FileTemplater

Tool for creating file and/or directories based on custom or shared by other users templates.

FileTemplater is currently in development

It already working but it have many things to do.

TODO:

• Code testing
• Template manager in web interface
• Sharing templates
• Better interface

Installing

sudo npm install -g filetemplater

Usage

filetemplater

Where are my tempaltes?

~/.templates

Templates structure

.templates
  TemplateName - any unique name
    info.json - template information
    tmpl - any files. files in this directory will be added to destination folder

info.json structure

{
  "name": "Component Name",
  "description": "Some description",
  "params": [
    {
      "name": "Property name. It will be displayed in input field",
      "key": "name", // This key will be used in template files
      "help": "Some help text",
      "type": "text" // may be text or select
      "options": ["Option 1", "Option 2"] // if type is select here is options
    }
  ]
}

Templates

All data in files into tmpl directory parsed by handlebars package.

Examples

Data

{
    name: "FooBar",
    select: "OptionThatISelect",
    list: [
        "ListItem1",
        "listItem2",
        "list-item-three"
    ]
}

Template

Raw data
Name: {{name}}
Select: {{select}}
List: {{#each list}}
    {{@index}}: {{this}}{{/each}}

With helpers
camelCaseName: {{camelCase name}}
PascalCaseSelect: {{PascalCase select}}
snake-case-name: {{snake-case name}}
kebab_case_select: {{kebab_case select}}
caps-list: {{#each list}}
    {{CAPS this}}{{/each}}

Output

Raw data
Name: FooBar
Select: OptionThatISelect
List:
    0: ListItem1
    1: listItem2
    2: list-item-three

With helpers
camelCaseName: fooBar
PascalCaseSelect: OptionThatISelect
snake-case-name: foo-bar
kebab_case_select: option_that_i_select
caps-list:
    LIST_ITEM_1
    LIST_ITEM_2
    LIST_ITEM_THREE

File lists

If you want to make list of files, make filename like this: #each-yourPropertyName#.txt or #each-yourPropertyName_naming#.txt (naming may be camel, pascal, sname, kebab or caps). In file you can use currentListItem object where you can find all properies from filename:

Filename: #each-friut#.txt
Results: apple.txt, banana.txt
File: i am {{currentListItem.fruit}}!