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## template-sync
Keep repository in sync with its template.
Generates pull requests to bring a repository back in sync with its template.
So by making changes to the template and applying template-sync the target project will be updated accoring to the template.
Works with github and bitbucket.
This is the engine for cli operation please see [template-tools/template-sync-cli](https://github.com/template-tools/template-sync-cli)
Merges contents from template branch into destination branch handling some special cases for:
* Licenses - rewriting license years
* line set files like .npmignore and .gitignore - by merging both sets together
* package.json - merge (.\*)\[Dd]ependencies, engines and scripts
* rollup.conf.\*js - copy / rewrite + detect dev dependencies
* [\*.yaml - merge](doc/yaml/README.md)
* [.travis.yml - merge with hints](doc/travis/README.md)
* [\*.toml - merge](doc/toml/README.md)
* [\*.ini - merge](doc/ini/README.md)
* [\*.json - merge](doc/json/README.md)
* README.md - merge badges
![generated pull request](doc/pr_sample.png)
## Some templates
* [arlac77/template-cli-app](https://github.com/arlac77/template-cli-app) *rollup* *ava* *travis*
* [arlac77/template-esm-only](https://github.com/arlac77/template-esm-only) *ava* *travis*
* [arlac77/template-svelte-component](https://github.com/arlac77/template-svelte-component) *svelte* *rollup* *testcafe* *travis*
* [arlac77/template-svelte-app](https://github.com/arlac77/template-svelte-app) *svelte* *rollup* *pkgbuild* *travis*
* [arlac77/template-kronos-component](https://github.com/arlac77/template-kronos-component) template-esm-only with node 14
* [arlac77/template-kronos-app](https://github.com/arlac77/template-kronos-app) node 14 + systemd
# API
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### Table of Contents
* [Delete](#delete)
* [Merger](#merger)
* [properties](#properties)
* [Parameters](#parameters)
* [commits](#commits)
* [Parameters](#parameters-1)
* [INI](#ini)
* [normalizeTemplateSources](#normalizetemplatesources)
* [Parameters](#parameters-2)
* [jspath](#jspath)
* [Parameters](#parameters-3)
* [actions2message](#actions2message)
* [Parameters](#parameters-4)
* [actions2messages](#actions2messages)
* [Parameters](#parameters-5)
* [MergeLineSet](#mergelineset)
* [sortedKeys](#sortedkeys)
* [exportsConditionOrder](#exportsconditionorder)
* [Package](#package)
* [properties](#properties-1)
* [Parameters](#parameters-6)
* [Readme](#readme)
* [ReplaceIfEmpty](#replaceifempty)
* [Replace](#replace)
* [Skip](#skip)
## Delete
**Extends Merger**
Delete entry.
## Merger
Mergable content
### properties
Deliver some key properties.
#### Parameters
* `entry` **ContentEntry** 
Returns **[Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object)** extracted properties
### commits
Generate commits as result of merging two entries.
#### Parameters
* `context`  
* `destinationEntry`  
* `sourceEntry`  
* `options`  
## INI
**Extends Merger**
Merge ini entries
## normalizeTemplateSources
Remove duplicate sources.
Sources staring with '-' will be removed
### Parameters
* `sources` **[Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array)<[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)>** 
* `remove` **[Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array)<[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)>** (optional, default `[]`)
Returns **[Array](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Array)<[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)>** normalized sources
## jspath
### Parameters
* `object`  
* `path`  
* `cb`  
## actions2message
### Parameters
* `actions`  
* `prefix` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** 
* `name` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** 
Returns **any** actions as one string lines ordered by scope
## actions2messages
### Parameters
* `actions`  
* `prefix` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** 
* `name` **[string](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/String)** 
## MergeLineSet
**Extends Merger**
## sortedKeys
order in which json keys are written
## exportsConditionOrder
* **See**: {<https://nodejs.org/dist/latest/docs/api/packages.html#exports}>
Order in which exports are searched
## Package
**Extends Merger**
Merger for package.json
### properties
Deliver some key properties.
* name
* version
* description
* main
#### Parameters
* `entry` **ContentEntry** 
Returns **[Promise](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)<[Object](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Object)>** 
## Readme
**Extends Merger**
Injects badges into README.md.
## ReplaceIfEmpty
**Extends Merger**
Overwrites none existing entries from template.
## Replace
**Extends Merger**
Always overwrite entry from template
## Skip
**Extends Merger**
Does not generate destination entry
# install
With [npm](http://npmjs.org) do:
```shell
npm install -g @template-tools/sync-cli
```
# license
BSD-2-Clause