🚀 StackWizard: Project Setup CLI

A simple, efficient CLI tool to automate the initial setup for MERN and other popular stacks. It scaffolds backend and frontend projects with industry-standard practices, saving you time and effort!

✨ Features

• ✅ Choose your tech stack: MERN, Next.js, or Other Frontend Frameworks
• ✅ Automated backend setup (Express, MongoDB, dotenv, cors)
• ✅ Frontend setup with React.js, Vue.js, Svelte, or Astro using Vite
• ✅ Optionally install Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, or Sass
• ✅ Prompts for optional dependencies like JWT & bcrypt (for authentication)
• ✅ Clean, organized folder structure (industry standard)
• ✅ Clears default App.jsx/App.tsx and replaces with: "Welcome to the project."

🛠 Installation

Run via NPX

With confirmation prompts:

npx stackwizard

Without prompts (auto-confirm):

npx --yes stackwizard

Clone & Run Locally

git clone https://github.com/bhuvi819381/StackWizard.git
cd StackWizard
npm install

Usage

Run the CLI:

node index.js

Or

npm run dev

Follow the interactive prompts to configure your stack preferences.

🏗 Stack Options

1️⃣ MERN Stack (MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js)

• Sets up /backend folder with:
  • Express.js
  • MongoDB connection (Mongoose)
  • dotenv & cors
• Optionally install:
  • JWT & bcrypt for authentication
• Clean folder structure:

  backend/
  ├── config/db.js
  ├── models/
  ├── routes/
  ├── controllers/
  ├── middleware/
  └── server.js

2️⃣ Next.js (Default Option)

• Uses npx create-next-app@latest to scaffold a new Next.js project.

3️⃣ Other Frontend Frameworks

• Supports:
  • React.js
  • Vue.js
  • Svelte
  • Astro
• Uses Vite for lightning-fast setup.
• Optionally install UI libraries:
  • Tailwind CSS
  • Bootstrap
  • Sass

📂 Project Structure

Example output after running:

/your-project
 ├── /server
 │    ├── config/db.js
 │    ├── models/
 │    ├── routes/
 │    ├── controllers/
 │    ├── middleware/
 │    └── server.js
 ├── /client
 │    ├── src/
 │    ├── package.json
 │    └── vite.config.js
 ├── package.json
 └── README.md

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

🚀 Contributions & Issues

Contributions are welcome!
Feel free to open a Pull Request or report issues via the GitHub Issues section.

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