mkproj

A python script to quickly generate a project directory with boilerplate for a variety of technologies. Also initialises an empty git repo. Think of it as mkdir on steroids.

Currently supported targets:

• c - A C project. Creates a Makefile and main.c file.
• deno - A deno project. Creates a Makefile and main.ts file.
• html5 - An HTML5 static site.
• node - Uses npm init to initialise your project.
• py - A Python project.
• ts_web - A webapp that uses TypeScript and esbuild.
• webapp - An HTML5/CSS/JS webapp.

Usage:

mkproj [-n ProjectName] [-t Target] [other options]

Options:

• -h, --help shows a help message.
• -l, --license The name of a license to use.
• -n',--name' The name of the project. If this argument is missing mkproj will launch in prompt mode.
• -r, --readme Creates a README file if this option is present.
• -s, --shebang Adds a shebang for files that support it if this option is present.
• -t, --type The type of project to create. If this option is missing mkproj will launch in prompt mode.
• -T, --todo Creates a TODO file if this option is present.

Prompt mode:

If mkproj is launched with either no options or either the name or the type option missing, prompt mode will start, and prompt you for the values of the various options.

Installing:

mkproj is intended to be installed via a shell alias or script so that you can supply whatever arguments you prefer to create your default project with.

For example, to create a bash alias that enables readme and todo creation and generates the MIT license by default:

echo 'alias mkproj="/path/to/this/repo/mkproj.py -r -t -l MIT"' >> "$HOME"/.bashrc

The same example in fish:

alias mkproj='/path/to/this/repo/mkproj.py -r -t -l MIT'
    funcsave mkproj

Then you can invoke it with:

mkproj ProjectName Target

Alternatively, create a shell script in a location that's on your PATH and call mkproj within it.

You could also create a symlink to it.

For example, to create a symlink in $HOME/.local/bin:

ln -s /path/to/this/repo/mkproj.py "$HOME"/.local/bin

Contributing:

Feel free to make PRs to add licenses and project types of your own! I'll review them whenever I can.

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Copyright © 2021 Siddharth Singh