Add option to use gitignore for excludes

cmd/yamlfmt/config.go

@@ -260,6 +260,14 @@ func makeCommandConfigFromData(configData map[string]any) (*command.Config, erro
 		config.ContinueOnError = *flagContinueOnError
 	}
 
+	if !config.GitignoreExcludes {
+		config.GitignoreExcludes = *flagGitignoreExcludes
+	}
+
+	if config.GitignorePath == "" {
+		config.GitignorePath = *flagGitignorePath
+	}
+
 	// Overwrite config if includes are provided through args
 	if len(flag.Args()) > 0 {
 		config.Include = flag.Args()

cmd/yamlfmt/flags.go

@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ operation without performing it.`)
 	flagDoublestar        *bool   = flag.Bool("dstar", false, "Use doublestar globs for include and exclude")
 	flagQuiet             *bool   = flag.Bool("quiet", false, "Print minimal output to stdout")
 	flagContinueOnError   *bool   = flag.Bool("continue_on_error", false, "Continue to format files that didn't fail instead of exiting with code 1.")
+	flagGitignoreExcludes *bool   = flag.Bool("gitignore_excludes", false, "Use a gitignore file for excludes")
+	flagGitignorePath     *string = flag.String("gitignore_path", ".gitignore", "Path to gitignore file to use")
 	flagExclude                   = arrayFlag{}
 	flagFormatter                 = arrayFlag{}
 	flagExtensions                = arrayFlag{}

command/command.go

@@ -46,14 +46,16 @@ func NewFormatterConfig() FormatterConfig {
 }
 
 type Config struct {
-	Extensions      []string               `mapstructure:"extensions"`
-	Include         []string               `mapstructure:"include"`
-	Exclude         []string               `mapstructure:"exclude"`
-	RegexExclude    []string               `mapstructure:"regex_exclude"`
-	Doublestar      bool                   `mapstructure:"doublestar"`
-	ContinueOnError bool                   `mapstructure:"continue_on_error"`
-	LineEnding      yamlfmt.LineBreakStyle `mapstructure:"line_ending"`
-	FormatterConfig *FormatterConfig       `mapstructure:"formatter,omitempty"`
+	Extensions        []string               `mapstructure:"extensions"`
+	Include           []string               `mapstructure:"include"`
+	Exclude           []string               `mapstructure:"exclude"`
+	RegexExclude      []string               `mapstructure:"regex_exclude"`
+	FormatterConfig   *FormatterConfig       `mapstructure:"formatter,omitempty"`
+	Doublestar        bool                   `mapstructure:"doublestar"`
+	ContinueOnError   bool                   `mapstructure:"continue_on_error"`
+	LineEnding        yamlfmt.LineBreakStyle `mapstructure:"line_ending"`
+	GitignoreExcludes bool                   `mapstructure:"gitignore_excludes"`
+	GitignorePath     string                 `mapstructure:"gitignore_path"`
 }
 
 // NewConfig returns an empty config with all fields initialized.
@@ -117,6 +119,14 @@ func (c *Command) Run() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if c.Config.GitignoreExcludes {
+		newPaths, err := yamlfmt.ExcludeWithGitignore(c.Config.GitignorePath, collectedPaths)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		collectedPaths = newPaths
+	}
+
 	paths, err := c.analyzePaths(collectedPaths)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("path analysis found the following errors:\n%v", err)

docs/command-usage.md

@@ -74,16 +74,18 @@ These flags will configure the underlying behaviour of the command.
 
 The string array flags can be a bit confusing. See the [String Array Flags](#string-array-flags) section for more information.
 
-| Name                  | Flag          | Type     | Example                                                   | Description |
-|:----------------------|:--------------|:---------|:----------------------------------------------------------|:------------|
-| Config File Path      | `-conf`       | string   | `yamlfmt -conf ./config/.yamlfmt`                         | Specify a path to read a [configuration file](./config-file.md) from. |
-| Global Config         | `-global_conf`| bool     | `yamlfmt -global_conf``                                   | Force yamlfmt to use the configuration file from the system config directory. |
-| Disable Global Config | `-global_conf`| bool     | `yamlfmt -no_global_conf`                                 | Disable looking for the configuration file from the system config directory. |
-| Doublstar             | `-dstar`      | boolean  | `yamlfmt -dstar "**/*.yaml"`                              | Enable [Doublstar](./paths.md#doublestar) path collection mode. |
-| Exclude               | `-exclude`    | []string | `yamlfmt -exclude ./not/,these_paths.yaml`                | Patterns to exclude from path collection. These add to exclude patterns specified in the [config file](./config-file.md) |
-| Extensions            | `-extensions` | []string | `yamlfmt -extensions yaml,yml`                            | Extensions to use in standard path collection. Has no effect in Doublestar mode. These add to extensions specified in the [config file](./config-file.md)
-| Formatter Config      | `-formatter`  | []string | `yamlfmt -formatter indent=2,include_document_start=true` | Provide configuration values for the formatter. See [Formatter Configuration Options](./config-file.md#basic-formatter) for options. Each field is specified as `configkey=value`. |
-| Debug Logging         | `-debug`      | []string | `yamlfmt -debug paths,config`                             | Enable debug logging. See [Debug Logging](#debug-logging) for more information. |
+| Name                  | Flag                  | Type     | Example                                                   | Description |
+|:----------------------|:----------------------|:---------|:----------------------------------------------------------|:------------|
+| Config File Path      | `-conf`               | string   | `yamlfmt -conf ./config/.yamlfmt`                         | Specify a path to read a [configuration file](./config-file.md) from. |
+| Global Config         | `-global_conf`        | bool     | `yamlfmt -global_conf`                                    | Force yamlfmt to use the configuration file from the system config directory. |
+| Disable Global Config | `-no_global_conf`     | bool     | `yamlfmt -no_global_conf`                                 | Disable looking for the configuration file from the system config directory. |
+| Doublestar            | `-dstar`              | bool     | `yamlfmt -dstar "**/*.yaml"`                              | Enable [Doublestar](./paths.md#doublestar) path collection mode. Note that doublestar patterns should be specified with quotes in bash to prevent shell expansion. |
+| Exclude               | `-exclude`            | []string | `yamlfmt -exclude ./not/,these_paths.yaml`                | Patterns to exclude from path collection. These are in addition to the exclude patterns specified in the [config file](./config-file.md) |
+| Gitignore Excludes    | `-gitignore_excludes` | bool     | `yamlfmt -gitignore_excludes`                             | Use a gitignore file to exclude paths. This is in addition to otherwise specified exclude patterns. |
+| Gitignore Path        | `-gitignore_path`     | string   | `yamlfmt -gitignore_path .special_gitignore`              | Specify a path to a gitignore file to use. Defaults to `.gitignore` (in working directory). |
+| Extensions            | `-extensions`         | []string | `yamlfmt -extensions yaml,yml`                            | Extensions to use in standard path collection. Has no effect in Doublestar mode. These add to extensions specified in the [config file](./config-file.md)
+| Formatter Config      | `-formatter`          | []string | `yamlfmt -formatter indent=2,include_document_start=true` | Provide configuration values for the formatter. See [Formatter Configuration Options](./config-file.md#basic-formatter) for options. Each field is specified as `configkey=value`. |
+| Debug Logging         | `-debug`              | []string | `yamlfmt -debug paths,config`                             | Enable debug logging. See [Debug Logging](#debug-logging) for more information. |
 
 #### String Array Flags
 

docs/config-file.md

@@ -23,16 +23,18 @@ The command package defines the main command engine that `cmd/yamlfmt` uses. It
 
 ### Configuration
 
-| Key                      | Type           | Default | Description |
-|:-------------------------|:---------------|:--------|:------------|
+| Key                      | Type           | Default      | Description |
+|:-------------------------|:---------------|:-------------|:------------|
 | `line_ending`            | `lf` or `crlf` | `crlf` on Windows, `lf` otherwise | Parse and write the file with "lf" or "crlf" line endings. This global setting will override any formatter `line_ending` options. |
-| `doublestar`             | bool           | false   | Use [doublestar](https://github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar) for include and exclude paths. (This was the default before 0.7.0) |
-| `continue_on_error`      | bool           | false   | Continue formatting and don't exit with code 1 when there is an invalid yaml file found. |
-| `include`                | []string       | []      | The paths for the command to include for formatting. See [Specifying Paths][] for more details. |
-| `exclude`                | []string       | []      | The paths for the command to exclude from formatting. See [Specifying Paths][] for more details. |
-| `regex_exclude`          | []string       | []      | Regex patterns to match file contents for, if the file content matches the regex the file will be excluded. Use [Golang regexes](https://regex101.com/). |
-| `extensions`             | []string       | []      | The extensions to use for standard mode path collection. See [Specifying Paths][] for more details. |
-| `formatter`              | map[string]any | default basic formatter | Formatter settings. See [Formatter](#formatter) for more details. |
+| `doublestar`             | bool           | false         | Use [doublestar](https://github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar) for include and exclude paths. (This was the default before 0.7.0) |
+| `continue_on_error`      | bool           | false         | Continue formatting and don't exit with code 1 when there is an invalid yaml file found. |
+| `include`                | []string       | []            | The paths for the command to include for formatting. See [Specifying Paths][] for more details. |
+| `exclude`                | []string       | []            | The paths for the command to exclude from formatting. See [Specifying Paths][] for more details. |
+| `gitignore_excludes`     | bool           | false         | Use gitignore files for exclude paths. This is in addition to the patterns from the `exclude` option. |
+| `gitignore_path`         | string         | `.gitignore`  | The path to the gitignore file to use. |
+| `regex_exclude`          | []string       | []            | Regex patterns to match file contents for, if the file content matches the regex the file will be excluded. Use [Golang regexes](https://regex101.com/). |
+| `extensions`             | []string       | []            | The extensions to use for standard mode path collection. See [Specifying Paths][] for more details. |
+| `formatter`              | map[string]any | `type: basic` | Formatter settings. See [Formatter](#formatter) for more details. |
 
 ## Formatter
 

go.mod

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ require (
 	github.com/RageCage64/multilinediff v0.2.0
 	github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.6.0
 	github.com/braydonk/yaml v0.7.0
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9
 	github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 
 )
+
+require github.com/sabhiram/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20210923224102-525f6e181f06 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -6,9 +6,16 @@ github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.6.0 h1:HTuxyug8GyFbRkrffIpzNCSK4luc0TY3wzXvz
 github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4 v4.6.0/go.mod h1:xBQ8jztBU6kakFMg+8WGxn0c6z1fTSPVIjEY1Wr7jzc=
 github.com/braydonk/yaml v0.7.0 h1:ySkqO7r0MGoCNhiRJqE0Xe9yhINMyvOAB3nFjgyJn2k=
 github.com/braydonk/yaml v0.7.0/go.mod h1:hcm3h581tudlirk8XEUPDBAimBPbmnL0Y45hCRl47N4=
+github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0 h1:jeMsZIYE/09sWLaz43PL7Gy6RuMjD2eJVyuac5Z2hdY=
 github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure v1.5.0/go.mod h1:bFUtVrKA4DC2yAKiSyO/QUcy7e+RRV2QTWOzhPopBRo=
+github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
+github.com/sabhiram/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20210923224102-525f6e181f06 h1:OkMGxebDjyw0ULyrTYWeN0UNCCkmCWfjPnIA2W6oviI=
+github.com/sabhiram/go-gitignore v0.0.0-20210923224102-525f6e181f06/go.mod h1:+ePHsJ1keEjQtpvf9HHw0f4ZeJ0TLRsxhunSI2hYJSs=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.6.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
+gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20200313102051-9f266ea9e77c/go.mod h1:K4uyk7z7BCEPqu6E+C64Yfv1cQ7kz7rIZviUmN+EgEM=

integrationtest/command/command_test.go

@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	m.Run()
 }
 
+func yamlfmtWithArgs(args string) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s -no_global_conf %s", yamlfmtBin, args)
+}
+
 func TestPathArg(t *testing.T) {
 	command.TestCase{
 		Dir:     "path_arg",
@@ -43,6 +47,10 @@ func TestIncludeDocumentStart(t *testing.T) {
 	}.Run(t)
 }
 
-func yamlfmtWithArgs(args string) string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s -no_global_conf %s", yamlfmtBin, args)
+func TestGitignore(t *testing.T) {
+	command.TestCase{
+		Dir:     "gitignore",
+		Command: yamlfmtWithArgs("-gitignore_excludes -gitignore_path .test_gitignore ."),
+		Update:  *updateFlag,
+	}.Run(t)
 }

integrationtest/command/testdata/gitignore/after/.test_gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+not_this_file.yaml

integrationtest/command/testdata/gitignore/after/not_this_file.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+a:
+ b: 1

integrationtest/command/testdata/gitignore/after/this_file.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+a:
+  b: 1

integrationtest/command/testdata/gitignore/before/.test_gitignore

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+not_this_file.yaml

integrationtest/command/testdata/gitignore/before/not_this_file.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+a:
+ b: 1

integrationtest/command/testdata/gitignore/before/this_file.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+a:
+ b: 1

path_collector.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar/v4"
 	"github.com/google/yamlfmt/internal/collections"
 	"github.com/google/yamlfmt/internal/logger"
+	ignore "github.com/sabhiram/go-gitignore"
 )
 
 type PathCollector interface {
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ func (c *FilepathCollector) CollectPaths() ([]string, error) {
 	}
 
 	pathsToFormatSlice := pathsToFormat.ToSlice()
-	logger.Debug(logger.DebugCodePaths, "paths to format: %s", pathsToFormatSlice)
+	logger.Debug(logger.DebugCodePaths, "paths to format: %s", pathsToFormat)
 	return pathsToFormatSlice, nil
 }
 
@@ -146,3 +147,21 @@ func (c *DoublestarCollector) CollectPaths() ([]string, error) {
 	logger.Debug(logger.DebugCodePaths, "paths to format: %s", pathsToFormat)
 	return pathsToFormat, nil
 }
+
+func ExcludeWithGitignore(gitignorePath string, paths []string) ([]string, error) {
+	logger.Debug(logger.DebugCodePaths, "excluding paths with gitignore: %s", gitignorePath)
+	ignorer, err := ignore.CompileIgnoreFile(gitignorePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	pathsToFormat := []string{}
+	for _, path := range paths {
+		if ok, pattern := ignorer.MatchesPathHow(path); !ok {
+			pathsToFormat = append(pathsToFormat, path)
+		} else {
+			logger.Debug(logger.DebugCodePaths, "pattern %s matches %s, excluding", pattern.Line, path)
+		}
+	}
+	logger.Debug(logger.DebugCodePaths, "paths to format: %s", pathsToFormat)
+	return pathsToFormat, nil
+}