ez-templates

A simple, fast, and fully offline CLI tool to bootstrap pre-configured project templates.

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Installation

Run directly without installing:

npx ez-templates

Or install globally:

npm install -g ez-templates

Usage

Interactive Mode

Run the command without options to start the interactive walkthrough:

ezp

CLI Options (Non-Interactive Mode)

Configure template bootstrapping directly via command line flags:

ezp [options]

| Flag | Option | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | -t | --template <name> | Template(s) to clone (express, socketio, react, rust, elixir, go) | | -n | --name <name> | Custom folder name for the cloned template | | -p | --path <path> | Target parent directory path (default: current directory) | | -m | --manager <name> | Package manager to run setup/dependencies install (npm, yarn, mix, cargo, go) | | -y | --yes | Skip confirmation prompts and use defaults for missing options | | -h | --help | Show usage and options information | | -v | --version | Show current CLI version |

Examples

• Clone the Express TS template using defaults without prompts:

  ezp -t express -y

• Clone multiple templates (Express and React) to a custom path:

  ezp -t express -t react -p ./my-workspace

Available Templates

All templates are packaged locally within the CLI and clone instantly offline:

• Express TS (express): Modern Express.js server written in TypeScript with native tests.
• Socket.io TS (socketio): WebSocket server template written in TypeScript.
• ReactJS + MUI TS (react): Vite, React, Material UI (MUI), and TypeScript boilerplate.
• Rust + Axum (rust): High-performance, secure REST API server written in Rust.
• Elixir Server (elixir): Backend server template in Elixir.
• Go HTTP API (go): Clean and modern REST API server using Go standard library (compatible with Go 1.22+).

License

Copyright © 2022 Andrea Pallotta.
Licensed under the MIT License.