copier-org/copier v7.1.0

v7.1.0 (2023-04-07)

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Feat

• include git in flake app
• support preserving symlinks when copying templates (#938)
• allow imports in inline templates (#986)
• properly support update in repo subdirectory (#1069)
• allow templating _answers_file setting (#1027)
• let answers file exist in a subdirectory
• validate answers given via CLI/API
• exclude nothing by default when using subdirectory
• add native OS directory separator variable in _copier_conf.sep to allow generating
  dynamic directory structures
• nix support

Fix

• include dirty local changes when copying HEAD
• require answer for questions without default value (#958)
• cleanup: don't clean up local template in parent folder
• delete conditionally created file when answer changes (#982)
• properly support diffs over updates with new interactive answers
• ignore Git hooks during project update (#1066)
• properly support diffs over updates with new answers
• skip tasks in pretend mode (#970)
• parse CLI data using question's answer parser
• don't set YAML !include constructor globally (#947)
• cli: use --conflict flag only in copier update subcommand
• ignore template repo tags that aren't valid PEP 440 versions
• --skip option was ignored (#966)
• Remove useless is_dir check
• don't attempt to render a file if its name is empty
• warn users against using shallow clones as template source

Refactor

• tests: remove unknown timeout marker
• deduplicate code
• remove unused method argument
• simplify casting boolean question settings
• remove useless code related to not asking a question
• typing: use Mapping instead of ChainMap type
• move unrelated code out of try-except block
• inline: smarter inline conflict markers algorithm