Radically simple app initialization
Project description
Initialization of new software projects should be quick and easy.
Boil tries to solve the following problems:
Wasting time on the initialisation of new software projects from scratch: creating a file structure, thinking about naming conventions, researching best practices - almost always requires documentation lookup.
No consistency between projects. Most developers initiate projects in their own way, which is often incorrect or outdated.
Burden of bootstrapping tools for different technologies (separate app generator for Ansible, Django, Rails, etc.).
Lack of boilerplates for many software categories. If they already exist, they require manual adjustments.
Here is how:
Leverage the Jinja templating engine to automatically generate project files. Ask the user for a minimal set of variables (such as project name, author, license etc.) and inject them into the right place.
Organize a centralized, plugable repository for project templates. Let the community decide on their final form.
Provide a single API for initializing projects in any technology.
Installation
Use pip or easy_install:
$ pip install boil
Usage
$ boil Usage: boil list boil search <phrase> boil new <plate_name> boil -h | --help
List all available plates:
$ boil list
Search for plates:
$ boil search <phrase>
Initialize new project from selected plate:
$ boil new <plate_name>
Examples
List all available plates:
$ boil list
Search for Python-related plates:
$ boil search python
Initialize new Python package:
$ boil new python_package
Initialize new Django app:
$ boil new django_app
Initialize new Rails app:
$ boil new rails_app
Initialize new Ruby gem:
$ boil new gem
Initialize new Bash command-line tool:
$ boil new bash_cli
Initialize new Ansible role:
$ boil new ansible_role
Initialize new plate:
$ boil new plate
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