create-starboy

A simple CLI to scaffold new projects using a predefined template. It also includes a development mode to auto-restart the server on file changes.

📦 What does it do?

This CLI tool helps you quickly bootstrap a new project from a template folder. It:

• Prompts you for a project name (or takes it from command line)
• Creates a new folder with that name (unless . is passed to use current dir)
• Copies template files into the folder
• Replaces {{projectName}} placeholders in README.md and package.json
• Supports a dev command to run a file watcher and auto-restart your server

🛠️ Installation (Globally)

npm install -g create-starboy

Or using pnpm:

pnpm add -g create-starboy

🚀 Usage

1. Create a new project

npm create starboy

or with pnpm:

pnpm create starboy

Then follow the prompt to name your project.

2. Create a project in the current folder

npm create starboy .

or

pnpm create starboy .

This will use the current working directory instead of making a new one.

3. Start the dev mode

Once your project is created, go into the folder and run:

pnpm dev

Or via npm:

npm run dev

This starts the dev.js script, which:

• Watches your project files (ignores node_modules, .git, dist)
• Restarts the server (at src/index.js) whenever a file changes

📌 Notes

• If the target folder already exists, it will exit with an error.
• Automatically adds progress bar while creating files.
• Works smoothly with both npm and pnpm.

🔗 GitHub

Check out the source code here: https://github.com/fazalkadivar21/starboy