From 1370651573d2fe719bc2117c6f79d5e654330285 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nathan Simpson <nsimpson@turing.ac.uk>
Date: Thu, 19 Mar 2026 11:42:18 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] feat: add QoL files - EditorConfig, Dependabot, issue/PR
 templates

- Add .editorconfig for consistent editor settings
- Add .github/dependabot.yml for automated dependency updates
- Add structured bug report and feature request issue templates
- Add PR template with uv-native checklist

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 project_template/.editorconfig                | 15 +++++
 .../.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml     | 60 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml        | 32 ++++++++++
 project_template/.github/dependabot.yml       | 13 ++++
 .../.github/pull_request_template.md          | 11 ++++
 5 files changed, 131 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 project_template/.editorconfig
 create mode 100644 project_template/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
 create mode 100644 project_template/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
 create mode 100644 project_template/.github/dependabot.yml
 create mode 100644 project_template/.github/pull_request_template.md

diff --git a/project_template/.editorconfig b/project_template/.editorconfig
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ad5133
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project_template/.editorconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+root = true
+
+[*]
+indent_style = space
+indent_size = 4
+end_of_line = lf
+charset = utf-8
+trim_trailing_whitespace = true
+insert_final_newline = true
+
+[*.{yml,yaml,json,toml}]
+indent_size = 2
+
+[*.md]
+trim_trailing_whitespace = false
diff --git a/project_template/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml b/project_template/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..750fbdd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project_template/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+name: Bug Report
+description: Report a bug in {{ project_name }}
+labels: ["bug"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for taking the time to report a bug. Please fill in the details below.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    attributes:
+      label: Description
+      description: A clear description of what the bug is.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: steps
+    attributes:
+      label: Steps to reproduce
+      description: Steps to reproduce the behaviour.
+      placeholder: |
+        1. Install ...
+        2. Run ...
+        3. See error ...
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: expected
+    attributes:
+      label: Expected behaviour
+      description: What you expected to happen.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: actual
+    attributes:
+      label: Actual behaviour
+      description: What actually happened.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: python-version
+    attributes:
+      label: Python version
+      placeholder: "3.12"
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: input
+    id: os
+    attributes:
+      label: Operating system
+      placeholder: "Ubuntu 22.04 / macOS 14 / Windows 11"
+    validations:
+      required: true
diff --git a/project_template/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml b/project_template/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f14017a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project_template/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: Feature Request
+description: Suggest a new feature for {{ project_name }}
+labels: ["enhancement"]
+body:
+  - type: markdown
+    attributes:
+      value: |
+        Thanks for suggesting a feature! Please fill in the details below.
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: description
+    attributes:
+      label: Description
+      description: A clear description of the feature you'd like.
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: motivation
+    attributes:
+      label: Motivation
+      description: Why is this feature needed? What problem does it solve?
+    validations:
+      required: true
+
+  - type: textarea
+    id: solution
+    attributes:
+      label: Proposed solution
+      description: How do you think this could be implemented?
+    validations:
+      required: false
diff --git a/project_template/.github/dependabot.yml b/project_template/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c161f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project_template/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    groups:
+      dev-dependencies:
+        dependency-type: "development"
+  - package-ecosystem: "github-actions"
+    directory: "/"
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
diff --git a/project_template/.github/pull_request_template.md b/project_template/.github/pull_request_template.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3d1fd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/project_template/.github/pull_request_template.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+## Summary
+
+<!-- Brief description of what this PR does -->
+
+## Checklist
+
+- [ ] Tests pass (`uv run pytest`)
+- [ ] Linting passes (`uv run ruff check . && uv run ruff format --check .`)
+- [ ] Type checking passes (`uvx ty check`)
+- [ ] Docs build (`uv run mkdocs build --strict`) if applicable
+- [ ] `uv.lock` is up to date