Add codespaces template for creating new repo's.

.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{
+    "name": "nfcore",
+    "image": "nfcore/gitpod:latest",
+    "postCreateCommand": "python -m pip install --upgrade -r ../requirements-dev.txt -e ../",
+    "remoteUser": "gitpod",
+
+    // Configure tool-specific properties.
+    "customizations": {
+        // Configure properties specific to VS Code.
+        "vscode": {
+            // Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+            "settings": {
+                "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/opt/conda/bin/python",
+                "python.linting.enabled": true,
+                "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
+                "python.formatting.autopep8Path": "/opt/conda/bin/autopep8",
+                "python.formatting.yapfPath": "/opt/conda/bin/yapf",
+                "python.linting.flake8Path": "/opt/conda/bin/flake8",
+                "python.linting.pycodestylePath": "/opt/conda/bin/pycodestyle",
+                "python.linting.pydocstylePath": "/opt/conda/bin/pydocstyle",
+                "python.linting.pylintPath": "/opt/conda/bin/pylint"
+            },
+
+            // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+            "extensions": [
+                "ms-python.python",
+                "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
+                "nf-core.nf-core-extensionpack",
+                "codezombiech.gitignore",
+                "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+                "EditorConfig.EditorConfig",
+                "Gruntfuggly.todo-tree",
+                "mechatroner.rainbow-csv",
+                "derwat.indent-rainbow",
+                "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}

.github/CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -127,3 +127,19 @@ You can replicate this process locally with the following commands:
 nf-core create -n testpipeline -d "This pipeline is for testing"
 nf-core lint nf-core-testpipeline
 ```
+
+## Codespaces
+
+This repo includes a devcontainer configuration which will create a GitHub Codespace for Nextflow development!
+
+Devcontainer specs:
+
+- [DevContainer config](.devcontainer/devcontainer.json)
+- [Dockerfile](.devcontainer/Dockerfile)
+
+# To get started:
+
+- Open the repo in [Codespaces](https://github.com/{{ name }})/codespaces)
+- Tools installed
+  - nf-core
+  - nextflow

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 ### Template
 
 - Fix lint warnings for `samplesheet_check.nf` module
+- Add codespaces template ([#1957](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1957))
 - Check that the workflow name provided with a template doesn't contain dashes ([#1822](https://github.com/nf-core/tools/pull/1822))
 
 ### Linting

nf_core/pipeline-template/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+{
+    "name": "nfcore",
+    "image": "nfcore/gitpod:latest",
+    "remoteUser": "gitpod",
+
+    // Configure tool-specific properties.
+    "customizations": {
+        // Configure properties specific to VS Code.
+        "vscode": {
+            // Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
+            "settings": {
+                "python.defaultInterpreterPath": "/opt/conda/bin/python",
+                "python.linting.enabled": true,
+                "python.linting.pylintEnabled": true,
+                "python.formatting.autopep8Path": "/opt/conda/bin/autopep8",
+                "python.formatting.yapfPath": "/opt/conda/bin/yapf",
+                "python.linting.flake8Path": "/opt/conda/bin/flake8",
+                "python.linting.pycodestylePath": "/opt/conda/bin/pycodestyle",
+                "python.linting.pydocstylePath": "/opt/conda/bin/pydocstyle",
+                "python.linting.pylintPath": "/opt/conda/bin/pylint"
+            },
+
+            // Add the IDs of extensions you want installed when the container is created.
+            "extensions": [
+                "ms-python.python",
+                "ms-python.vscode-pylance",
+                "nf-core.nf-core-extensionpack",
+                "codezombiech.gitignore",
+                "esbenp.prettier-vscode",
+                "EditorConfig.EditorConfig",
+                "Gruntfuggly.todo-tree",
+                "mechatroner.rainbow-csv",
+                "derwat.indent-rainbow",
+                "streetsidesoftware.code-spell-checker"
+            ]
+        }
+    }
+}