universalinit 0.1.78

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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

Environment Variable Mapping (env.template Syntax)

Framework templates can define how environment variables are mapped using an env.template file. This allows you to control how your common environment variables are translated to framework-specific ones.

Syntax

There are two supported mapping syntaxes:

1. Direct Mapping

Map a specific framework environment variable to a common variable:

FRAMEWORK_SPECIFIC_VAR = COMMON_VAR

Example:

REACT_CUSTOM_PREFIX_SAMPLE_ENV_FOR_UNIINIT = SAMPLE_ENV_FOR_UNIINIT

2. Wildcard Mapping (Prefix)

Map all common environment variables to a framework-specific prefix using a wildcard:

FRAMEWORK_PREFIX_* = *

Example:

REACT_APP_* = *

This will map any common environment variable (e.g. DATABASE_URL) to a framework variable with the prefix (e.g. REACT_APP_DATABASE_URL).

3. Wildcard Mapping (Complex)

You can also use wildcards in both the framework and common variable names for more advanced mapping:

FRAMEWORK_PATTERN_*_SUFFIX = *_COMMON_PATTERN

Example:

API_*_KEY = *_API_KEY

This will map USER_API_KEY to API_USER_KEY.

Example env.template

# Direct mapping
REACT_CUSTOM_PREFIX_SAMPLE_ENV_FOR_UNIINIT = SAMPLE_ENV_FOR_UNIINIT

# Wildcard mapping (prefix)
REACT_APP_* = *

Notes

• You can combine direct and wildcard mappings in the same file.
• Only prefix and complex wildcard patterns are supported (not suffix-only patterns).
• Unknown variables not covered by any mapping will be ignored.

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