Initialize template folder

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 ### 🎨 Enhancements
 
 - JSON schema enhancements for working with data files
-- Remove template creation from project initialization
 - [#330](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/330): Allow custom scripts to easily update front matter
 - [#331](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/331): Added functionality to run other type of scripts
 - [#332](https://github.com/estruyf/vscode-front-matter/issues/332): New `dataFile` field which allows you to create data file references

package.json

@@ -1365,9 +1365,14 @@
           "dark": "assets/icons/close-dark.svg"
         }
       },
+      {
+        "command": "frontMatter.initTemplate",
+        "title": "Initialize the template folder",
+        "category": "Front matter"
+      },
       {
         "command": "frontMatter.createTemplate",
-        "title": "Create a template from current file",
+        "title": "Create template from current file",
         "category": "Front matter"
       },
       {

src/commands/Project.ts

@@ -36,25 +36,7 @@ categories: []
       Settings.createTeamSettings();
 
       if (sampleTemplate !== undefined) {
-        const fileType = Settings.get<string>(SETTING_CONTENT_DEFAULT_FILETYPE);
-
-        const folder = Template.getSettings();
-        const templatePath = Project.templatePath();
-
-        if (!folder || !templatePath) {
-          return;
-        }
-        
-        const article = Uri.file(join(templatePath.fsPath, `article.${fileType}`));
-
-        if (!fs.existsSync(templatePath.fsPath)) {
-          await workspace.fs.createDirectory(templatePath);
-        }
-
-        if (sampleTemplate) {
-          fs.writeFileSync(article.fsPath, Project.content, { encoding: "utf-8" });
-          Notifications.info("Project initialized successfully.");
-        }
+        await Project.createSampleTemplate();
       } else {
         Notifications.info("Project initialized successfully.");
       }
@@ -76,6 +58,33 @@ categories: []
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates the templates folder + sample if needed
+   * @param sampleTemplate 
+   * @returns 
+   */
+  public static async createSampleTemplate(sampleTemplate?: boolean) {
+    const fileType = Settings.get<string>(SETTING_CONTENT_DEFAULT_FILETYPE);
+
+    const folder = Template.getSettings();
+    const templatePath = Project.templatePath();
+
+    if (!folder || !templatePath) {
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    const article = Uri.file(join(templatePath.fsPath, `article.${fileType}`));
+
+    if (!fs.existsSync(templatePath.fsPath)) {
+      await workspace.fs.createDirectory(templatePath);
+    }
+
+    if (sampleTemplate) {
+      fs.writeFileSync(article.fsPath, Project.content, { encoding: "utf-8" });
+      Notifications.info("Sample template created.");
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get the template path for the current project
    */

src/constants/Extension.ts

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export const COMMAND_NAME = {
   createByContentType: getCommandName("createByContentType"),
   createByTemplate: getCommandName("createByTemplate"),
   createTemplate: getCommandName("createTemplate"),
+  initTemplate: getCommandName("initTemplate"),
   collapseSections: getCommandName("collapseSections"),
   preview: getCommandName("preview"),
   dashboard: getCommandName("dashboard"),

src/extension.ts

@@ -136,6 +136,10 @@ export async function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
 	}); 
 
 	let createTemplate = vscode.commands.registerCommand(COMMAND_NAME.createTemplate, Template.generate);
+	
+	subscriptions.push(
+		vscode.commands.registerCommand(COMMAND_NAME.initTemplate, () => Project.createSampleTemplate(true))
+	);
 
 	const toggleDraftCommand = COMMAND_NAME.toggleDraft;
 	const toggleDraft = vscode.commands.registerCommand(toggleDraftCommand, async () => {