mason 0.0.1-dev.6

A Dart template generator which helps teams generate files quickly and consistently.

⛏️ mason

A Dart template generator which helps teams generate files quickly and consistently.

Activate Mason

pub global activate mason

Define Template YAML

greetings.yaml

name: greetings
description: A Simple Greetings Template
files:
  - from: greetings.md # template file (input)
    to: GREETINGS.md # generated file (output)
vars:
  - name

Define Template File(s)

Write your template using mustache templates. See the mustache manual for detailed usage information.

greetings.md

# Greetings {{name}}!

Build

Command Line Variables

Any variables can be passed as command line args.

$ mason build -t greetings.yaml -- --name Felix

Variable Prompts

Any variables which aren't specified as command line args will be prompted.

$ mason build -t greetings.yaml
name: Felix

The above command should generate GREETINGS.md file with the following content:

# Greetings Felix!

Using Mason YAML

Optionally define a mason.yaml at the root directory of your project.

templates:
  greetings:
    path: ./greetings.yaml
  widget:
    path: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/felangel/mason/master/example/templates/widget/widget.yaml

Then you can use mason build <greetings|widget>:

mason build greetings -- --name Felix
mason build widget -- --name my_widget

Usage

$ mason --help
⛏️  mason • lay the foundation!

Usage: mason <command> [arguments]

Global options:
-h, --help       Print this usage information.
    --version    Print the current version.

Available commands:
  build   Generate code using an existing template.