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readyou

v1.2.0

Published

generate a basic readme file given a preset json file

Readme

READYOU

About

A tiny module to generate your readmes :books: :memo:.

Provides you with a skeleton README for you current project based on a .json file. Especially useful for projects with a repeated template of READMEs, such as guides for setting up local database, docker, etc.

Use

Set up a .json file where keys will be your README section headings, and values are the meat of your sections. If you're planning on having subheadings, make sure to nest your .json.

Here is an example of what would generate a basic README:

{
  "READYOU": {
    "About": "A tiny module to generate your readmes :books: :memo:.Provides you with a skeleton README for you current project based on a `.json` file. Especially useful for projects with a repeated template of READMEs, such as guides for setting up local database, docker, etc.",
    "Use": "Set up a `.json` file where keys will be your README section headings, and values are the meat of your sections. Here is an example of what would generate a basic README:",
    "Install":"Install with npm \n ```bash npm install -g readyou```"
  }
}

Then run the following command in your current working directory, where --file (or -f, if you prefer the shorthand) is the absolute path to your generator file. If you've set up a default config file with readyou config --file, you don't have to provide a file path.

readyou run  --file /absolute/path/to/file

If you are to use the same readme structure often, you may also set up a default config file for readyou to use.

readyou config --file /absolute/path/to/file

Install

Install with npm:

npm install -g readyou