Cookiecutter V2 Template Format Proposal

Contents:

• Introduction
• Format Proposal
  • Required Metadata Template Fields
    • name Field
    • cookiecutter_version Field
    • variables Field
    • The Minium Cookiecutter Template
  • Optional Metadata Template Fields
    • description Field (Optional)
    • version Field (Optional)
    • authors Field (Optional)
    • license Field (Optional)
    • keywords Field (Optional)
    • url Field (Optional)
    • Example Cookiecutter Template
  • Variables Array
    • Required Variable Fields
    • Optional Variable Fields
• Extra Context Overwrite Considerations
  • Overwrite Considerations Regarding ‘default’ & ‘choices’ Fields
    • Use Case #1 - Update ‘default’ field - ‘choices’ gets updated
    • Use Case #2 - Update ‘choices’ field - ‘default’ field gets updated
    • Use Case #3 - Update both ‘choices’ & ‘default’ fields
    • Use Case #4 - Update ‘default’ field, but its not in the ‘choices’ list
  • Special Overwrite Syntax for Renaming a Variable
  • Special Overwrite Syntax for Removing a Field from a Variable
• Document Repository
• Appendix

• Index