Clone a Repo Specified as Datasource to Specific Location

[ProfessorManhattan]

Hey, is it possible to leverage the git+https datasource to clone a git repository to a specific location? I'd like the repository to include the .git folder so that I can commit from that folder as well.

[hairyhenderson]

Hi @ProfessorManhattan,

No, datasource functionality is purely read-only and clones are done in-memory only.

[ProfessorManhattan]

Hey @hairyhenderson -- would Go templating be able to unpack it? Something like:

for each PATH={{ ds "git" . | file.ReadDir }}
  {{ ds "git" "$PATH" }}
  {{ file.Read "$PATH" }}
end

I actually don't know. Was just wondering if it's something that someone else has done before.

[hairyhenderson]

would Go templating be able to unpack it? Something like:

I'm not sure what you mean by "unpack"... What's your specific goal?

[ProfessorManhattan]

My goal is to only have got clone run once to reduce bandwidth requirements

…

On Sat, Apr 1, 2023, 4:03 PM Dave Henderson ***@***.***> wrote: would Go templating be able to unpack it? Something like: I'm not sure what you mean by "unpack"... What's your specific goal? — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1688 (reply in thread)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AOJRHXPP2OW3HYXGK2NZO7DW7CCYNANCNFSM6AAAAAAWIWACUI> . You are receiving this because you were mentioned.Message ID: ***@***.*** com>

[hairyhenderson]

Then you'll need to run git clone separately and use the file datasource instead.