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CMakeLists.txt

@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ install(FILES src/dropshell-completion.bash
     DESTINATION /etc/bash_completion.d
     RENAME dropshell
 )
+
+# Install templates
+install(DIRECTORY templates/
+    DESTINATION /opt/dropshell/templates
+)

src/config.cpp

@@ -78,11 +78,17 @@ void init_user_directory(const std::string& path) {
     // Convert to absolute path
     fs::path abs_path = fs::absolute(path);
     
-    // Create directory if it doesn't exist
+    // The directory must exist
     if (!fs::exists(abs_path)) {
         throw std::runtime_error("The user directory does not exist: " + abs_path.string());
     }
 
+    // create the servers subdirectory if it doesn't exist
+    fs::path servers_dir = abs_path / "servers";
+    if (!fs::exists(servers_dir)) {
+        fs::create_directories(servers_dir);
+    }
+
     // Update config file
     std::string config_path;
     if (!get_config_path(config_path)) {

src/templates.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#include "dropshell.hpp"
+

src/templates.hpp

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+class template_info {
+    public:
+        std::string name;
+        std::string path;
+};
+
+// templates are stored in two locations:
+// 1. /opt/dropshell/templates
+// 2. CONFIG_DIR/usertemplates (if it exists)
+//  we aggregate the templates from both locations and return them in the order of priority.
+//  if a template exists in both locations, the one in the user directory takes precedence.
+//  the template name is just the subfolder name in the templates directory.
+//  the template path is the path of that subfolder.
+class template_manager {
+    public:
+        template_manager();
+        ~template_manager();
+
+        bool get_templates(std::vector<template_info>& templates);
+        bool get_template_info(const std::string& name, template_info& info);        
+};