add --strict for release management purposes

argv.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ type args struct {
 	Notes   bool `arg:"--metadata"                     help:"save as git metadata (notes)"`
 	Restore bool `arg:"--restore"   default:"true"     help:"restore from git metadata"`
 	Force   bool `arg:"--force"                        help:"remove the old one"`
-	Pure    bool `arg:"--pure"      default:"false"    help:"never leave go.* files unless things are perfect"`
+	Strict  bool `arg:"--strict"    default:"false"    help:"never make go.* files unless everything is perfect"`
 }
 
 func (args) Version() string {

exit.go

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ func badExit(check *gitpb.Repo, err error) {
 	log.DaemonMode(true)
 	log.Info("go-mod-clean failed: ", err, forge.GetGoSrc())
 	if check != nil {
-		if argv.Pure {
+		if argv.Strict {
+			// if in strict mode, remove the go.mod and go.sum
 			eraseGoMod(check)
 		}
 	}

main.go

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ func saveAsMetadata(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 }
 
 func doMain(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	var perfect bool = true
 	if !repo.IsValid() {
 		log.Info(repo.GoPath, "is invalid. fix your repos.pb file with 'forge' first")
 		log.Info("")
@@ -127,12 +128,14 @@ func doMain(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 	}
 
 	if repo.GetMasterBranchName() != repo.GetCurrentBranchName() {
-		log.Info("")
+		perfect = false
-		log.Info("You can only run go-mod-clean on a git master branch.")
+		if argv.Strict {
-		log.Info("Publishing go.mod & go.sum files must come from from git version tag")
+			log.Info("")
-		log.Info("Anything else doesn't make sense.")
+			log.Info("You are not operating on your git master branch.")
-		log.Info("")
+			log.Info("Publishing go.mod & go.sum files must come from from git version tag on the master branch")
-		return errors.New(repo.GoPath + " not in the git master branch")
+			log.Info("")
+			return errors.New(repo.GoPath + " not in the git master branch")
+		}
 	}
 
 	ok, err := repoIgnoresGoMod(repo)
@@ -147,17 +150,22 @@ func doMain(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		// continue and attempt to create go.mod and go.sum
 	} else {
 		if forge.Config.IsReadOnly(repo.GoPath) {
-			log.Info("skipping read only", repo.GoPath)
+			log.Info("you can not push to read only repositories.", repo.GoPath)
+			log.Info("change your .config/forge/ to indicate you own this repository")
 			return nil
 		}
+		perfect = false
 		// continue and attempt to create go.mod and go.sum
 	}
 
 	if repo.CheckDirty() {
-		log.Info("")
+		perfect = false
-		log.Info("You can not run this on dirty branches.")
+		if argv.Strict {
-		log.Info("")
+			log.Info("")
-		return errors.New(repo.GoPath + " git repo is dirty")
+			log.Info("You can not continue on a dirty git repo.")
+			log.Info("")
+			return errors.New(repo.GoPath + " git repo is dirty")
+		}
 	}
 
 	log.Info(repo.GoPath, "GOING TO MAKE NEW go.* FILES")
@@ -190,12 +198,15 @@ func doMain(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// put the files in the notes section in git
+	// if everything is perfect, save them as git metadata
-	// this way, git commits are not messed up
+	if perfect {
-	// with this autogenerated code
+		// put the files in the notes section in git
-	if err := saveAsMetadata(repo); err != nil {
+		// this way, git commits are not messed up
-		log.Info("save go.mod as git metadata failed", repo.GoPath, err)
+		// with this autogenerated code
-		return err
+		if err := saveAsMetadata(repo); err != nil {
+			log.Info("save go.mod as git metadata failed", repo.GoPath, err)
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// everything worked!