✨ create-rjx

The most animated and modern CLI to generate a full-featured Express.js boilerplate — powered by RJ

🚀 What is create-rjx?

create-rjx is a visually stunning, developer-friendly CLI tool that instantly scaffolds modern Express.js applications in either JavaScript or TypeScript — with cinematic console animations, intelligent boilerplate generation, and production-ready architecture.

✨ Why choose create-rjx?

• 🎨 Cinematic CLI experience with smooth animations and vibrant colors
• ⚡ Lightning-fast setup - get started in under 30 seconds
• 🎯 Zero configuration - works out of the box
• 🔧 Production-ready - includes best practices and modern tooling
• 📱 Interactive prompts with beautiful UI elements

💾 Installation

Global Installation (Recommended)

npm install -g create-rjx

One-time Usage

npx create-rjx

🖥️ Usage

Quick Start

create-rjx

With Project Name

create-rjx my-awesome-api

Interactive Experience

The CLI will guide you through:

1. Project naming with real-time validation
2. Language selection (JavaScript vs TypeScript)
3. Template generation with progress indicators
4. Success celebration with animated confetti 🎉

🏁 Getting Started

After the magical creation process:

cd your-project-name
npm install
npm run dev

Your API will be running at http://localhost:3000 with hot-reload enabled!

🎯 Features

🎨 Visual Experience

• Cinematic animations using chalk-animation and gradient-string
• ASCII art headers with figlet
• Colorful progress bars and spinners
• Celebration effects on successful creation

⚙️ Technical Excellence

• Dual language support: JavaScript & TypeScript
• Modern Express.js setup with async/await
• Environment configuration with dotenv
• Development tooling with nodemon
• Clean architecture with separation of concerns

📦 What's Included

• Express.js with modern middleware setup
• Environment variable configuration
• Development & production scripts
• Clean, scalable folder structure
• Ready-to-use API endpoints

🛠️ Tech Stack

CLI Magic

• chalk - Terminal colors
• chalk-animation - Animated text effects
• figlet - ASCII art generation
• gradient-string - Color gradients
• ora - Elegant spinners
• inquirer - Interactive prompts
• fs-extra - Enhanced file operations

Generated Projects

• Express.js - Web framework
• dotenv - Environment management
• nodemon - Development server
• TypeScript - Type safety (optional)

🎮 Demo & Examples

Interactive CLI Experience

The CLI provides a movie-like experience with:

• Smooth transitions between steps
• Real-time progress feedback
• Color-coded success/error messages
• ASCII art celebration on completion

Sample API Response

{
  "message": "Welcome to your Express API!",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-15T10:30:00.000Z",
  "version": "1.0.0"
}

🤝 Contributing

We love contributions! Here's how you can help:

Quick Contribution Guide

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature
3. Commit your changes: git commit -m 'Add amazing feature'
4. Push to the branch: git push origin feature/amazing-feature
5. Open a Pull Request

Development Setup

git clone https://github.com/softenrj/create-rjx.git
cd create-rjx
npm install
npm link  # For local testing

💬 Support & Community

Get Help

• 🐛 Bug Reports: Open an issue
• 💡 Feature Requests: Start a discussion
• 📧 Direct Contact: Email the author

Connect with the Creator

• 🐙 GitHub: @softenrj

🧠 Pro Tips

Power User Features

• Use create-rjx . to create in current directory
• Add --typescript flag for TypeScript (coming soon)
• Use --template api for specific templates (coming soon)

Best Practices

• Always check the generated .env.example file
• Use npm run clean before switching between JS/TS
• Keep your CLI updated: npm update -g create-rjx

📄 License

MIT License - feel free to use this in any project, commercial or personal.

✍️ Made with ❤️ and lots of ☕ by Raj

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