Fix https://github.com/kataras/iris/issues/237

context.go

@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ func (ctx *Context) RequestHeader(k string) string {
 
 // PostFormValue returns a single value from post request's data
 func (ctx *Context) PostFormValue(name string) string {
-	return string(ctx.RequestCtx.PostArgs().Peek(name))
+	return string(ctx.FormValue(name))
 }
 
 // PostFormMulti returns a slice of string from post request's data

iris/create.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -21,23 +22,41 @@ var (
 	packagesInstallDir = utils.AssetsDirectory + utils.PathSeparator + "iris-command-assets" + utils.PathSeparator
 )
 
+func isValidInstallDir(targetDir string) bool {
+	// https://github.com/kataras/iris/issues/237
+	gopath := os.Getenv("GOPATH")
+	// remove the last ;/: for any case before the split
+	if idxLSep := strings.IndexByte(gopath, os.PathListSeparator); idxLSep == len(gopath)-1 {
+		gopath = gopath[0 : len(gopath)-2]
+	}
+
+	// check if we have more than one gopath
+	gopaths := strings.Split(gopath, string(os.PathListSeparator))
+	// the package MUST be installed only inside a valid gopath, if not then print an error to the user.
+	for _, gpath := range gopaths {
+		if strings.HasPrefix(targetDir, gpath+utils.PathSeparator) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func create(flags cli.Flags) (err error) {
 
+	targetDir, err := filepath.Abs(flags.String("dir"))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	if !isValidInstallDir(targetDir) {
+		printer.Dangerf("\nPlease make sure you are targeting a directory inside $GOPATH, type iris -h for help.")
+		return
+	}
+
 	if !utils.DirectoryExists(packagesInstallDir) || !flags.Bool("offline") {
 		downloadPackages()
 	}
 
-	targetDir := flags.String("dir")
-
-	// remove first and last / if any
-	if strings.HasPrefix(targetDir, "./") || strings.HasPrefix(targetDir, "."+utils.PathSeparator) {
-		targetDir = targetDir[2:]
-	}
-	if targetDir[len(targetDir)-1] == '/' {
-		targetDir = targetDir[0 : len(targetDir)-1]
-	}
-	//
-
 	createPackage(flags.String("type"), targetDir)
 	return
 }
@@ -66,7 +85,7 @@ func downloadPackages() {
 }
 
 func createPackage(packageName string, targetDir string) error {
-	installTo := os.Getenv("GOPATH") + utils.PathSeparator + "src" + utils.PathSeparator + targetDir
+	installTo := targetDir // os.Getenv("GOPATH") + utils.PathSeparator + "src" + utils.PathSeparator + targetDir
 
 	packageDir := packagesInstallDir + utils.PathSeparator + packageName
 	err := utils.CopyDir(packageDir, installTo)
@@ -85,9 +104,9 @@ func createPackage(packageName string, targetDir string) error {
 		printer.Warningf("Error while preparing main file: %#v", err)
 	}
 
-	output := strings.Replace(string(input), "github.com/iris-contrib/iris-command-assets/"+packageName+"/", targetDir+"/", -1)
+	output := strings.Replace(string(input), "github.com/iris-contrib/iris-command-assets/"+packageName+"/", filepath.Base(targetDir)+"/", -1)
 
-	err = ioutil.WriteFile(mainFile, []byte(output), 0644)
+	err = ioutil.WriteFile(mainFile, []byte(output), 0777)
 	if err != nil {
 		printer.Warningf("Error while preparing main file: %#v", err)
 	}

iris/main.go

@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ package main
 import (
 	"os"
 
-	_ "syscall"
-
-	"strings"
-
 	"github.com/kataras/cli"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris"
 	"github.com/kataras/iris/config"
@@ -33,10 +29,6 @@ func init() {
 		workingDir = d
 	}
 
-	// defaultInstallDir is the default directory which the create will copy and run the package when finish downloading
-	// it's just the last path part of the workingDir
-	defaultInstallDir := workingDir[strings.LastIndexByte(workingDir, os.PathSeparator)+1:]
-
 	// init the cli app
 	app = cli.NewApp("iris", "Command line tool for Iris web framework", Version)
 	// version command
@@ -45,7 +37,7 @@ func init() {
 	// create command/-/create.go
 	createCmd := cli.Command("create", "create a project to a given directory").
 		Flag("offline", false, "set to true to disable the packages download on each create command").
-		Flag("dir", defaultInstallDir, "$GOPATH/src/$dir the directory to install the sample package").
+		Flag("dir", workingDir, "$GOPATH/src/$dir the directory to install the sample package").
 		Flag("type", "basic", "creates a project based on the -t package. Currently, available types are 'basic' & 'static'").
 		Action(create)
 

iris/run.go

@@ -16,14 +16,16 @@ func runAndWatch(flags cli.Flags) error {
 	}
 	programPath := os.Args[2]
 
-	/*project := rizla.NewProject(programPath)
+	/*
+		project := rizla.NewProject(programPath)
 		project.Name = "IRIS"
 		project.AllowReloadAfter = time.Duration(3) * time.Second
+		project.Out = rizla.NewPrinter(os.Stdout)
+		project.Err = rizla.NewPrinter(os.Stderr)
 		rizla.Add(project)
 
-	rizla.Out = os.Stdout
-	rizla.Err = os.Stderr
-	rizla.Run()*/
+		rizla.Run()
+	*/
 	// or just do that:
 
 	rizla.Run(programPath)