Scaffold

A command-line tool for initializing new software projects, with an emphasis on go-kit based services.

Getting Started

If you are routinely setting certain values on (nearly) every use of scaffold, it makes sense to configure them as personalized defaults. This can be accomplished through either the configuration file or environment variables. In either case, values supplied at the command-line override these personalized defaults. Below is a list of all available config settings and environment variables.

Configuration File

$HOME/.scaffold.yaml:

---
create-repo: true
disable-modules: false
github-auth-token: 8e...f3
github-enterprise-server-url: http(s)://fq.d.n/
github-organization: exampleorg
license: mit

Environment Variables

• CREATE_REPO
• DISABLE_MODULES
• GITHUB_AUTH_TOKEN
• GITHUB_ENTERPRISE_SERVER
• GITHUB_ORGANIZATION
• LICENSE

License Notes

Valid options for a license are any exact license keyword supported by the github api. This list can be found here.

Usage

scaffold -h
A workflow utility that streamlines creating standardized go projects, generating much of the "boilerplate" structure and layout.

This tool is focused on go, go-kit, jaeger opentracing, and github (enterprise)

Usage:
  scaffold [command]

Available Commands:
  help        Help about any command
  init        Initialize project
  new         Create a new project resource

Flags:
      --config string   config file (default is "$HOME/.scaffold.yaml)"
  -h, --help            help for scaffold

Use "scaffold [command] --help" for more information about a command.

scaffold init

The init subcommand is used to initialize a new project directory and (optionally) the remote git repo.

scaffold init -h
Initialize a new go project

Usage:
  scaffold init [flags]

Flags:
      --create-repo                           Create a new remote/origin for this project (default is false)
      --disable-modules                       Disable go modules for this project (default is false)
      --github-auth-token string              Github (Enterprise) Personal Auth Token for creating remote/origin (Ignored unless --create-repo used)
      --github-enterprise-server-url string   Base URL of Github Enterprise server if needed (ex: https://ghe.example.com) (Ignored unless --create-repo used)
      --github-organization string            Org owner of remote/origin if not the user (Ignored unless --create-repo used)
      --github-repo-name string               Repository name to create (default is the project name) (Ignored unless --create-repo used)
  -h, --help                                  help for init
      --license string                        Project license (Ignored unless --create-repo used) (default "MIT")
      --module-name string                    Name of the go module for this project (default is the project name)
      --project-dir string                    Directory in which to initialize new project (default is project name)

Global Flags:
      --config string   config file (default is "$HOME/.scaffold.yaml)"

Notes for --create-repo: After passing the --create-repo flag, scaffold will attempt to create a repo via the github api, using a personal access token, then clone it. The user must have permissions to perform the requested actions,. The personal access token requires only the repo scope. Thus, if a user specifies a --github-organization they do not have permission to create new repos in, the operation will fail.