`quarto_use_template` doesn't run if I'm not in an empty directory

[JosephBARBIERDARNAL]

Hi !

Some info on the code:

• I have a template in inst/templates/memo
• quarto_add_extension works well
• I'm using the dev version
• I don't have a template.qmd file at the root of mypackage

This isn't a reprex, let me know if that's needed

> create_memo <- function() {
+     template_path <- system.file("templates/memo", package = "wvc")
+     quarto::quarto_use_template(template_path, no_prompt = TRUE)
+ }
+ create_memo()
ERROR: Unable to install in /Users/josephbarbier/Desktop/wvc as the directory isn't empty.

Stack trace:
    at determineDirectory (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:117557:19)
    at useTemplate (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:117405:39)
    at async Command.actionHandler (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:117392:9)
    at async Command.execute (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:8111:13)
    at async Command.parseCommand (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:8001:20)
    at async quarto (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:126627:9)
    at async file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:126654:9
    at async mainRunner (file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:126519:9)
    at async file:///Applications/quarto/bin/quarto.js:126645:5

I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, but I don't know how I'm supposed to use the quarto_use_template function? A few points:

• how do I run the function in a completely empty directory? Like, I need at least .R file anyway to run the code?
• Is there any way around this and say ‘create it here instead’?

I really feel like I've missed something because my questions are a bit stupid

[cderv]

ERROR: Unable to install in /Users/josephbarbier/Desktop/wvc as the directory isn't empty.

This is a quarto CLI error.

quarto use template can't be run into a non empty directory, at least interactively.

how do I run the function in a completely empty directory? Like, I need at least .R file anyway to run the code?
Is there any way around this and say ‘create it here instead’?

You change the working directory where the function is ran (look at withr::with_dir() or withr::local_dir() or xfun::in_dir. I could offer that in R wrapper but it would probably be better for use template to support a dir agument. I'll think about it.

[cderv]

This will be fixed when this is handled

• quarto use template --no-prompt only works in empty directory quarto-cli#11127

[JosephBARBIERDARNAL]

Great, thanks for the info/workaround!