Add example of spec and explanation on how it works.

.gitignore

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 .cache/
 .direnv/
-a.out
+gen-flake
 compile_commands.json

Makefile

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+COMMAND=clang -g -I include src/*.c main.c -o gen-flake
+
 all:
-	@clang -g -lncurses -I include src/*.c main.c -o gen-flake
+	@${COMMAND}
 
 bear:
-	@bear -- clang -g -lncurses -I include src/*.c main.c -o gen-flake
+	@bear -- ${COMMAND}

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# gen-flake
+
+CLI utility for initializing projects deterministically using flakes.
+
+## Problem
+
+Nix supports the concept of [templates](https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix3-flake-init)
+out of the box, but the usefulness of the implementation is dubious. In
+particular,
+```bash
+> nix flake init
+```
+simply copies the files specified in the template directory to the current
+local directory, with no means of configuring the copied files. This is
+especially useless when working with projects that typically generate files
+on initialization (i.e. most projects).
+
+## How This Works
+
+Within the `specs` directory exists so-called *specs*. A spec is a directory
+containing a `spec.json` file and a `run.sh` file. The former is configured like
+so:
+
+```spec.json
+{
+  versions: [...],
+}
+```
+
+The keys of this top-level JSON object correspond to the parameters that are
+prompted by the `gen-flake` curses interface. The value is used to determine
+what kind of prompt `gen-flake` provides for the given question. Possible value
+types are:
+
+* `[...]` (list)
+  * This indicates a select option prompt. The user chooses amongst the values
+    specified in the JSON list.
+
+Once all prompts are evaluated, the keys of the object are converted into
+uppercase environment variables and passed to the `run.sh` file relative to the
+current directory.

include/config.h

@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#ifndef GEN_FLAKE_CONFIG_H
+#define GEN_FLAKE_CONFIG_H
+
+struct Config {
+  // The root directory housing our specs. This string is nonempty.
+  const char *spec_path;
+  // The name of the spec we want to load. This string is nonempty.
+  const char *target;
+};
+
+enum ConfigError {
+  // Indicates the `$GEN_FLAKE_SPEC_PATH` environment variable is not set.
+  ENV_SPEC_PATH_EMPTY = 1,
+  // Indicates the `$GEN_FLAKE_SPEC_PATH` environment variable is empty.
+  ENV_SPEC_PATH_MISSING,
+  // Indicates the target argument is invalid.
+  INVALID_TARGET,
+};
+
+enum ConfigError load_config(const char *target, struct Config *config);
+
+void free_config(struct Config *config);
+
+#endif /* GEN_FLAKE_CONFIG_H */

include/dyn_array.h

@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-struct DynArray;
+struct DynArray {
+  void **buf;
+  // The size of @buf excluding `NUL`.
+  size_t size;
+  // The allocated size of @buf including `NUL`.
+  size_t _capacity;
+};
 
 struct DynArray *dyn_array_new(size_t capacity);
 

main.c

@@ -1,15 +1,39 @@
 #include <assert.h>
-#include <curses.h>
 #include <glob.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include "config.h"
 #include "dyn_array.h"
 
-static int glob_specs(char *name, struct DynArray *entries) {
+static const char *glob_spec_pattern(const struct Config *const config) {
+  assert(config);
+
+  int spec_path_length = strlen(config->spec_path);
+  int target_length = strlen(config->target);
+  // Support paths that have trailing forward slashes.
+  int sep_length = 0;
+  if (config->spec_path[spec_path_length - 1] == '/') {
+    sep_length = 1;
+  }
+
+  char *pattern = calloc(1, spec_path_length + sep_length + target_length + 1);
+  memcpy(pattern, config->spec_path, spec_path_length);
+  if (sep_length) {
+    memcpy(pattern + spec_path_length, "/", sep_length);
+  }
+  memcpy(pattern + spec_path_length + sep_length, config->target,
+         target_length);
+
+  return pattern;
+}
+
+static int glob_specs(char *name, const char *spec_path,
+                      struct DynArray *entries) {
   assert(name);
   assert(entries);
 
@@ -41,12 +65,6 @@ cleanup:
   return retval;
 }
 
-static void cleanup(int sig) {
-  endwin();
-
-  exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
-}
-
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
   int num = 0;
 
@@ -55,13 +73,23 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
   }
 
-  // Allow interrupting the program cleanly.
-  // TODO: How does this cleanup spec correctly?
-  signal(SIGINT, cleanup);
-
-  initscr();
-  keypad(stdscr, TRUE); // Enable keyboard mapping.
-  nonl();               // Disables NL to CR/NL conversion on output.
-
-  cleanup(0);
+  struct Config config;
+  switch (load_config(argv[1], &config)) {
+  case ENV_SPEC_PATH_EMPTY:
+    fprintf(stderr, "Must specify GEN_FLAKE_SPEC_PATH environment variable.");
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  case ENV_SPEC_PATH_MISSING:
+    fprintf(stderr,
+            "GEN_FLAKE_SPEC_PATH environment variable should not be empty.");
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  case INVALID_TARGET:
+    fprintf(stderr, "Spec `%s` is invalid.", argv[1]);
+    exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+  default:
+    // Return value of `0` indicates no issue.
+    break;
+  }
+
+  free_config(&config);
+  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }

specs/clang/spec.json

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "versions": [
+    "default"
+  ]
+}

src/config.c

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+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "config.h"
+
+const char *ENV_SPEC_PATH = "GEN_FLAKE_SPEC_PATH";
+
+enum ConfigError load_config(const char *target, struct Config *config) {
+  const char *spec_path = getenv(ENV_SPEC_PATH);
+  if (spec_path == 0) {
+    return ENV_SPEC_PATH_MISSING;
+  }
+  if (spec_path[0] == 0) {
+    return ENV_SPEC_PATH_EMPTY;
+  }
+  if (target == 0) {
+    return INVALID_TARGET;
+  }
+
+  size_t target_len = strlen(target);
+  if (target_len == 0) {
+    return INVALID_TARGET;
+  }
+
+  config = malloc(sizeof(struct Config));
+  config->spec_path = spec_path;
+
+  char *copy_target = calloc(1, target_len + 1);
+  strcpy(copy_target, target);
+  config->target=copy_target;
+
+  return 0;
+}
+
+void free_config(struct Config *config) {
+  if (!config) {
+    return;
+  }
+  free((void *)config->target);
+  free(config);
+}

src/dyn_array.c

@@ -2,14 +2,6 @@
 
 #include "dyn_array.h"
 
-struct DynArray {
-  void **buf;
-  // The size of @buf excluding `NUL`.
-  size_t size;
-  // The allocated size of @buf including `NUL`.
-  size_t _capacity;
-};
-
 struct DynArray *dyn_array_new(size_t capacity) {
   struct DynArray *a = malloc(sizeof(struct DynArray));
   a->buf = calloc(capacity, sizeof(void *));