Update Credits

Refresh the credits in your README.md from nova.config.json.

Summary

The update-credits recipe rewrites the credits of a README.md file so the funding links and contributor acknowledgements stay in sync with nova.config.json. It reuses the exact builder the generate must-haves read-me command uses, so the spliced credits are byte-identical to a freshly generated region.

The recipe only touches the marked region. Everything before the <!-- nova-region: credits --> marker and everything after the <!-- nova-region-end: credits --> marker is left byte-identical, so hand-written prose around the credits is never disturbed.

Prerequisites

• An existing README.md — The recipe updates a file in the project root; it does not create one. Use generate must-haves read-me to create the initial file.
• The credits region markers — The README.md must contain the <!-- nova-region: credits --> and <!-- nova-region-end: credits --> markers. A generate must-haves read-me file has them by default.
• Credit inputs — At least one urls.fundSources entry, or an entities entry with a contributor or supporter role, in nova.config.json so there are credits to render.

Behavior

The recipe follows an in-place splice so it can only ever rewrite the region it owns.

• Region gate — The credits region markers must both be present and correctly ordered. If the markers are absent, misordered, or the README.md was not generated by Nova, the recipe warns that the region markers were not found and returns without writing.
• Region-only splice — Only the content between the markers is replaced. The markers and all content outside them are preserved exactly.
• Not applicable — When the current nova.config.json yields no credits, the recipe warns and returns without touching the file.
• Idempotent — When the regenerated credits already match the file on disk, the recipe reports that the credits are already up to date and makes no write.

Settings

Settings are configured in nova.config.json under the recipes.read-me key. The update-credits recipe is controlled by a single enabled toggle:

{
  "recipes": {
    "read-me": {
      "update-credits": {
        "enabled": true
      }
    }
  }
}

When the recipe is not enabled, it warns and returns without touching any files.

Usage

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