tidy

templates/example/_common.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# COMMON FUNCTIONS
+# JDE
+# 2025-04-25
+
+# This file is not required if you write your own template.
+
+
 # Print error message and exit with code 1
 # Usage: die "error message"
 die() {
@@ -13,7 +20,18 @@ die() {
 load_env() {
     local script_dir="$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
     local env_file
-    
+
+    # first load basic.env for the template defaults
+    if [ -f "$script_dir/_basic.env" ]; then
+        set -a
+        source "$script_dir/_basic.env"
+        set +a
+    else
+        echo "Warning: basic.env file not found at $script_dir/_basic.env. Broken template?"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # now load the server specific env file
     if [ -z "$1" ]; then
         echo "Usage: $0 [path_to_env_file]"
         return 1