NAME

cgiapp-starter - creates a skeleton CGI::Application project

SYNOPSIS

            

              
              
cgiapp-starter --module=MyApp --author="Jaldhar H. Vyas" --email=jaldhar@braincells.com
            
          

Result:

            

              
              
MyApp
MyApp/Changes
MyApp/lib
MyApp/lib/MyApp.pm
MyApp/LICENSE
MyApp/Makefile.PL
MyApp/MANIFEST.SKIP
MyApp/MANIFEST
MyApp/README
MyApp/server.pl
MyApp/share/templates
MyApp/share/templates/runmode1.html
MyApp/t
MyApp/t/00-signature.t
MyApp/t/01-load.t
MyApp/t/boilerplate.t
MyApp/t/test-app.t
MyApp/t/www
MyApp/t/www/PUT.STATIC.CONTENT.HERE
MyApp/xt
MyApp/xt/perlcriticrc
MyApp/xt/perl-critic.t
MyApp/xt/pod-coverage.t
MyApp/xt/pod.t
            
          

Options:

            

              
              
--module=module  Module name 
--dir=dirname    Directory name to create new module in (optional)
--builder=module Build with 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' or 'Module::Build'
--eumm           Same as --builder=ExtUtils::MakeMaker
--mb             Same as --builder=Module::Build
--mi             Same as --builder=Module::Install
--author=name    Author's name (required)
--email=email    Author's email (required)
--license=type   License under which the module will be distributed
                 (default is the same license as perl)
--verbose        Print progress messages while working
--force          Delete pre-existing files if needed
--help           Show this message
            
          

DESCRIPTION

Set up the skeleton of a CGI::Application-based project, including a module, some templates and some automated tests.

By default the skeleton files will come within a shared directory where Module::Starter::Plugin::CGIApp is stored. See File::ShareDir for more information on how this works.

CONFIGURATION

cgiapp-starter will look for a configuration file before reading its command line parameters. The default location is $HOME/.module-starter/config but if the MODULE_STARTER_DIR environment variable is set, cgiapp-starter will look for config in that directory.

The configuration file is just a list of names and values, separated by colons. Values that take lists are just space separated. A sample configuration file might read:

            

              
              
author: Jaldhar H. Vyas
email: jaldhar@braincells.com
template_dir: ~/.module-starter/cgiapp/templates
colors: red green blue
            
          

This format may become more elaborate in the future, but a file of this type should remain valid.