feedback - Add default option in config for mainfestpath.

classes/cli_helper.php

@@ -141,8 +141,8 @@ public function validate_and_clean_args(): void {
         }
         if (isset($cliargs['manifestpath'])) {
             if (isset($cliargs['directory']) && strlen($cliargs['directory']) > 0 ) {
-                echo "\nYou have supplied a manifest file path and a directory. " .
-                     "Please use only one.\n";
+                echo "\nYou have supplied a manifest file path (possibly as a default in your config file) " .
+                     "and a directory. Please use only one.\n";
                 static::call_exit();
             }
         }
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ public function validate_and_clean_args(): void {
             if (isset($cliargs['coursename']) || isset($cliargs['modulename'])
                         || isset($cliargs['coursecategory']) || (isset($cliargs['instanceid'])
                         || isset($cliargs['contextlevel']) )) {
-                echo "\nYou have specified a manifest file. Contextlevel, instance id, " .
-                        "course name, module name and/or course category are not needed. " .
+                echo "\nYou have specified a manifest file (possibly as a default in your config file). " .
+                        "Contextlevel, instance id, course name, module name and/or course category are not needed. " .
                         "Context data can be extracted from the file.\n";
                 static::call_exit();
             }

cli/config_sample.txt

@@ -45,5 +45,12 @@ $instance = 'instance1';
 // Windows users must change backslash \ to forward slash /.
 $rootdirectory = '/home/user/questions';
 
+// You can set a default manifest file path for import, export and delete.
+// You will need to run createrepo or importrepotomoodle first to create the file.
+// You will need to set the default back to null if you want to import or delete
+// from a new context. Setting the contextlevel CLI parameter will not
+// override this path and will cause the script to abort.
+$manifestpath = null;
+
 // Are you using Git and wanting repository checks performed automatically?
 $usegit = true;

cli/deletefrommoodle.php

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         'longopt' => 'manifestpath',
         'shortopt' => 'f',
         'description' => 'Filepath of manifest file relative to root directory.',
-        'default' => null,
+        'default' => $manifestpath,
         'variable' => 'manifestpath',
         'valuerequired' => true,
     ],

cli/exportrepofrommoodle.php

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         'longopt' => 'manifestpath',
         'shortopt' => 'f',
         'description' => 'Filepath of manifest file relative to root directory.',
-        'default' => null,
+        'default' => $manifestpath,
         'variable' => 'manifestpath',
         'valuerequired' => true,
     ],

cli/importrepotomoodle.php

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         'longopt' => 'manifestpath',
         'shortopt' => 'f',
         'description' => 'Filepath of manifest file relative to root directory.',
-        'default' => null,
+        'default' => $manifestpath,
         'variable' => 'manifestpath',
         'valuerequired' => true,
     ],