New+ mustache and options

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Description of the new feature / enhancement

Add mustache templating to New+ templates.

Templates could have a config file (NewPlus.yml) that contains options like GitHub issue forms. The config file could be located in a .powertoys subfolder so users can add support.

When you create a template with a config file it will open a UI with these options.

Example

Template structure

📁My Template/
├── 📁.powertoys/
│   └── 📃NewPlus.yml
├── 📃package.json
└── 📁src/
    ├── 📃template.html
    └── 📃main.js

NewPlus.yml

name: "Name to show in context menu"
description: "An example new+ config"
body:
- id: name
  type: input
  attributes: 
    label: Name
- id: version
  type: input
  attributes: 
    label: Version
- id: description
  type: textarea
  attributes: 
    label: Description
# Files that should not render.
# For when your project uses mustache
norender:
- src/template.html

package.json

{
   "name": "{{ body.name }}",
   "version": "{{ body.version }}",
   "description": "{{ body.description }}",
   "license": "MIT",
   "main": ".src/main.js",
}

src/main.js

const NAME = "{{ body.name }}";
const VERSION = "{{ body.version }}";

console.log("Loading "+ NAME + " v" + VERSION);

src/template.html

This file will not be rendered.

{{string}} {{#emphasize}}{{nested.string}}{{/emphasize}}
<ul>
    {{#list}}
    <li>{{.}}
    {{/list}}
</ul>

Example window when creating the template from the context menu.

Scenario when this would be used?

The current New+ behavior is just making a copy of the template. This feature would allow more flexibility and customizability

Supporting information

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