beeware / beeware/briefcase

Allow wildcards in `sources` list

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Description

As shown in https://github.com/beeware/briefcase/discussions/1117, the need to list every subdirectory of `src` individually is easy to miss, even for me. If the `sources` setting accepted wildcards, then the default in the new project template could simply be `src/*`, and most projects would never need to change it.

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reading the `sources` setting implementation and the new project template, then review discussion #1117 for the expected wildcard behavior. Confirm how source subdirectories are currently collected and identify the relevant tests; the work is done when a default such as `src/*` covers the intended subdirectories without requiring each one to be listed individually.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
build-system
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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