LicenseGenie

Description

LicenseGenie is a command-line tool to generate open-source licenses for your projects. It comes with built-in support for common licenses like MIT, Apache 2.0, and GPL 3.0, and also allows users to add their custom license templates.

Installation

npm install -g licensegenie

Usage

After installing, you can generate a license by simply running:

licensegenie

You'll be prompted to choose a license from a list and, depending on the license you choose, you may be asked to provide the copyright holder's name.

The license will be saved in the current directory with the filename LICENSE.

Configuration

You can customize LicenseGenie by adding a configuration file located at ~/.config/licensegenie/config.json.

Sample Configuration

Here's a sample config.json file:

{
  "customLicenses": ["MyCustomLicense1", "MyCustomLicense2"],
  "licenseMetadata": {
    "MyCustomLicense1": {
      "requiresName": true
    },
    "MyCustomLicense2": {
      "requiresName": false
    }
  },
  "customLicenseDir": "/path/to/custom/licenses"
}

Configuration Fields

• customLicenses: An array of strings specifying the names of the custom licenses.
• licenseMetadata: An object where each key is a custom license name and the value is an object with additional metadata.
  • requiresName: A boolean that indicates whether the license requires a copyright holder's name.
• customLicenseDir: The directory where your custom license templates are stored. Each license should be a text file with the name format: LicenseName.txt.

Adding Custom Licenses

To add a custom license, create a text file in your specified customLicenseDir. Use placeholders like [year] and [name] in the license text, which will be replaced when generating the license.