v8.0.0 (2023-06-04)

BREAKING CHANGE

• Updates will overwrite existing files always. If you need to select only some files, just use git mergetool or git difftool after updating.
• Flag --overwrite/-w disappeared from copier update. It is now implicit.
• To update via API, overwrite=True is now required.
• The default update conflict mode is now inline instead of rej.
• By default, updates now consider 3 lines of context instead of just 1.
• All CLI calls to Copier must now include the subcommand as the 1st argument. For example, copier must become now copier update; also copier ./tpl ./dst must become copier copy ./tpl ./dst.
• All flags must go after the subcommand now. For example, copier -r HEAD update ./dst must now become copier update -r HEAD ./dst or copier update ./dst -r HEAD.
• Automatic mode removed. Since now subcommands are required, the automatic mode is removed.
• Deprecated copier.copy function is removed. Use copier.run_copy, copier.run_update or copier.run_recopy explicitly as needed.
• default values must be of the same type than the question.

Feat

• disable unsafe features by default and add --UNSAFE switch (#1171)
• basic nixpkgs overlay
• add recopy command and function
• support conditional choices (#1010)
• validate default values (#1075)

Fix

• explain better why an answer casting fails
• cli: display subcommand args meaning
• preserver recursive symlinks
• work around Pydantic bug when parsing choices
• skip validating question and generating its default value when its skip condition is met

Refactor

• overwrite always on updates
• update: default to inline markers and 3 lines of context
• remove unused local overrides to answers