copiertv¶

📋 A generic validator for Copier templates. Instantiates templates with various preset answer files (variants) and runs configurable validation commands against the generated projects.

Key Features¶

Configurable validation commands: Define validation commands in a TOML configuration file. The tool is agnostic about what gets validated.
Configurable answers directory: Specify where variant answer files live. No hardcoded convention imposed.
Placeholder interpolation: Use {template_directory}, {project_directory}, {temporary_directory}, and {variant} in command args and working directories.
Copier Python API: Uses copier.run_copy directly instead of shelling out to a subprocess.
Configuration hierarchy: CLI arguments, per-project config, and per-user config (via emcd-appcore) with clear precedence.
Structured error handling: Domain-specific exceptions with Markdown rendering for terminal display.

Installation 📦¶

Method: Install Executable Script¶

Install via the uv tool command:

uv tool install copiertv

or, run directly with uvx:

uvx copiertv

Or, install via pipx:

pipx install copiertv

Method: Install Python Package¶

Install via uv pip command:

uv pip install copiertv

Or, install via pip:

pip install copiertv

Usage¶

Survey Variants¶

List available template variants (reads answers directory from configuration):

copiertv survey

Validate a Variant¶

Validate a template variant:

copiertv validate default

Preserve the generated project for inspection:

copiertv validate --preserve default

Configuration File¶

Create .auxiliary/configuration/copiertv/general.toml in your template repository:

[answers]
directory = "data/copier"

[[commands]]
args = ["hatch", "env", "prune"]

[[commands]]
args = ["hatch", "--env", "develop", "run", "make-all"]

[options]
preserve = false
unsafe = false

Commands support placeholder interpolation for paths:

[[commands]]
args = ["make", "check", "--source", "{project_directory}"]
cwd = "{template_directory}"

Available placeholders: {template_directory}, {project_directory}, {temporary_directory}, {variant}.

Contribution 🤝¶

Contribution to this project is welcome! However, it must follow the code of conduct for the project.

Please file bug reports and feature requests in the issue tracker or submit pull requests to improve the source code or documentation.

For development guidance and standards, please see the development guide.

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