gitignore-synthesizer/lib/fetchTemplate.js

Generate smart .gitignore files based on your project's actual contents

const BASE_URL = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/github/gitignore/main/';


function capitalize(str) {
  return str.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + str.slice(1);
}



export async function fetchGitignoreTemplate(framework) {
  try {
    const url = `${BASE_URL}${capitalize(framework)}.gitignore`;
    const res = await fetch(url);

    if (!res.ok) {
      throw new Error(`Failed to fetch ${framework}.gitignore`);
    }

    return await res.text();
  } catch (err) {
    console.error(`[FetchTemplate] Error fetching template for ${framework}:`, err.message);
    return ''; // fallback: return empty string
  }
}