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| id: PatternFly CLI | ||
| title: PatternFly CLI | ||
| section: developer-guides | ||
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| The [PatternFly CLI](https://github.com/patternfly/patternfly-cli) is a command-line tool for scaffolding projects, performing code modifications, and running project-related tasks. It aims to streamline development workflows and improve productivity. The published package is [`@patternfly/patternfly-cli` on npm](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@patternfly/patternfly-cli). | ||
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There was a problem hiding this comment. Choose a reason for hiding this commentThe reason will be displayed to describe this comment to others. Learn more. I did just want to mention that (as someone who has no knowledge of this tool) it's not extremely clear to me why this is a separate tool and why designers will be using this. When I read "streamline development workflows and improve productivity" it just sounds like a general dev accelerator tool, so it might be helpful to more explicitly state why we've created this new tool, why we're doing it now, and what's special about it. If I was a designer I wouldn't necessarily pick up that this tool was intended for me to use that extra context could go up front or in the next ## Features section |
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| ## Features | ||
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| - **Project scaffolding:** Quickly set up new PatternFly based projects for development, and prototyping. This is done using predefined templates. | ||
| - **Code modifications:** Automate repetitive code changes that helps users upgrade to the latest version of PatternFly. | ||
| - **Task runner:** Execute project-related tasks efficiently, such as source code management and task running. | ||
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| ## How do I setup PatternFly CLI? | ||
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| ### Prerequisites | ||
| Prerequistes can be found below. For macOS, WSL, and Linux it is recommended that you use [install script](#install-script-macos-and-linux), it covers the items below (you may still need administrator access for system packages). Window based system you will need to install the following yourself before using the CLI: | ||
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| - **[Node.js and npm](https://nodejs.org/)** (supported versions **20–24**) — also see [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/). | ||
| - **[Corepack](https://nodejs.org/api/corepack.html)** — included with Node.js; enable with `corepack enable` after installing npm. | ||
| - **[GitHub CLI](https://cli.github.com/)** (`gh`) | ||
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| ## Installation | ||
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| ### Install script (macOS and Linux) | ||
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| You can pipe the repository install script into `bash`. It installs Node.js with [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) when `node` is not available, enables Corepack, installs GitHub CLI when it is missing, then installs the CLI globally from npm: | ||
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| ```sh | ||
| curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/patternfly/patternfly-cli/main/scripts/install.sh | bash | ||
| ``` | ||
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| The script may prompt for `sudo` when your system package manager installs GitHub CLI. | ||
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| ### Windows Install | ||
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| After installing the [prerequisites](#prerequisites) on your machine, install the published package globally: | ||
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| ```sh | ||
| npm install -g @patternfly/patternfly-cli | ||
| ``` | ||
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| ## Usage | ||
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| After installation, you can verify the latest version of the CLI has been installed by running the following in the termianl: | ||
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| ```sh | ||
| patternfly-cli -v | ||
| ``` | ||
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| ### Available CLI commands | ||
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| | Command | Usage | | ||
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| | `create` | Create a new project from the available templates. | | ||
| | `list` | List all available templates (built-in and optional custom). | | ||
| | `update` | Update your project to a newer version. | | ||
| | `cli-upgrade` | Upgrade the globally installed CLI to the latest npm release. It runs `npm install -g @patternfly/patternfly-cli@latest`; use your package manager’s equivalent if you did not install with npm. | | ||
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| | `init` | Initialize a git repository and optionally create a GitHub repository. | | ||
| | `save` | Commit and push changes to the current branch. | | ||
| | `load` | Pull the latest updates from GitHub. | | ||
| | `deploy` | Build and deploy your app to GitHub Pages. | | ||
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| For the most up-to-date flags and behavior guidance, refer to [PatternFly CLI README](https://github.com/patternfly/patternfly-cli/blob/main/README.md) on GitHub. | ||
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| ### Custom templates | ||
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| You can add your own templates in addition to the built-in ones by passing a JSON file with `--template-file` (or `-t`). Custom templates are merged with the built-in list; if a custom template has the same `name` as a built-in one, the custom definition is used. | ||
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| **Create with custom templates:** | ||
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| ```sh | ||
| patternfly-cli create my-app --template-file ./my-templates.json | ||
| ``` | ||
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| **List templates including custom file:** | ||
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| ```sh | ||
| patternfly-cli list --template-file ./my-templates.json | ||
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| **JSON format** (array of template objects, same shape as the built-in templates): | ||
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| ```json | ||
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| { | ||
| "name": "my-template", | ||
| "description": "My custom project template", | ||
| "repo": "https://github.com/org/repo.git", | ||
| "options": ["--single-branch", "--branch", "main"], | ||
| "packageManager": "npm" | ||
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| - **`name`** (required): Template identifier. | ||
| - **`description`** (required): Short description shown in prompts and `list`. | ||
| - **`repo`** (required): Git clone URL. | ||
| - **`options`** (optional): Array of extra arguments for `git clone` (e.g. `["--single-branch", "--branch", "main"]`). | ||
| - **`packageManager`** (optional): `npm`, `yarn`, or `pnpm`; defaults to `npm` if omitted. | ||
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just saw your previous reply that this tool is actually more oriented towards designers right now. with that in mind (combined with the technicality of the doc itself), I think your initial suggestion of putting this in the get started section is okay for now actually