cli-starter
A robust and testable starter template for building command-line interface (CLI) applications with Node.js and Commander.js, featuring graceful error handling and cross-platform compatibility.
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Overview
CLI Starter is a Node.js boilerplate for building command-line applications using Commander.js, featuring robust command parsing, error handling and cross-platform support. It includes Jest testing, global and local installation options and example commands like hello and init to help developers quickly scaffold production-ready CLI tools.
Features
command-line interfacecommand definitionoption parsinghelp generationerror handlingcross-platform compatibilityunit testingintegration testing
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blogformsValidationtesting
Recommended Use Cases
building cli applicationsautomation toolscommand-line utilities
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Backend
nodejscommanderjs
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2025-10-20T09:59:30.000Z
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Language
javascript
Testing
jest
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UI Stack
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Tests
Yes
Quickstart
Yes
env.example
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CI
github-actions
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