Advanced Usage

Various advanced topics regarding cookiecutter usage.

• Using Pre/Post-Generate Hooks (0.7.0+)
  • Writing hooks
  • Example: Validating template variables
• User Config (0.7.0+)
• Calling Cookiecutter Functions From Python
• Injecting Extra Context
  • Example: Injecting a Timestamp
• Suppressing Command-Line Prompts
  • Basic Example: Using the Defaults
  • Advanced Example: Defaults + Extra Context
• Templates in Context Values
  • Basic Example: Templates in Context
• Copy without Render
• Replay Project Generation
• Command Line Options
• Choice Variables (1.1+)
  • Basic Usage
  • Overwriting Default Choice Values
• Dictionary Variables (1.5+)
  • Basic Usage
• Template Extensions
  • Jsonify extension
  • Random string extension
  • Slugify extension
• Organizing cookiecutters in directories (1.7+)