maybe, finally, release logic works

argv.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type args struct {
 	Force   bool `arg:"--force"                        help:"remove things and redo them no matter what"`
 	Strict  bool `arg:"--strict"                       help:"never make go.* files unless everything is perfect"`
 	Purge   bool `arg:"--purge"                        help:"purge all the git notes. this might be bad for you."`
+	Smart   bool `arg:"--smart"                        help:"whatever seems best at the time. never os.Exit(-1)"`
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {

doSmart.go

@@ -8,45 +8,62 @@ import (
 // this will make go.mod and go.sum files, but you have to
 // have the files in .gitignore for now
 func doSmart(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	// if the repo has go.mod in the repo...
-	if err := repo.RepoIgnoresGoMod(); err != nil {
-		log.Info("go-mod-clean can not run on this repo", repo.GetGoPath())
-		log.Info("go.mod and go.sum must be git metadata to continue")
-		repo.ParseGoSum()
-		return nil
-	}
-
 	// erase the go.mod and go.sum files
 	eraseGoMod(repo)
 
+	// if the repo has go.mod in the repo...
+	if err := repo.RepoIgnoresGoMod(); err != nil {
+		if repo.ParseGoSum() {
+			return nil
+		}
+		log.Info("go-mod-clean can not run on this repo", repo.GetGoPath())
+		log.Info("go.mod and go.sum must be git metadata to continue")
+		// return nil
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// try to restore from the git metadata
 	cname := repo.GetCurrentBranchName()
 	if err := repo.AutogenRestore(cname); err == nil {
 		log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "files were restored ok from git metadata (notes)")
-		configSave = true
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// attempt to restore from ~/go/pkg/mod/
 	if err := restoreFromGoPkg(repo); err == nil {
-		configSave = true
+		log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "files were restored ok ~/go/mod/")
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// actually will re-create go.sum and go.mod now
 	if err := redoGoMod(repo); err != nil {
-		return err
+		log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "the files were restored with redoGoMod()")
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// the first time, it'll attempt to fix some stuff
 	cleanGoDepsCheckOk(repo)
 	// try to trim junk
 	if err := trimGoSum(repo); err != nil {
-		return err
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
+		return nil
 	}
 	repo.ParseGoSum()
 
-	// everything worked more or less
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
-	configSave = true
+		return nil
+	}
+	// last chance. just run go mod init
+	repo.RunVerbose([]string{"go", "mod", "init"})
+
 	return nil
 }

main.go

@@ -58,25 +58,20 @@ func main() {
 		}
 		okExit(check, "go.mod seems clean")
 	}
-
+	if argv.Smart {
-	if err := doMain(check); err != nil {
+		// best effort
-		badExit(check, err)
+		if err := doSmart(check); err != nil {
+			// badExit(check, err)
 		}
+		okExit(check, "maybe it's ok")
+	}
+
 	if argv.Force {
 		if err := doForce(check); err != nil {
 			badExit(check, err)
 		}
-	} else {
-		if err := doSmart(check); err != nil {
-			badExit(check, err)
-		}
 	}
 
-	if configSave {
-		forge.ConfigSave()
-	}
-
-	log.Info("forge.FinalGoDepsCheck() worked :", check.GetGoPath())
 	okExit(check, "go.sum seems clean")
 }
 
@@ -111,14 +106,3 @@ func saveAsMetadata(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-func doMain(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
-	if argv.Force {
-		err := doForce(repo)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// if --force or --strict is not set, fall back to a "smart" guess
-	// at what the user probably would want
-	return doSmart(repo)
-}