How to…

How to name a folder as a package name of the project ?
How to display a message after files’generation ?
How to run a set of commands after files’generation ?
How to import a sibling template ?
How to update existing json/yaml/toml content ?
How to retrieve value from existing json/yaml/toml content ?
How to made “ignore files” conditional ?
How to include a .git folder as part of the template ?
How to test my template ?
How to host template on github ?

How to name a folder as a package name of the project ?

Define a package_name variable with a sensible value (eg snake case of the project name).

variables:
  - name: project_name
    default_value: "{{ file_name ffizer_dst_folder }}"
  - name: package_name
    default_value: "{{ to_snake_case project_name }}"

And use it as name of the folder.

mkdir 'src/{{ package_name }}`

How to display a message after files’generation ?

in .ffizer.yaml

scripts:
  - message: |
      Thanks for using my awesome template.

How to run a set of commands after files’generation ?

in .ffizer.yaml

scripts:
  - cmd: |
      {{#if (eq (env_var "OS") "windows") }}
      echo Hello {{ who }}> file2.txt
      del file_to_delete.txt
      {{else}}
      echo "Hello {{ who }}" > file2.txt
      rm file_to_delete.txt
      {{/if}}

Having several entries under scripts with cmd is allowed.
Empty cmd after template rendering are ignored.
Each cmd block is displayed to the user to confirm if (s)he accepts to run it or not.

How to import a sibling template ?

If your git repository host several templates, one template can import a sibling template by specifying the absolute value or by using built-in variables

imports:
  - uri: "{{ ffizer_src_uri }}"
    rev: "{{ ffizer_src_rev }}"
    subfolder: "template_2"