From 6f453e2ac1fc64061044601ac0acdde3ab1e6815 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Paul Gauthier <aider@paulg.org>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2023 10:17:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] aider: Add a switch for an aider ignore file, which defaults
 to .aiderignore in the root of the git repo.

# Aider chat conversation:

USER: add a switch for an aider ignore file, which should default to .aiderignore in the root of the git repo

ASSISTANT: To add a switch for an aider ignore file, we need to modify the `aider/main.py` file. We will add a new argument to the `argparse.ArgumentParser` instance to accept the path of the aider ignore file. The default value will be `.aiderignore` in the root of the git repo.

Here is the *edit block* for the change:

```python
aider/main.py
<<<<<<< HEAD
    ##########
    git_group = parser.add_argument_group("Git Settings")
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--git",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=True,
        help="Enable/disable looking for a git repo (default: True)",
    )
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--gitignore",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=True,
        help="Enable/disable adding .aider* to .gitignore (default: True)",
    )
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--auto-commits",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=True,
        help="Enable/disable auto commit of GPT changes (default: True)",
    )
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--dirty-commits",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=True,
        help="Enable/disable commits when repo is found dirty (default: True)",
    )
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--dry-run",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=False,
        help="Enable/disable performing a dry run without modifying files (default: False)",
    )
=======
    ##########
    git_group = parser.add_argument_group("Git Settings")
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--git",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=True,
        help="Enable/disable looking for a git repo (default: True)",
    )
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--gitignore",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=True,
        help="Enable/disable adding .aider* to .gitignore (default: True)",
    )
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--aiderignore",
        metavar="AIDERIGNORE",
        default=".aiderignore",
        help="Specify the aider ignore file (default: .aiderignore in git root)",
    )
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--auto-commits",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=True,
        help="Enable/disable auto commit of GPT changes (default: True)",
    )
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--dirty-commits",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=True,
        help="Enable/disable commits when repo is found dirty (default: True)",
    )
    git_group.add_argument(
        "--dry-run",
        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,
        default=False,
        help="Enable/disable performing a dry run without modifying files (default: False)",
    )
>>>>>>> updated
```

This change adds a new command-line argument `--aiderignore` that allows the user to specify the path of the aider ignore file. The default value is `.aiderignore`, which will be located in the root of the git repo.
---
 aider/main.py | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/aider/main.py b/aider/main.py
index 10849fc7d..620e17ace 100644
--- a/aider/main.py
+++ b/aider/main.py
@@ -305,6 +305,12 @@ def main(argv=None, input=None, output=None, force_git_root=None):
         default=True,
         help="Enable/disable adding .aider* to .gitignore (default: True)",
     )
+    git_group.add_argument(
+        "--aiderignore",
+        metavar="AIDERIGNORE",
+        default=".aiderignore",
+        help="Specify the aider ignore file (default: .aiderignore in git root)",
+    )
     git_group.add_argument(
         "--auto-commits",
         action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction,