genosaurus 1.1.2 → 1.1.3

data/README

@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ Now you should end up with the following:
       
 In the ComplexGenerator we told Genosaurus that we are requiring that the parameter, name, be passed into it. We are then using that parameter to generate the names of some files and folders. Pretty cool, eh? See how simple that is.
 
+===Explicit Manifests
+Explicit manifests are used when there is a manifest.yml supplied at the same level as the generator. If there is a manifest.yml file then implied manifests are not used. This means you have to define the entire generation process. This is great if you have a pretty complicated generator, as the manifest.yml is also sent through ERB before being loaded.
+
 Let's look at the manifest.yml file for our simple_generator example:
 
   template_1:
@@ -99,9 +102,6 @@ Our manifest.yml file would look like this:
     
 This will generate the exact same thing as our implied manifest.
 
-===Explicit Manifests
-Explicit manifests are used when there is a manifest.yml supplied at the same level as the generator. If there is a manifest.yml file then implied manifests are not used. This means you have to define the entire generation process. This is great if you have a pretty complicated generator, as the manifest.yml is also sent through ERB before being loaded.
-
 ==Contact
 Please mail bugs, suggestions and patches to <bugs@mackframework.com>.
 

data/doc/classes/Genosaurus.html

@@ -88,11 +88,12 @@
       <div class="name-list">
       <a href="#M000007">after_generate</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
       <a href="#M000006">before_generate</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+      <a href="#M000014">copy</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
       <a href="#M000013">directory</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
-      <a href="#M000014">generate</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+      <a href="#M000015">generate</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
       <a href="#M000008">manifest</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
       <a href="#M000004">manifest_path</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
-      <a href="#M000015">method_missing</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
+      <a href="#M000016">method_missing</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
       <a href="#M000002">new</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
       <a href="#M000011">param</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
       <a href="#M000009">require_param</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ Returns the <a href="Genosaurus.html#M000010">required_params</a> array.
           <p>
 Instantiates a <a href="Genosaurus.html#M000002">new</a> <a
 href="Genosaurus.html">Genosaurus</a>, passing the ENV hash as options into
-it, runs the <a href="Genosaurus.html#M000014">generate</a> method, and
+it, runs the <a href="Genosaurus.html#M000015">generate</a> method, and
 returns the <a href="Genosaurus.html">Genosaurus</a> object.
 </p>
           <p><a class="source-toggle" href="#"
@@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ returns the <a href="Genosaurus.html">Genosaurus</a> object.
         <div class="method-description">
           <p>
 To be overridden in subclasses to do work after the <a
-href="Genosaurus.html#M000014">generate</a> method is <a
+href="Genosaurus.html#M000015">generate</a> method is <a
 href="Genosaurus.html#M000001">run</a>. This is a simple way to call other
 generators.
 </p>
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ generators.
         <div class="method-description">
           <p>
 To be overridden in subclasses to do work before the <a
-href="Genosaurus.html#M000014">generate</a> method is <a
+href="Genosaurus.html#M000015">generate</a> method is <a
 href="Genosaurus.html#M000001">run</a>.
 </p>
           <p><a class="source-toggle" href="#"
@@ -314,6 +315,31 @@ href="Genosaurus.html#M000001">run</a>.
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      <div id="method-M000014" class="method-detail">
+        <a name="M000014"></a>
+
+        <div class="method-heading">
+          <a href="#M000014" class="method-signature">
+          <span class="method-name">copy</span><span class="method-args">(input_file, output_file, options = @options)</span>
+          </a>
+        </div>
+      
+        <div class="method-description">
+          <p><a class="source-toggle" href="#"
+            onclick="toggleCode('M000014-source');return false;">[Source]</a></p>
+          <div class="method-source-code" id="M000014-source">
+<pre>
+     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># File lib/genosaurus.rb, line 141</span>
+141:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">copy</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">input_file</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">options</span> = <span class="ruby-ivar">@options</span>)
+142:     <span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">template_copy_common</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">options</span>)
+143:     <span class="ruby-constant">FileUtils</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">cp</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">input_file</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>)
+144:     <span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Copied: #{output_file}&quot;</span>
+145:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+</pre>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
       <div id="method-M000013" class="method-detail">
         <a name="M000013"></a>
 
@@ -331,28 +357,28 @@ Creates the specified <a href="Genosaurus.html#M000013">directory</a>.
             onclick="toggleCode('M000013-source');return false;">[Source]</a></p>
           <div class="method-source-code" id="M000013-source">
 <pre>
-     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># File lib/genosaurus.rb, line 141</span>
-141:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">directory</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">options</span> = <span class="ruby-ivar">@options</span>)
-142:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">$genosaurus_output_directory</span>
-143:       <span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">join</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">$genosaurus_output_directory</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span>) 
-144:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
-145:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">if</span> <span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">exists?</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span>)
-146:       <span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Exists: #{output_dir}&quot;</span>
-147:       <span class="ruby-keyword kw">return</span>
-148:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
-149:     <span class="ruby-identifier">mkdir_p</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span>)
-150:     <span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Created: #{output_dir}&quot;</span>
-151:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># File lib/genosaurus.rb, line 129</span>
+129:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">directory</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">options</span> = <span class="ruby-ivar">@options</span>)
+130:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">$genosaurus_output_directory</span>
+131:       <span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">join</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">$genosaurus_output_directory</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span>) 
+132:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+133:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">if</span> <span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">exists?</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span>)
+134:       <span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Exists: #{output_dir}&quot;</span>
+135:       <span class="ruby-keyword kw">return</span>
+136:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+137:     <span class="ruby-identifier">mkdir_p</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_dir</span>)
+138:     <span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Created: #{output_dir}&quot;</span>
+139:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
 </pre>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div id="method-M000014" class="method-detail">
-        <a name="M000014"></a>
+      <div id="method-M000015" class="method-detail">
+        <a name="M000015"></a>
 
         <div class="method-heading">
-          <a href="#M000014" class="method-signature">
+          <a href="#M000015" class="method-signature">
           <span class="method-name">generate</span><span class="method-args">()</span>
           </a>
         </div>
@@ -362,24 +388,26 @@ Creates the specified <a href="Genosaurus.html#M000013">directory</a>.
 This does the dirty work of generation.
 </p>
           <p><a class="source-toggle" href="#"
-            onclick="toggleCode('M000014-source');return false;">[Source]</a></p>
-          <div class="method-source-code" id="M000014-source">
+            onclick="toggleCode('M000015-source');return false;">[Source]</a></p>
+          <div class="method-source-code" id="M000015-source">
 <pre>
-     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># File lib/genosaurus.rb, line 154</span>
-154:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">generate</span>
-155:     <span class="ruby-identifier">generate_callbacks</span> <span class="ruby-keyword kw">do</span>
-156:       <span class="ruby-identifier">manifest</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">each_value</span> <span class="ruby-keyword kw">do</span> <span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">info</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span>
-157:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">case</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;type&quot;</span>]
-158:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">when</span> <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;file&quot;</span>
-159:           <span class="ruby-identifier">template</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;template_path&quot;</span>], <span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;output_path&quot;</span>])
-160:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">when</span> <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;directory&quot;</span>
-161:           <span class="ruby-identifier">directory</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;output_path&quot;</span>])
-162:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">else</span>
-163:           <span class="ruby-identifier">raise</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Unknown 'type': #{info[&quot;type&quot;]}!&quot;</span>
-164:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
-165:       <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
-166:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
-167:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># File lib/genosaurus.rb, line 148</span>
+148:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">generate</span>
+149:     <span class="ruby-identifier">generate_callbacks</span> <span class="ruby-keyword kw">do</span>
+150:       <span class="ruby-identifier">manifest</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">each_value</span> <span class="ruby-keyword kw">do</span> <span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">info</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span>
+151:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">case</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;type&quot;</span>]
+152:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">when</span> <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;file&quot;</span>
+153:           <span class="ruby-identifier">template</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;template_path&quot;</span>], <span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;output_path&quot;</span>])
+154:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">when</span> <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;directory&quot;</span>
+155:           <span class="ruby-identifier">directory</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;output_path&quot;</span>])
+156:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">when</span> <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;copy&quot;</span>
+157:           <span class="ruby-identifier">copy</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;template_path&quot;</span>], <span class="ruby-identifier">info</span>[<span class="ruby-value str">&quot;output_path&quot;</span>])
+158:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">else</span>
+159:           <span class="ruby-identifier">raise</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Unknown 'type': #{info[&quot;type&quot;]}!&quot;</span>
+160:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+161:       <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+162:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+163:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
 </pre>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -398,7 +426,7 @@ This does the dirty work of generation.
           <p>
 Returns the <a href="Genosaurus.html#M000008">manifest</a> for this
 generator, which is used by the <a
-href="Genosaurus.html#M000014">generate</a> method to do the dirty work. If
+href="Genosaurus.html#M000015">generate</a> method to do the dirty work. If
 there is a manifest.yml, defined by the <a
 href="Genosaurus.html#M000004">manifest_path</a> method, then the contents
 of that file are processed with ERB and returned. If there is not
@@ -473,26 +501,26 @@ return the correct path.
         </div>
       </div>
 
-      <div id="method-M000015" class="method-detail">
-        <a name="M000015"></a>
+      <div id="method-M000016" class="method-detail">
+        <a name="M000016"></a>
 
         <div class="method-heading">
-          <a href="#M000015" class="method-signature">
+          <a href="#M000016" class="method-signature">
           <span class="method-name">method_missing</span><span class="method-args">(sym, *args)</span>
           </a>
         </div>
       
         <div class="method-description">
           <p><a class="source-toggle" href="#"
-            onclick="toggleCode('M000015-source');return false;">[Source]</a></p>
-          <div class="method-source-code" id="M000015-source">
+            onclick="toggleCode('M000016-source');return false;">[Source]</a></p>
+          <div class="method-source-code" id="M000016-source">
 <pre>
-     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># File lib/genosaurus.rb, line 169</span>
-169:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">method_missing</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">sym</span>, <span class="ruby-operator">*</span><span class="ruby-identifier">args</span>)
-170:     <span class="ruby-identifier">p</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">param</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">sym</span>)
-171:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">return</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">p</span> <span class="ruby-keyword kw">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">p</span>
-172:     <span class="ruby-identifier">raise</span> <span class="ruby-constant">NoMethodError</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">sym</span>)
-173:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># File lib/genosaurus.rb, line 165</span>
+165:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">method_missing</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">sym</span>, <span class="ruby-operator">*</span><span class="ruby-identifier">args</span>)
+166:     <span class="ruby-identifier">p</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">param</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">sym</span>)
+167:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">return</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">p</span> <span class="ruby-keyword kw">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">p</span>
+168:     <span class="ruby-identifier">raise</span> <span class="ruby-constant">NoMethodError</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">sym</span>)
+169:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
 </pre>
           </div>
         </div>
@@ -572,22 +600,10 @@ like to force the writing of the file, use the :force =&gt; true option.
 <pre>
      <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># File lib/genosaurus.rb, line 122</span>
 122:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">def</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">template</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">input_file</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">options</span> = <span class="ruby-ivar">@options</span>)
-123:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">if</span> <span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">exists?</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>)
-124:       <span class="ruby-keyword kw">unless</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">options</span>[<span class="ruby-identifier">:force</span>]
-125:         <span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Skipped: #{output_file}&quot;</span>
-126:         <span class="ruby-keyword kw">return</span>
-127:       <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
-128:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
-129:     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># incase the directory doesn't exist, let's create it.</span>
-130:     <span class="ruby-identifier">directory</span>(<span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">dirname</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>))
-131:     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># puts &quot;input_file: #{input_file}&quot;</span>
-132:     <span class="ruby-comment cmt"># puts &quot;output_file: #{output_file}&quot;</span>
-133:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">if</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">$genosaurus_output_directory</span>
-134:       <span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span> = <span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">join</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">$genosaurus_output_directory</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>) 
-135:     <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
-136:     <span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">open</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>, <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;w&quot;</span>) {<span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">f</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">f</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-constant">ERB</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>(<span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">open</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">input_file</span>).<span class="ruby-identifier">read</span>, <span class="ruby-keyword kw">nil</span>, <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;-&gt;&quot;</span>).<span class="ruby-identifier">result</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">binding</span>)}
-137:     <span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Wrote: #{output_file}&quot;</span>
-138:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
+123:     <span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span> = <span class="ruby-identifier">template_copy_common</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>, <span class="ruby-identifier">options</span>)
+124:     <span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">open</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">output_file</span>, <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;w&quot;</span>) {<span class="ruby-operator">|</span><span class="ruby-identifier">f</span><span class="ruby-operator">|</span> <span class="ruby-identifier">f</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-constant">ERB</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">new</span>(<span class="ruby-constant">File</span>.<span class="ruby-identifier">open</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">input_file</span>).<span class="ruby-identifier">read</span>, <span class="ruby-keyword kw">nil</span>, <span class="ruby-value str">&quot;-&gt;&quot;</span>).<span class="ruby-identifier">result</span>(<span class="ruby-identifier">binding</span>)}
+125:     <span class="ruby-identifier">puts</span> <span class="ruby-node">&quot;Wrote: #{output_file}&quot;</span>
+126:   <span class="ruby-keyword kw">end</span>
 </pre>
           </div>
         </div>

data/doc/created.rid

@@ -1 +1 @@
-Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:27:30 -0400
+Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:44:38 -0400

data/doc/files/README.html

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     </tr>
     <tr class="top-aligned-row">
       <td><strong>Last Update:</strong></td>
-      <td>Mon Apr 28 14:26:56 -0400 2008</td>
+      <td>Mon Apr 28 14:32:28 -0400 2008</td>
     </tr>
     </table>
   </div>
@@ -182,6 +182,14 @@ the parameter, name, be passed into it. We are then using that parameter to
 generate the names of some files and folders. Pretty cool, eh? See how
 simple that is.
 </p>
+<h3>Explicit Manifests</h3>
+<p>
+Explicit manifests are used when there is a manifest.yml supplied at the
+same level as the generator. If there is a manifest.yml file then implied
+manifests are not used. This means you have to define the entire generation
+process. This is great if you have a pretty complicated generator, as the
+manifest.yml is also sent through ERB before being loaded.
+</p>
 <p>
 Let&#8216;s look at the manifest.yml file for our simple_generator example:
 </p>
@@ -226,14 +234,6 @@ Our manifest.yml file would look like this:
 <p>
 This will generate the exact same thing as our implied manifest.
 </p>
-<h3>Explicit Manifests</h3>
-<p>
-Explicit manifests are used when there is a manifest.yml supplied at the
-same level as the generator. If there is a manifest.yml file then implied
-manifests are not used. This means you have to define the entire generation
-process. This is great if you have a pretty complicated generator, as the
-manifest.yml is also sent through ERB before being loaded.
-</p>
 <h2>Contact</h2>
 <p>
 Please mail bugs, suggestions and patches to

data/doc/files/lib/genosaurus_rb.html

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     </tr>
     <tr class="top-aligned-row">
       <td><strong>Last Update:</strong></td>
-      <td>Mon Apr 28 14:23:38 -0400 2008</td>
+      <td>Mon Apr 28 14:43:45 -0400 2008</td>
     </tr>
     </table>
   </div>

data/doc/fr_method_index.html

@@ -22,11 +22,12 @@
   <div id="index-entries">
     <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000007">after_generate (Genosaurus)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000006">before_generate (Genosaurus)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000014">copy (Genosaurus)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000013">directory (Genosaurus)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000014">generate (Genosaurus)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000015">generate (Genosaurus)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000008">manifest (Genosaurus)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000004">manifest_path (Genosaurus)</a><br />
-    <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000015">method_missing (Genosaurus)</a><br />
+    <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000016">method_missing (Genosaurus)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000002">new (Genosaurus)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000011">param (Genosaurus)</a><br />
     <a href="classes/Genosaurus.html#M000009">require_param (Genosaurus)</a><br />

data/lib/genosaurus.rb

@@ -120,19 +120,7 @@ class Genosaurus
   # be skipped. If you would like to force the writing of the file, use the
   # :force => true option.
   def template(input_file, output_file, options = @options)
-    if File.exists?(output_file)
-      unless options[:force]
-        puts "Skipped: #{output_file}"
-        return
-      end
-    end
-    # incase the directory doesn't exist, let's create it.
-    directory(File.dirname(output_file))
-    # puts "input_file: #{input_file}"
-    # puts "output_file: #{output_file}"
-    if $genosaurus_output_directory
-      output_file = File.join($genosaurus_output_directory, output_file) 
-    end
+    output_file = template_copy_common(output_file, options)
     File.open(output_file, "w") {|f| f.puts ERB.new(File.open(input_file).read, nil, "->").result(binding)}
     puts "Wrote: #{output_file}"
   end
@@ -150,6 +138,12 @@ class Genosaurus
     puts "Created: #{output_dir}"
   end
   
+  def copy(input_file, output_file, options = @options)
+    output_file = template_copy_common(output_file, options)
+    FileUtils.cp(input_file, output_file)
+    puts "Copied: #{output_file}"
+  end
+  
   # This does the dirty work of generation.
   def generate
     generate_callbacks do
@@ -159,6 +153,8 @@ class Genosaurus
           template(info["template_path"], info["output_path"])
         when "directory"
           directory(info["output_path"])
+        when "copy"
+          copy(info["template_path"], info["output_path"])
         else
           raise "Unknown 'type': #{info["type"]}!"
         end
@@ -179,4 +175,19 @@ class Genosaurus
     after_generate
   end
   
+  def template_copy_common(output_file, options)
+    if File.exists?(output_file)
+      unless options[:force]
+        puts "Skipped: #{output_file}"
+        return
+      end
+    end
+    # incase the directory doesn't exist, let's create it.
+    directory(File.dirname(output_file))
+    if $genosaurus_output_directory
+      output_file = File.join($genosaurus_output_directory, output_file) 
+    end
+    output_file
+  end
+  
 end # Genosaurus

data/test/genosaurus_test.rb

@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ class GenosaurusBaseTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     assert File.exists?(File.join($genosaurus_output_directory, "months", "march"))
   end
   
+  def test_copy
+    assert !File.exists?(File.join($genosaurus_output_directory, "hw.txt"))
+    @generator = CopyMachineGenerator.run
+    assert File.exists?(File.join($genosaurus_output_directory, "hw.txt"))
+  end
+  
   def clean_tmp
     FileUtils.rm_rf($genosaurus_output_directory, :verbose => false)
   end

data/test/lib/copy_machine_generator/copy_machine_generator.rb

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+class CopyMachineGenerator < Genosaurus
+end

data/test/lib/copy_machine_generator/manifest.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+template_1:
+  type: copy
+  template_path: <%= File.join(templates_directory_path, "hello_world.txt") %>
+  output_path: hw.txt

data/test/lib/copy_machine_generator/templates/hello_world.txt

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Hello World!

metadata

@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 --- !ruby/object:Gem::Specification 
 name: genosaurus
 version: !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
-  version: 1.1.2
+  version: 1.1.3
 platform: ruby
 authors: 
 - markbates
-autorequire: genosaurus
+autorequire: 
 bindir: bin
 cert_chain: []
 
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ dependencies:
       - !ruby/object:Gem::Version 
         version: "0"
     version: 
-description: "genosaurus was developed by: markbates"
+description: Genosaurus is meant to be a very, very easy to use generation system for Ruby.
 email: mark@markbates.com
 executables: []
 
 extensions: []
 
-extra_rdoc_files: []
-
+extra_rdoc_files: 
+- README
 files: 
 - lib/genosaurus.rb
 - README
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ summary: genosaurus
 test_files: 
 - test/genosaurus_test.rb
 - test/lib
+- test/lib/copy_machine_generator
+- test/lib/copy_machine_generator/copy_machine_generator.rb
+- test/lib/copy_machine_generator/manifest.yml
+- test/lib/copy_machine_generator/templates
+- test/lib/copy_machine_generator/templates/hello_world.txt
 - test/lib/directory_generator
 - test/lib/directory_generator/directory_generator.rb
 - test/lib/directory_generator/templates