Customize folders to be git-ignored

[fabiofortkamp]

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I do not always agree with DrWatson's default options for the .gitignore file. I extensively use Quarto notebooks, which are leightweight enough to be included in version control, and my data files usually are small CSV and text files that can be included in the repository, so that everything is ready when the project is clone. So I always have to exclude the notebooks and data folders in the .gitignore file.

Describe the solution you'd like
I think that this file could be customized during project creation.

I actually have a working solution that modifies the initialize_project function with a new keyword option that accepts a vector of folders to be ignored (the default is everything that is currently in .gitignore). Should I submit a PR?

Describe alternatives you've considered
I guess the alternative would be to comply with the expected behavior and create a script to download the data files and host the notebooks in some external services, calling the functions in the DrWatson project I'm developing. For my small projects, this seems more trouble that it's worth.

[Datseris]

I actually have a working solution that modifies the initialize_project function with a new keyword option that accepts a vector of folders to be ignored (the default is everything that is currently in .gitignore). Should I submit a PR?

yes please, this seems to me a valid and straightforward improvement!

[Datseris]

Describe alternatives you've considered
I guess the alternative would be to comply with the expected behavior and create a script to download the data files and host the notebooks in some external services, calling the functions in the DrWatson project I'm developing. For my small projects, this seems more trouble that it's worth.

Modifying the .gitignore file seems like a much simpler alternative to this, but in any case allowing this at project construction is even better.