Add a git commit message global template

Displays line limits to help ensure consistent commit messages.
bencromwell · Apr 1, 2017 · 3eb18e0 · 3eb18e0
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diff --git a/git/files/gitmessage b/git/files/gitmessage
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+
+# First thing's first: your <= 50 char summary ##
+########################################### c50 ↑
+
+# Write your description below this block ####################### c72 ↓
+# Explain the problem that this commit is solving. Focus on why you are
+# making this change as opposed to how (the code explains that).
+# Are there side effects or other unintuitive consequences of this
+# change? Here's the place to explain them.
+##################################################################### ↓
+
diff --git a/git/tasks/main.yml b/git/tasks/main.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
     src: gitignore.j2
     dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.gitignore"
 
+- name: Splat in the git commit message template
+  copy:
+    src: gitmessage
+    dest: "{{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.gitmessage"
+
 #- name: Add git-core PPA
 #  apt_repository:
 #    repo: 'ppa:git-core/ppa'

diff --git a/git/templates/gitconfig.j2 b/git/templates/gitconfig.j2
@@ -53,3 +53,6 @@
 
 [push]
     default = simple
+
+[commit]
+    template = {{ ansible_env.HOME }}/.gitmessage