Interactive template error

[ericphanson]

I ran into the following error:

julia> t = interactive_template()
┌ Warning: `interactive_template()` is deprecated, use `Template(; interactive = true)` instead.
│   caller = top-level scope at REPL[3]:1
└ @ Core REPL[3]:1
Template keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
   [ ] user
   [ ] authors
   [ ] dir
   [ ] host
   [ ] julia
 > [X] plugins
Select plugins:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
   [X] CompatHelper
   [X] ProjectFile
   [X] SrcDir
   [X] Git
   [X] License
   [X] Readme
   [X] Tests
   [X] TagBot
   [ ] AppVeyor
   [ ] CirrusCI
   [ ] Citation
   [X] Codecov
   [ ] Coveralls
   [ ] Develop
   [X] Documenter
   [ ] DroneCI
   [X] GitHubActions
   [ ] GitLabCI
 > [ ] TravisCI
CompatHelper keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] cron
   [ ] destination
   [ ] file
ProjectFile keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] version
   [ ] None
SrcDir keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] destination
   [ ] file
Git keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] email
   [ ] gpgsign
   [ ] ignore
   [ ] jl
   [ ] manifest
   [ ] name
   [ ] ssh
License keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] destination
   [ ] name
   [ ] path
Readme keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] destination
   [ ] file
   [ ] inline_badges
Tests keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] file
   [ ] project
TagBot keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] branches
   [ ] changelog
   [ ] changelog_ignore
   [ ] cron
   [ ] destination
   [ ] dispatch
   [ ] dispatch_delay
   [ ] file
   [ ] gpg
   [ ] gpg_password
   [ ] registry
   [ ] ssh
   [ ] ssh_password
   [ ] token
Codecov keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] file
   [ ] None
Documenter deploy style:
   Nothing
   TravisCI
   GitLabCI
 > GitHubActions
Documenter keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] assets
   [ ] index_md
   [ ] make_jl
GitHubActions keywords to customize:
[press: d=done, a=all, n=none]
 > [ ] coverage
   [ ] destination
   [ ] extra_versions
   [ ] file
   [ ] linux
   [ ] osx
   [ ] windows
   [ ] x64
   [ ] x86
ERROR: ArgumentError: Codecov: Git hosting service username is required, set one with keyword `user="<username>"`
Stacktrace:
 [1] (::PkgTemplates.var"#8#14")(::Codecov) at /home/eric/.julia/packages/PkgTemplates/jMe8Z/src/template.jl:101
 [2] foreach(::PkgTemplates.var"#8#14", ::Array{PkgTemplates.Plugin,1}) at ./abstractarray.jl:1919
 [3] Template(::Val{false}; kwargs::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Symbol,Array{Any,1},Tuple{Symbol},NamedTuple{(:plugins,),Tuple{Array{Any,1}}}}) at /home/eric/.julia/packages/PkgTemplates/jMe8Z/src/template.jl:97
 [4] Template(; interactive::Bool, kwargs::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Symbol,Array{Any,1},Tuple{Symbol},NamedTuple{(:plugins,),Tuple{Array{Any,1}}}}) at /home/eric/.julia/packages/PkgTemplates/jMe8Z/src/template.jl:75
 [5] interactive(::Type{Template}; kwargs::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}) at /home/eric/.julia/packages/PkgTemplates/jMe8Z/src/template.jl:198
 [6] interactive(::Type{Template}) at /home/eric/.julia/packages/PkgTemplates/jMe8Z/src/template.jl:178
 [7] Template(::Val{true}; kwargs::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}) at /home/eric/.julia/packages/PkgTemplates/jMe8Z/src/template.jl:76
 [8] Template(::Val{true}) at /home/eric/.julia/packages/PkgTemplates/jMe8Z/src/template.jl:76
 [9] Template(; interactive::Bool, kwargs::Base.Iterators.Pairs{Union{},Union{},Tuple{},NamedTuple{(),Tuple{}}}) at /home/eric/.julia/packages/PkgTemplates/jMe8Z/src/template.jl:75
 [10] interactive_template() at ./deprecated.jl:67
 [11] top-level scope at REPL[3]:1
 [12] eval(::Module, ::Any) at ./boot.jl:331
 [13] eval_user_input(::Any, ::REPL.REPLBackend) at /buildworker/worker/package_linux64/build/usr/share/julia/stdlib/v1.4/REPL/src/REPL.jl:86
 [14] run_backend(::REPL.REPLBackend) at /home/eric/.julia/packages/Revise/XFtoQ/src/Revise.jl:1162
 [15] top-level scope at none:0

Seems like it could handle this more gracefully by prompting for the name instead of throwing.

[christopher-dG]

Maybe, but I feel like it's kind of a slippery slope to prompt for everything that was incorrect or not supplied. In this case I feel like the error is sufficiently informative.

Although it would be nice if it was more obvious that user's default value was missing, #177 could help with that.

[ericphanson]

Ok, fair enough, that might help. It seems strange as-is because you get what seems like options to customize things, but if you don't choose to do so, you get an error later on.

[ericphanson]

Maybe, but I feel like it's kind of a slippery slope to prompt for everything that was incorrect or not supplied. In this case I feel like the error is sufficiently informative.

Actually, on second thought, I'm not sure that's a bad slope to go down-- it's an interactive mode, after all. (Not saying the work should fall on you to do it! Just saying it actually sounds like a good way to resolve missing or incorrect info in an interactive setting).

[christopher-dG]

I'll note that the user keyword is one of very few cases that can cause template construction to throw. But it's also pretty common, so perhaps it is worth special casing 🙂

[ericphanson]

Thanks for the speedy fix @christopher-dG! I checked that it works fine for me on master.

[christopher-dG]

Awesome! A new version should be released later today.