gitemplate v0.2.7

gitemplate

Git cloning with template variables.

• Replace variables in file names and content.
• Optional GitHub repo init and remote origin setup.
• Custom post-processing scripts.

Examples

Basic clone

gitemplate --name my-new-project \
           --src git@github.com:me/my-old-template.git \
           --dst ~/dev/my-new-project \
           --desc 'gets it done' \

Auto init and set remote GitHub origin via --repo

gitemplate --name my-new-project \
           --src git@github.com:me/my-old-template.git \
           --dst ~/dev/my-new-project \
           --desc 'gets it done' \
           --repo me/my-new-project

More

Built-in variables

Case-insensitive.

gitemplate_name

Same as --name.

gitemplate_desc

Same as --desc.

gitemplate_repo

Same as --repo.

Will also trigger init and remote add origin.

gitemplate_year

Full year in local time. (Only replaced in file content.)

gitemplate_originSha

Cloned origin's commit SHA-1 (first 10 chars). (Only replaced in file content.)

gitemplate_originUrl

Cloned origin's URL. (Only replaced in file content.)

Custom vars

Will also replace in file names and content. Case insensitive.

Place in a file

gitemplate_engineVer

Or file name

/path/to/gitemplate_engineVer.js

Then replace

--json '{"engineVer":"0.10.1"}'

Post-processing scripts

Will be auto-deleted after successful execution.

Run after template variable replacement

Add an executable .gitemplate.postreplace file to the root.

node.js example that installs all dependencies and runs the unit tests:

#!/bin/sh

npm install
npm test

Installation

NPM

npm install gitemplate

API

• Example
• Documentation

License

MIT

Tests

npm test