Contributions

This project hinges on an updated cookiecutters database. Unfortunately that's quite time-consuming. So new templates might not find their way in here - without feedback/submissions from authors.

Not sure if there's enough interest, but this would require either automating the database build, or providing a submission API. Or both.

Automation

• There's the dev/ scripts as basis.
• Ideally it would be rewritten to also support BitBucket/GitLab/Launchpad/Sourceforge/etc.
  • The lack of common API is a real showstopper though.
  • (I don't blame GitHub alone.)
  • And obviously there's no library that interfaces with all alike.
  • Big hosters also seem to believe everyone appreciates registritis and OAuth tokens.
• Wouldn't be too difficult to bring this into the GUI however. (Though it takes around half an hour to collect project repositories on GH.)

Submit API

• It might be easiest to query individual projects, and just provide a submission endpoint.
• The fossil repository is SQLite-based, so would allow nearby storage.
• Albeit you would still need a moderation step, rather than automatic updates for the main uidata.json.
• Or possibly just use the fossil ticket or forum feature.
  • In which case, you could help out by reviewing/approving tickets.

Join

• If interested, register a repository account here (no email necessary).
• But send me a mail for developer elevation (See LICENSE);
• Read up on fossil usage.
• It's significantly easier than git, and you can't easily break things.

Manual submissions

For now: you can send in a full JSON blob per email (see LICENSE), if you want your template be updated or added.