From 373272384aaf3e15444a2d67744550659842e7b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jorropo <jorropo.pgm@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2023 15:33:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] cmd/boxo-migrate: add an error message if we do not find a
 .git folder

---
 cmd/boxo-migrate/boxomigrate.go | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cmd/boxo-migrate/boxomigrate.go b/cmd/boxo-migrate/boxomigrate.go
index 2876203580..60ea97f725 100644
--- a/cmd/boxo-migrate/boxomigrate.go
+++ b/cmd/boxo-migrate/boxomigrate.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
 	migrate "github.com/ipfs/boxo/cmd/boxo-migrate/internal"
@@ -55,9 +56,14 @@ func main() {
 					&cli.BoolFlag{
 						Name: "dryrun",
 					},
+					&cli.BoolFlag{
+						Name:  "force",
+						Usage: "run even if no .git folder is found",
+					},
 				},
 				Action: func(clictx *cli.Context) error {
 					dryrun := clictx.Bool("dryrun")
+					force := clictx.Bool("force")
 					configFile := clictx.String("config")
 
 					migrator, err := buildMigrator(dryrun, configFile)
@@ -67,6 +73,35 @@ func main() {
 
 					fmt.Printf("\n\n")
 
+					if !force {
+						p, err := os.Getwd()
+						if err != nil {
+							return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch current working directory: %w", err)
+						}
+
+						for {
+							g := filepath.Join(p, ".git")
+							_, err := os.Stat(g)
+							if err == nil {
+								break
+							}
+							if p == "/" {
+								const msg = `
+⚠️ Version Control System Check ⚠️
+
+We couldn't locate a .git folder in any parent paths. We strongly recommend
+using a Version Control System to help you easily compare and revert to a
+previous state if needed, as this tool doesn't have an undo feature.
+
+If you're using a different VCS or like to live dangerously, you can bypass this
+check by adding the --force flag.`
+								// nolint: staticcheck
+								return fmt.Errorf(msg)
+							}
+							p = filepath.Dir(p)
+						}
+					}
+
 					if !dryrun {
 						err := migrator.GoGet("github.com/ipfs/boxo@v0.8.0-rc3")
 						if err != nil {