add symlinks and echo messages

contribute.py

@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ import os
 @click.option('--date', default=datetime.datetime.today().strftime('%Y-%m-%d'), help='Date of the presentation - format: YYYY-MM-DD')
 @click.option('--name', default='myPresentation', help='Short name of the presentation.')
 
-
-def copyTemplate(date, name):
+def main(date, name):
     """Copies the template folder"""
 
     # validate the date
@@ -16,13 +15,48 @@ def copyTemplate(date, name):
     # get the directory
     mainDir = date[:4]
 
+    # generate the full name of the presentation
+    fullName = date + "_" + name
+
+    # generate the full path
+    fullPath = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), mainDir, fullName)
+
     # print out a summary
     click.echo(' > Date: {0}' . format(date))
     click.echo(' > Name: {0}' . format(name))
-    click.echo(' > Directory: {0}' . format(os.path.join(os.getcwd(), mainDir, name)))
+    click.echo(' > Directory: {0}' . format(fullPath))
+
+    # create the directory
+    if not os.path.exists(fullPath):
+        os.mkdir(fullPath)
+        click.echo(' > Empty directory {0} created.' . format(fullPath))
+    else:
+        click.echo(' > Directory {0} already exists.' . format(fullPath))
+
+    # change to the root directory of the presentation
+    os.chdir(fullPath)
+
+    # generate the symlink to the theme
+    if not os.path.islink('theme'):
+        os.symlink('../../theme', 'theme')
+        click.echo(' > Symlink to theme created.')
+    else:
+        click.echo(' > Symlink to theme already exists.')
+
+    # generate the symlink to the package.json file
+    if not os.path.islink('package.json'):
+        os.symlink('../../theme/package.json', 'package.json')
+        click.echo(' > Symlink to package.json created.')
+    else:
+        click.echo(' > Symlink to package.json already exists.')
+
+
+
+
 
 
 def validateDate(input):
+    """Validate a date string to fit the ISO format"""
     try:
         datetime.datetime.strptime(input, '%Y-%m-%d')
     except ValueError:
@@ -30,4 +64,4 @@ def validateDate(input):
         raise
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
-    copyTemplate()
+    main()