cmd2app

cmd2app - Convert you command line client to electron app.

Install

(sudo) npm install cmd2app -g

How to convert?

• Complete your command line client.

• Add some field to package.json to describe your command line client.

  All options as follow example.

  /* package.json */
  {
      "name": "cmd2app example",
      // ...
      "cmd2app" : {
          "repository": "https://github.com/gomeplusFED/meixin-h5-proxy",  // your repo address
          "title": "美信H5 CDN代理模块", // title your want to show
          "bin": ["proxy", "test"], // bin entrance
          "globalOptions": { // global options
              "dir": { // option detail
                  "desc": "the catalog to be proxyed" // option desc
              },
              "port": {
                  "desc": "http portal, default 80"
              },
              "ports": {
                  "desc": "https portal, default 443"
              },
              "foreign": {
                  "desc": "public dependencies path"
              },
              "path": {
                  "desc": "middle path,default /m/app/src"
              },
              "raw": {
                  "desc": "raw path"
              }
          },
          "command": { // command
              "new": { // key
                  "params": [{ //parmas
                      "desc": "repo address" // params desc
                  }, {
                      "desc": "local path"
                  }],
                  "options": { // command options
                      "con": {
                          "desc": "con desc"
                      },
                      "abc": {
                          "desc": "abc desc"
                      }
                  },
                  "desc": "this is test cmd" // command desc
              },
              "test": {
                  "params": [{
                      "desc": "test params"
                  }],
                  "options": {
                      "dir": "the catalog to be proxyed"
                  },
                  "desc": "# create a new app with an official repo"
              }
          }
      }
  }
  

  For example.

  bin + global options

  proxy --dir="/c" --path="/b" --foreign="/a" --port=8011

  proxy -> bin
dir/path/foreign/port -> global options

  bin + global options + command + command options

  proxy --port=8001 new a b --con=123

  proxy -> bin
port -> global option
new -> command
a -> command params 1
b -> command params 2
con -> command option

• Use cmd2app to build your app.

  (sudo) npm install cmd2app -g
  
  cmd2app new [author/repo] [path]
  
  cd [path] && npm install
  
  electron [path]/src/main/app.babel.js # you should global install electron
  

  Note:

  • Final file not a full app, it's just source code what can run by electron.

  • If you want run your app, you should install electron environment, and use some package tools to package your app, like electron-builder / electron-packager and so on.

  • Also, you can wrap your app further to a plugin for FET. FET is a plugin plataform, you can easily wrap your app to a plugin. More in here

Some images .

• Main

• With all options

• Run

• Run result