.Walk(root, func(p string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
-		if info != nil && !info.IsDir() {
-			if filepath.Ext(p) == ".tmpl" {
-				f := File{ReadPath: p}
-				rel := strings.TrimPrefix(p, root)
-
-				paths := strings.Split(rel, string(os.PathSeparator))
-
-				li := len(paths) - 1
-				base := paths[li]
-				base = strings.TrimSuffix(base, ".tmpl")
-				if strings.HasPrefix(base, "dot-") {
-					base = "." + strings.TrimPrefix(base, "dot-")
-				}
-				paths[li] = base
-				f.WritePath = filepath.Join(paths...)
-
-				b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(p)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
-				f.Body = string(b)
-				files = append(files, f)
+	err := box.Walk(func(p string, file packr.File) error {
+		if filepath.Ext(p) == ".tmpl" {
+			p = strings.TrimPrefix(p, "/")
+			f := File{ReadPath: p}
+			p = strings.Replace(p, "dot-", ".", 1)
+			p = strings.Replace(p, ".tmpl", "", 1)
+			f.WritePath = p
+			b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(file)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
 			}
+			f.Body = string(b)
+			files = append(files, f)
 		}
 		return nil
 	})
 	return files, err
 }
+
+// TemplatesPath is the "base" path for generator templates
+var TemplatesPath = filepath.Join("github.com", "gobuffalo", "buffalo", "generators")
+
+// Find all the .tmpl files inside the buffalo GOPATH
+func Find(path string) (Files, error) {
+	warningMsg := "Find is deprecated, and will be removed in v0.12.0. Use generators.FindByBox instead."
+	_, file, no, ok := runtime.Caller(1)
+	if ok {
+		warningMsg = fmt.Sprintf("%s Called from %s:%d", warningMsg, file, no)
+	}
+
+	logrus.Info(warningMsg)
+	mu := &sync.Mutex{}
+	wg := &errgroup.Group{}
+	files := Files{}
+	for _, gp := range envy.GoPaths() {
+		func(gp string) {
+			wg.Go(func() error {
+				root := filepath.Join(envy.GoPath(), "src", path, "templates")
+				return filepath.Walk(root, func(p string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
+					if info != nil && !info.IsDir() {
+						if filepath.Ext(p) == ".tmpl" {
+							f := File{ReadPath: p}
+							rel := strings.TrimPrefix(p, root)
+
+							paths := strings.Split(rel, string(os.PathSeparator))
+
+							li := len(paths) - 1
+							base := paths[li]
+							base = strings.TrimSuffix(base, ".tmpl")
+							if strings.HasPrefix(base, "dot-") {
+								base = "." + strings.TrimPrefix(base, "dot-")
+							}
+							paths[li] = base
+							f.WritePath = filepath.Join(paths...)
+
+							b, err := ioutil.ReadFile(p)
+							if err != nil {
+								return err
+							}
+							f.Body = string(b)
+							mu.Lock()
+							files = append(files, f)
+							mu.Unlock()
+						}
+					}
+					return nil
+				})
+			})
+		}(gp)
+	}
+	err := wg.Wait()
+	return files, err
+}

generators/mail/mail.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/meta"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/makr"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ func (d Generator) Run(root string, data makr.Data) error {
 }
 
 func (d Generator) initGenerator(data makr.Data) error {
-	files, err := generators.Find(filepath.Join(generators.TemplatesPath, "mail", "init"))
+	files, err := generators.FindByBox(packr.NewBox("./init/templates"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}

generators/newapp/new.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators/soda"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/envy"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/makr"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ func (a Generator) Run(root string, data makr.Data) error {
 	}
 	g.Add(makr.NewCommand(makr.GoGet("github.com/motemen/gore", "-u")))
 
-	files, err := generators.Find(filepath.Join(generators.TemplatesPath, "newapp"))
+	files, err := generators.FindByBox(packr.NewBox("./templates"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}

generators/refresh/refresh.go

@@ -1,18 +1,17 @@
 package refresh
 
 import (
-	"path/filepath"
-
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/makr"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
 
 // Run generator for a .buffalo.dev.yml file
 func Run(root string, data makr.Data) error {
 	g := makr.New()
 
-	files, err := generators.Find(filepath.Join(generators.TemplatesPath, "refresh"))
+	files, err := generators.FindByBox(packr.NewBox("./templates"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}

generators/resource/resource.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/buffalo/generators"
 	"github.com/gobuffalo/makr"
+	"github.com/gobuffalo/packr"
 )
 
 // Run generates a new actions/resource file and a stub test.
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ func (res Generator) Run(root string, data makr.Data) error {
 		tmplName = "resource-name"
 	}
 
-	files, err := generators.Find(filepath.Join(generators.TemplatesPath, "resource"))
+	files, err := generators.FindByBox(packr.NewBox("./templates"))
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.WithStack(err)
 	}