tforge

CLI scaffolding tool that generates Express, Mongoose and EJS project structures from a single terminal command.

Install

Clone the repository and install globally:

git clone https://github.com/TarekM-7/tforge.git
cd tforge
npm install
npm install -g .

Usage

tforge <project-name>

Example

tforge my-app

You will be prompted to choose whether to install dependencies and initialize a Git repository automatically.

What it generates

my-app/
├── views/
│   ├── boilerplate/
│   │   └── boilerplate.ejs
│   └── index.ejs
├── public/
│   ├── css/
│   │   └── styles.css
│   └── js/
│       └── app.js
├── models/
├── routes/
├── seeds/
├── utils/
├── .gitignore
├── index.js
└── package.json

The generated project comes with:

• Express server wired up and ready to run
• Mongoose connected to a local MongoDB database named after your project
• EJS with ejsMate for layout support
• method-override for PUT and DELETE requests
• A base boilerplate layout in views/boilerplate/
• Static files served from public/
• A starter route at /
• A 404 catch-all handler

Options

tforge --help       Display help information
tforge -h           Display help information

Running the generated project

cd my-app
npm start

Make sure MongoDB is running locally before starting the server.

Built with

• Node.js
• chalk — terminal colors
• ora — terminal spinner
• inquirer — interactive prompts