- Split monolithic build-preview.go into modular packages: tools.go (entry), cli/ (list/create/delete/preview commands), config/ (JSON loading), preview/ (rendering engine, funcs, locale) - Extract all template metadata into data/templates_config.json as single source of truth — no hardcoded template data in Go - Replace hand-rolled CLI parsing with github.com/urfave/cli/v2 - Add sensible defaults for --folder (../themes) and --config (./data/templates_config.json) — most commands now run bare - Add type-coercing gt/lt/ge/le template funcs for JSON float64 - Fix AppUrl to gitea.com matching official template convention - rendered.js now exports __REGISTRY__ and __PARAMS__ alongside __RENDERED__ — preview/index.html reads all from single source - Cross-validate all 11 template data contexts against official Gitea source (services/mailer/*.go + templates/mail/*.tmpl) - Update all docs (README, AGENTS, CONTRIBUTING, 5 languages) to reflect new CLI workflow with create scaffolding command Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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AGENTS.md — Gitea Mail Templates
Project Overview
A curated collection of email template themes (10 visual styles) for self-hosted Gitea instances. Each theme contains 11 Go html/template files covering all Gitea notification email types.
Repository Layout
themes/ # Template themes (10 styles, 11 .tmpl each = 110 source files)
aurora/ # Ethereal / Dreamlike
bloom/ # Creative / Startup (glassmorphism)
ember/ # Community / Open Source
heritage/ # Education / Research
horizon/ # Enterprise / Corporate
ink/ # Editorial / Publishing
mono/ # Minimal / Swiss design
neon/ # Cyberpunk / Gaming
terminal/ # Developers / Tech
terra/ # Nature / Sustainability
tools/ # Go CLI tooling (modular, zero dependencies)
tools.go # Main entry point
cli/ # CLI subcommands: list, create, delete, preview
config/ # Config types and templates_config.json loading
data/ # templates_config.json — single source of truth for template metadata
preview/ # Template rendering engine (funcs, locale, engine)
go.mod # Go module (stdlib only, zero dependencies)
preview/ # Browser-based live preview
index.html # SPA with style/template/client/viewport switching
rendered.js # Pre-rendered HTML (generated, committed for clone-and-preview)
docs/ # Multi-language documentation
Working With Templates
Template Files
- All
.tmplfiles use Gohtml/templatesyntax - Must use only Gitea's built-in template functions:
AppUrl,DotEscape,QueryEscape,ShortSha,HTMLFormat,PathEscapeSegments,FileSize - Must use only official Gitea translation keys (
mail.*namespace) - Never reference
.DisplayNamein templates where the data context lacks it (collaborator, transfer, release, workflow_run, assigned, default) - Each style must have all 11 template types
Adding a New Theme
- Scaffold the new theme:
cd tools && go run . create <name>— creates the full directory structure with placeholder.tmplfiles for all 11 email types - Write all 11
.tmplfiles with unique visual design - Run
cd tools && go run . preview allto regenerate preview data - Update README.md style gallery table
Preview System
preview/index.htmlloadspreview/rendered.js(pre-rendered by Go) and displays in iframes- Supports theme switching, template type switching, client simulation (Modern/Gmail/Outlook/Raw), and viewport toggle (Desktop 1386x780 / Mobile 390x780)
REGISTRYandPARAMSare auto-generated fromtemplates_config.jsonby the build tool — no manual syncing needed
Build Tool
tools/tools.gois the main entry point for the modular CLI- Subcommands:
list,create,delete,preview - Template metadata lives in
tools/data/templates_config.json— the single source of truth tools/config/handles config loading and data flatteningtools/preview/implements the rendering engine (template funcs, locale, engine)tools/cli/implements CLI subcommands usinggithub.com/urfave/cli/v2- Uses Go's native
html/templatepackage for template rendering
Commit Conventions
style(name):— template changes for a specific themepreview:— preview tooling changestools:— Go CLI/build tooling changesdocs:— documentation and translationsfix:— bug fixesproject:— README, LICENSE, AGENTS.md, metarefactor:— code restructuring (e.g. modularization)chore:— maintenance (config updates, build scripts)
Constraints
- No JavaScript framework dependencies — preview is vanilla JS
- No external Go dependencies — build uses stdlib only
- Templates must remain compatible with Gitea's
html/templateexecution environment - Preview works with
file://protocol (no server needed)