copy_files_with_regex

Copies files from one part of the codebase to another based on regex patterns. This tool retains the original file at its original path.

Arguments

Name	Type	Description	Required
regex_patterns	array	The regex patterns used to find files that should be staged for moving.
destination_directory	string	The directory to copy the files to.
working_directory	string	The working directory to start the search from. Default is the root of the codebase.
exclude_directories	array	Directories to exclude from the search.
overwrite	boolean	If the file already exists in the new location, should it be overwritten? Default is False.
max_depth	number	The maximum depth to search for files in the codebase. Default is 10.
invert_selection	boolean	Invert the search to exclude files that match the patterns.
cached_file_paths	array	Cached array of file paths. If present, will directly copy this array of files into the new codebase.
limit	number	Limit the amount of results returned.

Returns

Type	Description
array	List of relative paths to files that were copied over.

Example

- name: copy_files_with_regex
  arguments:
    regex_patterns: ['*.py', '*.md']
    destination_directory: 'src'
    overwrite: true
  returns: ['README.md', 'main.py']