genesis_rs

Genesis 🌱

Genesis is a powerful, flexible, and user-friendly project starter tool designed for Go and Rust developers. It streamlines the initial setup process, allowing developers to focus on what truly matters: building great applications and solving business problems.

🌟 Features

• Quick Setup: Rapidly initialize Go and Rust projects allowing you to select the database of your choice
• Interactive CLI: User-friendly command-line interface for easy project configuration
• Language Selection: Support for Go and Rust, with room for expansion
• Customizable Paths: Flexibly set project locations
• Curated Templates: Clone from carefully crafted starter repositories
• Automatic Dependency Management: Run go mod tidy for Go and cargo build for Rust projects
• Cross-Platform: Works seamlessly on Windows, macOS, and Linux
• Progress Visualization: Clear progress bars for long-running operations

🚀 Why Genesis?

When developing software, setting up a new project can be a time-consuming and often frustrating process. Genesis solves this problem by:

1. Eliminating Boilerplate: No more time wasted on repetitive setup tasks
2. Enforcing Best Practices: Start with a solid foundation based on community standards
3. Reducing Decision Fatigue: Curated project structures let you focus on your unique ideas
4. Accelerating Development: Get to writing meaningful code faster
5. Ensuring Consistency: Maintain uniformity across multiple projects

By handling the initial setup, Genesis allows developers to immediately dive into application core functionality and business logic, significantly reducing time-to-market for new ideas.

🛠 Installation

Install Genesis using Cargo, the Rust package manager:

cargo install genesis_rs

📘 Usage

Genesis offers both interactive and non-interactive modes to suit your workflow:

Interactive Mode

Simply run:

genesis run

Follow the prompts to select your project language and specify the project name.

Non-Interactive Mode

Specify the language and path directly:

genesis run --language <LANG> --path /path/to/your/project

For example:

genesis run --language rust --path /path/to/your/project

Available Commands

• genesis: Display version and available commands
• genesis run: Start the interactive project setup
• genesis run --language <LANG> --path <PATH>: Run with specific language and path
• genesis --help: Show the help message with all available options

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions to Genesis! Whether it's adding new features, improving documentation, or reporting bugs, your help is appreciated. Please feel free to:

1. Submit issues
2. Fork the repository
3. Send pull requests

Check out our Contributing Guidelines for more details.

📄 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

📞 Contact

If you have any questions or need support, feel free to:

• Open an issue on GitHub
• Reach out to the maintainer: Thembinkosi Mkhonta