From bf6b91fa1c68f79d3003b96a11737958e66b0aaf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Rifqi D. Panuluh" <rifqi.damar.ft21@mail.umy.ac.id>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 21:36:17 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] feat(documentclass): add fallback to default \maketitle when
 custom files missing

Add file existence checks for frontmatter templates with graceful
fallback to original \maketitle when frontmatter/maketitle.tex is
not found. Includes class warnings for missing files.
---
 latex/thesis.cls | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/latex/thesis.cls b/latex/thesis.cls
index ba200a7..b9cc05b 100644
--- a/latex/thesis.cls
+++ b/latex/thesis.cls
@@ -193,13 +193,26 @@
 
 
 % Redefine \maketitle
+% Save the original \maketitle before redefining it
+\let\original@maketitle\maketitle
+
 \renewcommand{\maketitle}{%
   \if@primarytitle
-    \input{frontmatter/maketitle}%
+    \IfFileExists{frontmatter/maketitle.tex}{%
+      \input{frontmatter/maketitle}%
+    }{%
+      % Fallback to original \maketitle
+      \ClassWarning{thesis.cls}{File frontmatter/maketitle.tex not found, using default maketitle}%
+      \original@maketitle
+    }%
   \fi
   \if@secondarytitle
     \clearpage
-    \input{frontmatter/maketitle_secondary}%
+    \IfFileExists{frontmatter/maketitle_secondary.tex}{%
+      \input{frontmatter/maketitle_secondary}%
+    }{%
+      \ClassWarning{thesis.cls}{File frontmatter/maketitle_secondary.tex not found, skipping}%
+    }%
   \fi
 }