This commit introduces the `--message-file` flag to the `aider` tool, allowing users to specify a file containing the message to send to GPT. This feature processes the reply and then exits, disabling the chat mode. The implementation includes reading the content of the specified file and using it as the prompt message.
Additionally, a unit test has been added to `tests/test_main.py` to ensure the correct functionality of the `--message-file` flag. The test includes necessary mocks to handle non-interactive environments and verifies that the tool behaves as expected when a message file is provided.
This enhancement improves the usability of the `aider` tool for users who prefer or require non-interactive execution, such as in scripting or automated workflows.
# Aider chat conversation:
USER: in `test_check_gitignore` can we have gitpython not use the global gitignore?
ASSISTANT: To ensure that GitPython does not use the global gitignore, we can set the `GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL` environment variable to point to a non-existent file or an empty temporary file during the test execution. This will effectively ignore the global gitignore settings.
We will modify the `test_check_gitignore` method in the `tests/test_main.py` file to set the `GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL` environment variable before the test runs and reset it after the test is completed.
Here are the *SEARCH/REPLACE* blocks:
tests/test_main.py
```python
<<<<<<< SEARCH
def test_check_gitignore(self):
make_repo()
io = InputOutput(pretty=False, yes=True)
cwd = Path.cwd()
gitignore = cwd / ".gitignore"
self.assertFalse(gitignore.exists())
check_gitignore(cwd, io)
self.assertTrue(gitignore.exists())
self.assertEqual(".aider*", gitignore.read_text().splitlines()[0])
gitignore.write_text("one\ntwo\n")
check_gitignore(cwd, io)
self.assertEqual("one\ntwo\n.aider*\n", gitignore.read_text())
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def test_check_gitignore(self):
with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as temp_gitconfig:
os.environ['GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL'] = temp_gitconfig.name
make_repo()
io = InputOutput(pretty=False, yes=True)
cwd = Path.cwd()
gitignore = cwd / ".gitignore"
self.assertFalse(gitignore.exists())
check_gitignore(cwd, io)
self.assertTrue(gitignore.exists())
self.assertEqual(".aider*", gitignore.read_text().splitlines()[0])
gitignore.write_text("one\ntwo\n")
check_gitignore(cwd, io)
self.assertEqual("one\ntwo\n.aider*\n", gitignore.read_text())
del os.environ['GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL']
>>>>>>> REPLACE
```
This change will create a temporary file to act as a dummy global git configuration file and set the `GIT_CONFIG_GLOBAL` environment variable to its path. After the test, it will delete the environment variable to avoid affecting other tests or operations.
