pynoo 1.1.0

Easily create new projects.

noo

Easily create new projects.

Usage

noo clone <name> <ref>

Noofile Specification

name: str
remote: str
read: [Read]
steps: [Step]

Field	Type	Description
name	str	The name of the noofile definition
remote	str	The remote location of the template
read	list[Read]	The list of variables to read on setup
steps	list[Step]	The list of steps to run

Read

name: str
prompt: str
default: ?str

Field	Type	Description
name	str	The name of the variable to read
prompt	str	The prompt to display when reading the variable
default	?str	An optional default value

Step

A step defines a single step in the process of setting up a project.

name: str
actions: [Action]

Field	Type	Description
name	str	The name of the setup step
actions	list[Action]	The list of actions in the step

Action

An action defined a single action within a step. This is the base of all steps, for example replacing a string with a different given string.

Replace action

Replace actions are used to replace a specific string in a file. The src field specifies the string that should be replaced in the file, and the dest field specifices the string to replace it with. The dest field is formatted with defined variables.

A list of files can be provided, and each file will have the same transform applied to them.

- action: replace
  files: [str]
  src: str
  dest: str

Delete action

Delete actions are used to delete files.

- action: delete
  files: [str]

Create action

Create actions are used to create files. The file field specifies the file to be created, and the content field specifics the content to be placed into the file. The content field is formatted with defined variables.

- action: create
  file: str
  content: ?str

Rename action

Rename actions are used to rename files. The file field specifies the file to be renamed, and the dest field specifies the new name of the file. The dest field is formatted with defined variables.

- action: rename
  file: str
  dest: str

Variables

Variables are defined in the read section of the noofile. All variables set in the read section will be available in the steps section.

Variables are used in the format $${scope}:{name}, for example $$noo:year or $$var:author. Variables with the noo scope are built into noo and will always be available. Variables with the var scope are defined in the read section.

The variables defined by noo are:

• noo:year - The current year
• noo:month - The current month
• noo:day - The current day
• noo:hour - The current hour
• noo:minute - The current minute
• noo:second - The current second
• noo:name - The name of the project