Adds a flavour option

Author: raphaelstolt

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/) and this p
 
 ### Added
 - Expanded the `validation` to also validate __negated__ export-ignore directives. Closes [#70](https://github.com/raphaelstolt/lean-package-validator/issues/70).
+- New `--flavour` option for the `create` command which influences the `.gitattributes` generation. Closes [#71](https://github.com/raphaelstolt/lean-package-validator/issues/71).
 
 ## [v5.9.1] - 2026-05-17
 

src/Commands/CreateCommand.php

@@ -55,14 +55,25 @@ protected function configure(): void
         $this->addAgenticOutputOption(function (...$args) {
             $this->getDefinition()->addOption(new InputOption(...$args));
         });
+        $flavourDescription = 'Generate the .gitattributes file with the given flavour';
+
+        $this->addOption('flavour', 'f', InputOption::VALUE_OPTIONAL, $flavourDescription, 'classic');
     }
 
     protected function execute(InputInterface $input, OutputInterface $output): int
     {
         $directory = (string) $input->getArgument('directory') ?: \getcwd();
         $this->analyser->setDirectory($directory);
+
         $isAgenticRun = $this->isAgenticRun($input);
 
+        $generationFlavour = $input->getOption('flavour') ?: 'classic';
+
+        if ($generationFlavour && !\in_array($generationFlavour, ['classic', 'negated'], true)) {
+            $output->writeln('<error>Invalid flavour specified. Use <info>classic</info> or <info>negated</info>.</error>');
+            return self::FAILURE;
+        }
+
         // Apply options that influence generation
         if (!$this->applyGenerationOptions($input, $output, $this->analyser)) {
             return self::FAILURE;

tests/Commands/CreateCommandTest.php

@@ -26,6 +26,56 @@ protected function tearDown(): void
         $this->removeDirectory($this->temporaryDirectory);
     }
 
+    #[Test]
+    public function failsForUnknownFlavour(): void
+    {
+        $analyser = (new Analyser(new Finder(new PhpPreset())))->setDirectory($this->temporaryDirectory);
+        $repository = new GitattributesFileRepository($analyser);
+        $command = new CreateCommand($analyser, $repository);
+
+        TestCommand::for($command)
+            ->addArgument($this->temporaryDirectory)
+            ->addOption('flavour', 'unknown')
+            ->execute()
+            ->assertFaulty()
+            ->assertOutputContains('Invalid flavour specified. Use classic or negated');
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function createsAGitattributesFileWithNegatedExportIgnoreDirectives(): void
+    {
+        $analyser = (new Analyser(new Finder(new PhpPreset())))->setDirectory($this->temporaryDirectory);
+        $repository = new GitattributesFileRepository($analyser);
+        $command = new CreateCommand($analyser, $repository);
+
+        $artifactFilenames = ['LICENSE.md', '.gitignore', 'composer.json'];
+
+        $this->createTemporaryFiles(
+            $artifactFilenames,
+            ['tests', 'src', 'bin']
+        );
+
+        TestCommand::for($command)
+            ->addArgument($this->temporaryDirectory)
+            ->addOption('flavour', 'negated')
+            ->addOption('keep-license')
+            ->execute()
+            ->assertSuccessful();
+
+        $expectedGitattributesContent = <<<CONTENT
+* export-ignore
+
+composer.json    -export-ignore
+LICENSE.md       -export-ignore
+
+src/             -export-ignore
+bin/             -export-ignore
+CONTENT;
+
+        $this->assertFileExists($this->temporaryDirectory . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.gitattributes');
+        $this->assertStringEqualsFile($this->temporaryDirectory . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . '.gitattributes', $expectedGitattributesContent);
+    }
+
     #[Test]
     public function createsNewGitattributesFileWithHeaderAndExpectedContent(): void
     {