create-springboot-app

CLI tool to quickly generate a Spring Boot project with a ready-to-use folder structure, sample entity, repository, service, and controller. It can also automatically start the Spring Boot application.

Features

• Generates a standard Spring Boot folder structure:
  • controller, service, repository, model, config
  • resources for static, templates, application.properties
  • test folder with a sample test
• Creates sample files:
  • SampleEntity.java (entity)
  • SampleRepository.java (JPA repository)
  • SampleService.java (service)
  • SampleController.java (REST controller)
• Generates pom.xml with necessary dependencies
• Automatically runs mvn spring-boot:run after generation
• Works on Windows, Linux, and macOS

Installation

Globally via npm

npm install -g @sivasothy-tharsi/create-springboot-cli

Using npx (no global install required)

npx @sivasothy-tharsi/create-springboot-cli myproject

Creates a folder myawesomeapp in the current directory

Generates all folders and sample files

Automatically starts the Spring Boot application

Project Structure After Generation

myawesomeapp/
 ├── src/
 │    ├── main/java/com/myawesomeapp/
 │    │    ├── controller/SampleController.java
 │    │    ├── service/SampleService.java
 │    │    ├── repository/SampleRepository.java
 │    │    ├── model/SampleEntity.java
 │    │    └── MyawesomeappApplication.java
 │    └── resources/
 │         ├── static/
 │         ├── templates/
 │         └── application.properties
 ├── src/test/java/com/myawesomeapp/
 │    └── MyawesomeappApplicationTests.java
 └── pom.xml

Requirements

• Java JDK 17 or later
• Maven installed and in PATH (mvn -v)
• Node.js (v14+) for the CLI

License

MIT License
© 2025 Sivasothy Tharsi