Sphere CLI

Sphere CLI (sphere-cli) is a command-line tool designed to streamline the development of Sphere projects. It helps you create new projects, generate service code, manage Protobuf definitions, and perform other common development tasks.

Installation

To install sphere-cli, ensure you have Go installed and run the following command:

go install github.com/go-sphere/sphere-cli@latest

Usage

The general syntax for sphere-cli is:

sphere-cli [command] [flags]

For detailed information on any command, you can use the --help flag:

sphere-cli [command] --help

Commands

Here is an overview of the available commands.

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create

Initializes a new Sphere project with a default template.

Usage:

sphere-cli create --name <project-name> [--module <go-module-name>] [--layout <template-uri>]

Flags:

• --name string: (Required) The name for the new Sphere project.
• --module string: (Optional) The Go module path for the project.
• --layout string: (Optional) Custom template layout URI.

create list

List available project templates

Usage:

sphere-cli create list

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service

Generates service code, including both Protobuf definitions and Go service implementations.

This command has two subcommands: proto and golang.

service proto

Generates a .proto file for a new service.

Usage:

sphere-cli service proto --name <service-name> [--package <package-name>]

Flags:

• --name string: (Required) The name of the service.
• --package string: The package name for the generated .proto file (default: dash.v1).

service golang

Generates the Go implementation for a service from its definition.

Usage:

sphere-cli service golang --name <service-name> [--package <package-name>] [--mod <go-module-path>]

Flags:

• --name string: (Required) The name of the service.
• --package string: The package name for the generated Go code (default: dash.v1).
• --mod string: The Go module path for the generated code (default: github.com/go-sphere/sphere-layout).

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rename

Performs a project-wide rename of the Go module path.

Usage:

sphere-cli rename --old <old-module> --new <new-module> [--target <directory>]

Flags:

• --old string: (Required) The current Go module name.
• --new string: (Required) The new Go module name.
• --target string: The root directory of the project to rename (default: .).

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Other Commands

• completion: Generates shell autocompletion scripts (for Bash, Zsh, etc.).
• help: Provides help for any command.

License

Sphere is released under the MIT license. See LICENSE for details.