p5js-cli

p5.js CLI

A small CLI tool for creating new p5.js sketches.

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Content

• Features
• Install
• Usage
• Commands
• Structure
• Contributing
• Maintainers

Features ✨

• Easily bootstrap a fresh p5.js sketch template.
• Run a static server your project directory.

Install 🐙

npm install -g p5js-cli

Usage 💡

p5 new

1. Open your favorite terminal of choice.
2. Navigate to a directory where you want to make your project folder.
3. Run p5 new <project name>. (If project name is not provided it will ask for it in a prompt)
4. Navigate into your newly created project directory. cd <project name>
5. Done! 🎉 Go crazy with your new p5.js sketch!

p5 serve

1. Open your favorite terminal of choice.
2. Navigate to a directory with the files you want to serve.
3. Run p5 serve <port> (port is optional, defaults to 3000).
4. Go to https://localhost:<port>/ and see your project in action!

Commands 🖍

p5 new <project name> - Generates a new empty p5.js sketch template in a directory with the same name as the project name.

p5 serve <port> - Starts a server for static files in your current directory. Great for testing your p5.js sketches. (port is optional, defaults to 3000)

Structure 🗃

<project name>
├───index.html
└───sketch.js

Contributing 🍰

1. Fork the repo.
2. Run npm install.
3. Run npm link.
4. Apply your changes, they will be automatically available globally.
5. Once you test everything, commit your changes and push them to GitHub.
6. Open a pull request and wait for merge!

Please make sure to read the Contributing Guide before making a pull request.

Thank you to all the people who already contributed to this project!

Contributors 👷

datejer 💻

License ⚖

MIT

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