New template for starting a release

priv/templates/init-release.template

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{description, "OTP Release structure for executable programs"}.
+{variables, [
+    {name, "{{root_name}}", "Name of the OTP release. An app with this name will also be created."},
+    {desc, "An OTP application", "Short description of the release's main app's purpose"}
+]}.
+{template, "sys.config", "config/sys.config"}.
+{template, "vm.args", "config/vm.args"}.
+{message, "Add relx configuration to rebar.config:\n\n{relx, [{release, {{{root_name}}, \"0.1.0\"},
+         [{{name}},
+          sasl]},
+
+        {sys_config, \"./config/sys.config\"},
+        {vm_args, \"./config/vm.args\"},
+
+        {dev_mode, true},
+        {include_erts, false},
+
+        {extended_start_script, true}]
+}."}.

src/rebar_templater.erl

@@ -83,35 +83,40 @@ get_template_vars(TemplateTerms, State) ->
         {_, Value} -> Value;
         false -> []
     end,
-    override_vars(Vars, override_vars(global_variables(State), default_variables())).
+    override_vars(Vars, override_vars(global_variables(State), default_variables(State))).
 
 %% Provide a way to merge a set of variables with another one. The left-hand
 %% set of variables takes precedence over the right-hand set.
 %% In the case where left-hand variable description contains overriden defaults, but
 %% the right-hand one contains additional data such as documentation, the resulting
 %% variable description will contain the widest set of information possible.
-override_vars([], General) -> General;
-override_vars([{Var, Default} | Rest], General) ->
-    case lists:keytake(Var, 1, General) of
-        {value, {Var, _Default, Doc}, NewGeneral} ->
-            [{Var, Default, Doc} | override_vars(Rest, NewGeneral)];
-        {value, {Var, _Default}, NewGeneral} ->
-            [{Var, Default} | override_vars(Rest, NewGeneral)];
-        false ->
-            [{Var, Default} | override_vars(Rest, General)]
-    end;
-override_vars([{Var, Default, Doc} | Rest], General) ->
-    [{Var, Default, Doc} | override_vars(Rest, lists:keydelete(Var, 1, General))].
+override_vars(Vars, General) ->
+    {NewGeneral, VarsAcc} =
+      lists:foldl(fun({Var, Default}, {General1, Acc}) ->
+                    case lists:keytake(Var, 1, General1) of
+                        {value, {Var, _Default, Doc}, NewGeneral1} ->
+                            {NewGeneral1, [{Var, expand_path(Default, General1), Doc} | Acc]};
+                        {value, {Var, _Default}, NewGeneral1} ->
+                            {NewGeneral1, [{Var, expand_path(Default, General1)}]};
+                        false ->
+                            {General1, [{Var, expand_path(Default, General1)} | Acc]}
+                    end;
+                   ({Var, Default, Doc}, {General1, Acc}) ->
+                        {lists:keydelete(Var, 1, General1), [{Var, rebar_utils:to_list(render(Default, General1)), Doc} | Acc]}
+                end, {General, []}, Vars),
+    NewGeneral ++ VarsAcc.
 
 %% Default variables, generated dynamically.
-default_variables() ->
+default_variables(State) ->
+    RootName = filename:basename(filename:rootname(rebar_dir:root_dir(State))),
     {DefaultAuthor, DefaultEmail} = default_author_and_email(),
     {{Y,M,D},{H,Min,S}} = calendar:universal_time(),
     [{date, lists:flatten(io_lib:format("~4..0w-~2..0w-~2..0w",[Y,M,D]))},
      {datetime, lists:flatten(io_lib:format("~4..0w-~2..0w-~2..0wT~2..0w:~2..0w:~2..0w+00:00",[Y,M,D,H,Min,S]))},
      {author_name, DefaultAuthor},
      {author_email, DefaultEmail},
      {copyright_year, integer_to_list(Y)},
+     {root_name, RootName},
      {apps_dir, "apps", "Directory where applications will be created if needed"}].
 
 default_author_and_email() ->