From f1f85f63a31c4d2ef595eea095e4e180018ed654 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: barredterra <14891507+barredterra@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:11:56 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] feat: ask for branch name

Default to frappe's branch name (version-15 -> version-15) to clearly communicate compatibility.
---
 frappe/utils/boilerplate.py | 14 +++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
index a36d64d74e..4c9df88005 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import git
 import requests
 
 import frappe
+from frappe.utils.change_log import get_app_branch
 
 APP_TITLE_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^(?![\W])[^\d_\s][\w -]+$", flags=re.UNICODE)
 
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ def _get_user_inputs(app_name):
 			"default": False,
 			"type": bool,
 		},
+		"branch_name": {"prompt": "Branch Name", "default": get_app_branch("frappe")},
 	}
 
 	for property, config in new_app_config.items():
@@ -190,7 +192,7 @@ def _create_app_boilerplate(dest, hooks, no_git=False):
 			f.write(frappe.as_unicode(gitignore_template.format(app_name=hooks.app_name)))
 
 		# initialize git repository
-		app_repo = git.Repo.init(app_directory, initial_branch="develop")
+		app_repo = git.Repo.init(app_directory, initial_branch=hooks.branch_name)
 		app_repo.git.add(A=True)
 		app_repo.index.commit("feat: Initialize App")
 
@@ -775,6 +777,16 @@ readme_template = """### {app_title}
 
 {app_description}
 
+### Installation
+
+You can install this app using the [bench](https://github.com/frappe/bench) CLI:
+
+```bash
+cd $PATH_TO_YOUR_BENCH
+bench get-app $URL_OF_THIS_REPO --branch {branch_name}
+bench install-app {app_name}
+```
+
 ### Contributing
 
 This app uses `pre-commit` for code formatting and linting. Please [install pre-commit](https://pre-commit.com/#installation) and enable it for this repository: