Allow creating .gitignore and .gitattributes when creating a new project

Also allow creating these files later, and also allow disabling creating the default environment in editor settings.

editor/editor_node.cpp

@@ -383,6 +383,9 @@ void EditorNode::_update_scene_tabs() {
 
 void EditorNode::_version_control_menu_option(int p_idx) {
 	switch (vcs_actions_menu->get_item_id(p_idx)) {
+		case RUN_VCS_METADATA: {
+			VersionControlEditorPlugin::get_singleton()->popup_vcs_metadata_dialog();
+		} break;
 		case RUN_VCS_SETTINGS: {
 			VersionControlEditorPlugin::get_singleton()->popup_vcs_set_up_dialog(gui_base);
 		} break;
@@ -6431,6 +6434,7 @@ EditorNode::EditorNode() {
 	p->add_separator();
 	p->add_child(vcs_actions_menu);
 	p->add_submenu_item(TTR("Version Control"), "Version Control");
+	vcs_actions_menu->add_item(TTR("Create Version Control Metadata"), RUN_VCS_METADATA);
 	vcs_actions_menu->add_item(TTR("Set Up Version Control"), RUN_VCS_SETTINGS);
 	vcs_actions_menu->add_item(TTR("Shut Down Version Control"), RUN_VCS_SHUT_DOWN);
 

editor/editor_node.h

@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ private:
 		RUN_PROJECT_DATA_FOLDER,
 		RUN_RELOAD_CURRENT_PROJECT,
 		RUN_PROJECT_MANAGER,
+		RUN_VCS_METADATA,
 		RUN_VCS_SETTINGS,
 		RUN_VCS_SHUT_DOWN,
 		SETTINGS_UPDATE_CONTINUOUSLY,

editor/editor_vcs_interface.cpp

@@ -166,3 +166,24 @@ EditorVCSInterface *EditorVCSInterface::get_singleton() {
 void EditorVCSInterface::set_singleton(EditorVCSInterface *p_singleton) {
 	singleton = p_singleton;
 }
+
+void EditorVCSInterface::create_vcs_metadata_files(VCSMetadata p_vcs_metadata_type, String &p_dir) {
+	if (p_vcs_metadata_type == VCSMetadata::GIT) {
+		FileAccess *f = FileAccess::open(p_dir.plus_file(".gitignore"), FileAccess::WRITE);
+		if (!f) {
+			ERR_FAIL_MSG(TTR("Couldn't create .gitignore in project path."));
+		} else {
+			f->store_line("# Godot 4+ specific ignores");
+			f->store_line(".godot/");
+			memdelete(f);
+		}
+		f = FileAccess::open(p_dir.plus_file(".gitattributes"), FileAccess::WRITE);
+		if (!f) {
+			ERR_FAIL_MSG(TTR("Couldn't create .gitattributes in project path."));
+		} else {
+			f->store_line("# Normalize EOL for all files that Git considers text files.");
+			f->store_line("* text=auto eol=lf");
+			memdelete(f);
+		}
+	}
+}

editor/editor_vcs_interface.h

@@ -61,6 +61,12 @@ public:
 	static EditorVCSInterface *get_singleton();
 	static void set_singleton(EditorVCSInterface *p_singleton);
 
+	enum class VCSMetadata {
+		NONE,
+		GIT,
+	};
+	static void create_vcs_metadata_files(VCSMetadata p_vcs_metadata_type, String &p_dir);
+
 	bool is_addon_ready();
 
 	// Proxy functions to the editor for use

editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.cpp

@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ void VersionControlEditorPlugin::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(CHANGE_TYPE_TYPECHANGE);
 }
 
+void VersionControlEditorPlugin::_create_vcs_metadata_files() {
+	String dir = "res://";
+	EditorVCSInterface::create_vcs_metadata_files(EditorVCSInterface::VCSMetadata(metadata_selection->get_selected()), dir);
+}
+
 void VersionControlEditorPlugin::_selected_a_vcs(int p_id) {
 	List<StringName> available_addons = get_available_vcs_names();
 	const StringName selected_vcs = set_up_choice->get_item_text(p_id);
@@ -71,6 +76,10 @@ VersionControlEditorPlugin *VersionControlEditorPlugin::get_singleton() {
 	return singleton ? singleton : memnew(VersionControlEditorPlugin);
 }
 
+void VersionControlEditorPlugin::popup_vcs_metadata_dialog() {
+	metadata_dialog->popup_centered();
+}
+
 void VersionControlEditorPlugin::popup_vcs_set_up_dialog(const Control *p_gui_base) {
 	fetch_available_vcs_addon_names();
 	List<StringName> available_addons = get_available_vcs_names();
@@ -374,6 +383,30 @@ VersionControlEditorPlugin::VersionControlEditorPlugin() {
 
 	version_control_actions = memnew(PopupMenu);
 
+	metadata_dialog = memnew(ConfirmationDialog);
+	metadata_dialog->set_title(TTR("Create Version Control Metadata"));
+	metadata_dialog->set_min_size(Size2(200, 40));
+	version_control_actions->add_child(metadata_dialog);
+
+	VBoxContainer *metadata_vb = memnew(VBoxContainer);
+	HBoxContainer *metadata_hb = memnew(HBoxContainer);
+	metadata_hb->set_custom_minimum_size(Size2(200, 20));
+	Label *l = memnew(Label);
+	l->set_text(TTR("Create VCS metadata files for:"));
+	metadata_hb->add_child(l);
+	metadata_selection = memnew(OptionButton);
+	metadata_selection->set_custom_minimum_size(Size2(100, 20));
+	metadata_selection->add_item("None", (int)EditorVCSInterface::VCSMetadata::NONE);
+	metadata_selection->add_item("Git", (int)EditorVCSInterface::VCSMetadata::GIT);
+	metadata_selection->select((int)EditorVCSInterface::VCSMetadata::GIT);
+	metadata_dialog->get_ok_button()->connect("pressed", callable_mp(this, &VersionControlEditorPlugin::_create_vcs_metadata_files));
+	metadata_hb->add_child(metadata_selection);
+	metadata_vb->add_child(metadata_hb);
+	l = memnew(Label);
+	l->set_text(TTR("Existing VCS metadata files will be overwritten."));
+	metadata_vb->add_child(l);
+	metadata_dialog->add_child(metadata_vb);
+
 	set_up_dialog = memnew(AcceptDialog);
 	set_up_dialog->set_title(TTR("Set Up Version Control"));
 	set_up_dialog->set_min_size(Size2(400, 100));

editor/plugins/version_control_editor_plugin.h

@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ private:
 	List<StringName> available_addons;
 
 	PopupMenu *version_control_actions;
+	ConfirmationDialog *metadata_dialog;
+	OptionButton *metadata_selection;
 	AcceptDialog *set_up_dialog;
 	VBoxContainer *set_up_vbc;
 	HBoxContainer *set_up_hbc;
@@ -98,6 +100,7 @@ private:
 	RichTextLabel *diff;
 
 	void _populate_available_vcs_names();
+	void _create_vcs_metadata_files();
 	void _selected_a_vcs(int p_id);
 	void _initialize_vcs();
 	void _send_commit_msg();
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ protected:
 public:
 	static VersionControlEditorPlugin *get_singleton();
 
+	void popup_vcs_metadata_dialog();
 	void popup_vcs_set_up_dialog(const Control *p_gui_base);
 	void set_version_control_tool_button(Button *p_button) { version_control_dock_button = p_button; }
 

editor/project_manager.cpp

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "core/string/translation.h"
 #include "core/version.h"
 #include "core/version_hash.gen.h"
+#include "editor/editor_vcs_interface.h"
 #include "editor_scale.h"
 #include "editor_settings.h"
 #include "editor_themes.h"
@@ -66,19 +67,19 @@ public:
 		MODE_NEW,
 		MODE_IMPORT,
 		MODE_INSTALL,
-		MODE_RENAME
+		MODE_RENAME,
 	};
 
 private:
 	enum MessageType {
 		MESSAGE_ERROR,
 		MESSAGE_WARNING,
-		MESSAGE_SUCCESS
+		MESSAGE_SUCCESS,
 	};
 
 	enum InputType {
 		PROJECT_PATH,
-		INSTALL_PATH
+		INSTALL_PATH,
 	};
 
 	Mode mode;
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ private:
 	Container *path_container;
 	Container *install_path_container;
 	Container *rasterizer_container;
+	HBoxContainer *default_files_container;
 	Ref<ButtonGroup> rasterizer_button_group;
 	Label *msg;
 	LineEdit *project_path;
@@ -98,6 +100,8 @@ private:
 	TextureRect *install_status_rect;
 	FileDialog *fdialog;
 	FileDialog *fdialog_install;
+	OptionButton *vcs_metadata_selection;
+	CheckBox *create_default_environment;
 	String zip_path;
 	String zip_title;
 	AcceptDialog *dialog_error;
@@ -477,28 +481,34 @@ private:
 					initial_settings["rendering/vulkan/rendering/back_end"] = rasterizer_button_group->get_pressed_button()->get_meta(SNAME("driver_name"));
 					initial_settings["application/config/name"] = project_name->get_text().strip_edges();
 					initial_settings["application/config/icon"] = "res://icon.png";
-					initial_settings["rendering/environment/defaults/default_environment"] = "res://default_env.tres";
+
+					if (create_default_environment->is_pressed()) {
+						initial_settings["rendering/environment/defaults/default_environment"] = "res://default_env.tres";
+					}
 
 					if (ProjectSettings::get_singleton()->save_custom(dir.plus_file("project.godot"), initial_settings, Vector<String>(), false) != OK) {
 						set_message(TTR("Couldn't create project.godot in project path."), MESSAGE_ERROR);
 					} else {
 						ResourceSaver::save(dir.plus_file("icon.png"), create_unscaled_default_project_icon());
-
-						FileAccess *f = FileAccess::open(dir.plus_file("default_env.tres"), FileAccess::WRITE);
-						if (!f) {
-							set_message(TTR("Couldn't create project.godot in project path."), MESSAGE_ERROR);
-						} else {
-							f->store_line("[gd_resource type=\"Environment\" load_steps=2 format=3]");
-							f->store_line("");
-							f->store_line("[sub_resource type=\"Sky\" id=\"1\"]");
-							f->store_line("");
-							f->store_line("[resource]");
-							f->store_line("background_mode = 2");
-							f->store_line("sky = SubResource( \"1\" )");
-							memdelete(f);
+						FileAccess *f;
+						if (create_default_environment->is_pressed()) {
+							f = FileAccess::open(dir.plus_file("default_env.tres"), FileAccess::WRITE);
+							if (!f) {
+								set_message(TTR("Couldn't create default_env.tres in project path."), MESSAGE_ERROR);
+							} else {
+								f->store_line("[gd_resource type=\"Environment\" load_steps=2 format=2]");
+								f->store_line("");
+								f->store_line("[sub_resource type=\"Sky\" id=\"1\"]");
+								f->store_line("");
+								f->store_line("[resource]");
+								f->store_line("background_mode = 2");
+								f->store_line("sky = SubResource( \"1\" )");
+								memdelete(f);
+							}
 						}
-					}
 
+						EditorVCSInterface::create_vcs_metadata_files(EditorVCSInterface::VCSMetadata(vcs_metadata_selection->get_selected()), dir);
+					}
 				} else if (mode == MODE_INSTALL) {
 					if (project_path->get_text().ends_with(".zip")) {
 						dir = install_path->get_text();
@@ -693,6 +703,7 @@ public:
 			install_path_container->hide();
 			install_status_rect->hide();
 			rasterizer_container->hide();
+			default_files_container->hide();
 			get_ok_button()->set_disabled(false);
 
 			ProjectSettings *current = memnew(ProjectSettings);
@@ -744,6 +755,7 @@ public:
 				name_container->hide();
 				install_path_container->hide();
 				rasterizer_container->hide();
+				default_files_container->hide();
 				project_path->grab_focus();
 
 			} else if (mode == MODE_NEW) {
@@ -752,6 +764,7 @@ public:
 				name_container->show();
 				install_path_container->hide();
 				rasterizer_container->show();
+				default_files_container->show();
 				project_name->call_deferred(SNAME("grab_focus"));
 				project_name->call_deferred(SNAME("select_all"));
 
@@ -762,6 +775,7 @@ public:
 				name_container->show();
 				install_path_container->hide();
 				rasterizer_container->hide();
+				default_files_container->hide();
 				project_path->grab_focus();
 			}
 
@@ -904,6 +918,25 @@ public:
 		l->set_modulate(Color(1, 1, 1, 0.7));
 		rasterizer_container->add_child(l);
 
+		default_files_container = memnew(HBoxContainer);
+		vb->add_child(default_files_container);
+		l = memnew(Label);
+		l->set_text(TTR("Version Control Metadata:"));
+		default_files_container->add_child(l);
+		vcs_metadata_selection = memnew(OptionButton);
+		vcs_metadata_selection->set_custom_minimum_size(Size2(100, 20));
+		vcs_metadata_selection->add_item("None", (int)EditorVCSInterface::VCSMetadata::NONE);
+		vcs_metadata_selection->add_item("Git", (int)EditorVCSInterface::VCSMetadata::GIT);
+		vcs_metadata_selection->select((int)EditorVCSInterface::VCSMetadata::GIT);
+		default_files_container->add_child(vcs_metadata_selection);
+		Control *spacer = memnew(Control);
+		spacer->set_h_size_flags(Control::SIZE_EXPAND_FILL);
+		default_files_container->add_child(spacer);
+		create_default_environment = memnew(CheckBox);
+		create_default_environment->set_text("Create Default Environment");
+		create_default_environment->set_pressed(true);
+		default_files_container->add_child(create_default_environment);
+
 		fdialog = memnew(FileDialog);
 		fdialog->set_access(FileDialog::ACCESS_FILESYSTEM);
 		fdialog_install = memnew(FileDialog);