Function initializeGit

packages/cli/src/utils/git.ts:55–131

(projectDir: string)

// This initializes the Git-repository for the project
export const initializeGit = async (projectDir: string) => {
  logger.info("Initializing Git...");

  if (!isGitInstalled(projectDir)) {
    logger.warn("Git is not installed. Skipping Git initialization.");
    return;
  }

  const spinner = ora("Creating a new git repo...\n").start();

  const isRoot = await isRootGitRepo(projectDir);
  const isInside = await isInsideGitRepo(projectDir);
  const dirName = path.parse(projectDir).name; // skip full path for logging

  if (isInside && isRoot) {
    // Dir is a root git repo
    spinner.stop();
    const { overwriteGit } = await inquirer.prompt<{
      overwriteGit: boolean;
    }>({
      name: "overwriteGit",
      type: "confirm",
      message: `${chalk.redBright.bold(
        "Warning:"
      )} Git is already initialized in "${dirName}". Initializing a new git repository would delete the previous history. Would you like to continue anyways?`,
      default: false,
    });
    if (!overwriteGit) {
      spinner.info("Skipping Git initialization.");
      return;
    }
    // Deleting the .git folder
    await removeFile(path.join(projectDir, ".git"));
  } else if (isInside && !isRoot) {
    // Dir is inside a git worktree
    spinner.stop();
    const { initializeChildGitRepo } = await inquirer.prompt<{
      initializeChildGitRepo: boolean;
    }>({
      name: "initializeChildGitRepo",
      type: "confirm",
      message: `${chalk.redBright.bold(
        "Warning:"
      )} "${dirName}" is already in a git worktree. Would you still like to initialize a new git repository in this directory?`,
      default: false,
    });
    if (!initializeChildGitRepo) {
      spinner.info("Skipping Git initialization.");
      return;
    }
  }

  // We're good to go, initializing the git repo
  try {
    const branchName = getDefaultBranch();

    // --initial-branch flag was added in git v2.28.0
    const { major, minor } = getGitVersion();