removePackages function

Future<void> removePackages(String pubspecPath, List<String> packagesToRemove)

Removes the specified packages from the 'dependencies' section of pubspec.yaml.

Creates a backup of the original pubspec.yaml before modifying.

Implementation

Future<void> removePackages(String pubspecPath, List<String> packagesToRemove) async {
  final pubspecFile = File(pubspecPath);
  final pubspecContent = await pubspecFile.readAsString();

  // Create a backup
  await pubspecFile.copy('$pubspecPath.bak');

  try {
    final editor = YamlEditor(pubspecContent);

    // Remove each package individually instead of replacing the entire dependencies section
    for (final package in packagesToRemove) {
      try {
        editor.remove(['dependencies', package]);
        print('Removed package: $package');
      } catch (e) {
        print('Could not remove package $package: ${e.toString()}');
      }
    }

    // Write the modified content back to pubspec.yaml
    await pubspecFile.writeAsString(editor.toString());
    print('Successfully updated pubspec.yaml');
  } catch (e) {
    // If there was an error, restore the backup
    final backupFile = File('$pubspecPath.bak');
    if (await backupFile.exists()) {
      await backupFile.copy(pubspecPath);
      print('Error occurred: ${e.toString()}');
      print('Restored pubspec.yaml from backup');
    }
    rethrow;
  }
}