Misc suggestions

.gitignore

@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ erl_crash.dump
 logs
 _build
 .idea
-rebar3*
+rebar3

cowboy_erlydtl.template

@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@
 %% base
 
 {template, "template/dot.gitignore", "{{name}}/.gitignore"}.
-{template, "template/dtl.gitignore", "{{name}}/priv/templates-compiled/.gitignore"}.
+{template, "template/dot.gitkeep", "{{name}}/priv/templates-compiled/.gitkeep"}.
 {template, "template/Makefile", "{{name}}/Makefile"}.
+{template, "template/rebar3.mk", "{{name}}/rebar3.mk"}.
 {template, "template/rebar.config", "{{name}}/rebar.config"}.
 
 %% code templates

template/Makefile

@@ -1,24 +1,3 @@
-REBAR3_URL=https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3
+all: clean compile
 
-# If there is a rebar in the current directory, use it
-ifeq ($(wildcard rebar3),rebar3)
-REBAR3 = $(CURDIR)/rebar3
-endif
-
-# Fallback to rebar on PATH
-REBAR3 ?= $(shell test -e `which rebar3` 2>/dev/null && which rebar3 || echo "./rebar3")
-
-# And finally, prep to download rebar if all else fails
-ifeq ($(REBAR3),)
-REBAR3 = $(CURDIR)/rebar3
-endif
-
-all: $(REBAR3)
-	@$(REBAR3) do clean, compile
-
-rel: all
-	@$(REBAR3) release
-
-$(REBAR3):
-	curl -Lo rebar3 $(REBAR3_URL) || wget $(REBAR3_URL)
-	chmod a+x rebar3
+include rebar3.mk

template/dot.gitignore

@@ -1,17 +1,18 @@
-.rebar3
+_build/
+ebin/
+.idea/
+log*/
+.rebar/
+.rebar3/
+
 _*
-.eunit
-*.o
 *.beam
-*.plt
-*.swp
-*.swo
 .erlang.cookie
-ebin
-log
 erl_crash.dump
-.rebar
-logs
-_build
-.idea
+.eunit
+*.o
+*.plt
+rebar3
 rebar3.crashdump
+*.swo
+*.swp

template/rebar3.mk

@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+.PHONY: clean compile dialyzer rel run test
+
+REBAR3_URL := https://s3.amazonaws.com/rebar3/rebar3
+
+# If there is a rebar in the current directory, use it
+ifeq ($(wildcard rebar3),rebar3)
+REBAR3 := $(CURDIR)/rebar3
+endif
+
+# Fallback to rebar on PATH
+REBAR3 ?= $(shell which rebar3 2>/dev/null || echo "$(CURDIR)/rebar3")
+
+# And finally, prep to download rebar if all else fails
+ifeq ($(REBAR3),)
+REBAR3 := $(CURDIR)/rebar3
+endif
+
+clean: rebar3
+	@$(REBAR3) clean
+
+compile: rebar3
+	@$(REBAR3) compile
+
+dialyzer: compile
+	@$(REBAR3) dialyzer
+
+rel: rebar3
+	@$(REBAR3) release
+
+run: rebar3
+	@$(REBAR3) shell
+
+test: compile
+	@$(REBAR3) ct
+
+rebar3: $(REBAR3)
+
+$(REBAR3):
+	@echo "Retrieving $(REBAR3) from $(REBAR3_URL)"
+	@curl -sLo $(REBAR3) $(REBAR3_URL) || wget $(REBAR3_URL)
+	@chmod a+x $(REBAR3)
+	@echo
+	@echo '************************************************************************'
+	@echo 'NOTE - please follow these instructions:'
+	@echo
+	$(CURDIR)/rebar3 local install
+	@echo
+	@echo '************************************************************************'
+	@echo
+	@rm -f $(CURDIR)/rebar3