Create Unity Package

This is a simple command line tool that automates the creation of Unity packages. It creates the boilerplate package structure and inserts user-specific information. This package is inspired by other developer CLI tools such as CreateReactApp.

This application follows the instructions offered by Unity. It creates new local packages in the directory that the application is run.

Please file any issues for bugs or desired features. Good luck with your development!

Usage

How to install

This tool is Python-based. So, you will need to install Python 3 if you don't already have it installed.

Option #1: Install from Pip: pip install create_unity_package

Option #2: Install from GitHub: pip install git+https://github.com/ShiJbey/create_unity_package.git

How to create a new Unity Package

Run the following command in a terminal and answer the prompts: create-unity-package

By default, this creates a new folder with the unique package name entered during the prompts. If you would like to name the folder differently, you can change the folder name afterward or use the --output argument when generating the package. For more help use the --help.

create-unity-package --output <YourPackageName>

In your current working directory it will create a new package directory with the name of your package. The directory structure of the package is shown below. Your package will be ready to import and configured for editor scripts, runtime scripts like MonoBehaviours, and UnityTestRunner tests.

<root>
  ├── package.json
  ├── README.md
  ├── CHANGELOG.md
  ├── LICENSE.md  # Defaults to MIT License
  ├── .gitignore  # If --git is used
  ├── Third Party Notices.md
  ├── Editor
  │   ├── [company-name].[package-name].Editor.asmdef
  ├── Runtime
  │   ├── [company-name].[package-name].asmdef
  ├── Tests
  │   ├── Editor
  │   │   ├── [company-name].[package-name].Editor.Tests.asmdef
  │   └── Runtime
  │        ├── [company-name].[package-name].Tests.asmdef
  ├── Samples~
  │        └── [empty]
  └── Documentation~
       └── [package-name].md

How to import and edit package in Unity

Unity has detailed instructions for developing a local package. You can instructions for installing a local package here.

Now you should see the your package name in the Packages directory in Unity's file explorer.