Add CITATION.cff

local_extensions.py

@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ class CurrentDateExtension(Extension):
     def __init__(self, environment):
         super().__init__(environment)
 
+        now = datetime.datetime.now(datetime.timezone.utc)
         environment.globals.update({
-            "current_year": datetime.datetime.utcnow().year
+            "current_year": now.year,
+            "current_date": now.date().isoformat()
         })
 
 #

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/CITATION.cff

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+cff-version: 1.2.0
+message: "If you use this software, please cite it as below."
+title: "{{cookiecutter.project_name}}"
+abstract: "This is an awesome project. It does many things."
+keywords:
+  - keyword1
+  - keyword2
+  - keyword3
+authors:
+  - name: "{{cookiecutter.full_name}}"
+    orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0000-0000-0000"
+{%- if cookiecutter.version_management == "manually" %}
+version: 0.0.1
+{%- endif %}
+date-released: "{{ current_date }}"
+identifiers:
+  - description: This is a collection of archived snapshots of this project.
+    type: doi
+    value: "10.5281/zenodo.123456"
+{%- if cookiecutter.license != "None" %}
+license: {{cookiecutter.license}}
+{%- endif %}
+{%- if cookiecutter.remote_url != 'None' %}
+repository-code: {{cookiecutter.remote_url}}
+{%- endif %}

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/FILESTRUCTURE.md

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ This is an explanation of the file structure that the cookiecutter generated for
   hosting provider.
   * `README.md` is the file that users will typically see first when discovering your project.
   * `COPYING.md` provides a list of copyright holders.
+  * `CITATION.cff` provides citation metadata so others know how to reference your project in publications.
 {%- if cookiecutter.license != "None" %}
   * `LICENSE.md` contains the license you selected.
 {%- endif %}

{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/TODO.md

@@ -25,3 +25,5 @@ The following tasks need to be done to get a fully working project:
   so, you need to select it from the list of repositories (potentially re-syncing with GitHub). Then, head
   to the "Settings" Tab and select "Global Upload Token". Here, you should select the "not required" option.
 {%- endif %}
+* Adjust pyproject.toml to your needs, e.g., add description, e-mail{%- if cookiecutter.version_management != "setuptools_scm" %}, version number{%- endif %}.
+* Adjust CITATION.cff to your needs. See [Citation File Format (CFF) Website](https://citation-file-format.github.io/) for more information.