Interactive create

docs/cli.rst

@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ Create a news fragment in the directory that ``towncrier`` is configured to look
 
    $ towncrier create 123.bugfix.rst
 
+If you don't provide a file name, ``towncrier`` will prompt you for one.
+
 ``towncrier create`` will enforce that the passed type (e.g. ``bugfix``) is valid.
 
 If the fragments directory does not exist, it will be created.
@@ -91,9 +93,10 @@ If that is the entire fragment name, a random hash will be added for you::
    A string to use for content.
    Default: an instructive placeholder.
 
-.. option:: --edit
+.. option:: --edit / --no-edit
 
-   Create file and start `$EDITOR` to edit it right away.
+   Whether to start ``$EDITOR`` to edit the news fragment right away.
+   Default: ``$EDITOR`` will be started unless you also provided content.
 
 
 ``towncrier check``

docs/configuration.rst

@@ -118,6 +118,16 @@ Top level keys
 
     ``"+"`` by default.
 
+``create_eof_newline``
+    Ensure the content of a news fragment file created with ``towncrier create`` ends with an empty line.
+
+    ``true`` by default.
+
+``create_add_extension``
+    Add the ``filename`` option extension to news fragment files created with ``towncrier create`` if an extension is not explicitly provided.
+
+    ``true`` by default.
+
 Extra top level keys for Python projects
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

src/towncrier/_settings/load.py

@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ class Config:
     wrap: bool = False
     all_bullets: bool = True
     orphan_prefix: str = "+"
+    create_eof_newline: bool = True
+    create_add_extension: bool = True
 
 
 class ConfigError(ClickException):

src/towncrier/create.py

@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 from ._settings import config_option_help, load_config_from_options
 
 
+DEFAULT_CONTENT = "Add your info here"
+
+
 @click.command(name="create")
 @click.pass_context
 @click.option(
@@ -32,30 +35,32 @@
 )
 @click.option(
     "--edit/--no-edit",
-    default=False,
+    default=None,
     help="Open an editor for writing the newsfragment content.",
-)  # TODO: default should be true
+)
 @click.option(
     "-c",
     "--content",
     type=str,
-    default="Add your info here",
+    default=DEFAULT_CONTENT,
     help="Sets the content of the new fragment.",
 )
-@click.argument("filename")
+@click.argument("filename", default="")
 def _main(
     ctx: click.Context,
     directory: str | None,
     config: str | None,
     filename: str,
-    edit: bool,
+    edit: bool | None,
     content: str,
 ) -> None:
     """
     Create a new news fragment.
 
-    Create a new news fragment called FILENAME or pass the full path for a file.
-    Towncrier has a few standard types of news fragments, signified by the file extension.
+    If FILENAME is not provided, you'll be prompted to create it.
+
+    Towncrier has a few standard types of news fragments, signified by the file
+    extension.
 
     \b
     These are:
@@ -76,14 +81,34 @@ def __main(
     directory: str | None,
     config_path: str | None,
     filename: str,
-    edit: bool,
+    edit: bool | None,
     content: str,
 ) -> None:
     """
     The main entry point.
     """
     base_directory, config = load_config_from_options(directory, config_path)
 
+    filename_ext = ""
+    if config.create_add_extension:
+        ext = os.path.splitext(config.filename)[1]
+        if ext.lower() in (".rst", ".md"):
+            filename_ext = ext
+
+    if not filename:
+        prompt = "Issue number"
+        # Add info about adding orphan if config is set.
+        if config.orphan_prefix:
+            prompt += f" (`{config.orphan_prefix}` if none)"
+        issue = click.prompt(prompt)
+        fragment_type = click.prompt(
+            "Fragment type",
+            type=click.Choice(list(config.types)),
+        )
+        filename = f"{issue}.{fragment_type}"
+        if edit is None and content == DEFAULT_CONTENT:
+            edit = True
+
     file_dir, file_basename = os.path.split(filename)
     if config.orphan_prefix and file_basename.startswith(f"{config.orphan_prefix}."):
         # Append a random hex string to the orphan news fragment base name.
@@ -94,15 +119,18 @@ def __main(
                 f"{file_basename[len(config.orphan_prefix):]}"
             ),
         )
-    if len(filename.split(".")) < 2 or (
-        filename.split(".")[-1] not in config.types
-        and filename.split(".")[-2] not in config.types
+    filename_parts = filename.split(".")
+    if len(filename_parts) < 2 or (
+        filename_parts[-1] not in config.types
+        and filename_parts[-2] not in config.types
     ):
         raise click.BadParameter(
             "Expected filename '{}' to be of format '{{name}}.{{type}}', "
             "where '{{name}}' is an arbitrary slug and '{{type}}' is "
             "one of: {}".format(filename, ", ".join(config.types))
         )
+    if filename_parts[-1] in config.types and filename_ext:
+        filename += filename_ext
 
     if config.directory:
         fragments_directory = os.path.abspath(
@@ -135,31 +163,34 @@ def __main(
         )
 
     if edit:
-        edited_content = _get_news_content_from_user(content)
-        if edited_content is None:
-            click.echo("Abort creating news fragment.")
+        if content == DEFAULT_CONTENT:
+            content = ""
+        content = _get_news_content_from_user(content)
+        if not content:
+            click.echo("Aborted creating news fragment due to empty message.")
             ctx.exit(1)
-        content = edited_content
 
     with open(segment_file, "w") as f:
         f.write(content)
+        if config.create_eof_newline and content and not content.endswith("\n"):
+            f.write("\n")
 
     click.echo(f"Created news fragment at {segment_file}")
 
 
-def _get_news_content_from_user(message: str) -> str | None:
-    initial_content = (
-        "# Please write your news content. When finished, save the file.\n"
-        "# In order to abort, exit without saving.\n"
-        '# Lines starting with "#" are ignored.\n'
-    )
-    initial_content += f"\n{message}\n"
+def _get_news_content_from_user(message: str) -> str:
+    initial_content = """
+# Please write your news content. Lines starting with '#' will be ignored, and
+# an empty message aborts.
+"""
+    if message:
+        initial_content = f"{message}\n{initial_content}"
     content = click.edit(initial_content)
     if content is None:
-        return None
+        return message
     all_lines = content.split("\n")
     lines = [line.rstrip() for line in all_lines if not line.lstrip().startswith("#")]
-    return "\n".join(lines)
+    return "\n".join(lines).strip()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover

src/towncrier/newsfragments/482.feature.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+If no filename is given when doing ``towncrier`` create, interactively ask for the issue number and fragment type (and then launch an interactive editor for the fragment content).
+
+Now by default, when creating a fragment it will be appended with the ``filename`` option's extension (unless an extension is explicitly provided). For example, ``towncrier create 123.feature`` will create ``news/123.feature.rst``. This can be changed in configuration file by setting `add_extension = false`.
+
+A new line is now added by default to the end of the fragment contents. This can be reverted in the configuration file by setting `add_newline = false`.