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🚀 A simple CLI tool to scaffold multi-framework project structures (React, Vue, Next, Nuxt, Nest, Go, Laravel, etc.) quickly and consistently — perfect for teams and boilerplate automation.

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✨ TiLoKit – Universal Multi-Framework Project Generator

🚀 Production Ready: TiLoKit is a powerful, production-ready CLI tool for bootstrapping projects across multiple programming languages and frameworks.

TiLoKit - The Universal Multi-Framework Project Generator that developers love. Generate React, Vue, Laravel, Django, Spring Boot, and many more framework projects with a single command. Built with Go for speed and reliability.

Keywords: project generator, cli tool, scaffold, boilerplate, react generator, vue cli, laravel installer, django starter, spring boot cli, go cli, multi-framework, developer tools

🚀 Features

🏗️ Universal Architecture

✅ Multi-framework support - React, Vue, Laravel, Django, Spring Boot, and more
✅ Smart CLI interface - Interactive and command-line modes
✅ Cross-platform - Works on Linux, macOS, and Windows
✅ Fast & reliable - Built with Go for optimal performance

✅ Supported Frameworks

Frontend Frameworks

**React** - TypeScript, Vite, modern tooling
**Vue** - Vue 3, Composition API, Pinia

Backend Frameworks

**Django** - Python web framework
**Flask** - Lightweight Python framework
**FastAPI** - Modern Python API framework
**Laravel** - PHP web framework
**Symfony** - PHP enterprise framework
**CakePHP** - PHP framework
**CodeIgniter** - PHP lightweight framework
**Spring Boot** - Java enterprise framework
**Quarkus** - Cloud-native Java framework
**Gin** - Go web framework
**Echo** - Go web framework
**Fiber** - Go web framework
**Rails** - Ruby web framework

More Frontend Frameworks

**Svelte** - SvelteKit, TypeScript support
**Angular** - CLI integration, TypeScript
**Next.js** - App Router, full-stack
**Nuxt** - Vue-based full-stack

Node.js Frameworks

**Express** - Fast, unopinionated web framework
**Fastify** - High performance web framework
**NestJS** - Progressive Node.js framework

More Backend Frameworks

**Rust** - Actix, Rocket, Axum
**C#** - ASP.NET Core, Blazor

Mobile Development

**Flutter** - Dart-based mobile development
**iOS** - Swift, SwiftUI *(Coming Soon)*
**Android** - Kotlin, Jetpack Compose *(Coming Soon)*

Desktop Applications

**Electron** - Cross-platform desktop
**Tauri** - Rust-based desktop *(Coming Soon)*
**WPF/WinUI** - Windows desktop *(Coming Soon)*
**GTK** - Linux desktop *(Coming Soon)*
**macOS** - SwiftUI *(Coming Soon)*
**Windows** - WPF/WinUI *(Coming Soon)*

📦 Installation

🚀 Quick Install Script

# Download and verify install script first
curl -fsSLo install.sh https://tienld-0801.github.io/tilokit/install.sh
# Verify checksum against the value published in Releases:
# macOS: shasum -a 256 install.sh
# Linux: sha256sum install.sh
# Compare against the checksum published in the corresponding Release, then:
bash install.sh

# Install specific version
curl -fsSLo install.sh https://tienld-0801.github.io/tilokit/install.sh
# Verify checksum, then:
bash install.sh v0.2.8-dev

📥 Manual Installation

Pre-built Binaries

Download from GitHub Releases:

**Linux** (x64, ARM64)
**macOS** (Intel, Apple Silicon)
**Windows** (x64, ARM64)

Build from Source

# Requires Go 1.25.0+
go install github.com/tienld-0801/tilokit@latest

# Add $GOPATH/bin (or $HOME/go/bin) to your PATH if needed:
# bash/zsh: echo 'export PATH="$HOME/go/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc  # or ~/.zshrc +source ~/.bashrc
# fish: set -Ux PATH $HOME/go/bin $PATH

🔍 Verify Installation

tilokit -v
# Output: TiLoKit v0.2.8-dev

🚀 Interactive Mode (Recommended)

# Start interactive project generation
tilokit -i
# or
tilokit --init

# Follow the interactive prompts to:
# 1. Choose your framework (React, Vue, Laravel, Django, etc.)
# 2. Select build tools (Vite, Webpack, Composer, etc.)
# 3. Configure project settings
# 4. Generate your project instantly!

📋 CLI Commands

# Show version information
tilokit -v
tilokit --version

# List all supported frameworks
tilokit -l
tilokit --list-frameworks

# List all supported build tools
tilokit -t
tilokit --list-build-tools

# Update TiLoKit to latest version
tilokit -u
tilokit --update

# Show help
tilokit --help

⚡ Quick Project Generation

# Frontend Frameworks
tilokit -i -n my-react-app -f react -b vite
tilokit -i -n my-vue-app -f vue -b vite

# Node.js Backend Frameworks
tilokit -i -n my-express-api -f express
tilokit -i -n my-fastify-api -f fastify
tilokit -i -n my-nest-api -f nest

# PHP Frameworks
tilokit -i -n my-laravel-api -f laravel -b composer
tilokit -i -n my-symfony-api -f symfony -b composer
tilokit -i -n my-cakephp-api -f cakephp -b composer
tilokit -i -n my-codeigniter-api -f codeigniter -b composer

# Python Frameworks
tilokit -i -n my-django-api -f django -b pip
tilokit -i -n my-flask-api -f flask -b pip
tilokit -i -n my-fastapi-api -f fastapi -b pip

# Java Frameworks
tilokit -i -n my-springboot-api -f spring-boot -b maven
tilokit -i -n my-quarkus-api -f quarkus -b maven

# Go Frameworks
tilokit -i -n my-gin-api -f gin -b go-modules
tilokit -i -n my-echo-api -f echo -b go-modules
tilokit -i -n my-fiber-api -f fiber -b go-modules

# Ruby Frameworks
tilokit -i -n my-rails-api -f rails -b bundler

🎛️ Available Flags

-i, --init - Initialize new project (with beautiful banner)
-n, --name - Project name
-f, --framework - Framework to use
-b, --build-tool - Build tool preference
-o, --output - Output directory
-q, --quiet - Quiet mode (minimal output)
-F, --force - Force overwrite existing directory
-l, --list-frameworks - List all supported frameworks
-t, --list-build-tools - List all supported build tools
-v, --version - Show version information
-u, --update - Update TiLoKit to the latest version

🎯 Supported Frameworks

Currently supported frameworks include:

Frontend: React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, Next.js, Nuxt
Backend: Django, Flask, FastAPI, Laravel, Symfony, CakePHP, CodeIgniter, Spring Boot
Node.js: Express, Fastify, NestJS
Go: Gin, Echo, Fiber
Ruby: Rails
Mobile: React Native (Expo), Flutter
Desktop: Electron
C#: ASP.NET Core
Kotlin: Spring Boot

🔧 Build Tools

Supported build tools:

Frontend: Vite, Webpack, Rollup
Python: pip, poetry, pipenv
PHP: Composer
Java/Kotlin: Maven, Gradle
Go: Go modules
Ruby: Bundler
Node.js: npm, yarn, pnpm
Mobile: Expo CLI, Flutter CLI
C#: dotnet CLI

🎯 Framework Support

Currently Supported

**JavaScript/TypeScript** - React, Vue, Svelte, Angular, Next.js, Nuxt, Express, Fastify, NestJS
**Python** - Django, Flask, FastAPI
**PHP** - Laravel, Symfony, CakePHP, CodeIgniter
**Java/Kotlin** - Spring Boot
**Go** - Gin, Echo, Fiber
**Ruby** - Rails
📱 Mobile - React Native (Expo), Flutter
🖥️ Desktop - Electron
**C#** - ASP.NET Core

Build System Integration

**Vite** - Fast frontend build tool
**Webpack** - Module bundler
**Rollup** - ES module bundler
**Poetry** - Python dependency management
**Composer** - PHP dependency manager
**Maven** - Java build automation
**Gradle** - Build automation tool
**Go modules** - Go dependency management

🚀 Performance Features

⚡ Fast project generation - Optimized templates
🎯 Smart defaults - Best practices built-in
🔄 Cross-platform - Works on Linux, macOS, Windows
📦 Minimal dependencies - Single binary installation

🔍 SEO & Discoverability

🏷️ Keywords & Tags

TiLoKit is optimized for developers searching for:

project generator cli - Universal project scaffolding tool
react generator - Fast React project creation
vue cli alternative - Modern Vue project setup
laravel installer - PHP Laravel project generator
django starter - Python Django project scaffolding
spring boot cli - Java Spring Boot project creation
go project generator - Golang project scaffolding
multi framework cli - Cross-language development tool
developer productivity - Speed up project initialization
boilerplate generator - Eliminate repetitive setup

🎯 Use Cases

Frontend Developers: Generate React, Vue, Angular, Svelte projects instantly
Backend Developers: Create Laravel, Django, Spring Boot, Go APIs quickly
Full-stack Developers: Bootstrap complete applications with best practices
DevOps Engineers: Standardize project structures across teams
Students & Learners: Get started with any framework using proper setup
Enterprise Teams: Maintain consistent project templates

🌟 Why Choose TiLoKit?

⚡ Fastest Setup: Generate projects in seconds, not hours
🎯 Best Practices: Industry-standard configurations built-in
🔄 Cross-Platform: Works on Linux, macOS, Windows
📦 Zero Dependencies: Single binary, no complex installations
🚀 Production Ready: Battle-tested templates and configurations
🔧 Extensible: Easy to add new frameworks and tools

🤝 Contributing

🌟 How to Contribute

We welcome contributions from the developer community!

💬 Join our Discord community: Discord to discuss ideas, get help, and collaborate with other contributors.

# Fork and clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/tienld-0801/tilokit.git
cd tilokit

# Install dependencies
go mod download

# Build from source
go build -o tilokit

# Run tests
go test ./...

📋 Contribution Areas

🔧 New Framework Support - Add support for more frameworks
🐛 Bug Fixes - Help us improve stability
📚 Documentation - Improve guides and examples
🧪 Testing - Add test coverage
🎨 Templates - Create better project templates
🌍 Internationalization - Multi-language support

📝 Development Guidelines

Follow Conventional Commits
Use Go 1.25.0+ for development
All PRs must pass CI/CD checks
Add tests for new features
Update documentation as needed

📊 Project Stats & Community

🏆 GitHub Stats

⭐ Stars: Growing developer community
🍴 Forks: Active contributor base
📦 Releases: Regular updates and improvements
🐛 Issues: Community-driven bug reports and feature requests

🌐 Community Links

💬 Discord Community: Discord - Get help, share projects, and connect with other developers
📖 Documentation: GitHub Wiki
🐛 Bug Reports: GitHub Issues
💡 Feature Requests: GitHub Discussions
📦 Releases: GitHub Releases
🔧 Source Code: GitHub Repository

📈 Roadmap

🔜 v0.2.0: More framework support (Rust, C#, Flutter)
🔜 Plugin System: Community-driven extensions
🔜 Template Marketplace: Share and discover templates
🔜 IDE Integration: VSCode, IntelliJ plugins
🔜 Docker Support: Containerized development environments

🙏 Acknowledgments

Built with ❤️ using Go
CLI framework powered by Cobra
Configuration management with Viper
Interactive prompts via Survey
Colorful output with Fatih Color

📜 TiLoKit License

TiLoKit is licensed under a Custom License by Le Duy Tien. See LICENSE for details.

TILOKIT LICENSE – LE DUY TIEN
Copyright (c) 2025 Le Duy Tien. All Rights Reserved.

✅ Permitted: View, use, modify for non-commercial purposes, fork & contribute
❌ Prohibited: Commercial use, selling, integrating into commercial products
📝 Derivative works must remain under this license for non-commercial use only

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