From 4bfa3291ba841036bc92b0e9d879bd05d43971f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Casey Rodarmor <casey@rodarmor.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2016 15:21:27 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Allow empty link sources

If the source for a link is null, use the basename of the destination
with a single leading '.' removed, if present.
---
 README.md                           | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 plugins/link.py                     | 14 ++++++++--
 test/tests/link-default-source.bash | 26 ++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 test/tests/link-default-source.bash

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6fbc687..909b4d9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -189,6 +189,47 @@ symbolic link should have a relative path.
       path: zshrc
 ```
 
+If the source location is omitted or NULL, dotbot will use the destination instead, without a leading `.` if present. This makes the following three config files equivalent:
+
+```yaml
+- link:
+    ~/bin/ack: ack
+    ~/.vim: vim
+    ~/.vimrc:
+      relink: true
+      path: vimrc
+    ~/.zshrc:
+      force: true
+      path: zshrc
+```
+
+```yaml
+- link:
+    ~/bin/ack:
+    ~/.vim:
+    ~/.vimrc:
+      relink: true
+    ~/.zshrc:
+      force: true
+```
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "link": {
+      "~/bin/ack": null,
+      "~/.vim": null,
+      "~/.vimrc": {
+        "relink": true
+      },
+      "~/.zshrc": {
+        "force": true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
+```
+
 ### Shell
 
 Shell commands specify shell commands to be run. Shell commands are run in the
diff --git a/plugins/link.py b/plugins/link.py
index ff8685e..44a865e 100644
--- a/plugins/link.py
+++ b/plugins/link.py
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ class Link(dotbot.Plugin):
                 force = source.get('force', force)
                 relink = source.get('relink', relink)
                 create = source.get('create', create)
-                path = source['path']
+                path = self._default_source(destination, source.get('path'))
             else:
-                path = source
+                path = self._default_source(destination, source)
             path = os.path.expandvars(os.path.expanduser(path))
             if create:
                 success &= self._create(destination)
@@ -46,6 +46,16 @@ class Link(dotbot.Plugin):
             self._log.error('Some links were not successfully set up')
         return success
 
+    def _default_source(self, destination, source):
+      if source == None:
+          basename = os.path.basename(destination)
+          if basename.startswith('.'):
+            return basename[1:]
+          else:
+            return basename
+      else:
+          return source
+
     def _is_link(self, path):
         '''
         Returns true if the path is a symbolic link.
diff --git a/test/tests/link-default-source.bash b/test/tests/link-default-source.bash
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60527d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/tests/link-default-source.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+test_description='link uses destination if source is null'
+. '../test-lib.bash'
+
+test_expect_success 'setup' '
+echo "apple" > ${DOTFILES}/f &&
+echo "grape" > ${DOTFILES}/fd
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'run' '
+run_dotbot <<EOF
+- link:
+    ~/f:
+    ~/.f:
+    ~/fd:
+        force: false
+    ~/.fd:
+        force: false
+EOF
+'
+
+test_expect_success 'test' '
+grep "apple" ~/f &&
+grep "apple" ~/.f &&
+grep "grape" ~/fd &&
+grep "grape" ~/.fd
+'