tenex-templates

A simple node CLI to initialize framework projects from templates with interactive prompts and robust file handling.

Installation

npm install -g tenex-templates

Usage

tenex-templates [framework]

• If you provide a framework (e.g. tenex-templates hono), it will use that template.
• If you omit the framework, you’ll be prompted to select one from the list.

You’ll then be prompted for your project name and any other questions defined by the template.

Example

tenex-templates

• Select a framework (e.g. hono)
• Enter your project name (e.g. my-hono-app)
• Answer any custom prompts (e.g. database name, user, password, deploy to Fly IO, etc)
• The CLI will scaffold your project in a new directory, install dependencies, and run any setup steps.

Template Authoring

Templates live in the templates/ directory. Each framework has:

• template.yaml — defines steps and prompts
• sample/ — the actual files to copy

Example template.yaml

steps:
  - name: Copy Template Files
    description: Copying template files
    run: copy_template_files

  - name: Install Dependencies
    description: Installing dependencies
    run: bun install

  - name: Initialize Database
    description: Setup DB
    prompts:
      - name: DB_NAME
        message: Enter the database name
        type: input
      - name: DB_USER
        message: Enter the Postgres user
        type: input
        default: postgres
    run: |
      echo "DATABASE_URL=postgresql://$DB_USER@localhost:5432/$DB_NAME" > .env
      bunx prisma db push

• Use [[project_name]] in any file or filename in sample/ to have it replaced with the actual project name.

Development

npm install
npm run build
npm start

Publishing

npm publish --access public

Let me know if you want to add usage examples, badges, or more advanced template authoring docs!