changed .gitignore file handling/creation

main.go

@@ -160,15 +160,19 @@ func main() {
 
 	// run init commands
 
-	// make mod file
-	modpath := npsetup.Module_basepath + sep + newProjectName
-	_, err = exec.Command("go", "mod", "init", modpath).Output()
-	ifFerr("go mod init failed", err)
+	switch projType {
+	case "go":
+		// make mod file
+		modpath := npsetup.Module_basepath + sep + newProjectName
+		_, err = exec.Command("go", "mod", "init", modpath).Output()
+		ifFerr("go mod init failed", err)
 
-	// do a mod tidy to update the mod file
-	_, err = exec.Command("go", "mod", "tidy").Output()
-	ifFerr("Unable to update the mod file with a tidy", err)
-	fmt.Println("Updated go.mod")
+		// do a mod tidy to update the mod file
+		_, err = exec.Command("go", "mod", "tidy").Output()
+		ifFerr("Unable to update the mod file with a tidy", err)
+		fmt.Println("Updated go.mod")
+	case "py":
+	}
 
 	// setup git
 	if npsetup.Setup_git {
@@ -179,10 +183,29 @@ func main() {
 		nifd, err := os.Create(".gitignore")
 		ifFerr("Unable to create .gitignore file", err)
 		defer nifd.Close()
-		gi_content := fmt.Sprintf(gi_template, newProjectName)
-		_, err = nifd.WriteString(gi_content)
-		ifFerr("Unable to write .gitignore content", err)
-		fmt.Println("Wrote .gitignore content")
+
+		var gi_content string
+		var gi_in []byte = []byte("bin/")
+
+		gisrc, err := os.Open("GITIGNORE")
+		if err == nil { // assume error means there is no source file
+			gi_in, err = io.ReadAll(gisrc)
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("Unable to read GITIGNORE, using default content")
+			}
+			gi_content = fmt.Sprintf("%s\n\n%s", newProjectName, string(gi_in))
+
+			_, err = nifd.WriteString(gi_content)
+			ifFerr("Unable to write .gitignore content", err)
+			fmt.Println("Wrote .gitignore content")
+
+			// remove GITIGNORE
+			err = os.Remove("GITIGNORE")
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Println("Unable to remove GITIGNORE file")
+			}
+		}
+		defer gisrc.Close()
 
 		// stage files
 		_, err = exec.Command("git", "add", ".").Output()