1 files changed, 27 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/doSmart.go b/doSmart.go
index 7ac902f..1f32138 100644
--- a/doSmart.go
+++ b/doSmart.go
@@ -8,45 +8,62 @@ import (
 // this will make go.mod and go.sum files, but you have to
 // have the files in .gitignore for now
 func doSmart(repo *gitpb.Repo) error {
+	// erase the go.mod and go.sum files
+	eraseGoMod(repo)
+
 	// if the repo has go.mod in the repo...
 	if err := repo.RepoIgnoresGoMod(); err != nil {
+		if repo.ParseGoSum() {
+			return nil
+		}
 		log.Info("go-mod-clean can not run on this repo", repo.GetGoPath())
 		log.Info("go.mod and go.sum must be git metadata to continue")
-		repo.ParseGoSum()
+		// return nil
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// erase the go.mod and go.sum files
-	eraseGoMod(repo)
-
 	// try to restore from the git metadata
 	cname := repo.GetCurrentBranchName()
 	if err := repo.AutogenRestore(cname); err == nil {
 		log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "files were restored ok from git metadata (notes)")
-		configSave = true
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// attempt to restore from ~/go/pkg/mod/
 	if err := restoreFromGoPkg(repo); err == nil {
-		configSave = true
+		log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "files were restored ok ~/go/mod/")
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// actually will re-create go.sum and go.mod now
 	if err := redoGoMod(repo); err != nil {
-		return err
+		log.Info(repo.GetGoPath(), "the files were restored with redoGoMod()")
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// the first time, it'll attempt to fix some stuff
 	cleanGoDepsCheckOk(repo)
 	// try to trim junk
 	if err := trimGoSum(repo); err != nil {
-		return err
+	}
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
+		return nil
 	}
 	repo.ParseGoSum()
 
-	// everything worked more or less
-	configSave = true
+	if repo.Exists("go.mod") {
+		return nil
+	}
+	// last chance. just run go mod init
+	repo.RunVerbose([]string{"go", "mod", "init"})
+
 	return nil
 }