git-setup-cli v0.0.6

Git Setup CLI

A simple command-line tool that helps you quickly set up new Git repositories with an interactive prompt. This tool streamlines the process of initializing Git repositories and configuring remotes through an easy-to-use interface.

Features

• 🚀 Interactive command-line interface
• 📁 Initializes new Git repository
• 🔗 Configures remote repository
• 🌿 Sets up main branch
• 📝 Generates README.md template
• 📄 Creates LICENSE file with multiple options
• ⚡ Adds .gitignore with popular templates
• 💡 Provides helpful next steps

Installation

Option 1: Download Executable

Download the latest git-setup.exe from the releases page.

Option 2: NPM Installation

You can install globally using npm:

npm install -g git-setup-cli

Or run directly using npx:

npx git-setup-cli

Usage

The tool provides three main commands:

# Express setup (basic configuration)
git-setup -e

# Manual setup (full configuration)
git-setup -m

# View documentation
git-setup -d

Express Setup (-e)

Quick setup with basic configurations:

• Remote name (defaults to "origin")
• Remote repository URL
• Main branch name (defaults to "main")
• Initialize repository option

Manual Setup (-m)

Complete setup with all configuration options:

• Remote name (defaults to "origin")
• Remote repository URL
• Main branch name (defaults to "main")
• Initialize repository option
• .gitignore template selection
• License type selection
• Project name and description
• Initial commit option

Supported .gitignore Templates

• Node.js
• Python
• Java
• Ruby
• Go
• Visual Studio Code
• JetBrains
• macOS
• Windows

Available Licenses

• MIT
• Apache-2.0
• GPL-3.0
• BSD-3-Clause

Example

$ git-setup -s

? What is the remote name? (origin)
? What is the remote repository URL? https://github.com/username/repo.git
? What is your main branch name? (main)
? Initialize a new repository? (Y/n)
? Would you like to add a .gitignore file? (Y/n)
? Choose a .gitignore template: Node.js
? Choose a license for your repository: MIT
? What is your project name? my-awesome-project
? Brief project description: An awesome new project
? Create initial commit? (Y/n)

Development

Requirements

• Node.js (v16 or higher)
• Git installed on your system
• npm or yarn package manager

Setup Development Environment

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ApexV2/git-setup.git

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run tests
npm test

Testing

The project uses Jest for testing. Test files are located in the tests/ directory.

To run tests:

npm test

To run tests with coverage:

npm test -- --coverage

Building

To build the executable:

npm run build

This will create a standalone executable in the dist/ directory.

CI/CD

The project uses GitHub Actions for continuous integration. On each push and pull request to the main branch, it:

• Runs the test suite
• Checks code coverage
• Validates the build process

Contributing

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'feat: add amazing feature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Author

Created with ❤️ by ApexV2

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.