fixing issue #888

cmd/add.go

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (ac *AddCommand) runAdd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		}
 	} else {
 		// check path
-		file, err := CheckAndTransformFilePath(file)
+		file, err := CheckAndTransformFilePath(file, cfgCreate)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

cmd/merge.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (mc MergeCommand) runMerge(command *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	if folder != "" {
-		folder, err = CheckAndTransformFilePath(folder)
+		folder, err = CheckAndTransformDirPath(folder)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

cmd/root.go

@@ -33,10 +33,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
+	// cfgFile represents the path to the configuration file.
 	cfgFile      string
 	uiSize       int
 	macNotify    bool
 	silenceTable bool
+	cfgCreate    bool
 )
 
 // Cli cmd struct
@@ -68,6 +70,7 @@ func (cli *Cli) setFlags() {
 	}
 	flags := cli.rootCmd.PersistentFlags()
 	flags.StringVar(&cfgFile, "config", kubeconfig, "path of kubeconfig")
+	flags.BoolVar(&cfgCreate, "create", false, "Create a new kubeconfig file if not exists")
 	// let the `make doc-gen` command generate consistent output rather than parsing different $HOME environment variables for different users.
 	flags.Lookup("config").DefValue = "$HOME/.kube/config"
 	flags.IntVarP(&uiSize, "ui-size", "u", 4, "number of list items to show in menu at once")
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ func (cli *Cli) setFlags() {
 // Run command
 func (cli *Cli) Run() error {
 	// check and format kubeconfig path
-	config, err := CheckAndTransformFilePath(cfgFile)
+	config, err := CheckAndTransformFilePath(cfgFile, cfgCreate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

cmd/utils.go

@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ func WriteConfig(cover bool, file string, outConfig *clientcmdapi.Config) error
 
 // UpdateConfigFile update kubeconfig
 func UpdateConfigFile(file string, updateConfig *clientcmdapi.Config) error {
-	file, err := CheckAndTransformFilePath(file)
+	file, err := CheckAndTransformFilePath(file, cfgCreate)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -416,10 +416,31 @@ func appendConfig(c1, c2 *clientcmdapi.Config) *clientcmdapi.Config {
 }
 
 // CheckAndTransformFilePath return converted path
-func CheckAndTransformFilePath(path string) (string, error) {
+func CheckAndTransformFilePath(path string, autoCreate bool) (string, error) {
 	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~/") {
 		path = filepath.Join(homeDir(), path[2:])
 	}
+	if IsFile(path) {
+		printYellow(os.Stdout, path+" Path Exist\n")
+	} else {
+		if !autoCreate {
+			return path, errors.New("path Not Exist")
+		}
+		printYellow(os.Stdout, "Createing Directory: "+filepath.Dir(path)+"\n")
+		printYellow(os.Stdout, path+" Path is Not Absolute, setting path to home dir\n")
+		pathDir := filepath.Join(homeDir(), ".kube")
+		path = filepath.Join(pathDir, "config")
+		err := os.MkdirAll(pathDir, 0777)
+		if err != nil {
+			return path, err
+		}
+		file, err := os.Create(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			return path, err
+		}
+		defer file.Close()
+		return path, err
+	}
 	// read files info
 	_, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -481,3 +502,25 @@ func validateContextTemplate(contextTemplate []string) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// checkes if a path exists
+func IsFile(path string) bool {
+	info, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	return !info.IsDir()
+}
+
+// CheckAndTransformFilePath return converted path
+func CheckAndTransformDirPath(path string) (string, error) {
+	if strings.HasPrefix(path, "~/") {
+		path = filepath.Join(homeDir(), path[2:])
+	}
+	// read files info
+	_, err := os.Stat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return path, nil
+}

cmd/utils_test.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"os/user"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"reflect"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
@@ -195,9 +196,10 @@ func TestExitOption(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCheckAndTransformFilePath(t *testing.T) {
-	wantPath := homeDir()
+	wantPath := filepath.Join(homeDir(), ".kube", "config")
 	type args struct {
-		path string
+		path      string
+		cfgCreate bool
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
@@ -206,11 +208,13 @@ func TestCheckAndTransformFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
 		// TODO: Add test cases.
-		{"test-~", args{path: "~/"}, wantPath, false},
+		{"test -~ with no auto create", args{path: "~/", cfgCreate: false}, homeDir(), true},
+		{"test -~ with auto create enabled", args{path: "~/", cfgCreate: true}, wantPath, false},
+		{"test - false config path no auto create", args{path: "", cfgCreate: false}, "", true},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got, err := CheckAndTransformFilePath(tt.args.path)
+			got, err := CheckAndTransformFilePath(tt.args.path, tt.args.cfgCreate)
 			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
 				t.Errorf("CheckAndTransformFilePath() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
 				return
@@ -219,6 +223,73 @@ func TestCheckAndTransformFilePath(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("CheckAndTransformFilePath() got = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
 			}
 		})
+		if tt.args.cfgCreate {
+			t.Cleanup(func() {
+				// Remove the file from wantPath after the test run is done
+				os.RemoveAll(filepath.Join(homeDir(), ".kube"))
+			})
+		}
+	}
+}
+func TestCheckAndTransformDirPath(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		path string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		want    string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{
+		// TODO: Add test cases.
+		{"test -~ home dir - should pass", args{path: "~/"}, homeDir(), false},
+		{"test -~ with auto create enabled", args{path: ""}, "", true},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := CheckAndTransformDirPath(tt.args.path)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("CheckAndTransformDirPath() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("CheckAndTransformDirPath() got = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestIsFile(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		path string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		args args
+		want bool
+	}{
+		// TODO: Add test cases.
+		{"test -~ not a file", args{path: "."}, false},
+		{"test - is a file", args{path: "./test.file"}, true},
+		{"test - is a config file", args{path: "./config"}, true},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			if tt.want {
+				// Create a file at the path
+				_ = os.WriteFile(tt.args.path, []byte{}, 0666)
+			}
+			got := IsFile(tt.args.path)
+			if got != tt.want {
+				t.Errorf("IsFile() got = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+		if tt.want {
+			t.Cleanup(func() {
+				// Remove the file from wantPath after the test run is done
+				os.Remove(tt.args.path)
+			})
+		}
 	}
 }