Add initialize_with_readme to project

gitlab/resource_gitlab_project.go

@@ -50,6 +50,16 @@ var resourceGitLabProjectSchema = map[string]*schema.Schema{
 				return true
 			}
 
+			// Once the initialize_with_readme attribute is set to true, Gitlab creates
+			// a master branch and sets it as default. If the Gitlab project resource
+			// doesn't have default_branch attribute specified, Terraform will
+			// force "master" => "" on the next run.
+			if v, ok := d.GetOk("initialize_with_readme"); ok {
+				if new == "" && v == true {
+					return true
+				}
+			}
+
 			return old == new
 		},
 	},
@@ -161,6 +171,10 @@ var resourceGitLabProjectSchema = map[string]*schema.Schema{
 		Optional:    true,
 		Default:     false,
 	},
+	"initialize_with_readme": {
+		Type:     schema.TypeBool,
+		Optional: true,
+	},
 }
 
 func resourceGitlabProject() *schema.Resource {
@@ -260,6 +274,11 @@ func resourceGitlabProjectCreate(d *schema.ResourceData, meta interface{}) error
 		setProperties = append(setProperties, "tags")
 	}
 
+	if v, ok := d.GetOk("initialize_with_readme"); ok {
+		options.InitializeWithReadme = gitlab.Bool(v.(bool))
+		setProperties = append(setProperties, "initialize_with_readme")
+	}
+
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] create gitlab project %q", *options.Name)
 
 	project, _, err := client.Projects.CreateProject(options)

website/docs/r/project.html.markdown

@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ The following arguments are supported:
 
 * `archived` - (Optional) Whether the project is in read-only mode (archived). Repositories can be archived/unarchived by toggling this parameter.
 
+* `initialize_with_readme` - (Optional) Create master branch with first commit containing a README.md file.
+
 ## Attributes Reference
 
 The following additional attributes are exported: