centralize the git support stuff into a single option.

README.md

@@ -450,10 +450,12 @@ can prevent Ceedling from updating your project file by adding
 ## Git integration
 
 Are you using Git? You might want Ceedling to create a `.gitignore` 
-file for you by adding `--gitignore` to your `new` call.
+which ignores the build folder (while retaining control of the artifacts
+folder). This will also add a `.gitkeep` file to your `test/support` folder.
+You can enable this by adding `--gitsupport` to your `new` call.
 
 ```shell
- > ceedling new --gitignore YourNewProjectName
+ > ceedling new --gitsupport YourNewProjectName
 ```
 <br/>
 

bin/cli.rb

@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ def help(command=nil)
     method_option :configs, :type => :boolean, :default => true, :desc => "Install starter configuration files"
     method_option :force, :type => :boolean, :default => false, :desc => "Ignore any existing project and recreate destination"
     method_option :debug, :type => :boolean, :default => false, :hide => true
-    method_option :gitignore, :type => :boolean, :default => false, :desc => "Create a gitignore file for ignoring ceedling generated files"
+    method_option :gitsupport, :type => :boolean, :default => false, :desc => "Create .gitignore / .gitkeep files for convenience"
     long_desc <<-LONGDESC
     `ceedling new` creates a new project structure.
 

bin/cli_handler.rb

@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ def new_project(ceedling_root, options, name, dest)
     ['.', 'src', 'test', 'test/support'].each do |path|
       @actions._empty_directory( File.join( dest, path) )
     end
-    @actions._touch_file( File.join(dest, 'test/support', '.gitkeep') )
 
     # Vendor the tools and install command line helper scripts
     @helper.vendor_tools( ceedling_root, dest ) if options[:local]
@@ -86,8 +85,11 @@ def new_project(ceedling_root, options, name, dest)
     @helper.create_project_file( ceedling_root, dest, options[:local] ) if options[:configs]
 
     # Copy Git Ignore file 
-    @actions._copy_file( File.join(ceedling_root,'assets','default_gitignore'), File.join(dest,'.gitignore'), :force => true ) if options[:gitignore]
-
+    if options[:gitsupport]
+      @actions._copy_file( File.join(ceedling_root,'assets','default_gitignore'), File.join(dest,'.gitignore'), :force => true )
+      @actions._touch_file( File.join(dest, 'test/support', '.gitkeep') )
+    end
+
     @logger.log( "\n🌱 New project '#{name}' created at #{dest}/\n" )
   end
 

spec/spec_system_helper.rb

@@ -173,15 +173,15 @@ def can_create_projects
         expect(File.exist?("src")).to eq true
         expect(File.exist?("test")).to eq true
         expect(File.exist?("test/support")).to eq true
-        expect(File.exist?("test/support/.gitkeep")).to eq true
       end
     end
   end
 
-  def has_an_ignore
+  def has_git_support
     @c.with_context do
       Dir.chdir @proj_name do
         expect(File.exist?(".gitignore")).to eq true
+        expect(File.exist?("test/support/.gitkeep")).to eq true
       end
     end
   end

spec/system/deployment_spec.rb

@@ -54,15 +54,15 @@
     it { run_all_test_when_test_case_name_is_passed_but_cmdline_args_are_disabled_with_success }
   end
 
-  describe "deployed in a project's `vendor` directory with gitignore." do
+  describe "deployed in a project's `vendor` directory with git support." do
     before do
       @c.with_context do
-        `bundle exec ruby -S ceedling new --local --docs --gitignore #{@proj_name} 2>&1`
+        `bundle exec ruby -S ceedling new --local --docs --gitsupport #{@proj_name} 2>&1`
       end
     end
 
     it { can_create_projects }
-    it { has_an_ignore }
+    it { has_git_support }
     it { contains_a_vendor_directory }
     it { contains_documentation }
     it { can_test_projects_with_success }