Bareinit

contentctl/actions/initialize.py

@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 import shutil
 import os
 import pathlib
-
-from pydantic import RootModel 
 from contentctl.objects.config import test
 from contentctl.output.yml_writer import YmlWriter
 
@@ -17,26 +15,44 @@ def execute(self, config: test) -> None:
 
         YmlWriter.writeYmlFile(str(config.path/'contentctl.yml'), config.model_dump()) 
 
+
         #Create the following empty directories:
-        for emptyDir in ['lookups', 'baselines', 'docs', 'reporting', 'investigations']:
+        for emptyDir in ['lookups', 'baselines', 'data_sources', 'docs', 'reporting', 'investigations', 
+                            'detections/application', 'detections/cloud', 'detections/endpoint', 
+                            'detections/network', 'detections/web', 'macros', 'stories']:
             #Throw an error if this directory already exists
-            (config.path/emptyDir).mkdir(exist_ok=False)
+            (config.path/emptyDir).mkdir(exist_ok=False, parents=True)
+
+        # If this is not a bare config, then populate
+        # a small amount of content into the directories
+        if not config.bare:
+            #copy the contents of all template directories
+            for templateDir, targetDir in [
+                ('../templates/detections/', 'detections'),
+                ('../templates/data_sources/', 'data_sources'),
+                ('../templates/macros/', 'macros'),
+                ('../templates/stories/', 'stories'),
+            ]:
+                source_directory = pathlib.Path(os.path.dirname(__file__))/templateDir
+                target_directory = config.path/targetDir
+
+                # Do not throw an exception if the directory exists. In fact, it was 
+                # created above when the structure of the app was created.
+                shutil.copytree(source_directory, target_directory, dirs_exist_ok=True)
 
-
-        #copy the contents of all template directories
+        # The contents of app_template must ALWAYS be copied because it contains
+        # several special files.
+        # For now, we also copy the deployments because the ability to create custom
+        # deployment files is limited with built-in functionality.
         for templateDir, targetDir in [
             ('../templates/app_template/', 'app_template'),
-            ('../templates/deployments/', 'deployments'),
-            ('../templates/detections/', 'detections'),
-            ('../templates/data_sources/', 'data_sources'),
-            ('../templates/macros/','macros'),
-            ('../templates/stories/', 'stories'),
+            ('../templates/deployments/', 'deployments')
         ]:
             source_directory = pathlib.Path(os.path.dirname(__file__))/templateDir
             target_directory = config.path/targetDir
             #Throw an exception if the target exists
             shutil.copytree(source_directory, target_directory, dirs_exist_ok=False)
-        
+
         # Create a README.md file.  Note that this is the README.md for the repository, not the
         # one which will actually be packaged into the app. That is located in the app_template folder.
         shutil.copyfile(pathlib.Path(os.path.dirname(__file__))/'../templates/README.md','README.md')

contentctl/objects/config.py

@@ -171,7 +171,13 @@ def serialize_path(path: DirectoryPath)->str:
         return str(path)
 
 class init(Config_Base):
-    pass
+    model_config = ConfigDict(use_enum_values=True,validate_default=True, arbitrary_types_allowed=True)
+    bare: bool = Field(default=False, description="contentctl normally provides some some example content "
+                       "(macros, stories, data_sources, and/or analytic stories).  This option disables "
+                       "initialization with that additional contnet.  Note that even if --bare is used, it "
+                       "init will still create the directory structure of the app, "
+                       "include the app_template directory with default content, and content in "
+                       "the deployment/ directory (since it is not yet easily customizable).")
 
 
 # TODO (#266): disable the use_enum_values configuration