Merge pull request #1909 from pietbrauer/add_dynamic_url_to_pod_template

Add possibility to specify a template URL

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ To install or update CocoaPods see this [guide](http://docs.cocoapods.org/guides
 * Improves `pod init` to save Xcode project file in Podfile when one was supplied.  
   [Kyle Fuller](https://github.com/kylef)
 
+* Adds functionality to specify a template URL for the `pod lib create` command.  
+  [Piet Brauer](https://github.com/pietbrauer)
+
 ###### Bug Fixes
 
 * Fixes a bug with `pod repo remove` silently handling permission errors.  

lib/cocoapods/command/lib.rb

@@ -10,13 +10,15 @@ module Pod
         self.summary = 'Creates a new Pod'
 
         self.description = <<-DESC
-          Creates a new Pod with the given name from the template in the working directory.
+          Creates a scaffold for the development of a new Pod according to the CocoaPods best practices.
+          If a `TEMPLATE_URL`, pointing to a git repo containing a compatible template, is specified, it will be used in place of the default one.
         DESC
 
-        self.arguments = '[NAME]'
+        self.arguments = 'NAME [TEMPLATE_URL]'
 
         def initialize(argv)
           @name = argv.shift_argument
+          @template_url = argv.shift_argument
           super
         end
 
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ module Pod
         #
         def clone_template
           UI.section("Creating `#{@name}` Pod") do
-            git!"clone '#{TEMPLATE_REPO}' #{@name}"
+            git!"clone '#{template_repo_url}' #{@name}"
           end
         end
 
@@ -74,10 +76,17 @@ module Pod
         # @return [void]
         #
         def print_info
-          UI.puts "\nTo learn more about the template see `#{TEMPLATE_INFO_URL}`."
+          UI.puts "\nTo learn more about the template see `#{template_repo_url}`."
           UI.puts "To learn more about creating a new pod, see `#{CREATE_NEW_POD_INFO_URL}`."
         end
 
+        # Checks if a template URL is given else returns the TEMPLATE_REPO URL
+        #
+        # @return String
+        #
+        def template_repo_url
+          @template_url || TEMPLATE_REPO
+        end
       end
 
       #-----------------------------------------------------------------------#

spec/functional/command/lib_spec.rb

@@ -77,5 +77,22 @@ module Pod
       output = run_command('lib', 'create', 'TestPod')
       output.should.include? 'http://guides.cocoapods.org/making/making-a-cocoapod'
     end
+
+    before do
+      Command::Lib::Create.any_instance.stubs(:configure_template)
+      Command::Lib::Create.any_instance.stubs(:git!)
+    end
+
+    it "should use the given template URL" do
+      template_url = 'https://github.com/custom/template.git'
+      Command::Lib::Create.any_instance.expects(:git!).with("clone '#{template_url}' TestPod").once
+      sut = run_command('lib', 'create', 'TestPod', template_url)
+    end
+
+    it "should use the default URL if no template URL is given" do
+      template_url = 'https://github.com/CocoaPods/pod-template.git'
+      Command::Lib::Create.any_instance.expects(:git!).with("clone '#{template_url}' TestPod").once
+      run_command('lib', 'create', 'TestPod')
+    end
   end
 end