🚀 devstream CLI

devstream is a developer environment orchestration tool that makes setting up, checking, and managing development environments fast and painless. It works with Node.js, React, Next.js, Python, and more suitable for individuals and teams.

⚡ Features

• Project stack detection — npx devstream detect automatically detects common stacks (Node.js, React, Next.js, Express, NestJS, Python, etc.).
• Environment checks — npx devstream check runs sanity checks for Node, package managers (npm/yarn/pnpm), Python, and optional services like Postgres; reports missing tools or version mismatches.
• One-command setup — npx devstream setup installs dependencies, generates environment files from templates (e.g. .env).
• Interactive experience — Uses chalk and inquirer for friendly prompts and colored output.
• Cross-platform — Works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

📦 Installation

Install globally via npm:

npm install -g devstream

Verify the CLI is available:

devstream --help

📝 Usage

• Detect project stack

npx devstream detect

• Run environment checks

npx devstream check

• Setup project (install deps + generate env)

npx devstream setup

• Show help

npx devstream help

💡 Tips

• Always run devstream commands in the root directory of your project (where package.json or requirements.txt exists).
• Always run devstream check before devstream setup to avoid surprises.
• Use a .env.template.json (or similar template) in your repo to let devstream generate environment files.

📖 Example Workflow

1. Detect project type

npx devstream detect

2. Run environment sanity checks

npx devstream check

3. Setup project

npx devstream setup

🛠 Tech Stack

• Node.js
• Commander.js (CLI framework)
• Chalk (colored logs)
• Inquirer (interactive prompts)

📂 Contributing

Thanks for considering contributing! A common workflow:

1. Fork the repository
2. Create a feature branch

git checkout -b feature-name

3. Commit your changes

git commit -m "feat: describe your change"

4. Push and open a Pull Request

git push origin feature-name

Please include a clear description and tests where appropriate.

📄 License

MIT © Avishkar Kabadi