cgx

CGX - CLI to Generate recommended documentation/files to improve contribution

Do you want people to contribute to your project? Make it easy for your contributors. Generate all the recommended documentation/files (pre-filled) for the Github and Gitlab community standards. Files for CodeCommit (AWS) or Bitbucket can be generated too. This project has 99+% type coverage checked by tscov.

Generate multiple files at once

Generate a license

Files that can be generated

More files & providers in future versions.

Github, Gitlab, CodeCommit and Bitbucket

• License
  • MIT
  • ISC
  • Apache 2.0
  • BSD 2-Clause
  • GPLv3
  • CCOv1
• Changelog
• Contributing
• Readme
• Todo
• Code of Conduct
• Dockerfile

Github specific

• Bug report (issue)
• Security vulnerability report
• Feature request (issue)
• Pull request template
• CodeQL Analysis
• Node CI
• All files at once

Gitlab specific

• CI template
• Bug (issue)
• Feature proposal (issue)
• Merge request
• All files at once

CodeCommit specific

• Buildspec (AWS CodeBuild)
• Appspec (AWS CodeDeploy)
• All files at once

Bitbucket specific

• In future versions

Useful for every project

• Existing or new
• Large or small
• Every language
• Github, Gitlab, CodeCommit (AWS) or Bitbucket

Quickstart

Install the CGX CLI as a global CLI.

npm install -g cgx

cd <your-repo-location>

# Then you run
cgx

Or just use via npx:

cd <your-repo-location>

# Then you run
npx cgx

This should start the CLI and ask for questions about which files you want to add!

Example

Generate all Github files example:

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  / ___|  / ___| \ \/ /
 | |     | |  _   \  /
 | |___  | |_| |  /  \
  \____|  \____| /_/\_\

Generate all the recommended markdown documentation/templates for the Github and Gitlab community standards.  
Files for CodeCommit (AWS) or Bitbucket can be generated too
? Select a Git hosting provider: Github
? Which Github files do you want to generate? All recommended files (other files can be generated separate)
INFO: Start generating all recommended files...

GENERATE: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md...
GENERATE: CONTRIBUTING.md...
GENERATE: bug_report.md...
GENERATE: feature_request.md...
GENERATE: pull_request_template.md...
CREATE: bug_report.md in .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
CREATE: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md.md
CREATE: CONTRIBUTING.md
CREATE: feature_request.md in .github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/feature_request.md
CREATE: pull_request_template.md in .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE/pull_request_template.md

Git provider question:

? Select a Git hosting provider: (Use arrow keys)
❯ Github
  Gitlab
  CodeCommit (AWS)
  Bitbucket

Generate file question:

? Which Gitlab files do you want to generate? (Use arrow keys)
❯ All recommended files (other files can be generated separate)
  License
  Changelog
  Code of conduct
  Contributing
  Bug report (issue)
  Feature request (issue)
  Pull request template
  Readme
  Todo
  Dockerfile

Generate license example:

? Select a Git hosting provider: Github
? Which Gtihub files do you want to generate? License
GENERATE: LICENSE...
? Which type of license do you want to generate? MIT License
? Please fill in your Git username: Jeroenouw
CREATE: LICENSE

File already exists example:

? Select a Git hosting provider: Bitbucket
? Which Bitbucket files do you want to generate? Contributing
GENERATE: CONTRIBUTING.md...
? This file already exists. Do you want to overwrite it? Yes
UPDATE: CONTRIBUTING.md