prarabdha-cli 1.0.0

A CLI tool for scaffolding backend services with interactive menus

Prarabdha 🚀

A powerful CLI tool for scaffolding backend services with interactive menus. Get started quickly with your favorite programming languages and frameworks.

Features

• Interactive CLI: User-friendly menus for project setup
• Multiple Languages: Support for Python, Java, and Node.js
• Framework Support: Flask, FastAPI for Python
• Quick Start/Stop: Easy project management
• Deployment Ready: Deploy to Heroku, Railway, or Render
• Extensible: Easy to add new languages and frameworks

Installation

Install Prarabdha using pip:

pip install prarabdha

Quick Start

1. Start a New Project

prarabdha start

This will launch an interactive menu where you can:

• Choose your programming language (Python, Java, Node.js)
• Select frameworks (for Python: Flask or FastAPI)
• Set project name and output directory

2. Deploy Your Project

prarabdha deploy <project-path>

Deploy to free backend-as-a-service platforms:

• Heroku: Full CLI integration
• Railway: Modern deployment platform
• Render: Web-based deployment

3. Stop Running Projects

prarabdha stop <project-path>

Stop any running processes for your project.

Supported Languages and Frameworks

Python

• Flask: Lightweight web framework
• FastAPI: Modern, fast web framework with automatic API documentation

Java

• Spring Boot: Enterprise-grade Java framework

Node.js

• Express: Fast, unopinionated web framework

Project Structure

Each scaffolded project includes:

• Production-ready boilerplate with best practices
• Health check endpoints for monitoring
• CORS configuration for frontend integration
• Environment configuration with .env files
• Comprehensive documentation with setup instructions
• Git configuration with appropriate .gitignore

Example Usage

Python Flask Project

$ prarabdha start
🚀 Prarabdha
Backend Service Scaffolding Tool

Enter project name: my-flask-api
Enter output directory: /path/to/projects

Select a programming language:
  1. Python
  2. Java
  3. Node.js

Enter your choice: 1

Select a Python framework:
  1. Flask
  2. FastAPI

Enter your choice: 1

✅ Project 'my-flask-api' created successfully!
📁 Location: /path/to/projects/my-flask-api

🚀 Next steps:
   • Navigate to your project directory
   • Install dependencies
   • Run your project

Deploy to Heroku

$ prarabdha deploy ./my-flask-api
Select a deployment service:
  1. Heroku
  2. Railway
  3. Render

Enter your choice: 1

Deploying to Heroku...
Enter Heroku app name: my-awesome-api
✅ Heroku app created successfully!
✅ Deployment successful!

Development

Prerequisites

• Python 3.8+
• pip

Setup Development Environment

1. Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/prarabdha/prarabdha.git
cd prarabdha

2. Install in development mode:

pip install -e .

3. Run tests:

python -m pytest

Contributing

We welcome contributions! Please see our Contributing Guide for details.

Adding New Languages/Frameworks

1. Create a new scaffolder in prarabdha/scaffolders/
2. Implement the create_project method
3. Add the language option to the CLI
4. Update documentation

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

• 📖 Documentation
• 🐛 Issue Tracker
• 💬 Discussions

Roadmap

• Support for more languages (Go, Rust, C#)
• Database integration templates
• Docker support
• CI/CD pipeline templates
• Monitoring and logging setup
• Authentication templates

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Made with ❤️ by the Prarabdha team