From ebdcf509fbeb7095cab4418f4d7d03dd4b716bbe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Zed A. Shaw" <zed.shaw@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2022 17:26:19 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Simplify the process by just assuming my own git.

---
 README.md          | 12 +++++++++++-
 commands/create.js | 13 +++++++++----
 package.json       |  2 +-
 3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6130e2a..ff5dee9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# LJSTHW Bandolier
+## LJSTHW Bandolier
 
 The Bandolier is an educational web framework featured in the [Learn JavaScript the Hard Way](https://learnjsthehardway.com) course.  The Bandolier contains all of the features a full stack developer would need to learn, but with smaller easier to understand implementations that are fully visible in the project.
 
@@ -70,6 +70,16 @@ npx bando-up create my-first-project
 
 This will create an initial web application using the course's web framework named `Bandolier`.  It checks out the project from the `git.learnjsthehardway.com` site and then configures it so you get started.
 
+### Installing Other Projects
+
+Since this tool is intended to make it easier for [Learn JavaScript the Hard Way](https://learnjsthehardway.com) student it only select projects from git.learnjsthehardway.com using their names.  You use the `--using` option to specify a different project:
+
+```shell
+npx bando-up --using js-level-1-code my-js-level-1
+```
+
+This will check out the full URL `https://git.learnjsthehardway.com/learn-javascript-the-hard-way/bandolier-template.git` using `git` and then do the usual setup.  You an [view a list of all available code](https://learnjsthehardway.com) for the course.
+
 ## Updating
 
 When there's new releases you can update with:
diff --git a/commands/create.js b/commands/create.js
index 3d1aecc..0668c93 100644
--- a/commands/create.js
+++ b/commands/create.js
@@ -3,26 +3,31 @@ import { mkdir_to, exec_i, copy, glob } from "../lib/builderator.js";
 import { log } from "../lib/logging.js";
 import path from "path";
 
-export const BANDO_GIT = "https://git.learnjsthehardway.com/learn-javascript-the-hard-way/bandolier-template.git";
+export const GIT_BASE = "https://git.learnjsthehardway.com/learn-javascript-the-hard-way/";
+export const BANDO_GIT = "bandolier-template";
 
 export const description = "Generates projects using the Bandolier educational framework.";
 
 export const options = [
-  ["--repo", "repository to dupe and setup", BANDO_GIT],
-  ["--template", "templates directory to use for setups", "commands/templates"],
+  ["--using <name>", "repository to dupe and setup", BANDO_GIT],
+  ["--template <dir>", "templates directory to use for setups", "commands/templates"],
   ["--keep-git", "for patches and analysis, you can keep the original .git", false],
 ];
 
 export const argument = ["<target>", "name of the project directory (must not exist)"];
 
 export const main = async (target, opts) => {
+  const git_url = `${GIT_BASE}${BANDO_GIT}.git`;
+
+  log.info(`Cloning from ${git_url}`);
+
   try {
     await fs.access(target);
     log.error(`Target ${target} exists. Won't install into it.`);
     process.exit(1);
   } catch(error) {
     // access is stupid, it throws an exception but we want the negative response as a positive outcome
-    exec_i(`git clone --depth 1 ${BANDO_GIT} ${target}`);
+    exec_i(`git clone --depth 1 ${git_url} ${target}`);
   }
 
   // normalize the temp directory
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bada739..bd7e8a0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "ljsthw-bandolier",
-  "version": "0.3.1",
+  "version": "0.4.1",
   "description": "Generates projects using the Bandolier educational framework.",
   "main": "bando.js",
   "bin": {