cookiecutter-x 0.1.4

Cookiecutter eXtended

Cookiecutter-X

Cookiecutter eXtended is a code generator based on Jinja and Cookiecutter with some extra features. Such as single file generation, local template management, template documentation, provide template input using arguments instead of interactive prompts.

Installation

Like every other python package, you can install cookiecutter-x with

pip install cookiecutter-x

It will create the executable console script cookiecutter-x in the bin directory.

Templates

Cookiecutter-X supports two types of templates.

• Simple template, optimized for generating standalone script(s), e.g. a bash script.
• Cookiecutter template, optimized for starting a new project, e.g., a python project

Getting started quickly

• Generate configurations (stored at $HOME/.cookiecutter-x/ccx-config.yml)

  cookiecutter-x quick-start config
  

• Add or write templates

  • Create a simple example template for generating CPP header and class pair

    cookiecutter-x quick-start example-template
    

• See the list of available simple templates

  cookiecutter-x simple list
  

• See the documentation of a template

  cookiecutter-x simple doc cpp
  

• Generate files based on a template

  cookiecutter-x simple process cpp --class_name 'FilesUtils'
  

Read more at the documentation site - https://cookiecutter-x.shaon.dev