zephinzer/dev

package git

import (
    "fmt"

    extgit "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5"
    extgitransport "github.com/go-git/go-git/v5/plumbing/transport"
)

// Clone does a `git clone` on the provided :cloneURL into the directory at
// :localPath. If the remote is a bare repository, a new repository will be
// initialised at :localPath with the `origin` remote set to :cloneURL
func Clone(cloneURL, localPath string) error {
    _, cloneError := extgit.PlainClone(localPath, false, &extgit.CloneOptions{URL: cloneURL})
    if cloneError != nil {
        if cloneError == extgitransport.ErrEmptyRemoteRepository {
            return Init(cloneURL, localPath)
        }
        return fmt.Errorf("failed to clone repository from url '%s': %s", cloneURL, cloneError)
    }
    return nil
}