Users can now write the content in the "create" method.

src/towncrier/create.py

@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@
 @click.command(name="create")
 @click.option("--dir", "directory", default=None)
 @click.option("--config", "config", default=None)
+@click.option("-i", "--interactive", is_flag=True, default=False)
 @click.argument("filename")
-def _main(directory, config, filename):
-    return __main(directory, config, filename)
+def _main(directory, config, filename, interactive):
+    return __main(directory, config, filename, interactive)
 
 
-def __main(directory, config, filename):
+def __main(directory, config, filename, interactive):
     """
     The main entry point.
     """
@@ -59,11 +60,30 @@ def __main(directory, config, filename):
     if os.path.exists(segment_file):
         raise click.ClickException("{} already exists".format(segment_file))
 
+    content = _get_news_content(interactive)
+
     with open(segment_file, "w") as f:
-        f.writelines(["Add your info here"])
+        f.write(content)
 
     click.echo("Created news fragment at {}".format(segment_file))
 
 
+def _get_news_content(interactive):
+    if not interactive:
+        return "Add your info here"
+    content = []
+    click.echo(
+        "Please write your news content. Press enter without content to finish"
+    )
+    count = 1
+    while True:
+        content_line = click.prompt("{}".format(count), default="", show_default=False)
+        if content_line == "":
+            break
+        content.append(content_line)
+        count += 1
+    return "\n".join(content)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
     _main()

src/towncrier/newsfragments/275.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Users can now write the content in the "create" method.

src/towncrier/test/test_create.py

@@ -33,18 +33,25 @@ def setup_simple_project(config=None, mkdir=True):
 class TestCli(TestCase):
     maxDiff = None
 
-    def _test_success(self, config=None, mkdir=True):
+    def _test_success(self, config=None, mkdir=True, interactive=False):
         runner = CliRunner()
 
         with runner.isolated_filesystem():
             setup_simple_project(config, mkdir)
 
-            result = runner.invoke(_main, ["123.feature.rst"])
+            input_content = None
+            args = ["123.feature.rst"]
+            content = ["Add your info here"]
+            if interactive:
+                args.append("-i")
+                input_content = "This is line 1\nThis is line 2\n"
+                content = ['This is line 1\n', 'This is line 2']
+            result = runner.invoke(_main, args, input=input_content)
 
             self.assertEqual(["123.feature.rst"], os.listdir("foo/newsfragments"))
 
             with open("foo/newsfragments/123.feature.rst") as fh:
-                self.assertEqual("Add your info here", fh.readlines()[0])
+                self.assertEqual(content, fh.readlines())
 
         self.assertEqual(0, result.exit_code)
 
@@ -56,6 +63,10 @@ def test_directory_created(self):
         """Ensure both file and output directory created if necessary."""
         self._test_success(mkdir=False)
 
+    def test_interactive(self):
+        """Create file with dynamic content."""
+        self._test_success(interactive=True)
+
     def test_different_directory(self):
         """Ensure non-standard directories are used."""
         runner = CliRunner()