Run Cookiecutter just as if using it from the command line.

    :param template: A directory containing a project template directory,
        or a URL to a git repository.
    :param checkout: The branch, tag or commit ID to checkout after clone.
    :param no_input: Prompt the user at command line for manual configuration?
    :param extra_context: A dictionary of context that overrides default
        and user configuration.
    :param: overwrite_if_exists: Overwrite the contents of output directory
        if it exists
    :param output_dir: Where to output the generated project dir into.
    :param config_file: User configuration file path.
    :param default_config: Use default values rather than a config file.
    :param password: The password to use when extracting the repository.

def cookiecutter(
        template, checkout=None, no_input=False, extra_context=None,
        replay=False, overwrite_if_exists=False, output_dir='.',
        config_file=None, default_config=False, password=None):
    """
    Run Cookiecutter just as if using it from the command line.

    :param template: A directory containing a project template directory,
        or a URL to a git repository.
    :param checkout: The branch, tag or commit ID to checkout after clone.
    :param no_input: Prompt the user at command line for manual configuration?
    :param extra_context: A dictionary of context that overrides default
        and user configuration.
    :param: overwrite_if_exists: Overwrite the contents of output directory
        if it exists
    :param output_dir: Where to output the generated project dir into.
    :param config_file: User configuration file path.
    :param default_config: Use default values rather than a config file.
    :param password: The password to use when extracting the repository.
    """
    if replay and ((no_input is not False) or (extra_context is not None)):
        err_msg = (
            "You can not use both replay and no_input or extra_context "
            "at the same time."
        )
        raise InvalidModeException(err_msg)

    config_dict = get_user_config(
        config_file=config_file,
        default_config=default_config,
    )

    repo_dir, cleanup = determine_repo_dir(
        template=template,
        abbreviations=config_dict['abbreviations'],
        clone_to_dir=config_dict['cookiecutters_dir'],
        checkout=checkout,
        no_input=no_input,
        password=password
    )

    template_name = os.path.basename(os.path.abspath(repo_dir))

    if replay:
        context = load(config_dict['replay_dir'], template_name)
    else:
        context_file = os.path.join(repo_dir, 'cookiecutter.json')
        logger.debug('context_file is {}'.format(context_file))

        context = generate_context(
            context_file=context_file,
            default_context=config_dict['default_context'],
            extra_context=extra_context,
        )

        # prompt the user to manually configure at the command line.
        # except when 'no-input' flag is set
        context['cookiecutter'] = prompt_for_config(context, no_input)

        # include template dir or url in the context dict
        context['cookiecutter']['_template'] = template

        dump(config_dict['replay_dir'], template_name, context)

    # Create project from local context and project template.
    result = generate_files(
        repo_dir=repo_dir,
        context=context,
        overwrite_if_exists=overwrite_if_exists,
        output_dir=output_dir
    )

    # Cleanup (if required)
    if cleanup:
        rmtree(repo_dir)

    return result