feat: Config defaults for dune-project

bin/common.ml

@@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ let shared_with_config_file =
   ; cache_storage_mode
   ; action_stdout_on_success
   ; action_stderr_on_success
+  ; project_defaults = None
   ; experimental = None
   }
 ;;

bin/dune_init.ml

@@ -169,12 +169,15 @@ end
 
 (** The context in which the initialization is executed *)
 module Init_context = struct
+  open Dune_config_file
+
   type t =
     { dir : Path.t
     ; project : Dune_project.t
+    ; defaults : Dune_config.Project_defaults.t
     }
 
-  let make path =
+  let make path defaults =
     let open Memo.O in
     let+ project =
       (* CR-rgrinberg: why not get the project from the source tree? *)
@@ -196,7 +199,7 @@ module Init_context = struct
       | Some p -> Path.of_string p
     in
     File.create_dir dir;
-    { dir; project }
+    { dir; project; defaults }
   ;;
 end
 
@@ -373,7 +376,12 @@ module Component = struct
     let test common (() : Options.Test.t) = make "test" common []
 
     (* A list of CSTs for dune-project file content *)
-    let dune_project ~opam_file_gen dir (common : Options.Common.t) =
+    let dune_project
+      ~opam_file_gen
+      ~(defaults : Dune_config_file.Dune_config.Project_defaults.t)
+      dir
+      (common : Options.Common.t)
+      =
       let cst =
         let package =
           Package.create
@@ -400,7 +408,12 @@ module Component = struct
               ]
         in
         let packages = Package.Name.Map.singleton (Package.name package) package in
-        let info = Package_info.example in
+        let info =
+          Package_info.example
+            ~authors:defaults.authors
+            ~maintainers:defaults.maintainers
+            ~license:defaults.license
+        in
         Dune_project.anonymous ~dir info packages
         |> Dune_project.set_generate_opam_files opam_file_gen
         |> Dune_project.encode
@@ -476,6 +489,7 @@ module Component = struct
       let content =
         Stanza_cst.dune_project
           ~opam_file_gen
+          ~defaults:context.defaults
           Path.(as_in_source_tree_exn context.dir)
           common
       in

bin/dune_init.mli

@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ open Import
 
 (** The context in which the initialization is executed *)
 module Init_context : sig
+  open Dune_config_file
+
   type t =
     { dir : Path.t
     ; project : Dune_project.t
+    ; defaults : Dune_config.Project_defaults.t
     }
 
-  val make : string option -> t Memo.t
+  val make : string option -> Dune_config.Project_defaults.t -> t Memo.t
 end
 
 module Public_name : sig

bin/init.ml

@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ let context_cwd : Init_context.t Term.t =
   and+ path = path in
   let builder = Common.Builder.set_default_root_is_cwd builder true in
   let common, config = Common.init builder in
-  Scheduler.go ~common ~config (fun () -> Memo.run (Init_context.make path))
+  let project_defaults = config.project_defaults in
+  Scheduler.go ~common ~config (fun () ->
+    Memo.run (Init_context.make path project_defaults))
 ;;
 
 module Public_name = struct
@@ -228,7 +230,8 @@ let project =
        let builder = Builder.set_root common_builder root in
        let (_ : Fpath.mkdir_p_result) = Fpath.mkdir_p root in
        let common, config = Common.init builder in
-       Scheduler.go ~common ~config (fun () -> Memo.run init_context)
+       let project_defaults = config.project_defaults in
+       Scheduler.go ~common ~config (fun () -> Memo.run @@ init_context project_defaults)
      in
      Component.init
        (Project { context; common; options = { template; inline_tests; pkg } });

doc/changes/10835.md

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Add support for specifying default values of the `authors`, `maintainers`, and
+  `license` stanzas of the `dune-project` file via the dune config file. Default
+  values are set using the `(project_defaults)` stanza (#10835, @H-ANSEN)

doc/reference/config/index.rst

@@ -22,5 +22,6 @@ The ``config`` file can contain the following stanzas:
   cache_storage_mode
   display
   jobs
+  project_defaults
   sandboxing_preference
   terminal_persistence

doc/reference/config/project_defaults.rst

@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+project_defaults
+----------------
+
+.. versionadded:: 3.17
+
+Specify default values for stanzas ``authors``, ``maintainers``, and ``license``
+of the :doc:`../dune-project/index` file when initializing a project with 
+``dune init proj``. The format of the 'project_defaults' stanza is as follows:
+
+.. code:: dune
+
+   (project_defaults
+    <optional-fields>)
+
+``<optional-fields>`` are:
+
+.. describe:: (authors <string(s)>)
+
+   Specify authors.
+
+   Example:
+
+   .. code:: dune
+
+       (project_defaults
+        (authors
+         "Jane Doe <jane.doe@example.com>"
+         "John Doe <john.doe@example.com>"))
+
+.. describe:: (maintainers <string(s)>)
+
+   Specify maintainers.
+
+   Example:
+
+   .. code:: dune
+
+       (project_defaults
+        (maintainers
+         "Jane Doe <jane.doe@example.com>"
+         "John Doe <john.doe@example.com>"))
+
+.. describe:: (license <string(s)>)
+
+   Specify license, ideally as an identifier from the `SPDX License List
+   <https://spdx.org/licenses/>`__.
+
+   Example:
+
+   .. code:: dune
+
+       (project_defaults
+        (license "MIT"))

src/dune_config_file/dune_config_file.ml

@@ -16,6 +16,28 @@ module Dune_config = struct
      simplicity *)
   let syntax = Stanza.syntax
 
+  module Project_defaults = struct
+    type t =
+      { authors : string list option
+      ; maintainers : string list option
+      ; license : string list option
+      }
+
+    let decode =
+      fields
+        (let+ authors = field_o "authors" (repeat string)
+         and+ maintainers = field_o "maintainers" (repeat string)
+         and+ license = field_o "license" (repeat string) in
+         { authors; maintainers; license })
+    ;;
+
+    let to_dyn t =
+      let f = Dyn.(option (list string)) in
+      Dyn.record
+        [ "authors", f t.authors; "maintainers", f t.maintainers; "license", f t.license ]
+    ;;
+  end
+
   module Terminal_persistence = struct
     type t =
       | Preserve
@@ -136,6 +158,7 @@ module Dune_config = struct
       ; cache_storage_mode : Cache.Storage_mode.t field
       ; action_stdout_on_success : Action_output_on_success.t field
       ; action_stderr_on_success : Action_output_on_success.t field
+      ; project_defaults : Project_defaults.t field
       ; experimental : (string * (Loc.t * string)) list field
       }
   end
@@ -163,6 +186,7 @@ module Dune_config = struct
           field a.action_stdout_on_success b.action_stdout_on_success
       ; action_stderr_on_success =
           field a.action_stderr_on_success b.action_stderr_on_success
+      ; project_defaults = field a.project_defaults b.project_defaults
       ; experimental = field a.experimental b.experimental
       }
     ;;
@@ -186,6 +210,7 @@ module Dune_config = struct
       ; cache_storage_mode
       ; action_stdout_on_success
       ; action_stderr_on_success
+      ; project_defaults
       ; experimental
       }
       =
@@ -205,6 +230,7 @@ module Dune_config = struct
           , field Action_output_on_success.to_dyn action_stdout_on_success )
         ; ( "action_stderr_on_success"
           , field Action_output_on_success.to_dyn action_stderr_on_success )
+        ; "project_defaults", field Project_defaults.to_dyn project_defaults
         ; ( "experimental"
           , field Dyn.(list (pair string (fun (_, v) -> string v))) experimental )
         ]
@@ -228,6 +254,7 @@ module Dune_config = struct
       ; cache_storage_mode = None
       ; action_stdout_on_success = None
       ; action_stderr_on_success = None
+      ; project_defaults = None
       ; experimental = None
       }
     ;;
@@ -294,6 +321,11 @@ module Dune_config = struct
     ; cache_storage_mode = Some (Dune_cache_storage.Mode.default ())
     ; action_stdout_on_success = Print
     ; action_stderr_on_success = Print
+    ; project_defaults =
+        { authors = Some [ "Author Name <author@example.com>" ]
+        ; maintainers = Some [ "Maintainer Name <maintainer@example.com>" ]
+        ; license = Some [ "LICENSE" ]
+        }
     ; experimental = []
     }
   ;;
@@ -357,6 +389,7 @@ module Dune_config = struct
       field_o "action_stdout_on_success" (3, 0) Action_output_on_success.decode
     and+ action_stderr_on_success =
       field_o "action_stderr_on_success" (3, 0) Action_output_on_success.decode
+    and+ project_defaults = field_o "project_defaults" (3, 17) Project_defaults.decode
     and+ experimental =
       field_o "experimental" (3, 8) (repeat (pair string (located string)))
     in
@@ -377,6 +410,7 @@ module Dune_config = struct
     ; cache_storage_mode
     ; action_stdout_on_success
     ; action_stderr_on_success
+    ; project_defaults
     ; experimental
     }
   ;;

src/dune_config_file/dune_config_file.mli

@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ module Dune_config : sig
   open Dune_config
   module Display : module type of Display
 
+  module Project_defaults : sig
+    type t =
+      { authors : string list option
+      ; maintainers : string list option
+      ; license : string list option
+      }
+
+    val decode : t Dune_lang.Decoder.t
+  end
+
   module Concurrency : sig
     type t =
       | Fixed of int
@@ -56,6 +66,7 @@ module Dune_config : sig
       ; cache_storage_mode : Cache.Storage_mode.t field
       ; action_stdout_on_success : Action_output_on_success.t field
       ; action_stderr_on_success : Action_output_on_success.t field
+      ; project_defaults : Project_defaults.t field
       ; experimental : (string * (Loc.t * string)) list field
       }
   end

src/dune_lang/package_info.ml

@@ -41,12 +41,14 @@ let empty =
   }
 ;;
 
-let example =
+let example ~authors ~maintainers ~license =
   { source =
       Some (Host (Source_kind.Host.Github { user = "username"; repo = "reponame" }))
-  ; license = Some [ "LICENSE" ]
-  ; authors = Some [ "Author Name <author@example.com>" ]
-  ; maintainers = Some [ "Maintainer Name <maintainer@example.com>" ]
+  ; license = Some (Option.value license ~default:[ "LICENSE" ])
+  ; authors = Some (Option.value authors ~default:[ "Author Name <author@example.com>" ])
+  ; maintainers =
+      Some
+        (Option.value maintainers ~default:[ "Maintainer Name <maintainer@example.com>" ])
   ; documentation =
       Some "https://url/to/documentation"
       (* homepage and bug_reports are inferred from the source *)

src/dune_lang/package_info.mli

@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ val documentation : t -> string option
 val maintainers : t -> string list option
 
 (** example package info (used for project initialization ) *)
-val example : t
+val example
+  :  authors:string list option
+  -> maintainers:string list option
+  -> license:string list option
+  -> t
 
 val empty : t
 val to_dyn : t Dyn.builder