Motive

Quickly generate files using an easy to use command line application. Select one of your templates, answer the questions and in no time the files will be generated.

How to install

$ npm install -g @ruben__nijhuis/motive

Usage

$ motive

It will then prompt you with what template you need and will ask the corresponding questions

How to configure your template

Two things are important.

The file name and the file name in the option.json match! There are no missing properties (names in the template or in the options.json) I haven't fully configured error/file checking

An example of an options.json file

{
	"global": {						// Global config will be set for each file
		"questions": [				// Questions are in the `inquirerJS` format
			{
				"type": "input",
				"name": "name",
				"message": "What is the name of the class?"
			}
		],
		"config": {					// Config can be used for setting up the output file name
			"fileName": "{{name}}"	// Because of the braces the program will interpret it as a variable that is already requested
		}
	},
	"files": [						// Config for each file and what template file needs to be used
		{
			"template": "CPP_CLASS_CPP",
			"name": "cpp class",
			"config": {
				"extension": ".cpp"
			}
		},
		{
			"template": "CPP_CLASS_HPP",
			"name": "hpp class",
			"config": {
				"extension": ".hpp"
			}
		}
	]
}

Note that any config you have in the

An example of a template file

#include "{{name}}.hpp"
#include <stdio.h>

{{name}}::{{name}}(void)
{
    std::cout << "{{name}} created with an empty construcor" << std::endl;

    this->_type = "{{name}}";

    return;
}

{{name}}::~{{name}}(void)
{
    std::cout << "{{name}} " << this->_type << " deconstructed" << std::endl;
    return;
}

{{name}}::{{name}}(const {{name}}& other)
{
    std::cout << "{{name}} created by copy" << std::endl;
    *this = other;
    return;
}

{{name}}& {{name}}::operator=(const {{name}}& other)
{
    std::cout << "{{name}} created by assertion" << std::endl;

    if (this != &other)
    {
        this->_type = other._type;
    }

    return (*this);
}

TODOS

• Make it easy to host your own templates