init-from

init-from is a small, and simple command-line tool that helps kickstart new projects.

It is based on zel : https://github.com/vutran/zel It simply add a templating system on top so new project can be automatically configured

Benefits

• Simple JSON file to specify files via a .zel file
• No complex generator/plugin API
• No need to publish your boilerplate on npm (there's too many!)

Install

$ npm i -g init-from

Usage

Create a .zel file in your boilerplate repository on GitHub and specify the files to expose to init-from and zel (if you do not need templating.

Repository: vutran/editorconfig

{
    "files": [".editorconfig"]
}

Running init-from

To quickly clone these files, simply run init-from <username>/<repository>.

$ init-from vutran/editorconfig

The above command will download .editorconfig from the vutran/editorconfig repository into the current working directory.

That's it!

Dependencies

Sometimes, your boilerplate may depend on other boilerplates. You can depend on other repositories by adding it to the dependencies list in your .zel file.

Repository: vutran/new

{
    "dependencies": [
        "vutran/editorconfig",
        "vutran/gitignore"
    ]
}

And to bootstrap your new project:

$ init-from vutran/new

Commands

Scaffold a project

$ init-from vutran/new

Scaffolding a private GitHub repository

$ init-from vutran/new --token abc123

Specifying a target directory for your new project

$ init-from vutran/new --target ~/Project/MyNewProject

Want to scaffold your user home directory?

$ init-from vutran/home --home

For more information

$ init-from -h

Contributing

1. Clone the repository: git clone [email protected]:wighawag/init-from.git
2. Install dependencies: npm install or yarn
3. Install flow-typed typings: npm run flow-typed
4. Start Fly dev task: npm run dev
5. Make edits, commit
6. Submit a PR.

License

MIT © Vu Tran and Ronan Sandford