• Create files, folders from readable template(s)
• Update existing files
• Show differences before updating
• Fast enough
• Simple installation without dependencies or runtime
• Command to self-upgrade of the executable

• Can be used for any file & folder generation (no specialization to one ecosystem).
• Can start as simple as a folder to copy "as is".
• Can use the Handlebars template syntax for file content, extended with functions:
  • To transform strings (toUpperCase, toLowerCase, Capitalize,...)
  • To retrieve content via http get (like .gitignore from gitignore.io, license from spdx)
  • ...
• Can replace variables part in file and folder's name
• Can be composed of other templates (applied as layer)
• Can ignore file / folder under conditions
• Can store the content at the root of the folder or under the sub-folder template
• Hosting:
  • On a local folder
  • On a hosted git repository (public / private, github / bitbucket/ gitlab / ...)
• Command to test template against samples

Get started

github repositories tagged ffizer-template

samples used for test, demo:

• ffizer/template_sample: a simple template for ffizer used for demo and test
• ffizer/tests/data at master · ffizer/ffizer