CVM - Cross-platform Version Manager

A unified CLI tool for managing PHP, Node.js, and Python versions with virtual environment and dependency management support.

Features

• Multi-language support: PHP, Node.js, Python
• Version management: Install, switch, and manage multiple versions
• Virtual environments: Isolated environments for each project
• Dependency management: Handle packages and dependencies
• Cross-platform: Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows

Commands

Version Management

• cvm install <language> <version> - Install a specific version
• cvm use <language> <version> - Switch to a specific version
• cvm list <language> - List installed versions
• cvm available <language> - List available versions for download
• cvm uninstall <language> <version> - Remove a version

Environment Management

• cvm env create <name> - Create a new environment
• cvm env activate <name> - Activate an environment
• cvm env deactivate - Deactivate current environment
• cvm env list - List all environments

Language-specific Commands

• cpvm - PHP version manager
• cnvm - Node.js version manager
• cpyvm - Python version manager
• cenv - Environment manager
• cpm - Cross-Platform Project Manager

Project Creation Commands

• cpm make <template> <project-name> - Create a new project from template
• cpm list - List all available project templates
• cpm search <keyword> - Search for templates by keyword
• cpm info <template> - Show detailed template information
• cpm interactive - Create project using interactive mode

Installation

Via npm (Recommended)

# Install globally
npm install -g cvm-cli

# Or install locally in your project
npm install cvm

From source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/codizium/cvm.git
cd cvm

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Link globally for development
npm link

Usage Examples

# Install Node.js version 18
cvm install node 18.0.0

# Switch to Python 3.9
cvm use python 3.9.0

# Create a new environment
cvm env create myproject

# Activate environment
cvm env activate myproject