Improve copilot instructions accuracy and completeness#2136
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Pull request overview
Updates the repository’s Copilot instructions and related housekeeping files to better reflect the actual project structure and development workflow, and adds a changelog fragment documenting the maintenance change.
Changes:
- Extend the documented project/docs directory tree to include missing subdirectories.
- Update testing and linting guidance to match current
pyproject.tomlconfiguration (pytest testpaths, ruff import sorting). - Add
.gitignoreentries for grid output and VS Code workspace/settings, plus a maintenance changelog fragment.
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Copilot reviewed 2 out of 3 changed files in this pull request and generated 1 comment.
| File | Description |
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docs/changes/2136.maintenance.md |
Adds a Towncrier fragment describing the instructions update. |
.gitignore |
Ignores additional generated output and VS Code local configuration files. |
.github/copilot-instructions.md |
Corrects/extends documentation for repo structure, testing defaults, and lint/import sorting; adds PR/changelog guidance. |
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Fixes several inaccuracies and gaps in the Copilot instructions file:
reporting/andschemas/entries to the project structurecomponents/anddata-model/subdirs to docs source structureisortreference: imports are sorted via ruff'sIruleset, not a standaloneisorttool<pr-number>(not<issue>) and clarify wordingpytest(testpaths already set inpyproject.toml)