README for create-polyfire-app

Overview

create-polyfire-app is a TypeScript-based CLI tool designed to streamline the process of creating new chatbot or agent applications. It offers a choice of templates and custom configurations, facilitating rapid setup and deployment.

Commands and Options

Main Command

• Command: create-polyfire-app <app-name>
  • Description: Initializes a new application with the specified name.
  • Arguments:
    • <app-name>: Name of the new application.

Options

• --template <template>: Specifies the template to use for the project. Available templates can be listed using the list command.
• --project <project>: Your project alias (get one on app.polyfire.com).
• --botname <botname>: Names the bot (applicable only for chat templates).
• --auto-start: If this option is passed, the project will be automatically launched at the end of the installation.

Additional Commands

• Command: create-polyfire-app list
  • Description: Lists all available templates.

Usage

Interactive Mode

1. Run create-polyfire-app <app-name> without any options.
2. Follow the interactive prompts to configure your application.

Command Line Arguments

1. Run create-polyfire-app <app-name> with desired options.
   • Example: create-polyfire-app my-chatbot --template chat-react-vite --botname myBot

Additional Features

Environment File Creation

Automatically generates an .env file based on selected options, ensuring proper environment setup for your application.

Dependencies

• Commander: For parsing command-line arguments.
• Inquirer: For interactive command-line interfaces.
• File System Operations: For handling file creation and repository cloning.