profiles/base-user/.config/git/config.nix

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ in
 
 [commit]
   gpgsign = true
+  template = ${xdg.configHome}/git/gitmessage
 [tag]
   gpgsign = true
 [init]

profiles/base-user/.config/git/gitmessage.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ config, pkgs, ... }:
+let
+  user = config.pub-solar.user;
+  xdg = config.home-manager.users."${user.name}".xdg;
+in
+''
+# Title: Summary, imperative, start upper case, don't end with a period
+# No more than 50 chars. #### 50 chars is here:  #
+#
+
+#
+# Remember blank line between title and body.
+#
+
+#
+# Body: Explain *what* and *why* (not *how*). Include issue number.
+# Wrap at 72 chars. ################################## which is here:  #
+#
+
+#
+# At the end: Include Co-authored-by for all contributors.
+# Include at least one empty line before it. Format:
+#
+Co-authored-by: ${user.fullName} <${user.email}>
+
+# Please enter the commit message for your changes. Lines starting
+# with '#' will be ignored, and an empty message aborts the commit.
+#
+# On branch master
+# Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
+#
+# Changes to be committed:
+#       new file:   installation.md
+#
+''

profiles/base-user/home.nix

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ in
     xdg.mimeApps = import ./mimeapps.nix;
 
     xdg.configFile."git/config".text = import ./.config/git/config.nix { inherit config; inherit pkgs; };
+    xdg.configFile."git/gitmessage".text = import ./.config/git/gitmessage.nix { inherit config; inherit pkgs; };
     xdg.configFile."git/global_gitignore".text = import ./.config/git/global_gitignore.nix { inherit config; inherit pkgs; };
     xdg.configFile."dircolors".source = ./.config/dircolors;
     xdg.configFile."xmodmap".source = ./.config/xmodmap;