git herocmd improvements

lib/develop/gittools/gittools_do.v

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import freeflowuniverse.herolib.core.pathlib
 import freeflowuniverse.herolib.ui.console
 import os
 
-pub const gitcmds = 'clone,commit,pull,push,delete,reload,list,edit,sourcetree,cd'
+pub const gitcmds = 'clone,commit,pull,push,delete,reload,list,edit,sourcetree,path,exists'
 
 @[params]
 pub struct ReposActionsArgs {
@@ -117,6 +117,20 @@ pub fn (mut gs GitStructure) do(args_ ReposActionsArgs) !string {
 		return ''
 	}
 
+	if args.cmd == 'exists' {
+		return gs.check_repos_exist(args)
+	}
+
+	if args.cmd == 'path' {
+		if repos.len == 0 {
+			return error('No repository found for path command')
+		}
+		if repos.len > 1 {
+			return error('Multiple repositories found for path command, please be more specific')
+		}
+		return repos[0].path()
+	}
+
 	// means we are on 1 repo
 	if args.cmd in 'sourcetree,edit'.split(',') {
 		if repos.len == 0 {

lib/develop/gittools/repository_clone.v

@@ -39,9 +39,18 @@ pub fn (mut gitstructure GitStructure) clone(args GitCloneArgs) !&GitRepo {
 	key_ := repo.cache_key()
 	gitstructure.repos[key_] = &repo
 
-	mut repopath := repo.patho()!
-	if repopath.exists() {
-		return error("can't clone on existing path, came from url, path found is ${repopath.path}.\n")
+	if repo.exists() {
+		console.print_green("Repository already exists at ${repo.path()}")
+		// Load the existing repository status
+		repo.load_internal() or {
+			console.print_debug('Could not load existing repository status: ${err}')
+		}
+		return &repo
+	}
+	
+	// Check if path exists but is not a git repository
+	if os.exists(repo.path()) {
+		return error("Path exists but is not a git repository: ${repo.path()}")
 	}
 
 	if args.sshkey.len > 0 {

lib/develop/gittools/repository_utils.v

@@ -163,3 +163,37 @@ pub fn (mut repo GitRepo) open_vscode() ! {
 	mut vs_code := vscode.new(path)
 	vs_code.open()!
 }
+
+// Check if repository exists at its expected path
+pub fn (repo GitRepo) exists() bool {
+	repo_path := repo.path()
+	if !os.exists(repo_path) {
+		return false
+	}
+	git_dir := os.join_path(repo_path, '.git')
+	return os.exists(git_dir)
+}
+
+// Check if any repositories exist based on filter criteria and return result for exists command
+pub fn (mut gs GitStructure) check_repos_exist(args ReposActionsArgs) !string {
+	repos := gs.get_repos(
+		filter:   args.filter
+		name:     args.repo
+		account:  args.account
+		provider: args.provider
+	)!
+	
+	if repos.len > 0 {
+		// Repository exists - print path and return success
+		if !args.script {
+			console.print_green('Repository exists: ${repos[0].path()}')
+		}
+		return repos[0].path()
+	} else {
+		// Repository doesn't exist - return error for exit code 1
+		if !args.script {
+			console.print_stderr('Repository not found')
+		}
+		return error('Repository not found')
+	}
+}