cppup

A powerful and interactive C++ project generator written in Rust. It helps you quickly set up new C++ projects with modern best practices and your preferred configurations.

Features

• 🎯 Interactive CLI with smart defaults
• 🏗️ Multiple build systems (CMake, Make)
• 📦 Package manager integration (Conan, Vcpkg)
• ✅ Testing framework setup (doctest, Google Test, Catch2, Boost.Test)
• 🔍 Code quality tools (clang-format, clang-tidy, cppcheck)
• 📝 License management (MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0, BSD-3-Clause)
• 🎨 Project templates (Executable, Library)
• 🔄 Git initialization

Prerequisites

• C++ compiler - clang or gcc
• CMake or Make build system
• Optional: Conan or Vcpkg package manager
• Optional: clang-format, clang-tidy, or cppcheck for code quality tools

Building

cargo build

Usage

Interactive Mode

Simply run:

cppup

Follow the interactive prompts to configure your project.

Non-Interactive Mode

Create a new executable project with specific settings:

cppup --name my-project \
      --description "My awesome C++ project" \
      --project-type executable \
      --build-system cmake \
      --cpp-standard 17 \
      --package-manager conan \
      --test-framework doctest \
      --license MIT \
      --quality-tools clang-format,clang-tidy \
      --non-interactive

Available Options

• --name: Project name
• --description: Project description
• --project-type: executable or library
• --build-system: cmake or make
• --cpp-standard: 11, 14, 17, 20, or 23
• --package-manager: none, conan, or vcpkg
• --test-framework: none, doctest, gtest, catch2, or boosttest
• --license: MIT, Apache-2.0, GPL-3.0, or BSD-3-Clause
• --quality-tools: Comma-separated list of clang-format, clang-tidy, cppcheck
• --non-interactive: Skip interactive prompts
• --path: Output directory (default: current directory)
• --git: Initialize git repository (default: true)

Project Structure

Generated project structure for an executable:

my-project/
├── src/
│   └── main.cpp
├── include/
├── assets/
├── tests/           # If testing is enabled
├── build/
├── CMakeLists.txt   # Or Makefile
├── .gitignore
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

For a library:

my-project/
├── src/
│   └── lib.cpp
├── include/
│   └── my-project.hpp
├── examples/
├── tests/           # If testing is enabled
├── build/
├── CMakeLists.txt   # Or Makefile
├── .gitignore
├── LICENSE
└── README.md

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Nauris Linde [email protected]

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request for any improvements or bug fixes.

Acknowledgments

• Rust for the programming language
• Handlebars for templating
• Conan for package management
• Vcpkg for package management
• CMake for build system
• Make for build system
• doctest for testing
• Catch2 for testing
• Boost.Test for testing
• Google Test for testing
• Clang Tidy for code quality
• Cppcheck for code quality
• Clang Format for code formatting