cp tree path from 'assets/news' to 'data/news'

uitwww/__init__.py

@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
 # along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 import os
-
 import flask
+import shutil
 
 from . import actions
 from . import auth
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ from . import pages
 from . import redirects
 from . import utils
 from .src.news import news
+from .constants import BASE_DIR
 
 
 def create_app(data_path, debug=False):
@@ -92,6 +93,11 @@ def init_data_directory(data_path: str):
     for _dir in dirs:
         os.makedirs(os.path.join(data_path, _dir), exist_ok=True)
 
+    # Copy news tree dirs and file
+    ROOT_NEWS = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "assets/news")
+    NEWS_PATH = os.path.join(data_path, "news")
+    shutil.copytree(ROOT_NEWS, NEWS_PATH, dirs_exist_ok=True)
+
     # Initialize the cache
     static_dirs = {"static": "+assets"}
     for src, dest in static_dirs.items():