GitHub good practices

<project xmlns:ivy="antlib:org.apache.ivy.ant" name="java-build-tools" default="jar">

    <property name="src.dir" value="src"/>
    ...
    <path id="lib.path.id">
        <fileset dir="${lib.dir}" />
    </path>

    <target name="clean">
        <delete dir="${build.dir}"/>
    </target>

    <target name="compile">
        <mkdir dir="${classes.dir}"/>
        <javac srcdir="${src.dir}" destdir="${classes.dir}" classpathref="lib.path.id"/>
    </target>

    <target name="jar" depends="compile">
        <mkdir dir="${jar.dir}"/>
        <jar destfile="${jar.dir}/${ant.project.name}.jar" basedir="${classes.dir}"/>
    </target>

</project>

<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0
    http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">

    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
    <groupId>com.technologyconversations</groupId>
    <artifactId>java-build-tools</artifactId>
    <packaging>jar</packaging>
    <version>1.0</version>

    <dependencies>
        <dependency>
            <groupId>junit</groupId>
            <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
            <version>4.11</version>
        </dependency>
    </dependencies>

    <build>
        <plugins>
            <plugin>
                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                <version>2.3.2</version>
            </plugin>
        </plugins>
    </build>

</project>

apply plugin: 'java'
apply plugin: 'checkstyle'
apply plugin: 'findbugs'
apply plugin: 'pmd'

version = '1.0'

repositories {
    mavenCentral()
}

dependencies {
    testCompile group: 'junit', name: 'junit', version: '4.11'
    testCompile group: 'org.hamcrest', name: 'hamcrest-all', version: '1.3'
}

on:
    issues:
        types: [assigned]
    issue_comment:
        types: [created]
    pull_request:
        types: [closed]

jobs:
    create_issue_branch_job:
        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
        steps:
        - name: Create Issue Branch
          uses: robvanderleek/create-issue-branch@master
          env:
            GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

git tag 1.1.0 -m "Release 1.1.0"
git push origin tag 1.1.0

# Output directory for HTML files
output/
Gemfile.lock
*.html
.DS_Store


topics
node_modules
package-lock.json

# Ignore Gradle project-specific cache directory
.gradle

# Ignore Gradle build output directory
build
.project
.settings
settings.json

# Created by https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore/api/node
# Edit at https://www.toptal.com/developers/gitignore?templates=node

### Node ###
# Logs
logs
*.log
npm-debug.log*
yarn-debug.log*
yarn-error.log*
lerna-debug.log*

# Git Commit, Add all and Push — in one step.
cap = "!f() { git add .; git commit -m \"$@\"; git push; }; f"

# NEW.
new = "!f() { git cap \"📦 NEW: $@\"; }; f"
# IMPROVE.
imp = "!f() { git cap \"👌 IMPROVE: $@\"; }; f"
# FIX.
fix = "!f() { git cap \"🐛 FIX: $@\"; }; f"
# RELEASE.
rlz = "!f() { git cap \"🚀 RELEASE: $@\"; }; f"
# DOC.
doc = "!f() { git cap \"📖 DOC: $@\"; }; f"
# TEST.
tst = "!f() { git cap \"✅ TEST: $@\"; }; f"

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[
The user story should have a reason to exist: what do I need as the user described in the summary?
This part details any detail that could not be passed by the summary.
]
### Acceptance Criteria
1. [If I do A.]
1. [B should happen.]
[
Also, here are a few points that need to be addressed:
1. Constraint 1;
1. Constraint 2;
1. Constraint 3.
]
### Resources:
* Mockups: [Here goes a URL to or the name of the mockup(s) in inVision];
* Testing URL: [Here goes a URL to the testing branch or IP];
* Staging URL: [Here goes a URL to the feature on staging];
### Notes
[Some complementary notes if necessary:]
* > Here goes a quote from an email
* Here goes whatever useful information can exist…
* This tenplate is taken from https://github.com/AlphaFounders/style-guide/blob/master/agile-user-story.md
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