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

src/towncrier/create.py

@@ -14,14 +14,16 @@
 
 
 @click.command(name="create")
+@click.pass_context
 @click.option("--dir", "directory", default=None)
 @click.option("--config", "config", default=None)
+@click.option("--edit/--no-edit", default=False)  # TODO: default should be true
 @click.argument("filename")
-def _main(directory, config, filename):
-    return __main(directory, config, filename)
+def _main(ctx, directory, config, filename, edit):
+    return __main(ctx, directory, config, filename, edit)
 
 
-def __main(directory, config, filename):
+def __main(ctx, directory, config, filename, edit):
     """
     The main entry point.
     """
@@ -59,11 +61,32 @@ def __main(directory, config, filename):
     if os.path.exists(segment_file):
         raise click.ClickException("{} already exists".format(segment_file))
 
+    content = _get_news_content(edit)
+
+    if content is None:
+        click.echo("Abort creating news fragment.")
+        ctx.exit(1)
+
     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(edit, default_content="Add your info here"):
+    if not edit:
+        return default_content
+    content = click.edit(
+        "# Please write your news content. When finished, save the file.\n"
+        "# In order to abort, exit without saving.\n"
+        "# Lines starting with \"#\" are ignored.\n"
+    )
+    if content is None:
+        return None
+    all_lines = content.split("\n")
+    lines = [line.rstrip() for line in all_lines if not line.lstrip().startswith("#")]
+    return "\n".join(lines)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":  # pragma: no cover
     _main()

src/towncrier/newsfragments/275.feature

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Users can now write the content in the ``create`` subcommand.

src/towncrier/test/test_create.py

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 
 import os
 from textwrap import dedent
+
 from twisted.trial.unittest import TestCase
+import mock
 
 from click.testing import CliRunner
 
@@ -33,18 +35,25 @@ 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, content=None, config=None, mkdir=True, additional_args=None
+    ):
         runner = CliRunner()
 
         with runner.isolated_filesystem():
             setup_simple_project(config, mkdir)
 
-            result = runner.invoke(_main, ["123.feature.rst"])
+            args = ["123.feature.rst"]
+            if content is None:
+                content = ["Add your info here"]
+            if additional_args is not None:
+                args.extend(additional_args)
+            result = runner.invoke(_main, args)
 
             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 +65,34 @@ def test_directory_created(self):
         """Ensure both file and output directory created if necessary."""
         self._test_success(mkdir=False)
 
+    def test_edit_without_comments(self):
+        """Create file with dynamic content."""
+        content = ["This is line 1\n", "This is line 2"]
+        with mock.patch("click.edit") as mock_edit:
+            mock_edit.return_value = "".join(content)
+            self._test_success(content=content, additional_args=["--edit"])
+
+    def test_edit_with_comment(self):
+        """Create file editly with ignored line."""
+        content = ["This is line 1\n", "This is line 2"]
+        comment = "# I am ignored\n"
+        with mock.patch("click.edit") as mock_edit:
+            mock_edit.return_value = "".join(content[:1] + [comment] + content[1:])
+            self._test_success(content=content, additional_args=["--edit"])
+
+    def test_edit_abort(self):
+        """Create file editly and abort."""
+        with mock.patch("click.edit") as mock_edit:
+            mock_edit.return_value = None
+
+            runner = CliRunner()
+
+            with runner.isolated_filesystem():
+                setup_simple_project(config=None, mkdir=True)
+                result = runner.invoke(_main, ["123.feature.rst", "--edit"])
+                self.assertEqual([], os.listdir("foo/newsfragments"))
+                self.assertEqual(1, result.exit_code)
+
     def test_different_directory(self):
         """Ensure non-standard directories are used."""
         runner = CliRunner()

tox.ini

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ deps =
    Twisted
    coverage
    incremental
+   mock
 
 commands =
    python -V