bootstrap

CLI utility for defining custom project initialization scripts.

TODO:

• Add evaluator tests.
• Color output to console.

Overview

bootstrap is a tool for quickly defining your own init-like scripts. If you are familiar with tools like

• npm init
• nix flake init
• django-admin startproject
• mix phx.new
• etc.

this project will feel at home. Ultimately the goal is to create (optionally) interactive scripts like those mentioned in the above list to quickly scaffold your new projects in a consistent way.

We start with an example. Consider the following spec, which we'll name example:

{
  "filename": {
    "type": "STRING",
    "prompt": "What file should I create for you?"
  }
}

and its associated builder:

#!/usr/bin/env bash

echo "Creating $FILENAME"
touch "$OUT/$FILENAME"

Running bootstrap with these two files configured will invoke the following interactive script:

> bootstrap example
What file should I create for you? hello-world.txt
Creating hello-world.txt

>

You should now see a new hello-world.txt file in the current directory.

Usage

TODO

Installation

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Specs and Builders

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Other Environment Variables

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Supplied Specs

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Using With Nix

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Development

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Documentation

TODO

Formatting

A pre-commit file is included in .githooks to ensure consistent formatting. Run the following to configure git to use it:

git config --local core.hooksPath .githooks/

If running direnv, this is done automatically if git is installed.