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Generic scoop bucket

❗❗🎉 Repository was converted into Template. See blog for more information. 🎉❗❗

In this repository you will find everything you need to know about creating custom bucket with appveyor support.

• Files and helpers
  • bucket Folder
  • bin Folder
  • Bucket.Tests.ps1 File
  • .vscode Folder
  • .github Folder
  • config files
• How to use and adopt this bucket

Files and helpers

bucket Folder

• All manifests belong here
• .gitkeep file could be removed when you push your first manifest

bin Folder

Scripts which will save you time while debuging and writing manifests. If you need help how to use them just run Get-Help .\bin\<BINARY>.ps1.

Bucket.Tests.ps1 File

• Test which are executed inside Appveyor pipeline
• Could be configured as pre_commit hook

.vscode Folder

Contains all syntax highlighting, code formating, manifest creating tools you could use.

• Extensions
  • All extensions which will save your time while writing manifests are in recommended sections
  • You will be notified about installing them when you open project
• Settings
  • All settings are set to be compatible with Appveyor pipeline and upstream (official) repositories
    • No need to worry about formating restrictions between repositories.
• Code snippets

  • Code snippets are templates that make it easier to enter repeating code patterns, such as loops or conditional-statements.

  • You could use workspace wide code snippets for speed up manifest creating
  • While editing json file write partitial name of snippet and press tab
  • Available Json snippets:
    • app
      • Create default manifest structure
    • appArch
      • Create default manifest structure with full acrchitecture
    • arch
      • Create only architecture property with 64bit and 32bit
    • upAr
      • Create autoupdate property with architecture
    • persistCheck, persistInlineContent, persistInlineNoContent
      • Installer / pre_install script for checking if file is already persisted or need to be created

.github Folder

GitHub repository configuration.

• workflows folder
  • Linux (legacy) version GitHub Actions configuration for automatic issue/PR/updates handling.
  • Windows version of actions could be used for better and future proof implementation (see https://github.com/Ash258/Scoop-GithubActions/tree/main-win for updated configs)
• CODEOWNERS
  • Pull requests will request review for users defined in this file
• PULL REQUEST TEMPLATE
  • Prefilled pull request types with proper titles
• ISSUE TEMPLATE
  • The most used issue templates for users to select and prefilled with required information and labels

config files

• .appveyor.yml
  • Definition of Appveyor CI pipeline
• .editorconfig
  • Universal configuration file, compatible with all types of editors
  • Defines how files should look
• .gitattributes
  • Simplifying line endings for git
  • No need to configure auto.clrf setting on each clone or new workspaces
• Bucket.Tests.ps1
  • Test which are executed inside Appveyor pipeline
  • Could be configured as pre_commit hook

How to use and adopt this bucket

1. Click on Use this template to create new repository in your account with same files
2. Open project settings and give your bucket in new name
3. Add proper description of repository
   • Information about what type of manifests could be found here
4. Add scoop-bucket tag for repository
   • Your manifests will be automatically available at https://scoop-docs.now.sh/apps/
5. Enable appveyor CI/CD
   1. Register / Login to Appveyor
   2. Click New Project
   3. From Left Panel, choose your source control variant (Github)
   4. From Right Panel, choose repository with bucket and click + Add
   5. 🎉 Project created and ready to build 🎉
   6. Get Badge URL
      1. Open Appveyor Project settings
      2. Navigate to Badges
      3. Copy Branch Sample markdown code snippet for further usage
         • Only master branch is better, since you can freely test in other branches and do not mystificate users
         • You could use alternative styles
6. Clone project into some folder
   • git clone git@github.com:USER/REPO.git MyAwesomeBucket
   • or
   • git clone https://github.com/USER/REPO.git MyAwesomeBucket
7. Open vscode with this clone
   • code MyAwesomeBucket
8. [optional] Configure remote repository
   1. git remote add 'upstream' 'https://github.com/Ash258/GenericBucket.git'
   • This step will allow you to synchronize changes with this template repository
   • If some changes are pushed into this repository and you want to reflect them into your bucket, you can simply do something like:
     • git fetch --all
     • git checkout -B upstream-master -t upstream/master
     • Do changes
     • git merge master or create PR in github
9. Create proper README.md
   1. Open this README in the browser for reference
   2. Open README.template.md
   3. Replace all %%templatestring%% with real and according values
      1. Replace appveyor status badge with yours
         • See: https://appveyor.com/docs/status-badges/
   4. Override this README with completed README.template.md
   5. Remove template README.template.md
10. Repository tweaks
    1. Open .github\CODEOWNERS and change @Ash258 to desired github username
    2. Actions
       1. Open each file in .github\workflows and change youremail@email.com with your email
       2. Visit https://github.com/Ash258/Scoop-GithubActions for more information
11. 🎉🎉 Everything set. High quality and automated bucket is ready for new users 🎉🎉