universalinit 0.1.66

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Universal Initializer

A versatile tool for initializing software projects from templates. Create React, Python, C++, Node.js, iOS, Android, and more projects with a single command.

Features

• Configurable template-based project creation
• Support for multiple project types (React, Vue, Flutter, and many more)
• Parameter-based customization
• Variable replacement in template files
• Post-processing support for additional setup tasks
• JSON output for integration with other tools

Installation

# Install with pip
pip install universalinit

# Or install directly from source
git clone https://github.com/Kavia-ai/universalinit.git
cd universalinit
pip install -e .

Usage

Create a new project using the command-line interface:

uniinit --name my-app --type react --output ./my-app --author "Your Name" --parameters typescript=true,styling_solution=styled-components

Command Options

Option	Description	Example
--author	Project author (Required)	--author "Your Name"
--config	Path to JSON config file	--config ./my-config.json
--description	Project description	--description "An awesome app"
--name	Project name (Required)	--name my-awesome-app
--output	Output directory path (Required)	--output ./my-app
--parameters	Additional parameters as key=value pairs	--parameters typescript=true,styling_solution=styled-components
--type	Project type (Required)	--type react
--version	Project version	--version 0.1.0

Available Project Types

• android: Android application
• angular: Angular application
• astro: Astro website
• flutter: Flutter application
• nativescript: NativeScript application
• nextjs: Next.js application
• nuxt: Nuxt.js application
• qwik: Qwik application
• react: React application
• remix: Remix application
• remotion: Remotion video project
• slidev: Slidev presentation
• svelte: Svelte application
• typescript: TypeScript application
• vite: Vite application
• vue: Vue application
• django: Django backend
• express: Express backend
• fastapi: FastAPI backend
• flask : Flask backend

Parameter Examples

React Project

uniinit --name my-react-app --type react --output ./my-react-app --author "Your Name" --parameters typescript=true,styling_solution=styled-components

Vue Project

uniinit --name myservice --type vue --output ./myservice --author "Your Name"

Flutter Project

uniinit --name my-flutter-app --type flutter --output ./my-flutter-app --author "Your Name"

Android Project

uniinit --name my-android-app --type android --output ./my-android-app --author "Your Name" --parameters min_sdk=24,target_sdk=34,gradle_version=8.12

Astro Project

uniinit --name my-astro-site --type astro --output ./my-astro-site --author "Your Name" --parameters typescript=true

Next.js Project

uniinit --name my-nextjs-app --type nextjs --output ./my-nextjs-app --author "Your Name" --parameters typescript=true,styling_solution=tailwind

Nuxt Project

uniinit --name my-nuxt-app --type nuxt --output ./my-nuxt-app --author "Your Name"

NativeScript Project

uniinit --name my-ns-app --type nativescript --output ./my-ns-app --author "Your Name" --parameters typescript=true

Slidev Project

uniinit --name my-slides --type slidev --output ./my-slides --author "Your Name"

Svelte Project

uniinit --name my-svelte-app --type svelte --output ./my-svelte-app --author "Your Name" --parameters typescript=true,styling_solution=css

Remix Project

uniinit --name my-remix-app --type remix --output ./my-remix-app --author "Your Name" --parameters typescript=true,styling_solution=tailwind

TypeScript Project

uniinit --name my-ts-app --type typescript --output ./my-ts-app --author "Your Name"

Remotion Project

uniinit --name my-remotion-app --type remotion --output ./my-remotion-app --author "Your Name"

Angular Project

uniinit --name my-angular-app --type angular --output ./my-angular-app --author "Your Name"

Qwik Project

uniinit --name my-qwik-app --type qwik --output ./my-qwik-app --author "Your Name"

Vite Project

uniinit --name my-vite-app --type vite --output ./my-vite-app --author "Your Name" --parameters typescript=true,framework=react

Django Project

uniinit --name my-django-app --type django --output ./my-django-app --author "Your Name"

Express Project

uniinit --name my-express-app --type express --output ./my-express-app --author "Your Name" --parameters typescript=true

FastAPI Project

uniinit --name my-fastapi-app --type fastapi --output ./my-fastapi-app --author "Your Name"

Flask Project

uniinit --name my-flask-app --type flask --output ./my-flask-app --author "Your Name"

JSON Configuration

Instead of command-line parameters, you can use a JSON configuration file:

{
  "name": "my-app",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "description": "My awesome application",
  "author": "Your Name",
  "project_type": "react",
  "output_path": "./my-app",
  "parameters": {
    "typescript": true,
    "styling_solution": "styled-components"
  }
}

Then use:

uniinit --config ./my-config.json

Development

Running Tests

# Install dev dependencies
pip install pytest

# Run tests
pytest

Adding New Templates

1. Create a new directory in src/universalinit/templates/ for your template
2. Add a config.yml file with template configuration
3. Add new template type in ProjectType enum in src/universalinit/templateconfig.py
4. Add new replaceable parameters if necessary in the function ProjectConfig.get_replaceable_parameters in src/universalinit/templateconfig.py
5. Add new environment parameters if necessary in the function TemplateConfigProvider.get_init_info in src/universalinit/templateconfig.py
6. Add new template at TEMPLATE_MAP in src/universalinit/templates.py
7. Register the template class in the ProjectInitializer constructor in src/universalinit/universalinit.py
8. Create a new template class in src/universalinit/universalinit.py
9. Update the epilog in main in src/universalinit/cli.py