mrproject - make projects from templates

This project is home cooked software. But of course, you are free to use it as you wish. You might even like it.

Features:

• Generate projects from templates: mrproject new --template <template> <project_name>
• Templates are normal python projects and don't use any templating language. That means you can actually use/test your template while you add new features.
• The default templates are build with a high degree of automation in mind.
• List existing templates: mrproject list
• That's it 🤷

Usage

mrproject help

usage: mrproject command

Commands:

    new             Create a new project from a template with `project_name`.
    list            List all available templates.
    help            Print usage documentation on a specific command.

Usage: mrproject new

mrproject help new

usage: mrproject new [-t|--template] [-n|--no-interaction] project_name

Create a new project from a template with `project_name`.

    Example usage:

        mrproject new my_new_project
        mrproject new my_new_project --template my_fancy_template

    Options:

    --template
        The name or path of the template to use.
        Use `mrproject list` to list all available templates.

    --no-interaction
        Don't ask for user input but accept defaults.

When calling mrproject new

• the user config file is read (~/.config/mrproject/config.toml),
• the user is asked to specify/overwrite all variables defined in mrproject_template.toml,
• the template project is copied to the current working directory,
• every occurrence of MRPROJECT_* is replaced with the corresponding value (including the folder and file names),
• and that's it. This approach is very limited (on purpose) and very simple.

Usage: mrproject list

mrproject help list

usage: mrproject list

List all available templates.

Template

Currently mrproject comes with the following templates:

• default

What Is A Template?

A template is a just a folder that with these files:

mrproject_template.toml   # contains the variables that are substituted
README.md                 # README desribing the features of the template
MRPROJECT_PROJECT_NAME/   # the acual project that is copied
    ...                   # anything you want really :)
tests/                    # optional tests for your template
    ...

The file mrproject_template.toml MUST contain the following fields:

[mrproject.template.substitutions]
MRPROJECT_AUTHOR = "your name"
MRPROJECT_EMAIL = "your@email.com"

Some additional fields are added by mrproject automatically:

• MRPROJECT_CURRENT_YEAR - the current year

The fields MUST start with MRPROJECT_ and MUST be upper case.

Create Your Own Template

First, read the section above. Then, you can create your own template by putting it in the templates folder under: ~/.local/share/mrproject/templates/.

~/.local/share/mrproject/templates/
    my_template/
        README.md
        mrproject_template.toml
        MRPROJECT_PROJECT_NAME/
            ...
        tests/
            ...

User Config

The user config file is located at ~/.config/mrproject/config.toml. Currently you can only specify default substitutions:

[mrproject.template.substitutions]
MRPROJECT_AUTHOR = "your name"
MRPROJECT_EMAIL = "your@email.com"

Why mrproject?

There are many project template generators out there, and many of them are great and more feature rich than this one.

But I want to have a simple one where I can actually use/test the project template as I add new features. This is achieved by not using any templating language, but reserved keywords.