Add copier template

.github/dependabot.yml

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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"

.github/workflows/dependabot-prs.yml

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+name: Add dependabot PRs to flash reviews
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - labeled
+
+jobs:
+  add_flash_review:
+    name: Add dependabot PRs to flash reviews
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v2.0.0
+        with:
+          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/ISISComputingGroup/projects/17
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_TOKEN }}
+          labeled: dependencies
+          label-operator: OR

.github/workflows/test-template.yml

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+name: Test copier template
+on: [push, workflow_call]
+
+jobs:
+  test-copier-template:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: install copier
+        run: uv tool install copier
+      - name: expand template
+        run: copier copy --defaults --data-file test_project.yml --vcs-ref=HEAD . /tmp/expanded_template
+      - name: Git init in generated project
+        run: git init .
+        working-directory: /tmp/expanded_template
+      - name: Make venv in generated project
+        run: uv sync --extra dev
+        working-directory: /tmp/expanded_template
+      - name: Run pytest in generated project
+        run: uv run pytest
+        working-directory: /tmp/expanded_template
+      - name: Run ruff format check in generated project
+        run: uv run ruff format --check
+        working-directory: /tmp/expanded_template
+      - name: Run ruff check in generated project
+        run: uv run ruff check
+        working-directory: /tmp/expanded_template
+      - name: Run pyright in generated project
+        run: uv run pyright
+        working-directory: /tmp/expanded_template
+      - name: Build docs in generated project
+        run: uv run sphinx-build doc _build
+        working-directory: /tmp/expanded_template

LICENSE

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-BSD 2-Clause License
+BSD 3-Clause License
 
 Copyright (c) 2026, ISIS Experiment Controls Computing
 
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    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
    and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
+   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+   this software without specific prior written permission.
+
 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
 AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
 IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE

README.md

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+# Python Copier template
+
+This is a template, for use by [copier](https://copier.readthedocs.io/en/stable/), which creates or updates python
+repositories to our standard layout.
+
+See the [copier documentation](https://copier.readthedocs.io/en/stable/) for details of how to use this template.
+
+## Creating a repository
+
+Assume that a blank new repository, `my_project`, is checked out:
+- Run `uv tool install copier`
+- Run `copier copy https://github.com/ISISComputingGroup/copier_template.git ./my_project`
+
+Or, clone and use the template locally:
+- Run `copier copy ./copier_template ./my_project`
+- Answer the prompts
+- `git commit` the resulting structure into `my_project`
+
+## Updating a generated repository
+
+- Run `copier update ./my_project`
+
+## Developing the template itself
+
+Run copier as normal pointed at the locally-checked out copy, but use the `--vcs-ref=HEAD` flag to force copier to use the most recent local commit.
+rather than a tagged version.
+
+CI runs in *this* repository to check that copier can successfully instantiate the template in this repo.

copier.yml

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+_subdirectory: template
+
+project_name:
+    type: str
+    help: What is your project name (user-friendly string)?
+project_short_description:
+    type: str
+    help: A short one-sentence description of this project
+    validator: >-
+        {% if not project_short_description.strip() %}
+        Description must not be empty.
+        {% elif '\n' in project_short_description %}
+        Description must be a single line.
+        {% elif not project_short_description[0].isupper() %}
+        Description must start with a capital letter.
+        {% elif not project_short_description.endswith('.') %}
+        Description must end with a full stop.
+        {% endif %}
+module_name:
+    type: str
+    help: What is your Python module name?
+    validator: >-
+        {% if not module_name | regex_search('^[a-z][a-z0-9_]+$') %}
+        Must be a valid Python module name
+        {% endif %}
+github_org_name:
+    type: str
+    help: GitHub organisation name
+    default: ISISComputingGroup
+github_repo_name:
+    type: str
+    help: GitHub repository name
+publish_to_pypi:
+    type: bool
+    help: Should this project be set up to publish to (public) pypi?
+doc_theme_colour:
+    type: str
+    help: Theme colour for documentation
+    validator: >-
+        {% if not doc_theme_colour | regex_search('^#[0-9A-Fa-f]{6}$') %}
+        Must be a 6-digit hex colour including the leading '#', e.g. #7D7D7D.
+        {% endif %}
+ci_os_platforms:
+    type: yaml
+    help: Operating systems to test in CI
+    default: ["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest"]
+ci_python_versions:
+    type: yaml
+    help: Python versions to test in CI
+    default: ["3.12", "3.13", "3.14"]
+
+_message_after_copy: |
+    Your project "{{ project_name }}" has been created successfully!
+
+    Remember to:
+    - git init .
+    - git push
+    - Create a new branch for your next feature

template/.github/dependabot.yml

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+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "monthly"

template/.github/release.yml

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+changelog:
+  exclude:
+    labels:
+      - Semver-Ignore
+  categories:
+    - title: Breaking Changes
+      labels:
+        - Semver-Major
+    - title: New Features
+      labels:
+        - Semver-Minor
+    - title: Bug Fixes
+      labels:
+        - Semver-Patch
+    - title: Other Changes
+      labels:
+        - Semver-Docs
+        - "*"

template/.github/workflows/Lint-and-test.yml.jinja

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+name: Lint-and-test
+on: [push, workflow_call]
+jobs:
+  tests:
+    runs-on: ${{ '{{' }} matrix.os {{ '}}' }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: {{ ci_os_platforms | tojson }}
+        version: {{ ci_python_versions | tojson }}
+      fail-fast: false
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ '{{' }} matrix.version {{ '}}' }}
+      - name: install requirements
+        run: uv sync --extra lint --extra test
+      - name: run ruff check
+        run: uv run ruff check
+      - name: run ruff format --check
+        run: uv run ruff format --check
+      - name: run pyright
+        run: uv run pyright
+      - name: run pytest
+        run: uv run pytest
+  results:
+    if: ${{ '{{' }} always() {{ '}}' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Final Results
+    needs: [tests]
+    steps:
+    - run: exit 1
+      # see https://stackoverflow.com/a/67532120/4907315
+      if: >-
+          ${{ '{{' }}
+               contains(needs.*.result, 'failure')
+            || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')
+          {{ '}}' }}

template/.github/workflows/check_pr_has_label.yml

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+name: Check PR has release labels
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - synchronize
+      - labeled
+      - unlabeled
+
+jobs:
+  has_label:
+    name: Check PR has release labels
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - run: |
+          echo "PR does not have a release label."
+          exit 1
+        if: |
+          !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Semver-Patch') &&
+          !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Semver-Major') &&
+          !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Semver-Minor') &&
+          !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Semver-Docs') &&
+          !contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'Semver-Ignore')

template/.github/workflows/dependabot-prs.yml

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+name: Add dependabot PRs to flash reviews
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - opened
+      - reopened
+      - labeled
+
+jobs:
+  add_flash_review:
+    name: Add dependabot PRs to flash reviews
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/add-to-project@v2.0.0
+        with:
+          project-url: https://github.com/orgs/ISISComputingGroup/projects/17
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.PROJECT_TOKEN }}
+          labeled: dependencies
+          label-operator: OR

template/.github/workflows/documentation.yml

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+name: sphinx
+
+on: [push, workflow_call]
+
+jobs:
+  docs:
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v7
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.14"
+      - name: install requirements
+        run: uv sync --extra doc
+      - name: Sphinx build
+        run: uv run sphinx-build -E -a -W --keep-going doc _build
+      - name: run spellcheck
+        run: uv run sphinx-build -E -a -W --keep-going -b spelling doc _build
+      - name: Upload artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v7
+        with:
+          name: documentation
+          path: |
+            _build
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 7
+      - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
+        uses: peaceiris/actions-gh-pages@v3
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
+        with:
+          publish_branch: gh-pages
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          publish_dir: _build/
+          force_orphan: true

template/.github/workflows/lint-and-test-nightly.yml

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+name: lint-and-test-nightly
+on:
+  schedule:
+    - cron: "18 23 * * *"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  lint-and-test-nightly:
+    uses: ./.github/workflows/Lint-and-test.yml