posit-dev / posit-dev/rsconnect-python

quarto: default name should default to directory name when using index.qmd

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Description

mkdir VeryInteresting
cd VeryInteresting
echo "very interesting" > index.qmd
rsconnect deploy quarto index.qmd

The content name should default to "VeryInteresting" rather than "index".

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the documented rsconnect deploy quarto index.qmd command in a directory named VeryInteresting, then trace the Quarto deployment path that determines the content name. Done means an index.qmd deployment defaults its content name to the containing directory rather than index.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Clearly specified
Newbie friendliness
62/100

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