From d8432ddffb7b29585aa23a886dec662f130f91bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: badra001 <donald.e.badrak.ii@census.gov>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:23:44 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] check for dir, dont create unless force

---
 .../sso-tools/sso-create-sc-group.py          | 32 ++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/local-app/python-tools/sso-tools/sso-create-sc-group.py b/local-app/python-tools/sso-tools/sso-create-sc-group.py
index d1426dad..7d9cc202 100755
--- a/local-app/python-tools/sso-tools/sso-create-sc-group.py
+++ b/local-app/python-tools/sso-tools/sso-create-sc-group.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 import argparse
 import shutil
+import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 from jinja2 import Environment, FileSystemLoader
 
@@ -8,41 +9,47 @@
 # 1.0.0: Initial release
 # 1.0.1: Added shebang, exposed variables to Jinja2
 # 1.0.2: Enforced lowercase for group and created_group names
-__version__ = "1.0.2"
+# 1.0.3: Added directory existence check and --force flag
+__version__ = "1.0.3"
 
 def create_sc_group():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Automate file creation from templates.")
     parser.add_argument("-b", "--business-label", required=True, help="Required business label")
     parser.add_argument("-a", "--application-label", help="Optional application label")
     parser.add_argument("-g", "--group", help="Group name (defaults to current directory name)")
+    parser.add_argument("-f", "--force", action="store_true", help="Overwrite existing directory if it exists")
     parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version", version=f"%(prog)s {__version__}")
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
-    # 1. Determine the 'group' name and force to lowercase
+    # 1. Determine names and force to lowercase
     raw_group = args.group if args.group else Path.cwd().name
     group_name = raw_group.lower()
     
-    # 2. Define the 'created_group' string and force to lowercase
     if args.application_label:
         created_group = f"{args.business_label}-{args.application_label}-{group_name}".lower()
     else:
         created_group = f"{args.business_label}-{group_name}".lower()
 
-    # 3. Setup paths
-    template_dir = Path("TEMPLATE")
+    # 2. Check for existing directory
     target_dir = Path(created_group)
+    if target_dir.exists() and not args.force:
+        print(f"Error: Directory '{created_group}' already exists.")
+        print("Use --force or -f to recreate the files.")
+        sys.exit(1)
 
+    # 3. Setup template path
+    template_dir = Path("TEMPLATE")
     if not template_dir.exists():
         print(f"Error: {template_dir} directory not found.")
-        return
+        sys.exit(1)
 
     target_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
     # 4. Initialize Jinja2 Environment
     env = Environment(loader=FileSystemLoader(str(template_dir)))
     
-    # 5. Expose variables to Jinja2 templates (all relevant strings are now lowercase)
+    # 5. Context variables
     render_vars = {
         "business_label": args.business_label,
         "application_label": args.application_label,
@@ -50,20 +57,17 @@ def create_sc_group():
         "created_group": created_group
     }
 
-    print(f"Creating files for: {created_group}")
+    print(f"{'Recreating' if args.force and target_dir.exists() else 'Creating'} files for: {created_group}")
 
-    # 6. Process files in TEMPLATE/
+    # 6. Process files
     for item in template_dir.iterdir():
         if item.is_dir():
-            continue  # Skips subdirectories
+            continue 
 
         if item.suffix == ".j2":
-            # Rule: Replace 'GROUP' with created_group and strip '.j2'
-            # Note: We replace the literal string 'GROUP' in the filename
             new_filename = item.name.replace("GROUP", created_group).replace(".j2", "")
             target_path = target_dir / new_filename
             
-            # Render the template with variables
             template = env.get_template(item.name)
             output_content = template.render(render_vars)
             
@@ -71,7 +75,6 @@ def create_sc_group():
             print(f"  [Rendered] {item.name} -> {new_filename}")
             
         else:
-            # Rule: Copy files not ending in .j2 directly
             shutil.copy2(item, target_dir / item.name)
             print(f"  [Copied]   {item.name}")
 
@@ -79,4 +82,3 @@ def create_sc_group():
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     create_sc_group()
-