Write and commit the README

app/src/ui/add-repository/create-repository.tsx

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@ import * as OS from 'os'
 import * as FS from 'fs'
 
 import { Dispatcher } from '../../lib/dispatcher'
-import { initGitRepository } from '../../lib/git'
+import { initGitRepository, createCommit, getStatus } from '../../lib/git'
 import { sanitizedRepositoryName } from './sanitized-repository-name'
 import { Form } from '../lib/form'
 import { TextBox } from '../lib/text-box'
 import { Button } from '../lib/button'
 import { Row } from '../lib/row'
 import { Checkbox, CheckboxValue } from '../lib/checkbox'
+import { writeDefaultReadme } from './write-default-readme'
 
 interface ICreateRepositoryProps {
   readonly dispatcher: Dispatcher
@@ -20,6 +21,8 @@ interface ICreateRepositoryProps {
 interface ICreateRepositoryState {
   readonly path: string
   readonly name: string
+
+  /** Should the repository be created with a default README? */
   readonly createWithReadme: boolean
 }
 
@@ -74,11 +77,25 @@ export class CreateRepository extends React.Component<ICreateRepositoryProps, IC
         await initGitRepository(fullPath)
 
         const repositories = await this.props.dispatcher.addRepositories([ fullPath ])
+        if (repositories.length < 1) { return }
 
-        if (repositories.length > 0) {
-          this.props.dispatcher.selectRepository(repositories[0])
-          this.props.dispatcher.closePopup()
+        const repository = repositories[0]
+
+        if (this.state.createWithReadme) {
+          try {
+            await writeDefaultReadme(fullPath, this.state.name)
+
+            const status = await getStatus(repository)
+            const wd = status.workingDirectory
+            await createCommit(repository, 'Initial commit', wd.files)
+          } catch (e) {
+            console.error('Error writing & committing the default README:')
+            console.error(e)
+          }
         }
+
+        this.props.dispatcher.selectRepository(repository)
+        this.props.dispatcher.closePopup()
       })
     })
   }

app/src/ui/add-repository/write-default-readme.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import * as FS from 'fs'
+import * as Path from 'path'
+
+const DefaultReadmeName = 'README.md'
+
+function defaultReadmeContents(name: string): string {
+  return `# ${name}\n`
+}
+
+/**
+ * Write the default README to the repository with the given name at the path.
+ */
+export function writeDefaultReadme(path: string, name: string): Promise<void> {
+  return new Promise<void>((resolve, reject) => {
+    const fullPath = Path.join(path, DefaultReadmeName)
+    const contents = defaultReadmeContents(name)
+    FS.writeFile(fullPath, contents, err => {
+      if (err) {
+        reject(err)
+      } else {
+        resolve()
+      }
+    })
+  })
+}