More robust new command

Author: pydanny

nbs/01_commands.ipynb

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
    "outputs": [],
    "source": [
     "#| export\n",
-    "console = Console()\n",
+    "console = Console(style='bold')\n",
     "error_console = Console(stderr=True, style=\"bold red\")"
    ]
   },
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     "    target: Annotated[pathlib.Path, typer.Argument(help=\"Path to create project\")],\n",
     "    **kwargs):\n",
     "    \"\"\"\n",
-    "    Create an nbdev project.\n",
+    "    Create an nbdev project. If the target directory does not exist, it creates it.\n",
     "    \n",
     "    Usage:\n",
     "    \n",
@@ -238,18 +238,31 @@
     "    \n",
     "    Learn more [nbz.answer.ai/commands#new](https://nbz.answer.ai/commands#new)\n",
     "    \"\"\"\n",
-    "    # kwargs['path'] = str(path)\n",
-    "    print(f'Changing directory to {target}')\n",
+    "    if not target.exists(): \n",
+    "        console.print(f'Creating {target} directory')\n",
+    "        target.mkdir()\n",
+    "    console.print(f'Changing directory to {target}')\n",
     "    olddir = pathlib.Path('.')\n",
     "    os.chdir(target)\n",
     "    resp=nbdev_new(**kwargs)\n",
     "    os.chdir(olddir)\n",
-    "    print(f'Changing directory back')\n",
+    "    console.print(f'Changing directory back')\n",
     "    return resp\n",
     "new.rich_help_panel = 'Getting started'\n",
     "new.no_args_is_help=False\n"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "id": "5f1dda42",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "path = pathlib.Path()\n",
+    "path.exists"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "code",
    "execution_count": null,

nbz/commands.py

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 from nbdev import test as nbtest
 
 # %% ../nbs/01_commands.ipynb 4
-console = Console()
+console = Console(style='bold')
 error_console = Console(stderr=True, style="bold red")
 
 # %% ../nbs/01_commands.ipynb 6
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ def new(
     target: Annotated[pathlib.Path, typer.Argument(help="Path to create project")],
     **kwargs):
     """
-    Create an nbdev project.
+    Create an nbdev project. If the target directory does not exist, it creates it.
     
     Usage:
     
@@ -144,13 +144,15 @@ def new(
     
     Learn more [nbz.answer.ai/commands#new](https://nbz.answer.ai/commands#new)
     """
-    # kwargs['path'] = str(path)
-    print(f'Changing directory to {target}')
+    if not target.exists(): 
+        console.print(f'Creating {target} directory')
+        target.mkdir()
+    console.print(f'Changing directory to {target}')
     olddir = pathlib.Path('.')
     os.chdir(target)
     resp=nbdev_new(**kwargs)
     os.chdir(olddir)
-    print(f'Changing directory back')
+    console.print(f'Changing directory back')
     return resp
 new.rich_help_panel = 'Getting started'
 new.no_args_is_help=False