An Emacs package for creating .gitignore using API supplied by
Insert .gitignore template for NAME.
Create a .gitignore file for NAME.
M-x customize-group RET gitignore-templates lists all customizable variables. Using textual GUI customization interface is a recommended way to set user preferences. Any changes will be saved to $HOME/.emacs, which usually won't pollute your personal configuration. This is also less error-prone and can avoid possible typos.
API used to get gitignore templates. Should be a symbol and one of
gitignore.io and github, e.g.,
(setq gitignore-templates-api 'github)If you're inside company's network, or facing with blocked or unstable connection to those APIs, a proxy setting is just for your need.
Internally, gitignore-templates uses url package, which provides methods to enable proxy: M-x customize-variable RET url-proxy-services. It's a list of form protocol url. For example:
(setq url-proxy-services '(("http" . "www.example.com:1234")
("https" . "www.example.com:1234")))Incidentally, if you have your proxy related environment variables set up, Emacs can automatically read them.
If you mistype an API or the template required is not found, a proper error message should be printed. But under some situations like the connection is blocked, there is possibility that you only get dump information.
Customize variable url-debug using GUI interface. Set to t, which means print all. Then check them in buffer *URL-DEBUG* after invoking your problematic command.