ProjectInitTool 🤩

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Ever feel like initializing a project takes longer than it needs?

Will atleast I have felt so, Creating a GitHub repo, setting up the local directory, initializing git, connecting remotes... it adds up!

ProjectInitTool automates all of this in one simple command, so you can start coding faster.

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Installation:

git clone https://github.com/kevo-1/ProjectInitTool
cd ProjectInitTool
pip install -e .

# Then run this command to set it up
project-configs

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Requirements:

• Python 3.6+
• Git
• GitHub Personal Access Token (How to create one)

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How to run?

• Quickstart:

projectinit cool-project

• Basic Usage:

# Use your saved defaults
projectinit cool-project

# Add description
projectinit cool-project --description "Cooler description😂"

# Make it private
projectinit cool-private-project -p

• Override defaults:

# Different directory/
projectinit cool-project -d ~/SomewhereCool

# Github Token
projectinit cool-project -t ghp_token

# Make the repo public (default: private)
projectinit cool-project --public

• All Options:

projectinit < project-name > [OPTIONS]

Options:
  -d, --directory       #Base directory (overrides config)
  -t, --token           #GitHub token (overrides config)
  -p, --private         #Make repository private
  --public              #Make repository public
  --description "TEXT"  #Repository description
  --help                #Show help message

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Configurations

Run the configuration setup anytime to update your defaults:

project-config

This saves:

• GitHub Token: Never type it again
• Base Directory: Your default project location (e.g., ~/projects)
• Privacy Default: Whether repos should be private by default

Configuration is stored in ~/.github_repo_creator.json

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Custom command names

Want different command names? Edit setup.py:

entry_points={
    'console_scripts': [
        'your-command-name=create_repo:main',
        'your-config-name=create_repo:configure',
    ],
}

Then reinstall:

pip install -e .

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Troubleshooting

"Error: GitHub token required"

• Run project-config to save your token
• Or set GITHUB_TOKEN environment variable
• Or pass -t flag with token

"Error: git is not installed"

• Install git: git

Command not found

• Try: pip install --user -e .

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Example

# One-time setup
git clone https://github.com/kevo-1/ProjectInitTool
cd ProjectInitTool
pip install -e .
project-config  # setup your configurations

# Daily usage
cd ~/projects
projectinit cool-app-finalfinalfinal --description "The coolest app of them all"
cd cool-app-finalfinalfinal
# Now start coding!

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Contributing

Since this is an open source project Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Report bugs
• Suggest features
• Submit pull requests

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Author

Kevo

• GitHub: @kevo-1

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Contributors

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