This app simplifies starting a new GO project. After finding myself spending so much time just to start a new project along with its repository, I decided to write this app to automate the process.
It currently:
- Sets up a directory with bare minimum to get started on a GO project
- Initializes git in the project directory with a .gitignore file and commits the initial commit
- Sets up a GitHub repository and pushes the initial commit to it
You will have to update lines 17,18 and 19 in the main.go file to your needs then build if you want a standalone executable.
You will need GitHub CLI installed and configured if you want to initialize a GitHub repository.
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(Optional) Setup a new launcher on the desktop
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Run the app and add the project's name. Defaults to the value declared on line 17 in the main.go file.
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Select directory path. You may add more options by updating line 32 in the main.go file.
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If you want a GitHub repository hit enter, if 'n' is selected, program will start vscode and exit.
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Enter desired repository name. If a repository with that name exists, you will be prompted to enter another name.
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Enter a description if you like or leave blank if you don't.
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Choose repository visibility.
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Type what the remote should be called. Defaults to origin on hitting enter.
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You will prompted on successful repository initialization.
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If all goes well, a vscode instance should start within your new project directory, have git initialized, and its initial commit pushed to the new repository.
