Cli

This is a command line interface for the Velvet Framework. It allows you to speed up your development process by generating boilerplate code for your project and executing commands to manage your project.

Commands

Overview

Command	Description
make:route	Generates a new route and a new page
list	Returns a list of all the routes in your project
update:cli	Updates the Velvet CLI to the latest version
update:framework	Updates the Velvet Framework to the latest version

make route

flutter run velvet_cli make:route

Generates a new route and a new page in your project. Also adds mandatory part and import in the routes.dart file.

list

flutter run velvet_cli list

Returns a list of all the routes in your project.

update cli

flutter run velvet_cli update:cli

Updates the Velvet CLI to the latest version.

update framework

flutter run velvet_cli update:framework

Updates the Velvet Framework to the latest version.

Custom Commands

You can also create custom commands for your project.

1. Create a bin folder in the root of your project.
2. Create the main.dart file in the bin folder with following code:

import 'package:velvet_cli/velvet_cli.dart';

void main(List<String> arguments) {
  createVelvetCli().run(arguments);
}

3. Create a command. Create a commands folder inside bin folder and create a file with the command name. For example, if you want to create a command called hello, create a file called hello_command.dart in the commands folder with the following code:

import 'dart:async';

import 'package:velvet_cli/velvet_cli.dart';

class HelloCommand extends VelvetCommand {
  @override
  String get name => 'hello';

  @override
  String get description => 'Prints "Hello, World!"';

  @override
  FutureOr<void> run() {
    print('Hello, World!');
  }
}

4. Register the command. Open the main.dart file in the bin folder and add the following code:

import 'package:velvet_cli/velvet_cli.dart';

import 'commands/hello_command.dart';

void main(List<String> arguments) {
  createVelvetCli()
    ..withCommands((commandHandler) {
      commandHandler.add(HelloCommand());
    })
    ..run(arguments);
}

5. Finally, add executables in pubspec.yaml:

executables:
  your_project_name:

6. Run the command:

flutter run your_project_name:main hello